The Endries Family Foundation primarily supports local philanthropy and community needs in the Fox Valley/Calumet County area, funneling most of its funding through the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region while also making direct, targeted grants to nearby schools, arts organizations, and human services. Their giving favors locally focused, practical investments — K–12 public education, the family’s namesake performing arts center, food and basic-needs providers, and domestic abuse services — with a clear preference for sustaining community capacity and safety nets.
Robert and Patricia Endries Family Foundation Ltd gives almost all of its support through a single local intermediary: the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region received $4,614,801 in 2025, alongside earlier awards of $310,014 in 2024 and $187,908 in 2023. That pattern places community philanthropy and local regranting at the center of the foundation’s work. Direct grants then extend that local strategy into nearby schools, arts infrastructure, and human services across Calumet County and the Fox Valley area. The foundation’s recent direct giving includes support for Brillion Public Schools, Friends of the Endries Performing Arts Center, The Salvation Army of Calumet County, and Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs. Those grants show a practical mix of education, arts, basic-needs assistance, and crisis response. The named recipients are all in Wisconsin, matching a local geography of giving. Leadership is listed as Steve Endries, and the foundation’s grant history suggests a family-linked approach to community capacity, with large operating support for a regional community foundation complemented by targeted local awards to organizations serving nearby residents.
In community capacity building, the foundation made a $25,000 grant in 2025 to Optimist International Foundation for community improvement and capacity building. That same year, it gave $15,000 to Basic Needs Giving Partnership Inc in Green Bay for philanthropy and voluntarism, showing a willingness to support regional structures that coordinate local aid. Education is another clear thread. Brillion Public Schools received $218,863 in 2023, a large school-based award tied to the foundation’s support for K–12 public education in the Brillion and Calumet County area. The arts also appear through the Friends of the Endries Performing Arts Center, which received $15,500 in 2025, $12,000 in 2024, and $12,500 in 2023. In human services, The Salvation Army of Calumet County received $15,000 in 2025, continuing the foundation’s support for local safety-net providers.
Typical awards are modest to mid-sized, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $11,000, and a p75 of $58,227. The distribution is shaped by one very large operating-style grant to the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and a cluster of smaller direct awards in the $6,000 to $25,000 range. Recipients recur across years: the community foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Harbor House and the Salvation Army each show repeated support. The foundation is a family foundation, led by Steve Endries, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$4.7M
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$362K
$4.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $58K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$58K
STEVE ENDRIES
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Highly concentrated funding: one very large multi-year/major gift to a regional community foundation for regranting, supplemented by smaller, often repeat local grants to schools, arts organizations, and human services — geographically focused and relationship-driven rather than broad national giving.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Brillion Public Schools, Friends of the Endries Performing Arts Center, Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs, Salvation Army of Calumet County
Grantmaking is entirely U.S.-based and entirely in Wisconsin, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Appleton and Brillion appear repeatedly, along with Chilton and Green Bay. The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region in Appleton is the main recipient by dollar volume, while direct grants land in nearby Calumet County and Fox Valley communities. The pattern is local rather than multi-state or national.
Its recent grants go to a community foundation, public schools, arts organizations, human services agencies, and domestic abuse support providers. Examples in the record include Brillion Public Schools, Friends of the Endries Performing Arts Center, The Salvation Army of Calumet County, and Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs.
Yes. The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and The Salvation Army of Calumet County appears in both 2024 and 2025.
All recent grants in the record went to U.S. recipients, and 100% went to organizations in Wisconsin. Appleton, Brillion, Chilton, and Green Bay all appear as recipient locations, showing a local Wisconsin focus.
Recent grants point to philanthropy and voluntarism, education, arts and culture, human services, food support, and domestic abuse assistance. The named grants include support for Brillion Public Schools, Friends of the Endries Performing Arts Center, The Salvation Army of Calumet County, Society of St Vincent De Paul Brillion, and Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION | APPLETON, WI | $4,614,801 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM |
| OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| FRIENDS OF THE ENDRIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | BRILLION, WI | $15,500 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| THE SALVATION ARMY OF CALUMET COUNTY | CHILTON, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| BASIC NEEDS GIVING PARTNERSHIP INC | GREEN BAY, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM |
| VIDA INC | APPLETON, WI | $7,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| HARBOR HOUSE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS | APPLETON, WI | $7,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH & CRISIS INTERVENTION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC | APPLETON, WI | $310,014 | 2024 | PHILANTHROPY |
| BASIC NEEDS GIVING PARTNERSHIP INC | GREEN BAY, WI | $15,000 | 2024 | PHILANTHROPY |
| FRIENDS OF THE ENDRIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | BRILLION, WI | $12,000 | 2024 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| SALVATION ARMY - CALUMET COUNTY | CHILTON, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| HARBOR HOUSE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS | APPLETON, WI | $6,000 | 2024 | DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSISTANCE |
| BRILLION PUBLIC SCHOOLS | BRILLION, WI | $218,863 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC | APPLETON, WI | $187,908 | 2023 | PHILANTHROPY, CHARITY & VOLUNTARISM PROMOTION |
| FRIENDS OF THE ENDRIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | BRILLION, WI | $12,500 | 2023 | PERFORMING ARTS |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL BRILLION | BRILLION, WI | $10,000 | 2023 | FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION |
| HOLY FAMILY PARISH | BRILLION, WI | $10,000 | 2023 | RELIGION |
| SALVATION ARMY OF CALUMET COUNTY | CHILTON, WI | $10,000 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| HARBOR HOUSE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS | APPLETON, WI | $6,740 | 2023 | DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSISTANCE |
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
FRIENDS OF THE ENDRIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$15,500ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
THE SALVATION ARMY OF CALUMET COUNTY
$15,000HUMAN SERVICES
VIDA INC
HUMAN SERVICES
FRIENDS OF THE ENDRIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$12,000ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
SALVATION ARMY - CALUMET COUNTY
$10,000HUMAN SERVICES
BRILLION PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$218,863EDUCATION
PHILANTHROPY, CHARITY & VOLUNTARISM PROMOTION
FRIENDS OF THE ENDRIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$12,500PERFORMING ARTS
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL BRILLION
$10,000FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION
HOLY FAMILY PARISH
$10,000RELIGION
SALVATION ARMY OF CALUMET COUNTY
$10,000HUMAN SERVICES