Federated Youth Foundation Inc
Federated Youth Foundation Inc is a public charity based in Middleton, Wisconsin, formed in 1970. Its stated mission is to provide scholarships to eligible recipients; it also makes donations to organizations.
Federated Youth Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Federated Youth Foundation Inc gave $261K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Wisconsin. 73% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $260,993
- +57.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +87.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,400
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $7,730,413
- +14.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 73% first-time grantees (11 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Federated Youth Foundation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 6405 Century Avenue Suite 102, Middleton, WI 53562-2200
Phone: (608) 347-9388
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Federated Youth Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Weca ($56K). Together the top 10 received $231K.
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 51 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 81% of grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin, 8% to Tennessee, 7% to the District of Columbia, and 4% to Michigan.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Federated Youth Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
73%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 15 grantees (73%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $33K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $29K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2019) to $261K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $261K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Weca Middleton, WI | See Part IV Below | $55,581 |
| Young Men's Christian Assocation Stevens Point, WI | See Part IV Below | $50,000 |
| Dane Arts Mural Arts Madison, WI | See Part IV Below | $37,923 |
| Dollywood Foundation Pigeon Forge, TN | See Part IV Below | $20,000 |
| Globalgiving Washington DC, DC | See Part IV Below | $18,455 |
| Hope Farm School Stockholm, WI | See Part IV Below | $10,590 |
| Cooperative Family Fund Grawn, MI | See Part IV Below | $10,000 |
| Country Line Fire & Rescue Depa Alma Center, WI | See Part IV Below | $10,000 |
| Madison Northside Planning Council Madison, WI | See Part IV Below | $9,400 |
| Dunn Energy Cooperative Menomonie, WI | See Part IV Below | $8,634 |
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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 | $7,730,413 | $2,375,112 | $1,784,436 | $260,993 | 15 | $399,789 |
| 2024 | $6,757,530 | $2,167,131 | $1,456,352 | $166,259 | 8 | $276,475 |
| 2023 | $5,374,674 | $1,579,762 | $1,321,317 | $77,830 | 9 | $121,018 |
| 2022 | $4,830,117 | $1,747,593 | $1,205,272 | $185,551 | 12 | $147,797 |
| 2021 | $5,021,548 | $1,790,720 | $1,066,095 | $203,627 | 7 | $421,949 |
| 2020 | $3,918,691 | $1,156,603 | $970,238 | $58,033 | 4 | $60,878 |
| 2019 | $3,414,638 | $1,185,386 | $909,531 | $27,900 | 4 | $182,518 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that it uses donated funds to provide scholarships to support education or to make donations. Its filing says scholarship checks are issued to recipients’ schools to ensure the funds are used for their intended purpose.
Examples of organizations supported in 2025 include Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens, whose mission is to strengthen community nutrition security by growing and gleaning produce for local emergency food systems; Bikes for Kids Wisconsin, which describes its work as increasing bicycle-based transportation for underserved communities through access, repairs, and education; and Madison Northside Planning Council, which says it works to improve quality of life and foster equity through community organizing and economic development. The Cooperative Family Fund says it supports children of electric cooperative employees who lose a parent while that parent is employed at a cooperative.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 15 grants totaling $260,993. Grant amounts ranged from $5,400 to $55,581, with a median of $10,000.
The largest reported grants included $55,581 to WECA, $50,000 to the Young Men’s Christian Association in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, $37,923 to Dane Arts Mural Arts, and $20,000 to the Dollywood Foundation. Other reported awards included $18,455 to GlobalGiving, $10,590 to Hope Farm School, $10,000 to Cooperative Family Fund, and $9,400 to Madison Northside Planning Council.
The 2024 filing says contributing cooperatives’ selection committees—made up of business professionals and educators—determine individuals or organizations to receive assistance. For charitable contributions, the committees recommend requests to the foundation, which approves or disapproves them. The filing says scholarship checks are sent to recipients’ schools.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Carol Blaken as president; Courtney Berner as vice president; Trevor Clark as secretary/treasurer; and Rob Richard as executive director. It also lists Dawn Bausch, Damian Girten, Barbara Miller, Monica Obrycki, and Dan Smith as board members.
Federated Youth Foundation Inc is led by Carol Blaken, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Blaken
President
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Berner
Vice President
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Miller
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Richard
Executive Di
On filings since 2023
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Clark
Secretary
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Damian Girten
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Smith
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Bausch
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Obrycki
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: David Cramer (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Smith June-Aug (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Lyon Sep-April (2024) — President
- Former: Monica Obrycki Nov-Aug (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Lyon (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Mike Wade Sep-July (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ethan Giebel (2019–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Mike Wade (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Kinzie (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Judith Anibas (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Herman Seebandt (2019) — President
- Former: Marian Trescher (2019) — Vice President
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 Federated Youth Foundation Inc
How much does Federated Youth Foundation Inc give each year?
Federated Youth Foundation Inc gave $261K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $166K across 8 grants.
What is Federated Youth Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Federated Youth Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $17,400, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Federated Youth Foundation Inc that year got $12K on average.
Where does Federated Youth Foundation Inc give grants?
Federated Youth Foundation Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (8%) and District of Columbia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Madison, WI (7 grants).
Does Federated Youth Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Federated Youth Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "See Part IV Below" (15 grants).
Who are Federated Youth Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Federated Youth Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Weca ($55,581), Young Men's Christian Assocation ($50,000) and Dane Arts Mural Arts ($37,923), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Federated Youth Foundation Inc?
Federated Youth Foundation Inc reported $7.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What does Federated Youth Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation states that it uses donated funds to provide scholarships to support education or to make donations. Its filing says scholarship checks are issued to recipients’ schools to ensure the funds are used for their intended purpose. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Federated Youth Foundation Inc?
Federated Youth Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Federated Youth Foundation Inc's EIN?
Federated Youth Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0757500. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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