Raymond and Marie Goldbach Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 39-1877824 · since 1997mcheese.com/about-us/community-involvement·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$3.2M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
Open to applications
Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • The foundation supports a wide variety of charities and community work, and its stated scholarship themes suit projects in higher learning.
  • It says it tries whenever possible to direct aid to Marathon Cheese employees, so a request that shows how it serves them will fit most closely.
  • Its application covers general support, organisation development, capital projects, and programme or project support, and asks about the organisation, the request, the budget and other commitments, and who the work will serve.
  • Submit by email as one scanned PDF containing all parts, or by mail or delivery, before the April 1st or October 1st deadline.
  • The filing does not say how large its grants usually are, so ask the foundation for guidance before setting a request amount.

Overview

Raymond and Marie Goldbach Foundation is a US private foundation based in Marathon, WI.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website and other web pages about the foundation (cdnassets.marathoncheese.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Foundation supports a wide variety of charities and the community, and tries whenever possible to direct aid where it will benefit Marathon Cheese employees. It also sponsors scholarship programmes to encourage higher learning, including one offered to the children of Marathon Cheese Corporation personnel as well as the four local area high schools. Its grant application offers organisations routes to request general support, organisation development, capital projects, and programme or project support. The application asks for information on the applicant organisation, its request, the budget and other commitments, and the people the work will serve.

Themes

  • Scholarships

How to apply

Organisations submit the Foundation's grant application by email, preferably as one scanned PDF containing all parts, or by U.S. mail or delivery service.

Deadlines: April 1st and October 1st.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

  • Where possible, the Foundation directs aid to benefit Marathon Cheese employees.

Officers and directors

  • William R Tehan — Director
  • Reverend Joseph G Diermeier — Vice President / Secretary
  • John L Skoug — President / Treasurer

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$1,827,682$1,647,975$28,047,030Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$1,340,705$1,225,025$57,728,320Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$3,433,122$3,209,463$64,593,129Filing for 2024 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

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