Lutsey Family Foundation
Egg Harbor, WI · EIN 39-1657029. Reported 113 grants totalling $1,079,646 to 67 recipients 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. Lutsey Family Foundation 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 $5,500; the smallest was $50 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden House | Green Bay, WI | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Door County Community Foundation Inc | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $95,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $61,940 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $56,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspiro | Green Bay, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Pals Youth and Families (fopyf) | Green Bay, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Green Bay Community Fdn Inc | Egg Harbor, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bellin Health Foundation | Egg Harbor, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Bay and Lakes Region | Green Bay, WI | $41,011 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| House of Hope Green Bay Inc | Egg Harbor, WI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thl Scholarship Fund (greater Green Bay Community Foundation) | Green Bay, WI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Egg Harbor, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jacksonport United Methodist Church | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Encompass Early Education & Care | Green Bay, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Syble Hopp School | Depere, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Green Bay YMCA | Green Bay, WI | $11,026 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Farmed | Egg Harbor, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Notre Dame of Depere | Depere, WI | $9,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $7,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace | Depere, WI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation Wisconsin | Egg Harbor, WI | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin | Menasha, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Climate Change Coalition of Door County | Baileys Harbor, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Community Shelter | Green Bay, WI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame Academy | Green Bay, WI | $4,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Door County Housing Partnership | Baileys Harbor, WI | $4,046 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adult & Teen Challenge Northeastern Wisconsin | Egg Harbor, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ruth Ministry | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sevastopol School District | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Methodist Church of Sturgeon Bay | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of Brown County | Green Bay, WI | $3,834 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Door County YMCA | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rest Haven Cemetery Association | Angelica, WI | $2,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Sturgeon Bay School | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,571 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ridges Sanctuary | Baileys Harbor, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ridges Sanctuary Festival of Nature | Baileys Harbor, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Youth Expeditions | Baileys Harbor, WI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Door-Tran | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Cap Inc | Egg Harbor, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Providence Academy | Green Bay, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anderson Tom Dba a Calling Publishing LLC | Green Bay, WI | $1,350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stella Maris Church | Egg Harbor, WI | $1,262 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peninsula Pet Pantry | Egg Harbor, WI | $1,176 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cerebral Palsy Inc | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Door Cancer | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feed & Cloth My People | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Help of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Wisconsin | Egg Harbor, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Norbert College | Depere, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent Depaul | Egg Harbor, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Door County FFA | Egg Harbor, WI | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads at Big Creek | Egg Harbor, WI | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Door County Food Pantry Coalition | Egg Harbor, WI | $685 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Door County Economic Development Corporation | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Priests of the Sacred Heart | Egg Harbor, WI | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tadych's Market Place | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Suamico United Methodist Church | Egg Harbor, WI | $375 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Butler Industries LLC | Green Bay, WI | $370 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| PBS Wisconsin Friends | Madison, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gibraltar Area School District | Fish Creek, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sturgeoin Bay Masonic Center | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sturgeon Bay Masonic Center | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sawyer Benefit | Egg Harbor, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
28 of 67 (42%) 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 50%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Golden House
2021 DONATION TO THE FEEDING AMERICA NE WISCONSIN FARM LINK PROGRAM - Door County Community Foundation Inc
10.2021 PLEDGE DONATION TO DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (YEAR 1 OF 5 YEAR PLEDGE) - Friends of Pals Youth and Families (fopyf)
FAMMILY CENTER EXPANSION MATCH CHALLENGE - Thl Scholarship Fund (greater Green Bay Community Foundation)
SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL OPERATIONS - House of Hope Green Bay Inc
2021 PLEDGE DONATION TO COMPLETE FIVE (5) YEAR COMMITTMENT FOR THE "KEY TO HOPE PLEDGE - TOUCHDOWN FOR HOPE CAMPAIGN" - Greater Green Bay Community Fdn Inc
2022 DONATION FOR THE THOMAS H. LUTSEY-WASEDA FARMS SCHOLARSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 42 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $262,034 | $2,050 |
| 2022 | 30 | $287,555 | $1,785 |
| 2023 | 26 | $287,657 | $2,150 |
| 2024 | 31 | $242,400 | $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
99% of its giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Lutsey Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 6177 Kiehnau Road, Egg Harbor, WI, 54209. 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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