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Feeding Wisconsin Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 47-4823466 Website

Our vision is a hunger-free Wisconsin and our mission is to help our food banks and partners fight hunger, improve health and strengthen local communities so that everybody in Wisconsin has access to the food and benefits they need to work, learn, play, and live healthy lives.

Feeding Wisconsin Inc at a glance

In short: Feeding Wisconsin Inc gave $570K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $142K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$569,920
-90.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$142,480
-86.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$127,662
Total assets
$288,890
-56.3% 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 Feeding Wisconsin Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin: $308KFeeding America EasternWisconsin$308KSecond Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin: $239KSecond Harvest Foodbank ofSouthern Wisconsin$239KSt Croix Valley Food Bank: $16KSt Croix Valley Food Bank$16KFeed My People Inc: $6KFeed My People Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin ($308K). Together the top 4 received $570K.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K4$50–100K5$100–250K3$250–500K4$500K–1M4$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 28 (18%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Eau ClaireMadisonMilwaukeeDuluthRochesterHudsonBrooklyn ParkSt. Paul

How Feeding Wisconsin Inc gives

  • Giving fell 88% 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$5M$10M$15M6 grants2019 4 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $337K (2019) to $13.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $570K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Milwaukee, WIFoodshare Outreach Expenses$308,424
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin Madison, WIFoodshare Outreach Expenses$239,449
St Croix Valley Food Bank Hudson, WIFoodshare Outreach Expenses$15,875
Feed My People Inc Eau Claire, WIFoodshare Outreach Expenses$6,172
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$288,890$1,018,467$1,121,003$569,9204
2024$660,702$5,973,754$6,794,886$6,285,3106
2023$2,451,037$15,313,518$14,786,800$13,509,7366
2022$2,927,232$5,776,785$5,693,497$4,568,5396
2021$464,338$13,100,135$12,911,234$12,384,3196
2020$294,648$636,666$706,473$365,0664
2019$314,897$752,926$1,139,248$337,4596

About Feeding Wisconsin Inc

Based on IRS filings

Feeding Wisconsin Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $289K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $570K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Feeding Wisconsin Inc is led by Jackie Anderson, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jackie Anderson

    Executive Director

    President & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2025)

  • Padraig Gallagher

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti Habeck

    Director

    Board Vice President → President, 2020

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shaye Moris

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Virginia Witherspoon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Kroll

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison O'Toole

    V.p. & Treasurer

    Director → Vice President & Treasurer, 2022

    Vice President & Treasurer → V.p. & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Orge

    V.p. & Treasurer

    President → President & Interim Executive Director, 2023

    President & Interim Executive Director → V.p. & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Suzanne Becker (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Virginia Merritt (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Renkes (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Jung Dorfman (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Dan Stein (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Emily Moore (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: David Lee (2019) — Executive 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jackie Anderson — Executive Director: $100KJackie AndersonExecutive Director$100K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Jackie Anderson (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Feeding Wisconsin Inc

How much does Feeding Wisconsin Inc give each year?

Feeding Wisconsin Inc gave $570K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.3M across 6 grants.

What is Feeding Wisconsin Inc's typical grant size?

Feeding Wisconsin Inc's median grant in 2025 was $127,662, and its average grant was $142,480, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Feeding Wisconsin Inc give grants?

Feeding Wisconsin Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Feeding Wisconsin Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Feeding Wisconsin Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Foodshare Outreach Expenses" (4 grants).

How large is Feeding Wisconsin Inc?

Feeding Wisconsin Inc reported $289K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.

What is Feeding Wisconsin Inc?

Feeding Wisconsin Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Madison, WI. It holds $289K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Feeding Wisconsin Inc's EIN?

Feeding Wisconsin Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4823466. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 20, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 30, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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