Easter Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filings say the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and the realistic route in is through an invitation.
- No formal funding policy or applicant criteria is stated, so judge fit against the kinds of organisations it has actually funded, which include faith-based, educational, health and social-service causes.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $3,000 and $250,000, and half are $10,000 or less, so a modest request matches its usual giving; that band is typical, not the full range, since its largest grant was about $1,800,000.
- In its latest filing, 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, so its giving is heavily concentrated in existing relationships.
- The filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin, California and New York, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Easter Foundation is a US private foundation based in De Pere, WI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants go to a varied set of charitable organisations, with most grant funding reaching Wisconsin. Its giving includes construction of a children's garden and institutional expansion, alongside support for parents and guardians of children with special needs and for victims of sex trafficking. It also backs Christian education and religious outreach, medical and nursing education, disease research, hospice and other end-of-life care. Community and youth programmes, addiction resources, support for people in need, and arts and literacy activities also appear in its grants. The record shows support for faith-based organisations and educational, health and social-service causes, as well as selected community and cultural organisations. It does not state a formal funding policy or applicant criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin, California and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 102 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Easter Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 52 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Providence Academyministries · To fund expansion$1,816,9912023 tax year
- Green Bay Botanical Gardens · Children's garden construction$1,650,0002023 tax year
- Spring Lake Church · Bellevue expansion - classrooms and activity center$1,125,5152023 tax year
- David's Refuge · Provide resources & support to parents & guardians of children with special needs$450,0002023 tax year
- GenerateHope · To support victims of sex trafficking$350,0002023 tax year
- Taming Mustangs · Share the struggle$275,0002023 tax year
- Medical College of Wisconsin · To support medical school curriculum$75,0002023 tax year
- Providence Academyministries · To support christian based education.$75,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Betsy B Keppeler — Director
- Paul Keppeler — Director
- Brenda B Pfohl — Director
- Warren C Pfohl — Director
- Karen B Schmidt — Director
- Karl A Schmidt — Director
- Carol H Bell — Vice President / Secretary
- Bruce A Bell — President / Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,592,552 | $4,159,731 | $67,461,043 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,057,525 | $6,394,506 | $76,774,489 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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- De Pere, WI