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Door County Community Foundation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Sturgeon Bay, WI EIN: 39-1980685 Website

TO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUNDS, TO AWARD GRANTS TO SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN.

Key facts about Door County Community Foundation Inc

EIN
39-1980685
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$8,236,323
Grants made (2025)
148
Average grant
$55,651
Median grant
$15,000
New grantees (estimate)
37% first-time grantees (55 of 148, 2025)
Total assets
$63,628,140
Primary geography
Wisconsin (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Door County Community Foundation Inc funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Door County Community Foundation Inc's 148 itemized 2025 grants were Wisconsin (94%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sturgeon Bay, WI (54 grants), Fish Creek, WI (9 grants), Green Bay, WI (7 grants) and Egg Harbor, WI (6 grants). None of its 148 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (148 grants).

Is Door County Community Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

37%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 55 of 148 grantees (37%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $40K; repeat grants $65K. How we count

Medians: $14K first-time, $19K repeat.

  • 48% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 112% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$63.6M

+10.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$8.2M

+32.6% YoY

Grant Count

148

+18.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$56K

+12.0% YoY

About Door County Community Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Door County Community Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Sturgeon Bay, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $63.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 148 grants totaling $8.2M. Net investment income was $4.1M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states

Share of all 148 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Sturgeon BayFish CreekEgg HarborGreen BaySister BayBaileys HarborEphraimBrusselsMadisonEllison BayWashington IslandSaint LouisMilwaukeeMemphisAppletonKamuelaMequonWashingtonLa CrosseManitowoc

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$9M$14M$19M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$63,628,140$57,520,574$50,282,429
Revenue$14,762,286$10,608,269$10,189,903
Expenses$10,283,501$7,832,343$5,401,144
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$4,146,251$2,231,875$729,096
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M66 grants202078 grants202198 grants202274 grants2023125 grants2024148 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Door County Medical Center Foundation: $1.4MDoor County Medical CenterFoundation$1.4MDoor Community Auditorium: $636KDoor Community Auditorium$636KFriends of the Elisha D Smith Public Library Inc: $500KFriends of the Elisha D SmithPublic Library Inc$500KKeller Inc: $360KKeller Inc$360KUnited Way of Door County: $276KUnited Way of Door County$276KNorthern Sky Theater: $211KNorthern Sky Theater$211KCounty of Door: $204KCounty of Door$204KWrite on Door County Inc: $188KWrite on Door County Inc$188KMiller Art Museum: $188KMiller Art Museum$188KMidsummer's Music Ltd: $163KMidsummer's Music Ltd$163K

Grant Size Distribution

523 grants across all recorded years

394<$50K67$50–100K47$100–250K9$250–500K4$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Door County Medical Center Foundation ($1,353,510), Door Community Auditorium ($636,429), Friends of the Elisha D Smith Public Library Inc ($500,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
DOOR COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION Sturgeon Bay, WICHARITABLE$1,353,510
DOOR COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM Fish Creek, WICHARITABLE$636,429
FRIENDS OF THE ELISHA D SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY INC Neenah, WICHARITABLE$500,000
KELLER INC Kaukauna, WICHARITABLE$359,532
UNITED WAY OF DOOR COUNTY Sturgeon Bay, WICHARITABLE$276,349
NORTHERN SKY THEATER Fish Creek, WICHARITABLE$210,902
COUNTY OF DOOR Sturgeon Bay, WICHARITABLE$204,433
WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY INC Fish Creek, WICHARITABLE$187,723
MILLER ART MUSEUM Sturgeon Bay, WICHARITABLE$187,682
MIDSUMMER'S MUSIC LTD Sister Bay, WICHARITABLE$163,179

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bret Bicoy — President & CEO: $174KBret BicoyPresident & CEO$174K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Vicki WilsonSecretary1—
Donna ScattergoodDirector1—
Stephen O'HearnVice Chair1—
Keith MutchlerDirector1—
John HerlacheDirector1—
Inge Alverson BaconDirector1—
Fred AndersonDirector1—
Dick EganEmeritus Director1—
Jim Vander HeidenChair1—
Jeff OttumPast Chair1—
John McGinnisTreasurer1—
John BykowskiDirector1—
Natalie GorchynskyDirector1—
Kristen JeanquartDirector1—
Dan WestbrookDirector1—
Bret BicoyPresident & CEO40$174,228

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Door County Community Foundation Inc?

Door County Community Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Sturgeon Bay, WI. It holds $63.6M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is Door County Community Foundation Inc?

As of 2025, Door County Community Foundation Inc holds $63.6M in total assets with $14.8M in annual revenue. It awarded 148 grants totaling $8.2M in 2025.

Where does Door County Community Foundation Inc operate?

Door County Community Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.

What size grants does Door County Community Foundation Inc award?

In 2025, Door County Community Foundation Inc awarded 148 grants totaling $8.2M — an average of about $56K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Door County Community Foundation Inc's EIN?

Door County Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1980685. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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