Main Street Foundation
Main Street Foundation is a private foundation, based in Amherst, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $475K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $22K.
Main Street Foundation at a glance
In short: Main Street Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $475,422
- +13.5% 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 Main Street Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tomorrow River Military Memorial VFW Fund ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Main Street Foundation gives
- Giving fell 82% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 47% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2019) to $55K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow River Military Memorial VFW Fund Amherst, WI | Program Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $475,422 | $75,736 | $15,441 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,527 | $22,272 | $22,380 |
| 2024 | $418,767 | $43,864 | $19,925 | $15,000 | 1 | $15,552 | $9,359 | $19,657 |
| 2023 | $394,609 | $41,628 | $4,413 | — | — | $637 | $7,688 | $16,521 |
| 2022 | $366,940 | $40,320 | $60,009 | $55,000 | 2 | $55,555 | $6,216 | $15,684 |
| 2021 | $387,057 | $246,973 | $7,837 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,498 | $14,419 | $9,117 |
| 2020 | $156,483 | $31,799 | $6,684 | $4,207 | 2 | — | $885 | $6,466 |
| 2019 | $131,323 | $38,257 | $5,146 | $2,853 | 1 | — | $6,378 | $4,327 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Main Street Foundation 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
Main Street Foundation is led by Alan J. Kirsling, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alan J. Kirsling
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frederick Schmidt
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine A. Kirsling
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/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 Main Street Foundation
How much does Main Street Foundation give each year?
Main Street Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.
How large is Main Street Foundation?
Main Street Foundation reported $475K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Main Street Foundation operate?
Main Street Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Maryland, Wisconsin.
What is Main Street Foundation's EIN?
Main Street Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0925320. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 March 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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