Clare Family Foundation
Clare Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Platteville, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $189K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $32K.
Clare Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Clare Family Foundation gave $32K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $31,500
- -48.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,500
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $189,246
- -15.9% 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 Clare Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dwight T Parker Library Building Fund ($15K). Together the top 3 received $32K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Clare Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 320% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 456% 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
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2018) to $62K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $32K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight T Parker Library Building Fund Fennimore, WI | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Lafayette Hospital Darlington, WI | General Operating Support | $9,000 |
| United Way Platteville, WI | General Operating Support | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $189,246 | — | $35,865 | $31,500 | 3 | $35,865 | $7,858 |
| 2024 | $225,111 | — | $61,500 | $61,500 | 6 | $61,500 | $8,740 |
| 2023 | $286,611 | $225,000 | $34,290 | $32,500 | 5 | $34,290 | $4,143 |
| 2022 | $95,901 | — | $9,050 | $7,500 | 1 | $9,050 | $666 |
| 2021 | $104,951 | — | $7,500 | $7,500 | 1 | — | $1,690 |
| 2018 | $101,391 | — | $7,000 | $7,000 | 1 | — | $1,546 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clare Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Clare Family Foundation is led by Pat Clare, President on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pat Clare
President
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: E. R. Clare (2018) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Clare Family Foundation
How much does Clare Family Foundation give each year?
Clare Family Foundation gave $32K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $62K across 6 grants.
What is Clare Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Clare Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $9,000, and its average grant was $10,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Clare Family Foundation give grants?
Clare Family Foundation gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Clare Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Clare Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Clare Family Foundation?
Clare Family Foundation reported $189K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $36K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Clare Family Foundation's EIN?
Clare Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6606086. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS May 15, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2025
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