Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 27-2552942

Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc at a glance

In short: Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Grants paid (2025)
$2,100 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+75.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$2,100
+75.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,100
+75.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

MadisonWhitewater

How Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$1K$2K$3K3 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $900 (2023) to $3K (2021). In 2025 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$2,100$2,100Total only$2,100$34
2024$1,200$1,200Total only$1,200$30
2023—$900Total only$900$642
2022—$1,500Total only$1,500$1,260
2021—$3,000Total only$3,000$21
2020$2,100$2,1003—$1,839

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc reported a distributable amount of $34 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc is led by Mark Komurka, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Komurka

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Bissen

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Stuart Bottcher

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Karen Sue Wickham (2020–2023) — Vice President

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 Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc

How much does Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc give each year?

Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid.

What is Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc?

Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Madison, WI.

Where does Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc operate?

Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

How much is Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc reported a distributable amount of $34 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc's EIN?

Mark Komurka Charitable Foundation for Cats Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2552942. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 23, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 18, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 29, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 23, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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