Funder directory → Wisconsin → NELSON & VERA HICKS CHARITABLE FDN
Private foundation · MADISON, WI · EIN 391582654NELSON & VERA HICKS CHARITABLE FDN
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$1,100–$12,000
median $5,000
Giving (latest FY)
$259,000
42 grants · FY2025
Assets
$7,480,402
gives in WI, IL
Application form & materials: INFORMAL
Deadlines: NONE
Restrictions: CHURCHES,CHARITABLE,SCIENTIFIC & EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PREFERABLY LOCATED IN BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN
Contact: JOHN KARSTEN · 4 FOND DU LAC STREET, WAUPUN, WI, 53963 · 9203248658
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA OF DODGE COUNTY · BEAVER DAM, WI | GENERAL FUNDING | $26,000 |
| ST AMBROSE ACADEMY · MADISON, WI | GENERAL FUNDING | $20,000 |
| CHURCH HEALTH SERVICES · BEAVER DAM, WI | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CAMPAIGN | $15,000 |
| BEAVER DAM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION · BEAVER DAM, WI | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS | $12,500 |
| GREEN VALLEY ENTERPRISES & ALZHEIMER UNIT · BEAVER DAM, WI | GENERAL FUNDING - ALZHEIMERS UNIT | $12,000 |
| MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE · MADISON, WI | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS | $12,000 |
| MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE · BEAVER DAM, WI | GENERAL FUNDING | $12,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION CANCER CENTER · MADISON, WI | RESEARCH FUNDING | $5,000 |
| WORLD ORPHAN FUND · RANDOLPH, WI | GENERAL FUNDING | $10,000 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.