Rockford Park District Foundation
ROCKFORD, IL
$500KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Annual endowment. Supports enhancements and programming at the nicholas conservatory and gardens.
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Nicholas Family Foundation Trust C/O Lynn S Nicholas Grants
Private foundation · EIN 39-6589261 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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- Contact
- Lynn Nicholas Nicholas Family Found
- Phone
- (262) 242-3040
- LNICHOLAS23@ATT.NET
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Type written letter with history and purpose of organization
- Restrictions
- To 501 (c)(3) exempt organizations
Original filing text
- Contact
- LYNN NICHOLAS NICHOLAS FAMILY FOUND
- Address
- 10309 NORTH RIVER ROAD MEQUON, WI, 53092
- Phone
- 2622423040
- LNICHOLAS23@ATT.NET
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- TYPE WRITTEN LETTER WITH HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
- Restrictions
- TO 501 (C)(3) EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
Reported organization name: NICHOLAS FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST C/O LYNN S NICHOLAS
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | $3.9M |
| 2024 | 49 | $3.4M |
Where Nicholas Family Foundation Trust C/O Lynn S Nicholas gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Rockford Park District Foundation
ROCKFORD, IL
$500KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Annual campaign. Supports enhancements and programming at the nicholas conservatory and gardens.
Children'S Hospoital of WI Foundation
MILWAUKEE, WI
$400KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Annual campaign. Advance the work of pediatric patient care, reasearch and teaching.
Children'S WI Foundation
MILWAUKEE, WI
$400KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Annual campaign. To advance the work of pediatric patient care, research and teaching by children's hospital.
Williams Heart Foundation
NORTHFIELD, IL
$350KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Annual campaign. Dedicated research to help fight heart disease.
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Figures are aggregated from Nicholas Family Foundation Trust C/O Lynn S Nicholas's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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