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Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Kaukauna, WI EIN: 46-0576746 Website

The goal of dairy cares is to raise funds for other non-profit organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc at a glance

In short: Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc gave $219K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $219K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$219,490
-3.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$219,490
-3.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$219,490
Total assets
$33,776
-34.8% 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 Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Children's Wisconsin Foundation: $219KChildren's WisconsinFoundation$219K

The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Wisconsin Foundation ($219K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 6 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

MilwaukeeNeenahMadison

How Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). 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$300K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $129K (2021) to $266K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $219K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Wisconsin Foundation Milwaukee, WIMedical Assistance$219,490
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$33,776$225,955$237,006$219,4901
2024$51,827$238,526$238,996$226,7851
2023$45,297$222,605$274,490$245,0032
2022$97,182$319,106$279,369$265,5851
2021$57,445$184,017$142,547$128,8341
2020$15,975$149,687$156,324$140,5031

About Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc

Based on IRS filings

Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc is a public charity, based in Kaukauna, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $219K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc is led by James Ostrom, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Ostrom

    President

    Director & President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Fischer

    Vice President & Director

    Director & Vice President → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Vice President & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deric Duquaine

    Treasurer

    Director & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Keuning

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc

How much does Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc give each year?

Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc gave $219K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $227K across 1 grant.

How large is Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc?

Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc reported $34K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $226K.

Where does Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc operate?

Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc's EIN?

Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0576746. 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 November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 11, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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