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The Lori and David Nicholas Family Foundation Inc: 27 grants to organizations, $2.8 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Lori and David Nicholas Family Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Mequon, WI, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $2,798,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 6, 2026. The largest was $600,000 to Nativity Jesuit Academy in Milwaukee, WI for designated for the nicholas family field.
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- EIN
- 871448344
- Based in
- Mequon, WI
- Assets
- $55,946,384
- Grants paid
- $2,798,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202631269349103608. It reported $2,798,000 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nativity Jesuit Academy | Milwaukee, WI | Designated for the nicholas family field | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Peninsula State Park Inc | Fish Creek, WI | Designated for the mountain bike trail project. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ridges Sanctuary Inc | Baileys Harbor, WI | To support phase 0 of the master plan implementation and purchase of equipment to use in the research project with uw madison. | Animal-related | $265,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Door County Community Foundation Inc | Sturgeon Bay, WI | To support the door county winter commons campaign, sister bay ice rink | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Door County Community Foundation Inc | Sturgeon Bay, WI | To support the greenhouse, restoration and operational needs at horseshoe bay | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Afar Inc | Milwaukee, WI | To support the universal park project. | Human services | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Domes Inc - Milwaukee Domes Alliance | Milwaukee, WI | Designated for the restoration/renovation project | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uwm Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Designated to the center for water policy at the school of freshwater sciences. | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Door County Bookmobile | Egg Harbor, WI | To support the bookmobile renovation and operational needs. | Arts, culture and humanities | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula School of Art Inc | Fish Creek, WI | To support the artist in residence program and the director salary for the door county plein air festival. | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Radio Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | To support the 'uniquely milwaukee' audio shorts. | Arts, culture and humanities | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reflo Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General support. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude the Apostle School | Milwaukee, WI | Designated for security upgrades | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Designated for aphasia research. specifically language lab in memory of ginny wagner | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Village of Egg Harbor Peg Egan Pac | Egg Harbor, WI | To support the peg egan performing arts center. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Designated for the schlitz audubon environmental education center. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of the BLR | Green Bay, WI | Designated to support the door county boys and girls club chapter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gathering Waters Inc | Madison, WI | General support. to strengthen land trusts to protect wi's special places & grow healthy, vibrant communities. | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gumbo Limbo Costal Stewards Inc | Boca Raton, FL | To support sea turtle rehabilitation efforts | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwoods Land Trust Inc | Eagle River, WI | General support. | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tall Pines Conservancy Inc | Nashotah, WI | General support. | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ozaukee Washington Land Trust Inc | West Bend, WI | Landscape restoration school summer program scholarships. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Door Shakespeare Inc | Baileys Harbor, WI | Designated for the employee housing initiative. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aemilian Preschool Inc | Milwaukee, WI | To support training for the wellpoint care network and classroom needs. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Congregation of Holy Angels | West Bend, WI | Designated for security upgrades at holy angels elementary | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tosa Tonight | Wauwatosa, WI | General support. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kipsongo Project Inc | Heartland, WI | For school supplies | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202521219349101392. It reported $2,487,010 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afar Inc | Milwaukee, WI | To support the universal park project. | Human services | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nativity Jesuit Academy | Milwaukee, WI | Designated for the green space initiative. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ridges Sanctuary Inc | Baileys Harbor, WI | To support phase 0 of the master plan implementation and purchase of equipment to use in the research project with uw madison. | Animal-related | $270,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Door County Community Foundation Inc | Sturgeon Bay, WI | Designated for the hsb farm preservation fund. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Peninsula State Park Inc | Fish Creek, WI | Designated for the mountain bike trail project. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Central Library System Foundation | Madison, WI | To support technology and genealogy areas in the monroe public library | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reflo Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General support. | Environment | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| DCMC | Sturgeon Bay, WI | To support behavioral health program. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Domes Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Designated for the restoration/renovation project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Avenue Club Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Capital campaign. to upgrade appliances in culinary unit as wel as add additional appliances to current space. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uwm Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Designated to the center for water policy at the school of freshwater sciences. | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Village of Egg Harbor Peg Egan Pac | Egg Harbor, WI | To support the peg egan performing arts center. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Door County Bookmobile | Egg Harbor, WI | General opperating support. | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula School of Art Inc | Fish Creek, WI | To support the artist in residence program and the director salary for the door county plein air festival. | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Designated for the schlitz audubon environmental education center. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | Designated to support the door county boys and girls club chapter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gathering Waters Inc | Madison, WI | General support. to strengthen land trusts to protect wi's special places & grow healthy, vibrant communities. | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Radio Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | To support the 'uniquely milwaukee' audio shorts. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Door County Community Foundation | Sturgeon Bay, WI | Designated for the baileys harbor open space preservation fund. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Door Shakespeare Inc | Baileys Harbor, WI | Designated for the employee housing initiative. | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ozaukee Washington Land Trust Inc | West Bend, WI | Landscape restoration school summer program scholarships. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aemilian Preschool Inc | Milwaukee, WI | To support training for the wellpoint care network and classroom furniture. | $12,010 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Breckenridge, CO | General support. | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tosa Tonight | Wauwatosa, WI | General support. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $770,000 |
| Human services | $550,000 |
| Animal-related | $535,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $435,000 |
| Education | $420,000 |
| Environment | $265,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $10,000 |
States funded
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Updated May 6, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.