PPC Partners Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 39-6124770 · since 1968ppcpartnersinc.com/foundation·Wisconsin·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$0
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
A small fraction of the prior year ($100k in 2022 tax year).
$40,000
Typical grant (median)
3 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • The filing reports $0 paid in grants in its latest year, and no grant range is stated, so a small nonprofit should not assume a size for any grant from this foundation.
  • Its stated aim is to support 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the areas where its companies operate, but no geographic focus is formally stated, so a grant writer should not treat Wisconsin, where the filings show most grants, as a rule.
  • Requests should be a formal written letter sent by email between January and October, and the amount depends on business profitability, so a modest, clearly costed request is sensible.
  • For requests of $5,000 or more, the filing expects long-range plans, an annual unqualified audit and the involvement of an employee, retiree or PPC Partners, Inc. board director, so a connection to the company is likely to matter for a larger ask.
  • Private foundations, political and religious organisations (other than a social service programme run separately from the church and holding its own 501(c)(3) status), and institutions mainly funded by public tax support should not apply.

Overview

PPC Partners Foundation is a US private foundation based in New Berlin, WI.

What they fund

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

Priority Areas

The foundation directs a share of its pre-tax profits to non-profits requested by employees and the community, aiming to return prosperity to the communities in which its companies operate. It considers charitable donations to nonprofit organisations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and intends to support nonprofits in the geographic areas where its companies operate. Its mission is to meet operating needs of programs available to the entire population and respond positively to requests from valid organisations; the scale of its response depends on business profitability. Recorded grants have provided general support to an engineering school, a youth education organisation and a community remembrance organisation.

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin.

What They Don't Fund

  • Private foundations, political and religious organizations, except for those with a social service program that operates separately from the church. The program must have its own tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Institutions where public tax support is the primary source of income

How to apply

Applicants send a formal written request with the appropriate documentation by email to the Foundation.

Deadlines: Written requests are received from January 1 through October 1.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

  • A legitimate request can expect a positive response, with the amount depending on business profitability.
  • Requests of $5,000 or more require long-range plans, an annual unqualified audit and involvement of an employee, retiree or PPC Partners, Inc. board director.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Wisconsin100%
  • The largest single recipient received 50% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

3 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $40,000

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

  • Milwaukee School of Engineering · General Support
    $50,0002022 tax year
  • Junior Achievement Fox Valley · General Support
    $40,0002022 tax year
  • Kewaskum Remembers 911 · General Support
    $10,0002022 tax year

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

Officers and directors

  • Nicholas Smith — Secretary
  • Michael D Tillman — President & Director
  • Stephanie Omdoll — Director
  • Thomas E Nation — Director
  • Christopher J Moore — Director
  • Rick S Parra — Director
  • Alberto Peluzzo — Director
  • Robert Brenton — Assistant Treasurer
  • Michael Diederichs — Assistant Treasurer
  • Valerie L Adair — Treasurer

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$103,027$100,000$1,342,638Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$4,401$0$2,447,766Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$15,369$0$6,847,353Filing 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.

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