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Attic Angel Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 39-0854841 Website

Attic Angel Association is a not-for-profit, independent organization of volunteers who improve the quality of life within Dane county. Members meet health and human service needs through volunteer and financial support with special concern for children and the elderly. A major focus is attic angel community which provides living and health care option for older adults.

Attic Angel Association at a glance

In short: Attic Angel Association gave $168K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$168,114
-22.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,679
-22.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$17,564,813
+2.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Attic Angel Association

Who Attic Angel Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Attic Angel Place Inc: $27KAttic Angel Place Inc$27KUnited Way of Dane County Inc: $25KUnited Way of Dane County Inc$25KRise Wisconsin: $25KRise Wisconsin$25KLighthouse Church: $25KLighthouse Church$25KBriarpatch Youth Services Inc: $20KBriarpatch Youth Services Inc$20KWayforward Resources Inc: $20KWayforward Resources Inc$20KAttic Angel Prairie Point Inc: $10KAttic Angel Prairie Point Inc$10KTenant Resource Center Inc: $10KTenant Resource Center Inc$10KGoodman Community Center: $6KGoodman Community Center$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Attic Angel Place Inc ($27K). Together the top 9 received $168K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 37 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MadisonMiddletonFitchburg

How Attic Angel Association gives

  • Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K9 grants2020 3 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $115K (2021) to $259K (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $168K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Attic Angel Place Inc Middleton, WIResident Aid Fund$27,395
United Way of Dane County Inc Madison, WITo help people out who reside in Dane county$25,000
Rise Wisconsin Madison, WITo help children and families with early childhood and mental health services$25,000
Lighthouse Church Madison, WITo Help Suppport Their Programs$25,000
Briarpatch Youth Services Inc Madison, WITo help youths, their families and their community in the madison area.$20,000
Wayforward Resources Inc Middleton, WITo help with food and housing security for middleton residents$20,000
Attic Angel Prairie Point Inc Madison, WISolar Panel Project Support$10,194
Tenant Resource Center Inc Madison, WITo Help Aid People Struggling with Housing$10,000
Goodman Community Center Madison, WITo Help with Their Mission to Provide Programs$5,525
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$17,564,813$1,604,346$1,287,816$168,1149$781,307
2024$17,174,760$1,683,600$1,518,530$215,8649$609,467
2023$15,669,482$980,836$1,211,179$227,5788$482,829
2022$16,992,593$1,221,533$1,127,788$258,8688$585,977
2021$17,241,644$1,467,183$1,295,870$114,8453$956,734
2020$14,280,272$1,088,626$1,187,101$246,7379$446,360

About Attic Angel Association

Based on IRS filings

Attic Angel Association is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $168K. Net investment income was $781K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Attic Angel Association is led by Michelle Godfrey, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 6 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michelle Godfrey

    CEO

    Chief Executive Officer → President & CEO, 2023

    President & CEO → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    18.8 hrs/week

    $165K (2023) → $220K (2025)

  • Kimberly Blum

    Campus Executive Director

    Resident Services Director → Campus Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $124K (2024) → $143K (2025)

  • Terry Mouchayleh

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kendell Wright

    Hr Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $118K (2025)

  • Deb Dieter

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deb Ankowicz

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patsy Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joy Cardin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Harvey

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Arthur

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Buckley

    Vice President Housing & Managed Srv

    Chief Operational Officer → Vice President Housing & Managed Srv, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $127K (2020) → $155K (2025)

  • John Kaiser

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $45K (2021) → $146K (2025)

  • Kelly Dubois

    Vice President Marketing & Donor Relations

    Vice President Marketing & Development → Vice President Marketing & Donor Relations, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $109K (2023) → $133K (2025)

  • Julie Reneau

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Barley

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Behrend

    Treasurer

    Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Schultz

    Past Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Michele Joslyn (2021–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Patricia Schultz (2021–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Cindy Zellers (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Claudia Brown (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Meredith Degen (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cheryl Miller (2020–2023) — Chief Administrator Officer -
  • Former: Mary Ann Drescher (2020–2023) — Former President
  • Former: Shannon Davidson (2020–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Uli Lake (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Drescher (2023) — It Director
  • Former: Anne Dorn (2020–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Cheri Teal (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Consuelo Lopez (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Kristen Peterson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lisa McGlynn (2020–2022) — Director of Nursing
  • Former: Shelia Luhman (2022) — Food Service Manager
  • Former: Amy Nickles (2020–2021) — Past Chair
  • Former: Jeanne Sanna (2020–2021) — Relations Coordinator
  • Former: Joanne Vaccaro (2020–2021) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Mary Miedaner (2020–2021) — Development Coordinator
  • Former: Sue Bush (2021) — Director
  • Former: Barb Rockenbach (2020) — Development Coordinator
  • Former: Lotti Frank (2020) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Pat McClimon (2020) — Relations Coordinator
  • Former: Sally Lorenz (2020) — Past Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Michelle Godfrey — CEO: $220KMichelle GodfreyCEO$220KDerek Buckley — VP Housing & Managed SRV: $155KDerek BuckleyVP Housing & Managed SRV$155KJohn Kaiser — CFO: $146KJohn KaiserCFO$146KKimberly Blum — Campus Executive Director: $143KKimberly BlumCampus Executive Director$143KKelly Dubois — VP Marketing & Donor Relations: $133KKelly DuboisVP Marketing & Donor Relations$133KKendell Wright — HR Director: $118KKendell WrightHR Director$118K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $220K, to Michelle Godfrey (CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Attic Angel Association

How much does Attic Angel Association give each year?

Attic Angel Association gave $168K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $216K across 9 grants.

What is Attic Angel Association's typical grant size?

Attic Angel Association's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $18,679, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Attic Angel Association give grants?

Attic Angel Association gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Madison, WI (7 grants) and Middleton, WI (2 grants).

Does Attic Angel Association give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Attic Angel Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Attic Angel Association's largest grantees?

Attic Angel Association's largest 2025 grantees include Attic Angel Place Inc ($27,395), United Way of Dane County Inc ($25,000) and Rise Wisconsin ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Attic Angel Association?

Attic Angel Association reported $17.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

What is Attic Angel Association?

Attic Angel Association is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Madison, WI. It holds $17.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Attic Angel Association's EIN?

Attic Angel Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0854841. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 11, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 28, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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