Best Family 37TH Street Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mequon, WI EIN: 92-1505088

Best Family 37TH Street Foundation is a private foundation, based in Mequon, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $527K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $38K. Net investment income was $31K.

Best Family 37TH Street Foundation at a glance

In short: Best Family 37TH Street Foundation gave $38K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$38,441
+162.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,221
+162.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$19,221
Total assets
$527,055
-2.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Best Family 37TH Street Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Kinship MKE Inc: $26KKinship MKE Inc$26KSojourner House of Milwaukee: $12KSojourner House of Milwaukee$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kinship MKE Inc ($26K). Together the top 2 received $38K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MilwaukeeBrookfield

How Best Family 37TH Street Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 154% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2024) to $38K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $38K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kinship MKE Inc Milwaukee, WIOperating$26,311
Sojourner House of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WIOperating$12,130
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$527,055$33,962$47,240$38,4412$38,441$31,359$24,892
2024$540,333$4,212$23,370$14,6252$14,625$20,571$25,900
2023$559,491$90,213$30,722$25,0002$25,000$16,697$25,079
2022$500,000$500,000—————$78

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Best Family 37TH Street Foundation reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Best Family 37TH Street Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amy Deyoung

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Van Laanen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • James A. Best

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Kuriakose

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret G. Hopkins

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Best Family 37TH Street Foundation

How much does Best Family 37TH Street Foundation give each year?

Best Family 37TH Street Foundation gave $38K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 2 grants.

How large is Best Family 37TH Street Foundation?

Best Family 37TH Street Foundation reported $527K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $25K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Best Family 37TH Street Foundation operate?

Best Family 37TH Street Foundation has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Best Family 37TH Street Foundation's EIN?

Best Family 37TH Street Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-1505088. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 4, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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