Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc
The Agrace HospiceCare Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to develop, steward and distribute charitable gifts from the community to improve quality of life for patients and families throughout serious illness.
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc gave $4.2M across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $2.1M), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $4,152,746
- +24.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $2,076,373
- -37.7% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $2,076,373
- Total assets
- $110,812,453
- +15.5% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Agrace Hospicecare Inc ($4.1M). Together the top 2 received $4.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 126% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2020) to $4.2M (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $4.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Agrace Hospicecare Inc Fitchburg, WI | To provide financial support to Agrace Hospicecare, Inc. | $4,089,313 |
| Agrace Health Inc Fitchburg, WI | To Provide Financial Support to Agrace Health, Inc. | $63,433 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $110,812,453 | $10,675,294 | $6,133,875 | $4,152,746 | 2 | $659,490 |
| 2023 | $95,928,631 | $16,800,489 | $4,820,112 | $3,331,204 | 1 | $6,726,476 |
| 2022 | $79,806,015 | $9,558,640 | $7,006,210 | $3,450,465 | 1 | $316,564 |
| 2021 | $87,425,095 | $22,547,933 | $4,919,228 | $1,836,563 | 1 | $6,261,367 |
| 2020 | $67,778,782 | $11,612,680 | $4,366,549 | $1,640,177 | 1 | $1,140,399 |
| 2019 | $55,562,966 | $11,675,563 | $5,539,341 | $2,818,052 | 1 | $1,877,038 |
About Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Fitchburg, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $110.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $4.2M. Net investment income was $659K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc is led by Lynne Sexten, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 19 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Lynne Sexten
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Bonte Spath
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair - Beginning & Vice Chair -, 2023
Chair - Beginning & Vice Chair - → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Schendt
Director -
Director → Director -, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Koby
Director -
Director → Director -, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derrick Smith
Director
Director - Beginning → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Gussel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Martinez
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willie Larkin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Casey FitzRandolph
Director
Director - Beginning → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Pline
Director
Director - Beginning → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Truehl
Director
Director - Beginning → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bernard McCracken
Director
Director - Beginning → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanika Apaloo
Director
Director - Beginning → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Pent
Director
Director - Beginning → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Schmitz
Director
Director - Beginning → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Hamele
Director - Beginning
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Maurer
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer → Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Boothby Stevens
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer - Beginning, 2023
Secretary & Treasurer - Beginning → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Murawski
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair - Beginning, 2023
Vice Chair - Beginning → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Bill Albright (2019–2023) — Secretary -
- Former: Dave Beck-Engel (2019–2023) — Treasurer -
- Former: Lou Bernhardt MD (2021–2023) — Chair -
- Former: Craig Christianson (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Greg Dombrowski (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Marcia Whittington (2019–2022) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Amy Wimmer (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: Jay Everard (2019–2021) — Director -
- Former: Linn Roth (2019–2021) — Chair -
- Former: Patrick T Ryan (2019–2020) — Chair -
- Former: Steve DiTullio (2019–2020) — Past Chair -
- Former: Juanita Tracy (2019) — Director -
- Former: Mike Yaktus (2019) — Director -
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc
How much does Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc give each year?
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc gave $4.2M across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $3.3M across 1 grant.
How large is Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc?
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc reported $110.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.7M.
What is Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc?
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Fitchburg, WI. It holds $110.8M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc operate?
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc's EIN?
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0001703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 1, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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