Terry Family Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 39-1831024

The primary exempt purpose of the Terry Family Foundation is to receive gifts from the terry family and make grants or gifts to either or both the madison community foundation and the university of Wisconsin foundation. In addition the foundation makes gifts and grants to other tax-exempt recipients in support of the functions and activities of either or both of the madison community foundation and university of Wisconsin foundation.

Terry Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Terry Family Foundation Inc gave $612K across 3 grants in 2022 (avg $204K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2022 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2022)
$611,781
-70.6% vs 2021
Grants made (2022)
3
-62.5% vs 2021
Average grant
$203,927
-21.7% vs 2021
Median grant
$236,597
Primary geography
Ohio (60% of itemized 2022 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2022 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2022; updated September 2026.

Who Terry Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2022

American Endowment Foundation: $365KAmerican Endowment Foundation$365KMadison Community Foundation: $237KMadison Community Foundation$237KUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $10KUniversity of WisconsinFoundation$10K

The largest 2022 recipient was American Endowment Foundation ($365K). Together the top 3 received $612K.

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 26 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2022 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

MadisonHudson

How Terry Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 594% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M9 grants2019 6 grants2020 8 grants2021 3 grants2022

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2020) to $2.1M (2021). In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $612K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Endowment Foundation Hudson, OHDonor Advised Fund Through American Endowment Foundation$365,184
Madison Community Foundation Madison, WIGeneral Support$236,597
University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WIGeneral Support$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2022—$107,675$690,714$611,7813$86,174
2021$770,366$92,200$2,172,114$2,084,0918$40,006
2020$2,480,122$145,566$144,710$81,8256$79,055
2019$2,409,099$189,867$147,613$88,1599$117,115

About Terry Family Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Terry Family Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2022. In 2022, it awarded 3 grants totaling $612K. Net investment income was $86K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Terry Family Foundation Inc is led by Thomas E. Terry, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2022 report compensation.

Officers on the 2022 filing

  • Thomas E. Terry

    President

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane T. Coleman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Woit

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy A. Reilley

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan B. Terry

    Vice President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hathaway Terry-Pogue

    Vice President & Secretary

    New on the 2022 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Hathaway Terry Dilba (2019–2021) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2022. "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 Terry Family Foundation Inc

How much does Terry Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Terry Family Foundation Inc gave $612K across 3 grants in 2022, according to its 2022 IRS Form 990. In 2021 it gave $2.1M across 8 grants.

What is Terry Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Terry Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2022 was $236,597, and its average grant was $203,927, across 3 grants on its 2022 IRS Form 990.

Where does Terry Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Terry Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Ohio: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2022 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Wisconsin (40%). The most frequent recipient cities were Madison, WI (2 grants).

Does Terry Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of Terry Family Foundation Inc's 2022 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2022 IRS Form 990.

What is Terry Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Terry Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1831024. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2022.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2022

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