The Rooney Family Foundation concentrates its giving on local faith-based community support and targeted assistance for U.S. special operations veterans. The vast majority of funds have gone to a single recipient — a local church in Chippewa Falls — with a much smaller, but notable, gift to a national special-operations veteran support organization.
Highly concentrated and selective: very few grants, dominated by one large, repeat recipient (three grants totaling the bulk of giving), with one smaller, issue-specific gift outside the local community.
The Jim & Jennifer Rooney Family Foundation Inc has made one recipient central to its recent giving: Haven Christian Church in Eau Claire received $500,000 in 2025, following $250,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023. That repeated support points to a foundation that funds long-running commitments rather than scattered one-off awards. The same pattern appears in its assistance for special operations veterans, with a $80,000 grant to Special Operations Care Fund in Atlanta. Beyond those largest awards, the foundation also uses smaller grants and individual scholarships to support local needs. Recent gifts include tuition support for Chippewa Falls residents, program and general support for community groups in Eau Claire, and funding tied to a men’s home startup. The grant list shows a mix of church support, veteran assistance, education funding, and community-building projects, suggesting a practical, locally oriented grantmaker with a limited but defined set of priorities. The funder’s recent activity is concentrated in Wisconsin, with several grants reaching organizations and individuals in the Chippewa Falls–Eau Claire area. It also makes some support available outside Wisconsin through selected regional and national recipients.
Faith-based support is a clear throughline. The foundation gave $500,000 to Haven Christian Church for general support in 2025, after similar general-support gifts in 2024 and 2023. Education support appears in both institutional and individual forms. Regis Catholic Schools Foundation received $20,000 for scholarships in 2024 and $15,000 for scholarships in 2025, while Chippewa Falls residents also received tuition funding. Workforce development shows up through trade-oriented support. In 2025, Kingdom Workers received $5,000 for teens in the trade, following a $5,000 general-support grant in 2024. The foundation also backed housing-related startup work for men: Eau Claire Sober Living received $25,000 in 2025 for men’s home start-up. Community programming is another theme, including a $28,000 building-project grant to Boys & Girls Club in Eau Claire.
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $1,250, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. That said, the distribution includes much larger awards at the top end, including a $500,000 grant and an $80,000 grant. The record shows repeated support for the same organizations and even the same individual recipients across multiple years, which points to recurring rather than purely one-time giving. The foundation is a family foundation, gives only in the U.S. in the data provided, and funds individuals as well as organizations.
$579K
$770K
$182K
$600K
Most grants fall between $1K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Notable grantees: Haven Christian Church, Special Operations Care Fund, Other local faith-based ministries (unspecified)
Most grants land in Wisconsin, and 78% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s home state. Eau Claire appears repeatedly across organization grants, including faith-based, education, community, and trade-support recipients. Chippewa Falls is also prominent through multiple tuition awards to local individuals. Outside Wisconsin, grants in the recent list reached Atlanta, Bozeman, Arlington, Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Berea, showing a regional pattern with some national exceptions.
The foundation supports churches, special operations veteran services, schools and scholarship programs, workforce development for teens, community organizations, and individuals seeking tuition help. Recent recipients include faith-based groups, a veteran support fund, a men’s home startup, and several named scholarship beneficiaries.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $1,250, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent record also includes much larger awards, including a $500,000 grant and an $80,000 grant.
Yes. The grant list includes tuition and tuition-scholarship awards to named individuals such as April Wagner, David Haselwander, Katherine Schellhorn, Aaron Haselwander, Ava Wozney, and Joshua Mumm.
Yes. 78% of grants go to recipients in Wisconsin, and Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls appear repeatedly in the recent grants list. Wisconsin is also the top state by grant count, while the foundation’s headquarters are in Chippewa Falls.
Yes. Haven Christian Church received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several other recipients also appear more than once across the recent record, including Regis Catholic Schools Foundation, Cvtc Foundation, Yellowstone Club Community Foundation, and individual scholarship recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAVEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAU CLAIRE SOBER LIVING | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | MEN'S HOME START-UP |
| REGIS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| YELLOWSTONE CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CVTC FOUNDATION | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS |
| KINGDOM WORKERS | WAUKESHA, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | TEENS IN THE TRADE |
| APRIL WAGNER | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | TUITION SCHOLARSHIP |
| DAVID HASELWANDER | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | TUITION SCHOLARSHIP |
| AVA WOZNEY | BEREA, KY | $2,500 | 2025 | TUITION SCHOLARSHIP |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEY INC | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | BREWERS GAME |
| FRIENDS NETWORK | ST PAUL, MN | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARIA FRIEDEL | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $500 | 2025 | TUITION SCHOLARSHIP |
| HAVEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS CARE FUND | ATLANTA, GA | $80,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YELLOWSTONE CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REGIS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CVTC FOUNDATION | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KINGDOM PREP LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | MILWAUKEE, WI | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WPR CARES | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $8,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KINGDOM WORKERS | WAUKESHA, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DAVID HASELWANDER | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $2,500 | 2024 | TUITION |
| KATHERINE SCHELLHORN | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $2,500 | 2024 | TUITION |
| MARIA FRIEDEL | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $1,000 | 2024 | TUITION |
| AVOW | NAPLES, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAVEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $28,000 | 2023 | BUILDING PROJECT |
| CVTC FOUNDATION | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REGIS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $15,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| YELLOWSTONE CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DAVID HASELWANDER | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $2,500 | 2023 | TUITION |
| AARON HASELWANDER | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $2,500 | 2023 | TUITION |
| KATHERINE SCHELLHORN | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $2,500 | 2023 | TUITION |
| JOSHUA MUMM | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $1,250 | 2023 | TUITION |
| MARTHA MOHAN | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $1,250 | 2023 | TUITION |
| MACIE SCHILLINGER | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $1,250 | 2023 | TUITION |
| CARLI OLSON | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $500 | 2023 | TUITION |
| MARIA FRIEDEL | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $500 | 2023 | TUITION |
| HAYDEN STOVEY | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $500 | 2023 | TUITION |
| MALLORY STERLING | CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | $500 | 2023 | TUITION |
| NORTHERN COLORADO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FORT COLLINS, CO | $250 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
HAVEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EAU CLAIRE SOBER LIVING
$25,000MEN'S HOME START-UP
REGIS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
CVTC FOUNDATION
$10,000PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS
TEENS IN THE TRADE
APRIL WAGNER
$5,000TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
DAVID HASELWANDER
$2,500TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
AVA WOZNEY
$2,500TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
FRIENDS NETWORK
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MARIA FRIEDEL
$500TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
HAVEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
REGIS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$20,000SCHOLARSHIPS
KINGDOM PREP LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WPR CARES
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PIPE LINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
$8,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DAVID HASELWANDER
$2,500TUITION
KATHERINE SCHELLHORN
$2,500TUITION
MARIA FRIEDEL
$1,000TUITION
AVOW
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAVEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
$28,000BUILDING PROJECT
REGIS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
DAVID HASELWANDER
$2,500TUITION
AARON HASELWANDER
$2,500TUITION
KATHERINE SCHELLHORN
$2,500TUITION
JOSHUA MUMM
$1,250TUITION
MARTHA MOHAN
$1,250TUITION
MACIE SCHILLINGER
$1,250TUITION
CARLI OLSON
$500TUITION
MARIA FRIEDEL
$500TUITION
HAYDEN STOVEY
$500TUITION
MALLORY STERLING
$500TUITION
NORTHERN COLORADO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$250GENERAL SUPPORT