Kevin and Connie Michels Family
The Kevin and Connie Michels Family is a private foundation based in Brownsville, Wisconsin. In 2025, it reported 22 grants totaling $480,500, primarily to organizations in Wisconsin.
Kevin and Connie Michels Family at a glance
In short: Kevin and Connie Michels Family gave $481K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Wisconsin. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $480,500
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,841
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,800,848
- +35.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (6 of 22, 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 Kevin and Connie Michels Family
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Post Office Box 128, Brownsville, WI 53006
Phone: (920) 583-3132
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kevin and Connie Michels Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Francis De Sales Seminary ($180K). Together the top 10 received $451K.
Grant Size Distribution
110 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 99 grants of 110 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin, 6% to recipients in Oregon, and 1% to recipients in Florida. The filing also reports 0% shares for Virginia and New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Kevin and Connie Michels Family open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 22 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 190% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 460% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2019) to $481K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $481K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Francis De Sales Seminary St Francis, WI | General Support | $180,000 |
| Holy Family Catholic Community Fond Du Lac, WI | General Support | $80,000 |
| Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc Fond Du Lac, WI | General Support | $50,500 |
| St Mary's Springs Academy Fond Du Lac, WI | General Support | $50,000 |
| Love One Another Campaign Milwakee, WI | The Catholic Campaign | $30,000 |
| Fanconi Cancer Foundation Eugene, OR | General Support | $30,000 |
| Fond Du Lac School District Fond Du Lac, WI | General Support | $10,000 |
| Green Lake Association Green Lake, WI | General Support | $10,000 |
| Fond Du Lac Food Pantry Inc Fond Du Lac, WI | General Support | $5,000 |
| St Katherine Drexel Shelter Fond Du Lac, WI | General Support | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,800,848 | $959,942 | $488,346 | $480,500 | 22 | $483,823 | $136,619 | $105,181 |
| 2024 | $1,329,252 | $549,025 | $478,204 | $469,000 | 18 | $473,584 | $49,407 | $87,089 |
| 2023 | $1,258,431 | $229,057 | $171,619 | $161,710 | 22 | $166,159 | $30,408 | $75,325 |
| 2022 | $1,200,993 | $222,410 | $195,647 | $165,710 | 23 | $169,753 | $79,005 | $72,150 |
| 2021 | $1,176,785 | $1,796,176 | $187,820 | $184,600 | 25 | $186,945 | $710,812 | $47,631 |
| 2020 | $452,697 | $313 | $253,004 | $249,900 | 19 | — | $3 | $32,308 |
| 2019 | $705,388 | $785,007 | $84,604 | $81,500 | 13 | — | — | $1,632 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kevin and Connie Michels Family reported a distributable amount of $105K 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 with varied purposes. For example, Agnesian Healthcare Foundation describes its mission as developing and managing philanthropic support for a group of healthcare and care organizations, while St. Mary’s Springs Academy says it manages and distributes funds for Catholic elementary and secondary education in the Fond du Lac area.
Other 2025 recipients describe missions that include funding research and supporting people affected by Fanconi anemia and associated cancers (Fanconi Cancer Foundation); protecting Green Lake’s water quality (Green Lake Association); and providing access to arts and arts education (Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts). These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $480,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $180,000, with a median grant of $5,000. The largest grants included $180,000 to St. Francis de Sales Seminary, $80,000 to Holy Family Catholic Community, $50,500 to Agnesian Healthcare Foundation, and $50,000 to St. Mary’s Springs Academy. Other notable grants were $30,000 each to Love One Another Campaign and Fanconi Cancer Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kevin P. Michels and Connie L. Michels as trustees.
Kevin and Connie Michels Family's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Connie L. Michels
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin P. Michels
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Kevin and Connie Michels Family
How much does Kevin and Connie Michels Family give each year?
Kevin and Connie Michels Family gave $481K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $469K across 18 grants.
What is Kevin and Connie Michels Family's typical grant size?
Kevin and Connie Michels Family's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $21,841, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kevin and Connie Michels Family that year got $39K on average.
Where does Kevin and Connie Michels Family give grants?
Kevin and Connie Michels Family 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 Oregon (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fond Du Lac, WI (13 grants).
Does Kevin and Connie Michels Family give general operating support?
Yes: 91% of Kevin and Connie Michels Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (20 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Kevin and Connie Michels Family's largest grantees?
Kevin and Connie Michels Family's largest 2025 grantees include St Francis De Sales Seminary ($180,000), Holy Family Catholic Community ($80,000) and Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc ($50,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 65% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kevin and Connie Michels Family?
Kevin and Connie Michels Family reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $484K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $105K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Kevin and Connie Michels Family fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied purposes. For example, Agnesian Healthcare Foundation describes its mission as developing and managing philanthropic support for a group of healthcare and care organizations, while St. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kevin and Connie Michels Family?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Kevin and Connie Michels Family's EIN?
Kevin and Connie Michels Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-2044111. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Kevin and Connie Michels Family accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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