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Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Green Bay, WI EIN: 39-1699966 Website

The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation is a public charity based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Formed in 1991, it says its mission is to encourage charitable giving in Northeast Wisconsin by connecting people with solutions that strengthen the community.

Key facts about Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc

In short: Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc gave $15.6M across 347 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in Wisconsin. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
39-1699966
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$15,600,532
Grants made (2025)
347
Average grant
$44,958
Median grant
$18,500
New grantees (estimate)
38% first-time grantees (129 of 343, 2025)
Total assets
$182,778,538
Primary geography
Wisconsin (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
Applicants must be qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits that are not 509(a)(3) supporting organizations, or governmental bodies; serve Brown, Kewaunee, or Oconto counties; and conduct business without discrimination on the… Full details ↓
Deadline
Funds for Greater Green Bay applications close January 11 for the winter cycle and July 1 for the summer cycle.
Next open deadline
October 31, 2026 (Crime Prevention Foundation of Brown County)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$182.8M

+6.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$15.6M

+40.9% YoY

Grant Count

347

+48.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$45K

-5.4% YoY

Is Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

38%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 129 of 343 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $38K; repeat grants $50K. How we count

Medians: $12K first-time, $23K repeat.

  • 43% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The Foundation’s stated mission is “to inspire and encourage charitable giving in Northeast Wisconsin by connecting caring people with solutions that strengthen our community.” Its stated areas of support include arts and culture, animal welfare, basic needs and human services, education, health and wellness, environment, public benefit and community improvement, and youth development. Its Funds for Greater Green Bay program also lists older adults and environment and conservation among its focus areas.

The Foundation supports a range of nonprofit work. For example, New Community Shelter describes its mission as providing shelter, counseling, and meals to people experiencing homelessness and others in the Green Bay area. Paul’s Pantry describes itself as a volunteer food pantry that recovers surplus food and distributes it to people in need. CollegeReady says it provides scholarships and college-readiness programming for youth in Northeast Wisconsin.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the Foundation reported 347 grants totaling $15,600,532. Individual grants ranged from $5,100 to $687,178, with a median of $18,500. Grant dollars went primarily to Wisconsin recipients (90%); other reported recipient-state shares were Iowa (3%), Illinois (1%), Minnesota (1%), and Pennsylvania (1%).

Review Cycle

. It considers program or project support, project-related equipment, organizational technology and equipment, and staff or board training and planning. The Foundation does not fund sponsorships. Its general evaluation criteria include a well-defined need, measurable outcomes, feasibility, reasonable budget items, collaboration or leveraged resources, and long-term impact; it also generally does not fund a similar request from the same program if the applicant received a grant for that purpose in the past 18 months.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Foundation says its grants programs improve quality of life in Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties. Its 2025 grants were concentrated in Wisconsin, which received 90% of grant dollars; grants also went to recipients in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.

Grant Distribution by State

29states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 347 itemized grants.

Cities

Green BayMilwaukeeChicagoAppletonDe PereMadisonSturgeon BayMinneapolisSaint PaulOshkoshWausauManitowocAlgomaJanesvillePulaskiLa CrosseRockfordStevens PointWaukeshaEau Claire

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M452 grants2021 302 grants2022 362 grants2023 233 grants2024 347 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11.1M (2024) to $16.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 347 grants totaling $15.6M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Brown County Sheriff's Department: $687KBrown County Sheriff'sDepartment$687KCommon Ground Inc: $617KCommon Ground Inc$617KBasic Needs Giving Partnership: $519KBasic Needs Giving Partnership$519KIowa State University Foundation: $303KIowa State UniversityFoundation$303KBellin Health Foundation: $282KBellin Health Foundation$282KNew Community Shelter: $238KNew Community Shelter$238KFamily Services of Northeast Wisconsin: $231KFamily Services of NortheastWisconsin$231KSt Norbert College Office of Advancement: $208KSt Norbert College Office ofAdvancement$208KGreater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity: $203KGreater Green Bay Habitat forHumanity$203KOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church: $203KOur Lady of Lourdes CatholicChurch$203K

The largest 2025 recipient was Brown County Sheriff's Department ($687K). Together the top 10 received $3.5M.

Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($633,636), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

1,696 grants across all recorded years

1362<$50K160$50–100K140$100–250K24$250–500K7$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,362 grants of 1,696 (80%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brown County Sheriff's Department Green Bay, WIPublic Benefit and Community Improvement Program Support$687,178
Common Ground Inc Milwaukee, WIAnnual Distribution Common Ground Works$617,333
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$535,182
Basic Needs Giving Partnership Green Bay, WIPublic Benefit and Community Improvement Program Support$518,873
Iowa State University Foundation Ames, IAEducation Program Support$303,158
Bellin Health Foundation Green Bay, WIHealth and Wellness Program Support$282,024
New Community Shelter Green Bay, WIHuman Services Program Support$237,565
Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin Green Bay, WIHuman Services Program Support$231,448
St Norbert College Office of Advancement De Pere, WIReligious/Ministries Program Support$207,592
Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity Green Bay, WIHabitat Homestead Project$202,624

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $182,778,538 $32,726,253 $31,000,254 $15,600,532
2024 $171,552,116 $29,759,707 $20,088,969 $11,069,458
2023 $150,881,031 $19,336,393 $37,771,644 $16,434,611
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$182,778,538$171,552,116$150,881,031
Revenue$32,726,253$29,759,707$19,336,393
Expenses$31,000,254$20,088,969$37,771,644
Net Investment Income$10,637,402$5,852,644$1,459,919

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 20, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Dennis Buehler as President/CEO. Officers and directors listed include Kristy Maney (Chair), Dennis Deloye (Vice-Chair), Rob Kim (Treasurer), Steve Krueger (Secretary), and directors Sharla Baenen, Cordero Barkley, Juan Corpus, and Bridget Erwin. Sarah Stumpf is listed as Chair through September 2024.

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc is led by Dennis Buehler, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; 4 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dennis Buehler

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2021) → $204K (2025)

  • Sarah Stumpf

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristy Maney

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Korinko

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cordero Barkley

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elyse Stackhouse

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharla Baenen

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Harty

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Porath

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Sauerhammer

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayme Sellen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Lara

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Laughlin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sachin Shivaram

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Howald

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ericka Wade

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Puissant

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Vander Zanden

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Corpus

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bridget Erwin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Vinson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Vandervest

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan J. Kubick CPA

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2021) → $158K (2025)

  • Amber Paluch

    Senior Vice President - Community Impact

    Vice President - Community Engagem. → Senior Vice President - Community Impact, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2022) → $114K (2025)

  • Annie Dart

    Vice President - Donor Relations & Communications

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2024) → $114K (2025)

  • Rob Kim

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Krueger

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Deloye

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Barbara Nick (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Smyth (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kate Hogan (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Pete Angilello (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brighid Riordan (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kurt Voss (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Murphy (2021–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Paul Baniel (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ying Lacourt (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: John Miller Jr. (2023) — Director
  • Former: Evan Lin (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Hector Rodriguez (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeanne Wolf (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kate Burgess (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Mohammed Bey (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Riordan (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Lemsky (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carol Bruess (2022) — Director
  • Former: Brenda Warren (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bridget O'Connor (2021) — Director
  • Former: David Martin (2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Radtke (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Dennis Buehler — President/CEO: $204KDennis BuehlerPresident/CEO$204KJonathan J Kubick CPA — CFO (Thru APR 2025): $158KJonathan J Kubick CPACFO (Thru APR 2025)$158KAnnie Dart — VP - Donor Relations & Communications: $114KAnnie DartVP - Donor Relations &…$114KAmber Paluch — Senior VP - Community Impact: $114KAmber PaluchSenior VP - Community Impact$114K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $204K, to Dennis Buehler (President/CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 400 S Washington Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: (920) 432-0800
Website: https://ggbcf.org

Frequently asked questions about Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc

How much does Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc give each year?

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc gave $15.6M across 347 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11.1M across 233 grants.

What is Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $18,500, and its average grant was $44,958, across 347 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc that year got $38K on average.

Where does Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc give grants?

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Green Bay, WI (122 grants), Milwaukee, WI (28 grants), Appleton, WI (24 grants) and De Pere, WI (17 grants).

Does Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Occasionally: 6% of Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (22 of 347) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Human Services Program Support" (51 grants), "Religious/Ministries Program Support" (49 grants) and "Education Program Support" (40 grants).

Who are Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Brown County Sheriff's Department ($687,178), Common Ground Inc ($617,333) and Basic Needs Giving Partnership ($518,873), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($633,636), which are not listed by name. Together they received 12% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc?

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc reported $182.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $32.7M.

What does Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc fund?

The Foundation’s stated mission is “to inspire and encourage charitable giving in Northeast Wisconsin by connecting caring people with solutions that strengthen our community.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc?

Applicants must be qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits that are not 509(a)(3) supporting organizations, or governmental bodies; serve Brown, Kewaunee, or Oconto counties; and conduct business without discrimination on the… Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc's EIN?

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1699966. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

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