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US nonprofit · EIN 391869271 · Appleton, WIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 391869271) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

William J & Barbara A Schmidt Family Foundation Inc's network

5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Barbara SchmidtPresident2018
8 yrs
Chris WoleskeDirector2023
3 yrs
Dr Sarah SchmidtVice President/Secretary/Treasurer2023
3 yrs
Marne Keller-KrikavaDirector2021
5 yrs
Nancy ArmbrustDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Barbara SchmidtPresident1$0
Marne Keller-KrikavaDirector0.5$0
Dr Sarah SchmidtVice President/Secretary/Treasurer1$0
Nancy ArmbrustDirector0.5$0
Chris WoleskeDirector0.5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
William J & Barbara A Schmidt Family Foundation Inc
EIN
391869271
Address
4455 W Lawrence St, Appleton, WI, 54914-4065
State
Wisconsin
Mission
To provide grants to qualified charitable organizations as determined by the board of directors. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
J00Z Employment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Barbara Schmidt (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1997
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$7m
Total liabilities
$694k
Net assets or fund balances
$6.3m
Contributions and grants received
$5k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.5m
Employees
0
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$543k$1.5mDeficit $994k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

14 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Jesuit Academy$462k
WisdomestherPhilanthropy, voluntarism$221k
Headsup Fox CitiesHuman services$147k
Leaven IncHuman services$124k
Thompson Center on Lourdes IncRecreation & sports$98k
Basic Needs Giving Partnership IncPhilanthropy, voluntarism$76k
First Congregational Ucc (Appleton)Religion-related$65k
CotsHousing & shelter$50k
PillarsHousing & shelter$50k
Revolution WorkshopEmployment, job related$50k
Riverview Gardens Inc$50k
US Venture Associates Caring Together Fund IncPublic safety, disaster preparedness & relief$25k
Kenya WorksInternational, foreign affairs$21k
Community Clothes ClosetHuman services$10k