The Owen G Duncan Unitrust #2 directs the majority of its funding to two recurring beneficiaries: Northland College (scholarship support) and the Carmelite Sisters of Divine Providence (general operating support). Grants are large and targeted, indicating a preference for sustained, sizable support rather than many small awards. The foundation’s giving reflects a dual interest in supporting higher education access via scholarships and sustaining a Catholic religious order’s operations.
Highly concentrated: few, large grants; repeat funding to the same two principal grantees across multiple awards rather than broad, one-off support.
Owen G Duncan Unitrust #2 has directed its recent giving almost entirely to two Wisconsin institutions: Northland College for scholarships and the Carmelite Sisters of Divine Providence for general operating support. Across the latest grants on file, the pattern is consistent in both purpose and recipient, with awards made in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to the same two organizations. That repeated support points to a funder that favors sustained commitments over a broad portfolio of one-time grants. The foundation’s scholarship support has gone to Northland College, with grants routed through the college’s business office and then listed to the institution itself in the most recent year. On the religious-community side, the Carmelite Sisters received unrestricted support through their Kenosha, Wisconsin office, with the grant purpose recorded as general operating. The result is a narrow grantmaking profile centered on higher education access and the operational stability of a Catholic religious order. All recent awards in the dataset went to recipients in Wisconsin.
A defining part of the foundation’s grantmaking is undergraduate scholarship support. In 2023 and 2024, it gave $106,060 and $93,863 to Northland College Attn Business Office in Ashland, Wisconsin, with the purpose listed as scholarships; in 2025, the recipient appears as Northland College in Ashland for $89,995. Another clear theme is unrestricted institutional support for the Carmelite Sisters of Divine Providence. The foundation made general operating grants to Carmelite Sisters Dcj Attn Sister Emmanuel in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2023 and 2024, followed by a 2025 grant to Carmelite Sisters Dcj in Kenosha for the same purpose. Taken together, the grants show a focus on educational access and the ongoing expenses of a faith-based religious community.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered, with a p25 of $90,963, a median of $93,863, and a p75 of $103,011. The recent record shows a repeated two-recipient pattern rather than one-off awards: the same two organizations appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation does not fund individuals directly, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants are structured as either scholarship support or general operating support, indicating a preference for defined institutional needs rather than project-based funding.
$201K
$2.4M
$186K
$255K
Most grants fall between $91K and $103K, with a median of $94K.
25th Percentile
$91K
Median
$94K
75th Percentile
$103K
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Notable grantees: Northland College, Carmelite Sisters DCJ, Carmelite Sisters DCJ (ATTN Sister Emmanuel)
Grantmaking is entirely local in the recent data, with 100% of grants going to recipients in Wisconsin. The two recipient cities that appear are Ashland and Kenosha, each tied to a recurring beneficiary. The top state by grant count is Wisconsin, matching the recipient location pattern across all six recent grants.
It concentrates on two recurring purposes: undergraduate scholarships for Northland College and general operating support for the Carmelite Sisters of Divine Providence. Those two recipients account for the foundation’s recent grant pattern in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Recent grants are fairly consistent in size. The p25 is $90,963, the median is $93,863, and the p75 is $103,011. The top recent awards are in the low six figures, while the latest grants are just under $90,000.
The foundation’s recent giving is entirely in Wisconsin. All six grants in the latest record went to recipients in the state, including organizations in Ashland and Kenosha.
Yes. Northland College and the Carmelite Sisters of Divine Providence each appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The repeated awards suggest a steady, ongoing relationship rather than isolated one-time grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARMELITE SISTERS DCJ | KENOSHA, WI | $100,258 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTHLAND COLLEGE | ASHLAND, WI | $100,258 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CARMELITE SISTERS DCJ | KENOSHA, WI | $89,996 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTHLAND COLLEGE | ASHLAND, WI | $89,995 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NORTHLAND COLLEGE ATTN BUSINESS OFFICE | ASHLAND, WI | $93,863 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CARMELITE SISTERS DCJ ATTN SISTER EMMANUEL | KENOSHA, WI | $93,863 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTHLAND COLLEGE ATTN BUSINESS OFFICE | ASHLAND, WI | $106,060 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CARMELITE SISTERS DCJ ATTN SISTER EMMANUEL | KENOSHA, WI | $106,060 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
CARMELITE SISTERS DCJ
$100,258GENERAL OPERATING
CARMELITE SISTERS DCJ
$89,996GENERAL OPERATING
CARMELITE SISTERS DCJ ATTN SISTER EMMANUEL
$93,863GENERAL OPERATING
CARMELITE SISTERS DCJ ATTN SISTER EMMANUEL
$106,060GENERAL OPERATING