The Andy L & Leone Sheldon Charitable Trust concentrates on supporting local, community-focused organizations in Langlade County/Wisconsin, with an emphasis on youth services, community recreation, and local history. Grants are large and unrestricted (general operating), often awarded repeatedly to the same organizations, indicating a preference for sustaining core operations of a few trusted partners rather than funding many small projects.
Concentrated giving: small number of relatively large general‑operating grants, repeat funding to the same local grantees, focused on sustaining core services rather than one‑off program grants.
A defining pattern for Andy L & Leone Sheldon Charitable Tr is its repeated support for a small set of Langlade County organizations through general operating grants. The largest recent awards all sit in that same local circle: $60,000 to Boys Girls Clubs Of in Milwaukee in 2024 and $60,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Langlade Co Inc in Antigo in 2023. The trust’s giving is centered on sustaining community institutions rather than funding one-off projects, with grants used for operating support across youth services, recreation, and local history. That approach shows up in the trust’s back-to-back support for the Langlade County Historical Society and the Clara R Mckenna Aquatic Center, both in Antigo. Those organizations received multiple grants across 2023 and 2024, suggesting a preference for keeping core programs and facilities functioning over time. The trust also made operating grants to local civic groups such as the City of Antigo and the Town of Antigo Volunteer Fire Dept. Its giving profile is local, concentrated in Wisconsin, and built around organizations embedded in one county and nearby communities.
Youth development is one of the clearest themes in the trust’s grantmaking. It gave $60,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Langlade Co Inc in Antigo for general operating support in 2023, then followed with $15,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Langlade County I in Antigo in 2023. In 2024, it also awarded $60,000 to Boys Girls Clubs Of in Milwaukee for general operating support. Community recreation is another recurring area. Clara R Mckenna Aquatic Center in Antigo received $38,655 in 2023 and $24,086 in 2024, both as general operating support. Local history appears alongside that, with $45,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024 to Langlade County Historical Society in Antigo. The trust also backed Elcho Historical Society with $14,086 in 2024, extending the same operating-support pattern to preservation groups beyond Antigo.
Andy L & Leone Sheldon Charitable Tr gives at a relatively concentrated size band: the 25th percentile grant is $11,961, the median is $17,500, and the 75th percentile is $40,241. The recent record points to repeat support rather than one-time awards. Langlade County Historical Society, Clara R Mckenna Aquatic Center, and Antigo Music Association Inc each appear in more than one year, and several recipients received follow-on funding in 2024 after grants in 2023. The trust is a charitable trust, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants are largely unrestricted or operating support, with general operating as the dominant purpose.
$142K
$2.3M
$79K
$180K
Most grants fall between $12K and $40K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WI.
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Notable grantees: Langlade County Historical Society, Clara R McKenna Aquatic Center, Boys & Girls Club of Langlade County, Boys & Girls Clubs (regional chapter)
Grantmaking is entirely in the United States, and every recent recipient is in Wisconsin. Antigo is the clearest center of activity, with multiple grants to organizations there across youth services, history, recreation, municipal support, and music. Milwaukee appears once in the recent list through Boys Girls Clubs Of. Other recipient locations include Elcho and the Town of Antigo, showing a tightly local pattern within Wisconsin rather than a broad multi-state footprint.
The trust funds community institutions in Langlade County and nearby Wisconsin communities. Recent grants went to youth-development organizations, a local aquatic center, historical societies, a municipal government, a volunteer fire department, and a music association. The grant purposes are mainly general operating support.
Yes. The recent grants list is dominated by general operating support, including awards to Boys & Girls Club of Langlade Co Inc, Langlade County Historical Society, Clara R Mckenna Aquatic Center, and several other local organizations. One grant is listed as operating support to the Town of Antigo Volunteer Fire Dept.
Its grant sizes are fairly substantial for a local trust. The typical range shown is $11,961 at the 25th percentile, $17,500 at the median, and $40,241 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include several larger operating grants at $45,000 and $60,000.
Yes. Langlade County Historical Society and Clara R Mckenna Aquatic Center each received grants in both 2023 and 2024. Antigo Music Association Inc also appears twice, with grants in 2023 and 2024, which indicates repeated support rather than one-time funding.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF | MILWAUKEE, WI | $60,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CLARA R MCKENNA AQUATIC CENTER | ANTIGO, WI | $24,086 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LANGLADE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ANTIGO, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CITY OF ANTIGO | ANTIGO, WI | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ELCHO HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ELCHO, WI | $14,086 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TOWN OF ANTIGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | ANTIGO, WI | $5,585 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT TO |
| ANTIGO MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC | ANTIGO, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LANGLADE CO INC | ANTIGO, WI | $60,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LANGLADE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ANTIGO, WI | $45,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CLARA R MCKENNA AQUATIC CENTER | ANTIGO, WI | $38,655 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF LANGLADE COUNTY I | ANTIGO, WI | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ANTIGO MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC | ANTIGO, WI | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
BOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF
$60,000GENERAL OPERATING
CLARA R MCKENNA AQUATIC CENTER
$24,086GENERAL OPERATING
LANGLADE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING
CITY OF ANTIGO
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
ELCHO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$14,086GENERAL OPERATING
TOWN OF ANTIGO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
$5,585OPERATING SUPPORT TO
ANTIGO MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC
GENERAL OPERATING
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LANGLADE CO INC
$60,000GENERAL OPERATING
LANGLADE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$45,000GENERAL OPERATING
CLARA R MCKENNA AQUATIC CENTER
$38,655GENERAL OPERATING
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF LANGLADE COUNTY I
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
ANTIGO MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING