The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sun Prairie, WI EIN: 26-3902140

The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. It awarded 19 grants totaling $77,679 in filing year 2025, supporting recipients in Wisconsin, Florida, and Missouri.

Key facts about The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc

In short: The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc gave $78K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
26-3902140
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$77,679
Grants made (2025)
19
Average grant
$4,088
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$1,693,594
Primary geography
Wisconsin (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Full details ↓

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

$1.7M

-0.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$78K

-2.3% YoY

Grant Count

19

-17.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+18.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 119% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grants included support for arts and cultural programming, charitable and religious organizations, cancer advocacy, mental health treatment, and tuition assistance. For example, Ashley for the Arts describes its mission as encouraging community participation in the arts and broadening cultural horizons. Food for the Poor says it links churches in the first and third worlds to serve people who are materially poor and poor in spirit. Fight Colorectal Cancer says it supports and educates patients, advocates for policy changes to improve research, and empowers survivors.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation made 19 grants totaling $77,679. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,025, with a median of $3,000. Its largest awards included $10,025 to Ashley for the Arts, $8,384 to Food for the Poor, $5,000 each to St. Olaf Catholic Church, St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, and Clean Air-Healthy Air Fair, and $4,500 for Bryce Harman’s tuition and fees at UW–Whitewater.

How to Apply

The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Contact Timothy Gotzion. The application form, required materials, deadlines, and award restrictions are identified as being in an attached application form; further details are not provided here.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 84% of grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin, 11% to Florida, and 5% to Missouri.

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.

Cities

DeForestMadisonCoconut CreekSun PrairieArcadiaGermantownHurleySpringfieldDallasMontrealFriscoReedsburgSaxonWashingtonEaganFox PointGileGurneyIronwoodJanesville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K21 grants2019 26 grants2020 22 grants2021 22 grants2022 20 grants2023 23 grants2024 19 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2023) to $80K (2024). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $78K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Ashley For The Arts: $10KAshley For The Arts$10KFood for the Poor: $8KFood for the Poor$8KSt Olaf Catholic Church: $5KSt Olaf Catholic Church$5KSt Albert the Great Catholic Church: $5KSt Albert the Great CatholicChurch$5KClean Air-Healthy Air Fair: $5KClean Air-Healthy Air Fair$5KFight Colorectal Cancer: $4KFight Colorectal Cancer$4KPACT-Program of Assertive Community: $4KPACT-Program of AssertiveCommunity$4KAFS WI Chapter - Golf Benefit: $4KAFS WI Chapter - Golf Benefit$4KElaina Maki UW Green Bay: $3KElaina Maki UW Green Bay$3KJeremiah Wallis UW Stevens Point: $3KJeremiah Wallis UW StevensPoint$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ashley For The Arts ($10K). Together the top 10 received $51K.

Organizations only. It also paid 8 individual scholarships ($25,500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

106 grants across all recorded years

106<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 106 grants of 106 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ashley For The Arts Arcadia, WITo futher the goals of the Ashley For The Arts$10,025
Food for the Poor Coconut Creek, FLTo futher the goals of the Food for the Poor$8,384
St Olaf Catholic Church DeForest, WITo further the goals of St Olaf Catholic Church$5,000
St Albert the Great Catholic Church Sun Prairie, WITo further the goals of St Albert the Great Catholic Church$5,000
Clean Air-Healthy Air Fair Madison, WITo further the goals of Clean Air-Healthy Air Fair$5,000
8 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$25,500
Fight Colorectal Cancer Springfield, MOTo further the goals of Fight Colorectal Cancer$4,120
PACT-Program of Assertive Community Madison, WITo further the goals of PACT-Program of Assertive Community Treatment- for the treatment of mental illness$4,000
AFS WI Chapter - Golf Benefit Germantown, WITo further the goals of AFS Wisconsin Chapter & for Burn Victims$3,650
Elaina Maki UW Green Bay Gile, WITo assist in tuition and fees for UW-Green Bay for Elaina Maki$3,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,693,594 $77,610 $86,731 $77,679 (19)
2024 $1,702,715 $184,247 $89,146 $79,500 (23)
2023 $1,607,614 $125,606 $75,515 $65,650 (20)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,693,594$1,702,715$1,607,614
Revenue$77,610$184,247$125,606
Expenses$86,731$89,146$75,515
Qualifying Distributions$77,679$79,500$65,650
Net Investment Income$100,982$177,995$115,606
Distributable Amount$65,151$63,088$60,281

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 28, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 24, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Tim Gotzion as president, Gary Gotzion as vice president, and Kimberly Gotzion as secretary.

The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc is led by Tim Gotzion, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tim Gotzion

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Gotzion

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Gotzion

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    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.

Contact

Application contact: Timothy Gotzion
Mailing address: 6592 Lake Rd Suite D, Windsor, WI 53598
Phone: (608) 846-1531

Frequently asked questions about The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc give each year?

The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc gave $78K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 23 grants.

What is The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $4,088, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc give grants?

The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (11%) and Missouri (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Madison, WI (3 grants).

Does The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Ashley For The Arts ($10,025), Food for the Poor ($8,384) and St Olaf Catholic Church ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 8 individual scholarships ($25,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc?

The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $78K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $65K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc fund?

The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grants included support for arts and cultural programming, charitable and religious organizations, cancer advocacy, mental health treatment, and tuition assistance. See mission & focus areas ↑

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

The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Gotzion Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3902140. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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