Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kaukauna, WI EIN: 81-0877088

Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd is a private foundation, based in Kaukauna, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $654K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $31K. Net investment income was $9K.

Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd at a glance

In short: Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd gave $31K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,650
+11.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,325
-44.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,325
Total assets
$654,121
-2.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (98% 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 Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Paul's Pantry: $30KPaul's Pantry$30KLeukemia Research Foundation: $650Leukemia Research Foundation$650

The largest 2025 recipient was Paul's Pantry ($30K). Together the top 2 received $31K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AppletonGreen BayAmericusKaukaunaWashingtonMenashaNeenahNorthfield

How Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 6 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2020) to $31K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $31K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Paul's Pantry Green Bay, WIGeneral Support$30,000
Leukemia Research Foundation Northfield, ILGeneral Support$650
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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$654,121$4,270$33,171$30,6502$32,036$9,313$32,404
2024$669,051$5,939$29,682$27,5111$28,750$9,699$31,889
2023$618,338$10,211$29,705$27,6111$28,758$9,318$28,658
2022$550,424$10,417$30,428$28,6386$29,588$9,577$28,561
2021$649,610$301$25,141$23,8473$24,529$7,785$29,321
2020$545,859$7,399$24,309$22,3642—$6,444$24,836

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd is led by Mark Tetzlaff, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Tetzlaff

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eliana Tetzlaff

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Tetzlaff

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Tetzlaff

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trisha Tetzlaff

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Brian Tetzlaff (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Lorie Deering (2020–2023) — Director

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 Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd

How much does Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd give each year?

Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd gave $31K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 1 grant.

How large is Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd?

Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd reported $654K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (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 Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd operate?

Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin.

What is Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd's EIN?

Tetzlaff Family Foundation Ltd's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0877088. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)

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