Ellsworth Community School District Foun

Public charity · Grantmaker Ellsworth, WI EIN: 39-1662976

To provide educational opportunities to students which are not the responsibility of the basic education program.

Ellsworth Community School District Foun at a glance

In short: Ellsworth Community School District Foun gave $11K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,027
-54.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$5,514
Median grant
$5,514
Total assets
$970,863
+3.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ellsworth Community School District Foun funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Ellsworth School District: $6KEllsworth School District$6KSt Francis School: $5KSt Francis School$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ellsworth School District ($6K). Together the top 2 received $11K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (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

Ellsworth

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2025) to $45K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $11K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ellsworth School District Ellsworth, WI—$5,866
St Francis School Ellsworth, WI—$5,161
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$970,863$115,397$37,363$11,0272$96,598
2024$934,688$146,806$28,384$24,353Total only$119,067
2023$816,266$10,997$31,422$25,950Total only$-6,063
2022$836,691$-4,546$34,520$30,210Total only$-31,307
2021$875,757$69,416$26,429$24,711Total only$56,005
2020$816,883$21,522$43,696$42,123Total only$2,544
2019$822,012$73,066$47,149$45,305Total only$37,414

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Ellsworth Community School District Foun

Based on IRS filings

Ellsworth Community School District Foun is a public charity, based in Ellsworth, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $971K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $97K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ellsworth Community School District Foun is led by Amanda Eastling, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amanda Eastling

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Kulpa

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Trinkner

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Susan Mitchell (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Gerald Bristol (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Suzann Hinck (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Missy Harris (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Barry Cain (2019) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Gerald Christiansen (2019) — Co-Secretary
  • Former: Nancy Kannel (2019) — Co-Secretary
  • Former: Susan Beck (2019) — Ex-Officio

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Ellsworth Community School District Foun

How much does Ellsworth Community School District Foun give each year?

Ellsworth Community School District Foun gave $11K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $24K in grants paid.

How large is Ellsworth Community School District Foun?

Ellsworth Community School District Foun reported $971K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $115K.

Where does Ellsworth Community School District Foun operate?

Ellsworth Community School District Foun has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Ellsworth Community School District Foun's EIN?

Ellsworth Community School District Foun's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1662976. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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