Invest in Her Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Appleton, WI EIN: 83-2046948

Invest in Her Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Appleton, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $402K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $104K. Net investment income was $9K.

Invest in Her Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Invest in Her Foundation Inc gave $104K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), top state North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$104,350
+73.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$17,392
-42.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,750
Total assets
$401,551
-15.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (36% 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 Invest in Her Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Trust for Youth and Child Leadership: $35KTrust for Youth and ChildLeadership$35KConnecther: $30KConnecther$30KNo Woman No Girl Initiative: $25KNo Woman No Girl Initiative$25KHaven House: $13KHaven House$13KTeach Her Inc: $2KTeach Her Inc$2KCaleb Dusek: $50Caleb Dusek$50

The largest 2025 recipient was Trust for Youth and Child Leadership ($35K). Together the top 6 received $104K.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 28 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

AppletonAustinNew YorkEast StroudsburgRaleighFort MyersOshkoshConcordGreen BayKeshenaMadisonMilwaukeeMoon TownshipSan Francisco

How Invest in Her Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 553% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K7 grants2020 11 grants2021 7 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2023) to $296K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $104K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trust for Youth and Child Leadership East Stroudsburg, PAGirls Lead Girls Program and N'kana Program$35,000
Connecther Austin, TXFilm Festival Sponsorship$30,000
No Woman No Girl Initiative Raleigh, NCChallenge grant for emergency needs and match girls summer instittue$25,000
Haven House Raleigh, NCGrant for general operating - youth homelessness & crisis$12,500
Teach Her Inc Fort Myers, FLYear One Sakshi Grad School$1,800
Caleb Dusek Moon Township, PADTCARE$50
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$401,551$160,862$130,825$104,3506$123,251$8,808$22,274
2024$473,956$552,740$72,554$60,0002$71,379$403,169$14,926
2023$91,000$152,055$58,967$44,4002$58,967$50,632$15,755
2022$93,658$220,183$356,536$296,0007$354,389—$17,641
2021$230,011$76,870$145,967$113,10311$122,391$76,853$29,872
2020$299,108$19,858$132,282$51,0007—$1,209$33,562

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Invest in Her Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Invest in Her Foundation Inc is led by Marne L. Keller-Krikava, President, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marne L. Keller-Krikava

    President, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alec Krikava

    Vice President, Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Madeleine Krikava

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Quinten Krikava

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Invest in Her Foundation Inc

How much does Invest in Her Foundation Inc give each year?

Invest in Her Foundation Inc gave $104K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 2 grants.

What is Invest in Her Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Invest in Her Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $18,750, and its average grant was $17,392, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Invest in Her Foundation Inc give grants?

Invest in Her Foundation Inc's top state is North Carolina, with 36% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (34%) and Texas (29%). The most frequent recipient cities were Raleigh, NC (2 grants).

Does Invest in Her Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 17% of Invest in Her Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Invest in Her Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Invest in Her Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Trust for Youth and Child Leadership ($35,000), Connecther ($30,000) and No Woman No Girl Initiative ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 86% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Invest in Her Foundation Inc?

Invest in Her Foundation Inc reported $402K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $123K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Invest in Her Foundation Inc?

Invest in Her Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Appleton, WI. It holds $402K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Invest in Her Foundation Inc's EIN?

Invest in Her Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2046948. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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