Private Foundation

NELSON & VERA HICKS CHARITABLE FDN

NELSON & VERA HICKS CHARITABLE FDN is a Private Foundation headquartered in MADISON, WI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $241K revenue, $270K expenses, $2.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 412 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.3M.

EIN: 391582654 MADISON, WI Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$241K

Total Expenses$270K

Total Assets$2.4M

Grants Given412

Grant Total$2.3M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

YMCA OF DODGE COUNTY

BEAVER DAM, WI · 2025

GENERAL FUNDING

$26,000

ST AMBROSE ACADEMY

MADISON, WI · 2025

GENERAL FUNDING

$20,000

CHURCH HEALTH SERVICES

BEAVER DAM, WI · 2025

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CAMPAIGN

$15,000

BEAVER DAM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

BEAVER DAM, WI · 2025

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

$12,500

GREEN VALLEY ENTERPRISES & ALZHEIMER UNIT

BEAVER DAM, WI · 2025

GENERAL FUNDING - ALZHEIMERS UNIT

$12,000

Showing up to 5 of 412 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT John Karsten

VICE PRESIDENT Robert H Keller

SECRETARY/TREASURER Wilfred E Kinney

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL FUNDING

$1,706,000 340 grants

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

$196,500 18 grants

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CAMPAIGN

$135,000 9 grants

MORTGAGE REDUCTION

$130,000 17 grants

GENERAL FUNDING - ALZHEIMERS UNIT

$92,000 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$241K	$270K	$2.4M
2024	$295K	$267K	$2.4M
2023	$152K	$245K	$2.4M
2022	$232K	$271K	$2.6M
2021	$412K	$286K	$2.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $412K to $241K (-42%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL, WI.

ILWI

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