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The Everydaygood Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mequon, WI EIN: 47-2233384 Website

The Everydaygood Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Mequon, Wisconsin. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, all of which went to recipients in Wisconsin.

Key facts about The Everydaygood Foundation Inc

In short: The Everydaygood Foundation Inc gave $1.2M across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $89K), mostly in Wisconsin. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
47-2233384
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,240,000
Grants made (2025)
14
Average grant
$88,571
Median grant
$50,000
New grantees (estimate)
7% first-time grantees (1 of 14, 2025)
Total assets
$6,498,103
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.5M

-7.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

-0.4% YoY

Grant Count

14

+7.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$89K

-7.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Everydaygood Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $469K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Everydaygood Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

7%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 14 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $95K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $50K repeat.

  • 86% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 287% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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 working in health, family services, youth development, housing, and parks, among other areas. For example, Sojourner Family Peace Center describes its mission as “transforming lives impacted by domestic violence,” while ACTS Community Development Corporation describes its mission as “empowerment through homeownership.” These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $1,240,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median of $50,000. Among the listed grants were $500,000 to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc for general purposes; $150,000 to Sojourner Family Peace Center for creation of a wellness program; $100,000 to Core - El Centro for an integrative health program; and $100,000 to United Community Center for general purposes. Other listed grants included $75,000 to St Thomas More High School, $50,000 each to ACTS Community Development Corporation, Kinship Community Food Center, Pearls for Teen Girls, Running Rebels, and Sixteenth Street Communities Health, and $40,000 to Aurora Health Care Foundation for Walker’s Point Clinic. Milwaukee Parks Foundation also reports receiving $10,000 in 2025.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin. The listed 2025 grantees are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MilwaukeeBrookfieldWauwatosa

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M12 grants2020 13 grants2021 15 grants2022 15 grants2023 13 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $895K (2020) to $1.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $1.2M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc: $500KChildrens Hospital ofWisconsin Foundation Inc$500KSojourner Family Peace Center: $150KSojourner Family Peace Center$150KCore - El Centro: $100KCore - El Centro$100KUnited Communuty Center: $100KUnited Communuty Center$100KSt Thomas More High School: $75KSt Thomas More High School$75KActs Community Development Corporation: $50KActs Community DevelopmentCorporation$50KKinship Community Food Center: $50KKinship Community Food Center$50KPearls for Teen Girls Inc: $50KPearls for Teen Girls Inc$50KRunning Rebels: $50KRunning Rebels$50KSixteenth Street Communities Health: $50KSixteenth Street CommunitiesHealth$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc ($500K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

70 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K33$50–100K17$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 33 grants of 70 (47%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WIGeneral$500,000
Sojourner Family Peace Center Milwaukee, WICreation of Wellness Program$150,000
Core - El Centro Milwaukee, WIIntegrative Health Program$100,000
United Communuty Center Milwaukee, WIGeneral$100,000
St Thomas More High School Milwaukee, WIGeneral$75,000
Acts Community Development Corporation Milwaukee, WIGeneral$50,000
Kinship Community Food Center Milwaukee, WIGeneral$50,000
Pearls for Teen Girls Inc Milwaukee, WIGeneral$50,000
Running Rebels Milwaukee, WIGeneral$50,000
Sixteenth Street Communities Health Milwaukee, WIGeneral$50,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Grant total Number of grants
2025 $1,240,000 14
2024 $1,245,000 13
2023 $1,556,000 15
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$6,498,103$6,998,138$8,165,969
Revenue$1,006,956$373,424$452,963
Expenses$1,506,993$1,525,965$1,861,531
Qualifying Distributions$1,347,596$1,360,569$1,681,616
Net Investment Income$850,161$360,260$68,474
Distributable Amount$469,435$499,433$499,147

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 24, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Nannette M Gardetto as President/Secretary, Jon M Becker as Vice President/Treasurer, and Richard B Slater as Director.

The Everydaygood Foundation Inc is led by Nannette M. Gardetto, President & Secretary on every filing since 2020; 2 of 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nannette M. Gardetto

    President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $30K (2020) → $30K (2025)

  • Richard B. Slater

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon M. Becker

    Vice President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $110K (2020) → $11K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Nannette M Gardetto — President/Secretary: $30KNannette M GardettoPresident/Secretary$30KJon M Becker — Vice President/Treasurer: $11KJon M BeckerVice President/Treasurer$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $30K, to Nannette M Gardetto (President/Secretary). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 11731 N Port Washington Rd, Mequon, WI 53092
Phone: (414) 232-3400
Website: https://philanthropy.org

Frequently asked questions about The Everydaygood Foundation Inc

How much does The Everydaygood Foundation Inc give each year?

The Everydaygood Foundation Inc gave $1.2M across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 13 grants.

What is The Everydaygood Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Everydaygood Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $88,571, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Everydaygood Foundation Inc that year got $10K on average.

Where does The Everydaygood Foundation Inc give grants?

The Everydaygood Foundation Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Milwaukee, WI (14 grants).

Does The Everydaygood Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 79% of The Everydaygood Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Everydaygood Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

The Everydaygood Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc ($500,000), Sojourner Family Peace Center ($150,000) and Core - El Centro ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Everydaygood Foundation Inc?

The Everydaygood Foundation Inc reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $469K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does The Everydaygood Foundation Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in health, family services, youth development, housing, and parks, among other areas. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Everydaygood Foundation Inc?

The foundation 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 The Everydaygood Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Everydaygood Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2233384. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does The Everydaygood Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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