Gussel Foundation Inc
Madison, WI · EIN 46-1063817. Reported 143 grants totalling $534,500 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gussel Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Diabetes Research Fund | Menasha, WI | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kilbourn Fire Department | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $37,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agrace Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Dells American Legion | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tim Tebow Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $22,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wi Dells Area United Fund | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| School District of Wi Dells | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Briggsville American Legion | Briggsville, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Briggsville Volunteer Fire Departm | Briggsville, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oxford Fire Department | Oxford, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| K9S for Warriors | Ponta Verde, FL | $14,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dells Area United Fund | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Eagle Arts Foundation | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run International | Charlotte, NC | $12,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Diabetes Research Foundation | Menasha, WI | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers & Dementia Alliance | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Legion Post 187 | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club West Central Wi | Tomah, WI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Columbia County Humane Society | Portage, WI | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Against Infertility | Appleton, WI | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Kilbourn Library | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jrdf | Menasha, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pheasants Forever Inc | Baraboo, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cal Center Presents Inc | Reedsburg, WI | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Endometriosis Association | Milwaukee, WI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joan Hanson Foundation | Verona, WI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Orphan Fund | Randolph, WI | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Badger Prairie Needs Network | Verona, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Wisconsin State Parks | Hartford, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jdrf | Menasha, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Delton Police Association | Lake Delton, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mentoring Positives | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oxford Grade School PTO | Oxford, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sauk County Boys & Girls Club | Tomah, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sauk County Historical Society | Baraboo, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Dells Soccer Booster Club | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marquette Cty Ems | Montello, WI | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marquette Cty Fair | Westfield, WI | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Badger History Group | Prairie Du Sac, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marquette Cty Crime Stoppers | Montello, WI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breathe | Baraboo, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dells Area Veterans & Supporters | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lions Club Oxford | Oxford, WI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Haven Helping Hands 4-H | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| VFW of Wisconsin | Oxford, WI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| River Haven Shelter | Portage, WI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adams Cty Crime Stoppers | Adams, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbia Cty Crime Stoppers | Portage, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Douglas Doers 4-H | Wauwatosa, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Endeavor Fire Department | Endeavor, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Presbyterian Church | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run of Southcentral Wi | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kinship Mentoring of Columbia Cty | Portage, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oxford Lions Club | Oxford, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oxford VFW Post 6003 | Oxford, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pheasant's Forever Inc | Baraboo, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sauk Cty Crime Stoppers | Baraboo, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Dells School District | Wisconsin Dells, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy | Harpers Ferry, WV | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Badger Honor Flight | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keep Wisconsin Warmcool Fund | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison Reading Project | Mount Horeb, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marquette County 4H | Montello, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milton College Preservation Society | Milton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plenke's Pond & Outdoor Learning Ce | Reedsburg, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uw System Douglas Doers 4H | Briggsville, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
43 of 71 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 75%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 50 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | $64,000 | $9,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $97,000 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $179,000 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 52 | $194,500 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 87% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gussel Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2901 W Beltline Hwy Ste 201, Madison, WI, 53713. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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