Bierman Family Foundation Inc

Merrill, WI
Tax-exempt since June 1990
EIN: 39-1673472

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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.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$1.72M (2023)

Expenses

$3.03M (2023)

Total Assets

$31.9M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2023)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$1,715,334

Expenses

$3,034,871

Net Income

-$1,319,537

Net Assets

$31,885,434

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$898,848	52.4%
Sales of Assets	$810,015	47.2%
Other Income	$6,471	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,689,958	88.6%
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	$31,885,434
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$31,885,434

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treasurer)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
Mike Ravn (Director, Secretary)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 16, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$1,407,011

Expenses

$1,391,142

Net Income

$15,869

Net Assets

$33,146,408

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$702,919	50.0%
Sales of Assets	$704,092	50.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$974,652	70.1%
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	$33,146,408
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$33,146,408

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treasurer)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
Mike Ravn (Director, Secretary)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 25, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$3,935,456

Expenses

$1,546,103

Net Income

$2,389,353

Net Assets

$33,132,830

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$761,435	19.3%
Sales of Assets	$3,174,021	80.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,142,843	73.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$2,797	0.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$33,132,830
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$33,132,830

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treas)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
James Harrington (Director, Secretary)	$0	$2,796
Mike Ravn (Director, Secretary)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Sept. 21, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$3,223,850

Expenses

$4,862,842

Net Income

-$1,638,992

Net Assets

$30,783,244

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$774,234	24.0%
Sales of Assets	$2,449,616	76.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,476,788	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	$30,783,245
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$30,783,244

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treas)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
James Harrington (Director, Secretary)	$0	$3,605

990-PF

Filed on June 17, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$2,370,233

Expenses

$2,048,131

Net Income

$322,102

Net Assets

$32,479,640

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$866,933	36.6%
Sales of Assets	$1,503,300	63.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,657,200	80.9%
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	$32,479,641
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$32,479,640

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treas)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
James Harrington (Director, Secretary)	$0	$6,450

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$2,866,861

Expenses

$2,975,548

Net Income

-$108,687

Net Assets

$32,189,541

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$846,901	29.5%
Sales of Assets	$2,019,960	70.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,570,757	86.4%
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	$32,189,541
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$32,189,541

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treas)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
James Harrington (Director, Secretary)	$0	$5,018

990-PF

Filed on June 12, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

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

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$1,834,318

Expenses

$2,642,780

Net Income

-$808,462

Net Assets

$33,398,841

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$866,542	47.2%
Sales of Assets	$967,776	52.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,266,280	85.8%
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	$33,399,092
Total Liabilities	$251
Net Assets	$33,398,841

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treas)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
James Harrington (Director, Secretary)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on June 21, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$1,819,145

Expenses

$2,956,589

Net Income

-$1,137,444

Net Assets

$34,228,442

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$802,490	44.1%
Sales of Assets	$1,016,655	55.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,545,000	86.1%
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	$34,228,442
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$34,228,442

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treas)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
James Harrington (Director, Secretary)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on June 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$2,132,148

Expenses

$2,666,927

Net Income

-$534,779

Net Assets

$35,419,290

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$131,122	6.1%
Dividends	$808,228	37.9%
Sales of Assets	$1,192,798	55.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,217,274	83.1%
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	$35,444,290
Total Liabilities	$25,000
Net Assets	$35,419,290

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (Director, President, Treasurer)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director, Vice President)	$0	$0
James Harrington (Director, Secretary)	$0	$4,205

990-PF

Filed on June 17, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$3,763,679

Expenses

$2,145,778

Net Income

$1,617,901

Net Assets

$35,968,813

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$2,538,797	67.5%
Interest Revenue	$74,453	2.0%
Dividends	$658,493	17.5%
Sales of Assets	$491,936	13.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,768,300	82.4%
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	$35,975,643
Total Liabilities	$6,830
Net Assets	$35,968,813

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Fredrick Bliese (President)	$0	$0
Sally Baade (Director)	$0	$0
James Herrington (Director, Vice President)	$0	$4,224

990-PF

Filed on May 8, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$34,978,421

Expenses

$644,889

Net Income

$34,333,532

Net Assets

$34,355,232

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$34,625,968	99.0%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$246,565	0.7%
Sales of Assets	$105,888	0.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$570,500	88.5%
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	$34,357,364
Total Liabilities	$2,132
Net Assets	$34,355,232

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

-$5,672

Expenses

$10,904

Net Income

-$16,576

Net Assets

$21,700

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$117
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$10,000	91.7%
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	$21,701
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$21,700

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

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

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

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

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

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

990-PF

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Bierman Family Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $1.72M (2023)

Expenses $3.03M (2023)

Total Assets $31.9M (2023)

Total Liabilities $0 (2023)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2011

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Revenue

$1.72M (2023)

Expenses

$3.03M (2023)

Total Assets

$31.9M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2023)

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