The Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 39-1746858 · since 1993edwinandjanetbryantfoundation.org·Dane County, Stoughton·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.6M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $60,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$24,000

Typical grant (median)

53 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

If your work primarily enhances the Stoughton Community, it fits the foundation's community grants.
Dane County requests may be considered if they are not duplicative, but national and statewide causes are not considered.
Half of its 165 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $60,000, so a modest request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was $300,000.
In its latest filing, 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings, so a new applicant should expect most dollars to go to repeat recipients.
Community grant requests are accepted from January 1 through September 30; call the foundation to request its grant request form, include your 501(c)(3) determination letter, and note that funds cannot be used to retire existing debts or pay costs you are already obliged to pay.

Overview

The Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation is a US private foundation based in Stoughton, WI.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation invites 501(c)(3) and other tax-exempt charitable organisations in the Stoughton area to seek support for programmes and projects primarily enhancing the Stoughton Community. Dane County requests may be considered if they are not duplicative; national and statewide causes are not considered. Its scholarship programme assists former students of Stoughton High School and high schools in Wisconsin communities where Nelson Industries had manufacturing plants, offering support for full- or part-time study at an accredited institution. The programme is aimed towards non-traditional students.

Themes

Religious organisations
Scientific organisations
Education
Health care
Scholarships

Geographic Focus

Stoughton area; Dane County.

What They Don't Fund

No national or statewide causes will be considered
Funds to retire existing debts (prior to our application deadline) or to pay costs the applicant is already obliged to pay
Scholarships only: Awards are for undergraduate study only

How to apply

For community grants, call June Bunting to request a grant request form; requests are accepted in the annual January-to-September window.

Deadlines: Community grant requests are accepted annually from January 1 through September 30.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 165 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

Proposals should support programs and projects that primarily enhance the Stoughton Community; Dane County requests may be considered only if not duplicative.
Applicants must provide an IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter or equivalent.
For an income-generating organisation, the request must cover additional costs enabling people who otherwise could not afford the programme to participate.
Approved organisations must document actual expenses before funds are released and report the project or programme results.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

Wisconsin88%

Iowa6%

Minnesota3%

Arizona<1%

New York<1%

North Carolina<1%

5 other states: 2%

The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2025, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations The Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

53 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $24,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 53 grants in tax year 2025 by size

$2.5k–$5k4%

$5k–$10k6%

$10k–$25k47%

$25k–$50k28%

$50k–$100k11%

$100k–$250k4%

Median $24,000 (tax year 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Stoughton Schools · Program support
$140,0002025 tax year
Youth Center of Stoughton · Program support
$106,8522025 tax year
Mandt Community Center · Program support
$92,3262025 tax year
Stoughton Area Resource Team · Program support
$75,0002025 tax year
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Scholarships
$60,0002025 tax year
MARC Stoughton · Program support
$60,0002025 tax year
Friends of Norwegian Culture · Program support
$50,0002025 tax year
Saint Ann School · Program support
$50,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Joe Conant — Trustee
Brian Kahl — Trustee
Jerry A Gryttenholm — CFO, Treasurer & Trustee
June C Bunting — President, Ed, Secretary, Trustee
David W Bjerke — Vice President & Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$4,233,320	$1,524,319	$71,387,490	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$3,462,787	$1,679,571	$74,872,628	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$3,815,442	$1,602,017	$78,966,683	Filing for 2025 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.