FundersWisconsin

Pablo Foundation Inc

Eau Claire, WI · EIN 82-3398310. Reported 192 grants totalling $7,709,508 to 105 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$7,709,508granted, 2021-2024
105organizations funded
45%of grantees funded again the next year
$30.7Massets, latest filing

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. Pablo 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $34,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $833,333. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
6 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
71 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
10 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
42 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
28 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
14 grants
$100,000 and Up
21 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Confluence Council IncEau Claire, WI$1,680,700642024
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN$848,333212024
Feed My People IncEau Claire, WI$402,000322023
Eau Claire Community FoundationEau Claire, WI$372,944542024
Chippewa Valley Habitat for HumanitEau Claire, WI$355,203222023
Children's MuseumEau Claire, WI$310,000332023
Family Resource Center IncEau Claire, WI$275,620332024
Boys & Girls Club Greater ChippewaEau Claire, WI$251,999432024
Hope Village Tiny Housing AlternatiChippewa Falls, WI$250,000112022
Uw-Eau Claire FoundationEau Claire, WI$215,6701042024
Embrace Services IncLadysmith, WI$200,000112022
Powers of Perception IncEau Claire, WI$151,600222024
Friends of Beaver Creek Reserve IncFall Creek, WI$150,000112024
Friends of Le Phillips Memorial LibEau Claire, WI$141,143442024
Children's Museum of Eau Claire IncEau Claire, WI$135,000212024
Western Dairyland Economic OpportIndependence, WI$116,000432024
Eau Claire Public Schools FoundatioEau Claire, WI$102,000332023
Vivent Health IncMilwaukee, WI$100,000222022
Wisdom Inc (jonah)Eau Claire, WI$81,800322024
City of Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI$75,000112024
Eau Claire Sober Living IncEau Claire, WI$75,000222024
Bolton Refuge House IncEau Claire, WI$66,690332024
Chippewa Valley Health Clinic IncEau Claire, WI$65,000332023
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI$61,000322024
Catholic Charities of the DioceseEau Claire, WI$60,000332023
The Reach FoundationEau Claire, WI$60,000112022
Lgbtq Community Center ChippEau Claire, WI$52,500442024
Lakeshore Elementary PTO IncEau Claire, WI$50,000112024
Boys & Girls Club of Greater ChippeEau Claire, WI$48,795112022
Literacy Chippewa Valley IncEau Claire, WI$47,000442024
Wildlands School IncAugusta, WI$47,000222023
Fierce Freedom IncAltoona, WI$46,310432024
Childrens Hospital of Wi FoundationMilwaukee, WI$45,583112023
Sculptures Eau Claire IncEau Claire, WI$41,000222022
World Relief Corporation O NationalEau Claire, WI$40,559112024
The Community Table IncEau Claire, WI$36,500332023
Western Dairyland Economic CouncilIndependence, WI$34,000112021
YMCA of the Chippewa ValleyEau Claire, WI$31,000222022
Tandem Mentorship IncEau Claire, WI$30,000112024
Outdoormore IncAppleton, WI$26,000112022
Boy Scouts of America ChippewaEau Claire, WI$25,000112021
Trinity Equestrian Center Kids KampEau Claire, WI$25,000112022
Boy Scouts of America Greater ChippEau Claire, WI$24,265112021
Chippewa River Industries IncChippewa Falls, WI$24,116112023
United Way of the Greater ChippewaEau Claire, WI$20,270222023
Chippewa Valley Museum IncEau Claire, WI$20,000112021
Family Support Center IncChippewa Falls, WI$20,000112023
Flying Eagles Ski ClubEau Claire, WI$20,000112021
Hshs Sacred Heart HospitalSpringfield, IL$20,000112021
Girl Scouts of Nw Great Lakes IncAppleton, WI$19,000442024
The Village Project IncEau Claire, WI$17,000222024
Menomonie Market Food Co-OpEau Claire, WI$15,720112024
United Cerebral Palsy -W Central WiEau Claire, WI$13,875212024
Junior Achievement of Wi Nw AreaColorado Springs, CO$13,500112021
Council on Foundations IncWashington, DC$13,000222024
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI$12,000212024
Wisdom IncEau Claire, WI$11,200112023
Badger Boys' State IncPortage, WI$10,000112022
Eau Claire Community Parks AssocEau Claire, WI$10,000112021
Eau Claire Public Arts Council IncEau Claire, WI$10,000112021
Helping Hands for Our ChildrenFall Creek, WI$10,000112022
Islands of Brilliance IncMilwaukee, WI$10,000112024
L'eau Claire Jazz SocietyEau Claire, WI$10,000112024
Sleep in Heavenly Peace IncTwin Falls, ID$10,000112022
Stand in the Light Memory Choir IncEau Claire, WI$10,000112024
Uw-Wausau Campus FoundationWausau, WI$10,000212024
Eau Claire Chamber OrchestraEau Claire, WI$8,000112023
Girls on the Run Chippewa ValleyEau Claire, WI$8,000222023
Evolving Wellness CorpEau Claire, WI$7,673112024
Wi Institute for Public PolicyWausau, WI$6,800112021
Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual AssistEau Claire, WI$6,500222024
Eau Claire Children's Theatre IncEau Claire, WI$5,500222022
Special Olympics Wisconsin IncStevens Point, WI$5,500332024
Putnam Heights Parent Teacher OrgEau Claire, WI$5,440222024
Chippewa Valley Jazz Orchestra IncEau Claire, WI$5,000112022
Black and Brown Womyn Power CoalEau Claire, WI$4,700222024
Chippewa Valley Montessori ParentEau Claire, WI$4,500332024
Good Shepherd Lutheran FoundationEau Claire, WI$4,000222023
Kids From Wisconsin LtdMilwaukee, WI$4,000222024
Legacy Community Center IncChippewa Falls, WI$4,000222023
The Wellness Shack IncEau Claire, WI$4,000222024
Family Promise of the Chippewa VallEau Claire, WI$2,500112022
Black & Brown Womyn PowerEau Claire, WI$2,000112021
Boy Scouts of America Chippewa VallEau Claire, WI$2,000112024
Card Collecting ClubEau Claire, WI$2,000112024
Eau Claire Humane Association IncEau Claire, WI$2,000112024
Home for Good of Eau Claire IncEau Claire, WI$2,000112024
Hope Gospel MissionEau Claire, WI$2,000112024
Mabel Tainter Literary LibraryMenomonie, WI$2,000112023
Menomonie Theater Guild IncMenomonie, WI$2,000112024
Positive AlternativesMenomonie, WI$2,000112024
PTA Wi CongressMilwaukee, WI$2,000112021
Sherman Steering CommitteeEau Claire, WI$2,000112022
Sofas for Service IncEau Claire, WI$2,000112022
Stepping Stones of Dunn County IncMenomonie, WI$2,000112024
United States Conf of Catholic BishChippewa Falls, WI$2,000112023
Visit Eau Claire Foundation IncEau Claire, WI$2,000112023
Wi American Legion Foundation IncPortage, WI$2,000112023
Wi Veterans Chamber FoundationMilwaukee, WI$2,000112023
Baredfeet CoEau Claire, WI$1,500112023
Chippewa Valley Cultural AssocEau Claire, WI$1,500112021
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nw WiEau Claire, WI$1,000112021
Lutheran Social Services of WiWest Allis, WI$1,000112021
Uniting Bridges of Eau Claire IncEau Claire, WI$1,000112023
Mabel Tainter Literacy SocietyMenomonie, WI$500112023

41 of 105 (39%) 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 45%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 106 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
26 grants
Human Services
17 grants
Arts & Culture
15 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
12 grants
Youth Development
8 grants
Health Care
7 grants
Civil Rights
5 grants
Recreation & Sports
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202138$1,553,218$18,000
202243$1,919,861$15,000
202344$1,930,304$9,000
202467$2,306,125$2,500

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. 88% 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.

Wisconsin
$6.8M
Minnesota
$848K
Illinois
$20K
Colorado
$14K
District of Columbia
$13K
Idaho
$10K

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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.

Eau Claire Community Foundation35 shared recipientsXcel Energy Foundation30 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc27 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund22 shared recipientsMayo Clinic Group Return22 shared recipientsOtto Bremer Trust20 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Pablo 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: Po Box 2035, Eau Claire, WI, 54702. 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.

EIN 82-3398310 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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