Lois a Kania Charitable Foundation Ltd
Green Bay, WI · EIN 47-2747522. Reported 191 grants totalling $173,498 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. Lois a Kania Charitable Foundation Ltd 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 $200. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $500; the smallest was $10 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curative Connections | Green Bay, WI | $110,850 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Altrusa House | Green Bay, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Green Bay Botanical Garden | Green Bay, WI | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Bay YMCA | Green Bay, WI | $3,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $2,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paul's Pantry | Green Bay, WI | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friend's of Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary | Green Bay, WI | $2,030 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $1,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brown County Civic Music | De Pere, WI | $1,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Services | Green Bay, WI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research | Memphis, TN | $1,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $1,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals of Wisconsin | Appleton, WI | $1,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | Green Bay, WI | $1,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St John's Ministries | Green Bay, WI | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Neville Public Museum Foundation | Green Bay, WI | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes | White Plains, NY | $1,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Altrusa Hospitality House | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bellin Health Foundation | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cerebral Palsy Inc | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish | Appleton, WI | $750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Birder Studio of Performing Arts | De Pere, WI | $700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of America | Atlanta, GA | $700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Wisconsin | Washington, DC | $700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brown County Benevolent Sheriff's Association | Green Bay, WI | $610 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Als Association | Washington DC, DC | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | Appleton, WI | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brown County United Way | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Options for Independent Living | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Homeless Shelter | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uw-Green Bay Foundation | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Public Television | Madison, WI | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adoptaplatoon | Lozano, TX | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Green Bay, WI | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cal Farley's Boys Ranch | Amarillo, TX | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Cincinatti, OH | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baird Creek Preservation Foundation | Green Bay, WI | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Priests of the Sacred Heart | Hales Corners, WI | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neville Public Library | Green Bay, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Deputy Sheriffs Association Inc | Wichita, KS | $250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| AARP Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $248 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Parkinson Disease Association | Staten Island, NY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amvets | Lanham, MD | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birch Creek Music Performance Center | Egg Harbor, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brown County Historical Society | Green Bay, WI | $200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family & Childcare Resources of New | Green Bay, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Law Emforcement Officers Memorial Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Norbert College | De Pere, WI | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Team Blueline | Sterling, VA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Troops Direct | San Ramon, CA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconin Parkinson Association | Brookfield, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Public Radio | Racine, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Macular Degeneration Foundation | Northampton, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avb Community Band | Green Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens Behind the Badge | Mclean, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Bay Fraternal Order of Police #2 | Green Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Bay Police Benevolent Association | Green Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation | Fish Creek, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteer Center of Brown County | Green Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smithsonian Institute | Washington, DC | $10 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
51 of 71 (72%) 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 82%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Curative Connections
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION FOR NEW BUILDING ON WEST SIDE FOR DEMENTIA PATIENTS - Altrusa House
HOUSING FOR PATIENTS OF AREA HOSPITALS AND THEIR FAMILY - Green Bay Botanical Garden
TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE GARDEN - American Red Cross
PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THOSE IN NEED - Green Bay YMCA
TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR YOUTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS - Paul's Pantry
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE HUNGRY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 80 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | $22,855 | $200 |
| 2022 | 51 | $118,291 | $100 |
| 2023 | 52 | $21,026 | $200 |
| 2024 | 38 | $11,326 | $200 |
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. 90% 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 $200. 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 Lois a Kania Charitable Foundation Ltd'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: 1928 Riverside Drive, Green Bay, WI, 54301. 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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