Private Foundation

JAMES & LEIGH PETERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

JAMES & LEIGH PETERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in WAUKESHA, WI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $322K revenue, $211K expenses, $2.9M total assets. IRS filings disclose 212 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.2M.

EIN: 271561234 WAUKESHA, WI Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$322K

Total Expenses$211K

Total Assets$2.9M

Grants Given212

Grant Total$1.2M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2024

EDUCATION

$50,000

ST ANN CENTER FOR INTERGEN CARE

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2024

PUBLIC WELFARE

$20,000

PIUS XI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2024

EDUCATION

$10,000

MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2024

PUBLIC WELFARE

$10,000

PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2024

PUBLIC WELFARE

$5,000

Showing up to 5 of 212 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/TREAS Leigh Peterson

DIRECTOR Patricia Ahnert

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC WELFARE

$519,036 99 grants

Program Support

$488,085 82 grants

EDUCATION

$129,500 11 grants

Scholarship Fund

$30,000 4 grants

RELIGIOUS

$17,000 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$322K	$211K	$2.9M
2023	$116K	$210K	$2.8M
2022	$89K	$218K	$2.9M
2021	$407K	$174K	$3.0M
2020	$151K	$192K	$2.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $151K to $322K (+114%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, FL, IL, IN, KS, and 4 other states.

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