Badgers United Inc
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Badgers United Inc at a glance
In short: Badgers United Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $15,000
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $296,613
- -7.3% 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.
Who Badgers United Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Badger Advocates Inc ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2025) to $41K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Badger Advocates Inc Monona, WI | General Assistance | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $296,613 | $92,483 | $115,970 | $15,000 | 1 | $3,483 |
| 2024 | $320,100 | $70,858 | $111,977 | — | — | $5,278 |
| 2023 | $361,219 | $343,456 | $140,248 | — | — | $2,456 |
| 2022 | — | $121,281 | $184,233 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $314,742 | $561,354 | $509,427 | — | — | $-807 |
| 2020 | $201,745 | $151,206 | $681,063 | $41,219 | 1 | $5,262 |
| 2019 | $699,828 | $1,123,930 | $425,037 | — | — | $1,330 |
About Badgers United Inc
Based on IRS filings
Badgers United Inc is a public charity, based in Monona, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $297K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Badgers United Inc is led by Peter Kies, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter Kies
President
President → Chair, 2022
Chair → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Hellmer
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Antoine
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Monfre
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: John Schaefer (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Cory Nettles (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Curt Culver (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Morgridge (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul McCann (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Peter Christiansen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sheila Conroy (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tasha Morgridge (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ted Kellner (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bud Selig (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Carl Gulbrandsen (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Lynda Patterson (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Katharine Lyall (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Amber Schroeder (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Bud Seilg (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Camille Haney (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Ehrmann (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Badgers United Inc
How much does Badgers United Inc give each year?
Badgers United Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Badgers United Inc?
Badgers United Inc reported $297K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $92K.
Where does Badgers United Inc operate?
Badgers United Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Badgers United Inc's EIN?
Badgers United Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1752750. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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