Wisconsin Humanities Council Inc

MADISON, WI EIN: 39-1250290 Website

WISCONSIN HUMANITIES STRENGTHENS OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CONNECTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$391K

-2.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$218K

-56.5% YoY

Grant Count

23

-53.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-7.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$557K$1M$2M$2M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$391,145$402,768$372,757
Revenue$1,351,964$2,025,439$2,007,119
Expenses$1,536,381$1,862,012$1,735,085
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$11,774$8,155$3,854
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$165K$330K$495K$661K17 grants201975 grants202039 grants202150 grants202249 grants202323 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UW-MILWAUKEE$16KBARRON CO HISTORICAL SOC…$10KDRIFTLESS CURIOSITY INC$10KEAU CLAIRE AREA HMONG MU…$10KHMONG AMERICAN CENTER IN…$10KPAINE ART CENTER & GARDE…$10KPESHTIGO HISTORICAL SOCI…$10KRURAL WISCONSIN INC$10KTHE COMMUNITY$10KUW-MADISON$10K

Grant Size Distribution

253 grants across all recorded years

253<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JENIFER COLECHAIR2
DAVID O'CONNORVICE-CHAIR2
ANN HUNTOONTREASURER2
JENNIFER ESPERANZADIRECTOR2
BRIAN JACKSONDIRECTOR2
EVERETT MARSHBURNDIRECTOR2
JANET BEWLEYDIRECTOR2
JIM O'CONNELLDIRECTOR2
LAURA DAMON-MOOREDIRECTOR2
CAROLE TRONEDIRECTOR2
JAN LARSONDIRECTOR2
KATE RERICHADIRECTOR2
ELOISA GOMEZDIRECTOR2
N'JAMEH RUSSELL-CAMARADIRECTOR2
CARRIE VAN HALLGRENDIRECTOR2
KRIS ADAMS WENDTDIRECTOR2
SANDRA ADELLDIRECTOR2
DEBRA BARKERDIRECTOR2
DANIELLE Y HAIRSTON GREENDIRECTOR2
NENGHER VANGDIRECTOR2
RUTH OLSONDIRECTOR2
SCOTT SCHULTZDIRECTOR2
LARA KARPENKODIRECTOR2
DENA WORTZELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40
MICHAEL KEANASSOCIATE DIRECTOR40

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

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

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