Alm Charities Inc
Onalaska, WI · EIN 39-2031449. Reported 91 grants totalling $1,641,606 to 63 organizations across tax years 2022-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Alm Charities Inc, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30).
- How spread out its giving is. 63 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 29% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $24,000; the smallest was $5,290 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wafer Inc | La Crosse, WI | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| La Crosse Area Family Y M C a Inc | La Crosse, WI | $67,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Clare Health Mission Inc | La Crosse, WI | $67,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| CASA for Kids Inc | Washington, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Uw Mia Recovery | Madison, WI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Adult Teen Challenge of Western Wisconsin Inc | La Crosse, WI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Creative Community Living Services Inc | Watertown, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Onalaska Enhancement Foundation Inc | Onalaska, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cia Siab Inc | La Crosse, WI | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Couleecap Inc | Westby, WI | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Luke Lutheran Church | Middleton, WI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Outdoor Recreation Alliance of the Seven Rivers Region Inc | La Crosse, WI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Monroe County Sheriff Pba Inc | Rochester, NY | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Snowflake Ski Jumping Inc | Westby, WI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Fight Community Center Inc | La Crosse, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hunger Task Force Inc | W Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers Inc | La Crosse, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Operation Fresh Start Inc | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelter Development Inc | La Crosse, WI | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Aptiv Incorporated | La Crosse, WI | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Family & Childrens Center | La Crosse, WI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | La Crosse, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holmen Education Foundation Inc | Holmen, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Horsesense Inc | Glendale, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kicking Bear Foundation | La Crescent, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nodi Fire and Rescue Foundation | Dakota, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Parenting Place Inc | La Crosse, WI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| West-Willson Parent Association Inc | Baraboo, WI | $23,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Richland Center Fire Department Inc | Richland Ctr, WI | $21,975 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Sharing Pantry Inc | Mauston, WI | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse Inc | La Crosse, WI | $20,570 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aquinas Catholic Schools Inc | La Crosse, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond Blessed Pantry | Wisc Dells, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brice Prairie Conservation Association Inc | Onalaska, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA for Kids Inc | Onalaska, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Plain | Plain, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Womens Christian Association of La Crosse | La Crosse, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley Library Consortium Inc | Lansing, MI | $15,971 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Outdoors Forever Inc | Mauston, WI | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chileda Institute Inc | La Crosse, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Couleecap Inc | Westby, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tomah Police Department | Tomah, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin First Robotics Inc | Pewaukee, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Onalaska Fire Department | Onalaska, WI | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hunger Task Force of La Crosse Inc | La Crosse, WI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxford Grade School Parent Teacher Organization | Oxford, WI | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers Region Inc | La Crosse, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of West-Central Wisconsin | Tomah, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Museum of La Crosse Inc | La Crosse, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Mauston Area Chamber of Commerce Inc | Mauston, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| La Crosse County Historical Society | La Crosse, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Crosse Public Education Foundation Inc | La Crosse, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lacrosse City Vision Foundation Inc | La Crosse, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Onalaska Foundation for Educational Excellence Inc | Onalaska, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Inc | Wisc Dells, WI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Portage County Inc | Stevens Point, WI | $7,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Coulee Region Retired Seniors Volunteer Program Inc | La Crosse, WI | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Causeway Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers | La Crosse, WI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sparta Area School District | Sparta, WI | $5,290 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
22 of 63 (35%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Wafer Food Pantry
PROVIDE FOOD & GENERAL CARE NECESSITIES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES - Creative Community Living Services
THE MISSION OF CCLS IS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE - Onalaska Enhnacement Foundation
THE ONALASKA ENHANCEMENT FOUNDATION AIMS TO ENHANCE THE RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY. - Uw Mia Recovery
THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE UW MIA PROJECT IS THE INVESTIGATION AND RECOVERY OF MISSING WISCONSIN SERVICE MEMBERS SINCE THE WWII CONFLICT. - La Crosse Area Family YMCA
THE LA CROSSE AREA FAMILY Y IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING FOR ALL. - St Clare Health Mission
FUNDS WILL ENHANCE THEIR PHARMACY OPERATIONS, DIRECTLY IMPACTING PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES. ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENTS ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO SEE PATIENTS DIRECTLY. PROVIDE SPECIALIZED EDUCATION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE WITH DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 45 of 63 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 | $230,600 | $12,300 |
| 2023 | 19 | $265,770 | $12,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $693,236 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | 28 | $452,000 | $13,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
83% of its giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Alm Charities Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2022-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 28 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 920 10TH Ave N Po Box 189, Onalaska, WI, 54650.
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