Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc
The Hartje Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in La Valle, Wisconsin. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations in Wisconsin, Tennessee, and West Virginia, including medical, community, educational, food assistance, and animal rescue organizations.
Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc gave $40K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Wisconsin. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $39,620
- -60.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,641
- -68.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $603,848
- +10.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (4 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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Submit an application letter detailing the intended use of funds and whether the organization is tax exempt. Awards must be used for charitable purposes.
- Contact
Application contact: Edith Hartje
Mailing address: 4504A Schutte Road, La Valle, WI 53941
Phone: (608) 985-7207
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mile Bluff Medical Center ($10K). Together the top 10 received $38K.
Grant Size Distribution
59 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 58 grants of 59 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin, 5% to Tennessee, and 3% to West Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 15 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 142% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2018–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2018) to $101K (2024). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mile Bluff Medical Center Marquette, WI | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Village of La Valle La Valle, WI | Unrestricted | $7,000 |
| Mauston School District Mauston, WI | Undesignated | $5,000 |
| MidContinent Railway Museum North Freedom, WI | Undesignated | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club Tomah, WI | Undesignated | $2,500 |
| St Judes Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN | Undesignated | $2,000 |
| Beyond Blessed Food Pantry Wisconsin Dells, WI | Undesignated | $2,000 |
| Salvation Army of La Crosse Cty La Crosse, WI | Undesignated | $1,500 |
| Reedsburg Area Food Pantry Reedsburg, WI | Undesignated | $1,500 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children Ranson, WV | Undesignated | $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 | $603,848 | $71,748 | $40,657 | $39,620 | 15 | $39,620 | $21,421 | $27,975 |
| 2024 | $544,307 | $138,794 | $101,871 | $101,000 | 12 | $101,000 | $23,553 | $25,469 |
| 2023 | $499,351 | $17,679 | $29,505 | $28,500 | 11 | $28,500 | $17,326 | $24,096 |
| 2022 | $488,939 | $55,834 | $26,026 | $25,000 | 10 | $25,000 | $25,416 | $24,973 |
| 2021 | $538,047 | $120,287 | $28,743 | $27,900 | 11 | $27,900 | $30,054 | $23,938 |
| 2020 | $451,007 | $17,052 | $18,634 | $17,500 | 4 | — | $16,744 | $21,560 |
| 2019 | $433,989 | $15,396 | $8,812 | $7,765 | 13 | — | $15,396 | $20,256 |
| 2018 | $396,445 | $16,100 | $3,887 | $3,477 | 7 | — | $16,100 | $19,740 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations including a medical center, a school district, a railway museum, food pantries, a youth club, and an animal rescue. Reedsburg Area Food Pantry describes its mission as providing food to people who are needy, elderly, or disabled, and to individuals and families in its area twice a month year-round. Mile Bluff Medical Center describes its mission as serving as a community health resource center and facilitating health care and medical services for residents and visitors of Juneau County and surrounding counties.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 15 grants totaling $39,620. Grants ranged from $220 to $10,000, with a median of $1,500. Notable awards included $10,000 to Mile Bluff Medical Center, $7,000 to the Village of La Valle, $5,000 each to Mauston School District and MidContinent Railway Museum, and $2,500 to Boys and Girls Club.
The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It asks applicants to submit an application letter detailing the use of funds and whether the organization is tax exempt. Awards must be used for charitable purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Edith Hartje as president, Patricia Lentz as vice president and treasurer, and Mary Hartje as secretary.
Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc is led by Edith Hartje PRESIDENT, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edith Hartje PRESIDENT
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Hartje SEC
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Lentz TREAS
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Lentz VP
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Edith Hartje (2018–2019) — President
- Former: Mary Neary (2018–2019) — Secretary
- Former: Patricia Lentz (2018–2019) — Vice President & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc
How much does Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?
Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc gave $40K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $101K across 12 grants.
What is Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $2,641, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc that year got $6K on average.
Where does Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc give grants?
Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Tennessee (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Reedsburg, WI (3 grants), La Valle, WI (2 grants) and Madison, WI (2 grants).
Does Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 27% of Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Undesignated" (11 grants).
Who are Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Mile Bluff Medical Center ($10,000), Village of La Valle ($7,000) and Mauston School District ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc?
Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc reported $604K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations including a medical center, a school district, a railway museum, food pantries, a youth club, and an animal rescue. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc?
Submit an application letter detailing the intended use of funds and whether the organization is tax exempt. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?
Hartje Family Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1932358. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(9)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS May 10, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2025
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