Nelson G And Vera C Hicks Charitable Foundation

Fitchburg, WI
Tax-exempt since Aug. 1987
EIN: 39-1582654

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$241k (2025)

Expenses

$270k (2025)

Total Assets

$2.4M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2025

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2025

Revenue

$240,690

Expenses

$269,614

Net Income

-$28,924

Net Assets

$2,399,196

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$14	0.0%
Dividends	$146,465	60.9%
Sales of Assets	$94,211	39.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$263,314	97.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,399,196
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,399,196

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on March 19, 2026

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$295,335

Expenses

$266,781

Net Income

$28,554

Net Assets

$2,431,413

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$19	0.0%
Dividends	$140,620	47.6%
Sales of Assets	$154,696	52.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$261,000	97.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,431,413
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,431,413

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on March 5, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$151,897

Expenses

$245,454

Net Income

-$93,557

Net Assets

$2,414,488

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$44	0.0%
Dividends	$133,276	87.7%
Sales of Assets	$18,577	12.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$240,000	97.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,414,488
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,414,488

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on April 1, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$231,832

Expenses

$271,276

Net Income

-$39,444

Net Assets

$2,569,937

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$42	0.0%
Dividends	$192,663	83.1%
Sales of Assets	$39,127	16.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$258,500	95.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,569,937
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,569,937

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on March 28, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$412,382

Expenses

$286,340

Net Income

$126,042

Net Assets

$2,620,151

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$7	0.0%
Dividends	$130,240	31.6%
Sales of Assets	$282,135	68.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$280,500	98.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,620,151
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,620,151

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on March 29, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$127,276

Expenses

$305,919

Net Income

-$178,643

Net Assets

$2,505,143

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$18	0.0%
Dividends	$107,724	84.6%
Sales of Assets	$19,534	15.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$297,500	97.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,505,144
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$2,505,143

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on April 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$206,596

Expenses

$257,374

Net Income

-$50,778

Net Assets

$2,689,049

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$105	0.1%
Dividends	$109,307	52.9%
Sales of Assets	$97,184	47.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$245,000	95.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,689,050
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$2,689,049

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

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Filed on June 8, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$173,025

Expenses

$233,729

Net Income

-$60,704

Net Assets

$2,740,676

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$29	0.0%
Dividends	$91,332	52.8%
Sales of Assets	$81,664	47.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$232,000	99.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,740,676
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,740,676

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on July 8, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$109,953

Expenses

$236,885

Net Income

-$126,932

Net Assets

$2,799,880

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,999	1.8%
Interest Revenue	$8	0.0%
Dividends	$88,838	80.8%
Sales of Assets	$19,108	17.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$232,000	97.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,799,880
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,799,880

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
John Karsten (President)	$0	$0
Robert H Keller (Vice President)	$0	$0
Wilfred E Kinney (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Aug. 28, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$206,369

Expenses

$226,758

Net Income

-$20,389

Net Assets

$2,986,331

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$97,992	47.5%
Sales of Assets	$27,930	13.5%
Other Income	$80,447	39.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$219,229	96.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,986,331
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,986,331

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$121,865

Expenses

$238,143

Net Income

-$116,278

Net Assets

$3,006,720

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$110,124	90.4%
Sales of Assets	$69,649	57.2%
Other Income	-$57,908

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$234,392	98.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,006,720
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,006,720

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$218,866

Expenses

$212,753

Net Income

$6,113

Net Assets

$3,118,894

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$118,192	54.0%
Sales of Assets	$88,773	40.6%
Other Income	$11,901	5.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$204,083	95.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,118,894
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,118,894

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$88,583

Expenses

$198,947

Net Income

-$110,364

Net Assets

$3,108,894

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$85,444	96.5%
Sales of Assets	$3,139	3.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$183,237	92.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,108,894
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,108,894

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$183,310

Expenses

$208,005

Net Income

-$24,695

Net Assets

$3,221,490

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$22,622	12.3%
Dividends	$114,422	62.4%
Sales of Assets	$45,454	24.8%
Other Income	$812	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$203,787	98.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,221,490
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,221,490

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Nelson G And Vera C Hicks Charitable Foundation

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Type of Nonprofit

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Revenue $241k (2025)

Expenses $270k (2025)

Total Assets $2.4M (2025)

Total Liabilities $0 (2025)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Revenue

$241k (2025)

Expenses

$270k (2025)

Total Assets

$2.4M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

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