Forest H Schafer Foundation
Forest H Schafer Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Clintonville, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $125K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $6K.
Forest H Schafer Foundation at a glance
In short: Forest H Schafer Foundation gave $8K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,000
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,333
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $124,667
- +4.7% 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 Forest H Schafer Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Navarino Nature Center ($2K). Together the top 6 received $8K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Forest H Schafer Foundation gives
- Giving grew 236% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 109% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $629 (2021) to $8K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Navarino Nature Center Shiocton, WI | Program support | $2,000 |
| Clintonville Area Ambulance Clintonville, WI | Program support | $2,000 |
| Clintonville Goodfellows Clintonville, WI | Program support | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Clintonville Library Clintonville, WI | Program Support | $1,000 |
| Pike Lake Chain Firefighters Park Falls, WI | Program support | $1,000 |
| Fifield SnoDrovers Park Falls, WI | Program support | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $124,667 | $12,932 | $8,076 | $8,000 | 6 | $8,000 | $6,193 | $7,341 |
| 2024 | $119,121 | $8,451 | $7,067 | $7,000 | 6 | $7,000 | $5,472 | $6,767 |
| 2023 | $117,999 | $4,882 | $1,283 | $1,179 | 3 | $1,179 | $4,848 | $6,389 |
| 2022 | $114,398 | $5,648 | $2,479 | $2,379 | 5 | $2,379 | $5,650 | $6,451 |
| 2021 | $111,229 | $7,224 | $674 | $629 | 2 | $629 | $7,224 | $6,264 |
| 2020 | $104,678 | $4,742 | $7,745 | $6,150 | 4 | — | $3,203 | $5,904 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Forest H Schafer Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Forest H Schafer Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Todd C. Schafer
Presidenttreasurer
Vice President → Presidenttreasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Bonnie R. Schafer
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: John P. Schafer (2020–2024) — Presidenttreasuer
- Former: Anne M. Fuge (2020–2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Forest H Schafer Foundation
How much does Forest H Schafer Foundation give each year?
Forest H Schafer Foundation gave $8K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 6 grants.
What is Forest H Schafer Foundation's typical grant size?
Forest H Schafer Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,333, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Forest H Schafer Foundation give grants?
Forest H Schafer Foundation gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Clintonville, WI (3 grants) and Park Falls, WI (2 grants).
Does Forest H Schafer Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Forest H Schafer Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program support" (6 grants).
Who are Forest H Schafer Foundation's largest grantees?
Forest H Schafer Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Navarino Nature Center ($2,000), Clintonville Area Ambulance ($2,000) and Clintonville Goodfellows ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Forest H Schafer Foundation?
Forest H Schafer Foundation reported $125K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Forest H Schafer Foundation?
Forest H Schafer Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Clintonville, WI. It holds $125K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Forest H Schafer Foundation's EIN?
Forest H Schafer Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6048425. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS February 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 5, 2023)
- 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 February 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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