Thor Johnson Endowment Trust
To provide funds to peninsula music festival, inc. As a supporting organization under irc section 509(a)(3).
Thor Johnson Endowment Trust at a glance
In short: Thor Johnson Endowment Trust gave $539K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $539K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $539,296
- +87.9% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $539,296
- +87.9% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $539,296
- Total assets
- $6,502,817
- +10.7% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Thor Johnson Endowment Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Peninsula Music Festival Inc ($539K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Thor Johnson Endowment Trust gives
- Giving grew 113% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $230K (2020) to $539K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $539K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Music Festival Inc Ephraim, WI | Operations | $539,296 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,502,817 | $667,703 | $649,087 | $539,296 | 1 | $614,706 |
| 2023 | $5,874,601 | $149,733 | $323,644 | $287,000 | 1 | $145,433 |
| 2022 | $5,516,864 | $940,660 | $319,248 | $269,000 | 1 | $531,252 |
| 2021 | $6,604,418 | $1,128,537 | $298,002 | $253,613 | 1 | $388,297 |
| 2020 | $5,052,574 | $212,255 | $267,272 | $230,472 | 1 | $199,800 |
| 2019 | $4,745,073 | $343,850 | $310,981 | $273,000 | 1 | $301,581 |
About Thor Johnson Endowment Trust
Based on IRS filings
Thor Johnson Endowment Trust is a public charity, based in Ephraim, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $539K. Net investment income was $615K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Thor Johnson Endowment Trust is led by Christoph Ptack, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Christoph Ptack
President & CEO
Executive Director → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Stolarz
President & CEO
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Miller
Chairman
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barb Ristau
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Gruener
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Keen
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Kelty
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Jack Zilavy (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Linda Weisensel (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Andy Cook (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: John Guenther (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tom Turriff (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sharon Gruntmacher (2019) — Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Thor Johnson Endowment Trust
How much does Thor Johnson Endowment Trust give each year?
Thor Johnson Endowment Trust gave $539K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $287K across 1 grant.
How large is Thor Johnson Endowment Trust?
Thor Johnson Endowment Trust reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $668K.
Where does Thor Johnson Endowment Trust operate?
Thor Johnson Endowment Trust has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Thor Johnson Endowment Trust's EIN?
Thor Johnson Endowment Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1791596. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 16, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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