Waukesha County Community Foundation

WAUKESHA, WI EIN: 39-1969122 Website

WCCF IS A POOL OF PERMANENT ENDOWMENT AND PROJECT FUNDS CREATED PRIMARILY BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF WAUKESHA COUNTY TO PROVIDE GRANT SUPPORT TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE INTENT OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO SERVE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNITY

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$76.6M

+3.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.0M

-43.8% YoY

Grant Count

130

+1.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

-44.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$14M$20M$27M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$76,620,938$73,920,379$62,758,771
Revenue$11,641,138$11,175,955$16,318,794
Expenses$6,493,868$8,362,561$16,825,344
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,698,950$3,086,572$5,243,675
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$9M88 grants2020112 grants2021120 grants2022128 grants2023130 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MKE AIR AND WATER SHOW INC$267KFRIENDS OF OCONOMOWOC PA…$200KPOLISH HERITAGE ALLIANCE…$177KCOMMUNITY SMILES DENTAL$175KWAYLAND ACADEMY$150KWOMEN AND GIRLS FUND OF …$107KMARQUETTE UNIVERSITY$92KMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCO…$85KSHARP LITERACY INC$61KST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY…$51K

Grant Size Distribution

578 grants across all recorded years

510<$50K31$50–100K24$100–250K7$250–500K2$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MELISSA BAXTERPRESIDENT$158K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
FRED STIERBOARD CHAIR2
STEPHANIE RIESCH-KNAPPVICE CHAIR1
RAMONA THORNTONTREASURER1
RICK VERTHEINSECRETARY1
ANN BARTOS MERKOWPAST CHAIR1
STACIE ANDRITSCHDIRECTOR1
TIM BEINEDIRECTOR1
CURT BREWERDIRECTOR1
MARYBETH BUDISCHDIRECTOR1
JERRY FLOODDIRECTOR1
JULIE GLYNNDIRECTOR1
ERIC LARSONDIRECTOR1
HEIDI RETZLAFFDIRECTOR1
AMY RISLOVDIRECTOR1
ANITA RODRIGUEZ CORDERODIRECTOR1
MATT SAUERDIRECTOR1
VICTOR SCHULTZDIRECTOR1
SEAN SCULLENDIRECTOR1
JANE STROMWALLDIRECTOR1
JUDIE TAYLORDIRECTOR1
ANN TESMERDIRECTOR1
JAN WADEDIRECTOR1
MELISSA BAXTERPRESIDENT40$157,580

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

APPLETONBEAVER DAMBOSTONBROOKFIELDBUTLERCAROL STREAMCHICAGOCROSBYDALLASDELAFIELDDETROITDOUSMANEAU CLAIREERLANGERFOND DU LACFORT MYERSFRANKLINGLENDALEGRAFTONGREEN BAY

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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