Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc
Brookfield, WI · EIN 39-1868295. Reported 161 grants totalling $18.8M to 111 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. Pleasant T Rowland 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $4,567,124. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Players Theater | Spring Green, WI | $4,617,124 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uw Foundation | Madison, WI | $2,947,902 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| One City Learning Centers | Madison, WI | $2,300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fountain Valley School | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,556,452 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wyso | Madison, WI | $1,238,523 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Reading League | Syracuse, NY | $805,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wlacc | Skaneateles, NY | $507,647 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centro Hispano | Madison, WI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taliesin Preservaton Inc | Spring Green, WI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Playing Field | Madison, WI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Odyssey Project | Madison, WI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capital City Theatre | Middleton, WI | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One City Schools | Madison, WI | $299,216 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wells College | Aurora, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Public Market | Madison, WI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Public Market Foundation | Madison, WI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Families & Schools Together Inc | Stoughton, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Opera | Madison, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation | Madison, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Museum of Contemporary Art | Madison, WI | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona, WI | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra | Madison, WI | $61,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madison Ballet | Madison, WI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madison Parks Foundation | Madison, WI | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Simpson Street Free Press | Monona, WI | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madison Symphony Orchestra | Madison, WI | $51,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $50,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agrace Foundation | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Theater of Madison | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madison Children's Museum | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Youth Choir | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison Youth Choirs | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| PBS Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Yourth Symphony | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chazen Museum of Art | Madison, WI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way | Milwaukee, WI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Dane County | Madison, WI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison Public Library Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Olbrich Botanical Society | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wi Institute for Learning Disabilities | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madiscon Public Library Foundation | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Black Excellence and Culture | Madison, WI | $21,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation | Madison, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meriter Foundation | Madison, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Theater Bus | Madison, WI | $10,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forward Theater Co | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Four Seasons Theatre | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Goodman Community Centre | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kids From Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| King Ferry Food Pantry | King Ferry, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opera for the Young | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ten Chimneys Foundation | Genesee Depot, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Festival Choir of Madison | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Middleton Community Orchestra | Middleton, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kammer Family Foundation | Madison, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts for All Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Benedictine Life Foundation - St Benedict | Middleton, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Dyslexia Center | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Dyslexia Center - Madison | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Goodman Community Center | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hoffman Institute | San Anselmo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoffman Institute Foundation | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Wisdom Monastery | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Wi Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Klj Movement | Monona, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lunart Inc | Middleton, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison Community Foundation | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison Public Art Project | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Suzuki Strings of Madison | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Vogel Foundation | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Public Radio | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kanopy Dance Company | Madison, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Reading League | Wauwatosa, WI | $3,847 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society | Half Moon Bay, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aurora Free Library | Aurora, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clean Lakes Alliance | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Services | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Boca Grande Community Center | Boca Grande, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Arboretum | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Johann Fust Library Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Sewing Machine Project | Monona, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wi Academy for Graduate Service Dogs | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wiconsin Academy of Science Arts and Letter | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Academy for Graduate Service Dogs | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seeding Equity | Spring Green, WI | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boca Grande Woman's Club | Boca Grande, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Braille Library & Transcribing Services Inc | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dane Arts | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy | Middleton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Pheasant Branch Inc | Middleton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement | Boca Grande, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Assn | Boca Grande, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Handel Aria Competition | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marion Institute | Marion, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Middleton Outreach Ministry | Middleton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rape Crisis Center | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts | Mineral Point, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shake Rag Alley Inc | Mineral Point, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayforward Resources | Middleton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Uw Libraries | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boca Grande Art Center | Boca Grande, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boca Grande Art Centre | Boca Grande, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
42 of 111 (38%) 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 2 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.
- American Players Theater
ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 91 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $4,567,124 | $4,567,124 |
| 2022 | 3 | $3,488,883 | $1,238,523 |
| 2023 | 80 | $3,427,843 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 77 | $7,340,311 | $5,000 |
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. 84% 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 $5,000. 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 Pleasant T Rowland 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: 3415 Gateway Road 200, Brookfield, WI, 53045. 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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