Flannel Open

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sheboygan, WI EIN: 92-0705977

Flannel Open is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Sheboygan, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions.

Flannel Open at a glance

Total assets
$4,991
+147.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$7,452
+61.3% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$4,433
+7.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,475
+7.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Flannel Open funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Sheboygan

How Flannel Open gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$1K$2K$3K$4K1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $4K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Riverdale Youth Golf Sheboygan, WIScholarship-Underpriviledged Youth$1,265
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$4,991$7,452$4,475——$4,433$117
2024$2,014$4,620$4,162$1,2651$4,120$50
2023$1,556$6,410$5,681$3,5001$5,639$22
2022$882$4,189$3,930$1,4001$5,953—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Flannel Open reported a distributable amount of $117 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Flannel Open is led by Ellen M. Wells, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ellen M. Wells

    President

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory L. Wells

    Vice President

    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 Flannel Open

How large is Flannel Open?

Flannel Open reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $117 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Flannel Open?

Flannel Open is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Sheboygan, WI. It holds $5K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Flannel Open operate?

Flannel Open has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Flannel Open's EIN?

Flannel Open's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0705977. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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