Jeffris Family Foundation Ltd
Janesville, WI · EIN 39-1281879. Reported 58 grants totalling $4,418,790 to 45 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Jeffris Family Foundation Ltd checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
6 of the organizations Jeffris Family Foundation Ltd funded make grants themselves, and it reported 7 grants totalling $1,735,200 to them. That is 48% of the $3,626,090 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking County Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Ohio | $1,145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Heritage Fund - the Community Foundation | community foundation | Indiana | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Foundation for Appalachian Ohio | community foundation | Ohio | $48,950 | 2 | 2 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc | community foundation | Missouri | $20,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation | community foundation | Indiana | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of Southern | community foundation | Wisconsin | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $32,775; the smallest was $250 and the largest $1,145,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking County Foundation Inc | Newark, OH | $1,145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kenosha County Wisconsin | Kenosha, WI | $675,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County Inc | Columbus, IN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moline Foundation | Moline, IL | $330,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ellwood House Association Inc | Dekalb, IL | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dubuque County Historical Society | Dubuque, IA | $270,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carver County Historical Society Inc | Waconia, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Logan County Landmark Preservation Inc | Bellefontaine, OH | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association | Ludington, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Hegeler Carus Foundation | Peru, IL | $55,575 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Dubuque Iowa | Dubuque, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Ohio | Nelsonville, OH | $48,950 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Historic Madison Inc | Madison, WI | $39,650 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Stinson Memorial Library District | Anna, IL | $33,665 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library and Museums | Fremont, OH | $32,775 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Powers Church | Angola, IN | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Overfield Tavern Museum | Troy, OH | $29,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Logansport Indiana | Logansport, IN | $28,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wagnalls Memorial Preservation Fund Inc | Lithopolis, OH | $27,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edison Birthplace Association Inc | Milan, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heritage Accord | Newton Falls, OH | $24,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clinton County Historical Society | Wilmington, OH | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc | Springfield, MO | $20,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Ulm Turnverein | New Ulm, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc | Elkhart, IN | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastend Studio and Gallery | Marshall, MI | $12,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock County Historical Society | Janesville, WI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| School District of Janesville | Janesville, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Antique Doorknob Collectors of America Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $2,700 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Forward Foundation Inc | Janesville, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Everyone Cooperating to Help Others Inc | Janesville, WI | $1,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Antique Doorknob Collectors of America Inc | North Little Rock, AR | $1,450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc | Janesville, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Congregational United Church of Christ | Janesville, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Greenfield Community Foundation | Greenfield, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Cooksville Trust Inc | Evansville, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kewaskum Remembers 9 11 Inc | Kewaskum, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Patrick Catholic Parish | Janesville, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sterling North Society Inc | Edgerton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Superior Public Museums | Superior, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Association of Historic Preservation Commissions Inc | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Wisconsin Public Television Inc | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seth Peterson Cottage Conservancy Inc | Reedsburg, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
8 of 45 (18%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 24%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Licking County Foundation Inc
CHARITABLE - RESTORATION OF LOUIS SULLIVAN BUILDING OF NEWARK - Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County Inc
CHARITABLE - RESTORATION OF SAARINEN TOWER - Moline Foundation
CHARITABLE - RESTORATION OF DEERE-WIMAN HOUSE - Ellwood House Association Inc
CHARITABLE - RESTORATION OF ELLWOOD HOUSE - Dubuque County Historical Society
CHARITABLE - RESTORATION OF HAM HOUSE - Carver County Historical Society Inc
CHARITABLE - RESTORATION OF ANDREW PETERSON FARMHOUSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 38 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | $356,175 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 13 | $691,425 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 10 | $838,150 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 12 | $1,509,315 | $16,125 |
| 2025 | 12 | $1,023,725 | $26,625 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Jeffris Family Foundation Ltd has 15 of them, worth $8,817,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council Inc | Coldwater, MI | $1,800,000 |
| Licking County Foundation Inc | Newark, OH | $1,145,000 |
| Olmsted County Historical Society | Rochester, MN | $833,000 |
| Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library and Museums | Fremont, OH | $708,000 |
| Kenosha County Wisconsin | Kenosha, WI | $675,000 |
| Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Inc | Red Wing, MN | $650,000 |
| Historic Madison Inc | Madison, IN | $600,000 |
| Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County Inc | Columbus, IN | $500,000 |
| Heritage Accord | Newton Falls, OH | $480,000 |
| Moline Foundation | Moline, IL | $330,000 |
| Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $300,000 |
| City of Elkhorn Wisconsiin | Elkhorn, WI | $300,000 |
| Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc | Springfield, MO | $240,000 |
| Logan County Landmark Preservation Inc | Bellefontaine, OH | $220,000 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Ohio | Nelsonville, OH | $36,500 |
Where its money goes
36% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jeffris Family Foundation Ltd's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1160, Janesville, WI, 53547. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 39-1281879 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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