Private Foundation

RHEA BIGELOW CHARITABLE TRUST

RHEA BIGELOW CHARITABLE TRUST is a Private Foundation headquartered in MILWAUKEE, WI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.0M revenue, $892K expenses, $16.9M total assets. IRS filings disclose 26 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $5.4M.

EIN: 816928544 MILWAUKEE, WI Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.0M

Total Expenses$892K

Total Assets$16.9M

Grants Given26

Grant Total$5.4M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE

MCCOY, CO · 2024

BARN CONSTRUCTION

$370,000

ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

MEMPHIS, TN · 2024

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$250,000

ROUTT COUNTY CRISIS SUPPORT

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO · 2024

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$100,000

WILL & DENI MCINTYRE FOUNDATION

HENDERSONVILLE, NC · 2024

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$100,000

MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE

MCCOY, CO · 2023

BARN CONSTRUCTION

$400,000

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Daniel M Hess

TRUSTEE Jerry K Bigelow

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED GRANT

$3,640,000 20 grants

BARN CONSTRUCTION

$1,645,000 5 grants

RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF PAINTING

$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$1.0M	$892K	$16.9M
2023	$741K	$818K	$16.8M
2022	$948K	$863K	$16.9M
2021	$1.3M	$1.0M	$16.8M
2020	$527K	$903K	$16.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $527K to $1.0M (+92%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, NC, TN, WI.

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