St Marcus School
MILWAUKEE, WI
$695KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Scholarship fund - individual grant recipients chosen by school.
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The Bruce Krier Charitable Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 80-0322569 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- David Karrels Secretary
- Phone
- (920) 994-2469
- Deadlines
- Online application is available from January 1 to February 28.
- Application materials
- Include IRS determination letter, organization's current year operating budget, project budget, list of board members, and latest audited financial statement or form 990 with application on website.
- Restrictions
- The foundation works to fulfill the philanthropic interests established by bruce krier in support of local education and environmental causes. The foundation limits its giving to wisconsin-based organizations, principally but not limited to the counties of sheboygan and ozaukee, and distributes grants only to organizations that qualify as 501(c)(3) charitable organization according to IRS code. In addition, the foundation is guided by the following limitations: bkcf provides grants only to charitable organizations that spend 25% or less of its annual expenses on administrative and fundraising activities combined. Bkcf does not provide grants to individuals, to influence election outcomes, or to conduct voter registration drives. Outside of its college scholarship program, bkcf prefers to provide matching grants to organizations to inspire others to invest in important opportunities.
Original filing text
- Contact
- DAVID KARRELS SECRETARY
- Address
- PO BOX 307 RANDOM LAKE, WI, 53075
- Phone
- 9209942469
- BRUCEKRIERFOUNDATION@GMAIL.COM
- Deadlines
- ONLINE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE FROM JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 28.
- Application materials
- INCLUDE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR OPERATING BUDGET, PROJECT BUDGET, LIST OF BOARD MEMBERS, AND LATEST AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT OR FORM 990 WITH APPLICATION ON WEBSITE.
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO FULFILL THE PHILANTHROPIC INTERESTS ESTABLISHED BY BRUCE KRIER IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES. THE FOUNDATION LIMITS ITS GIVING TO WISCONSIN-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COUNTIES OF SHEBOYGAN AND OZAUKEE, AND DISTRIBUTES GRANTS ONLY TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION ACCORDING TO IRS CODE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION IS GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: BKCF PROVIDES GRANTS ONLY TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPEND 25% OR LESS OF ITS ANNUAL EXPENSES ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES COMBINED. BKCF DOES NOT PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, TO INFLUENCE ELECTION OUTCOMES, OR TO CONDUCT VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES. OUTSIDE OF ITS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, BKCF PREFERS TO PROVIDE MATCHING GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO INVEST IN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES.
Reported organization name: THE BRUCE KRIER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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 | 11 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 9 | $2M |
Where The Bruce Krier Charitable Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Wisconsin$3.8M
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
St Marcus School
MILWAUKEE, WI
$695KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Campus renovation and endowment funding
Oostberg Christian School
OOSTBERG, WI
$459KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
School building expansion
Random Lake School District
RANDOM LAKE, WI
$394KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Scholarship fund - individual grant recipients chosen by school.
Random Lake School District
RANDOM LAKE, WI
$350KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Community school furniture project
Showing 5 of the 20 largest grants (20 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The Bruce Krier Charitable Foundation'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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