Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation
Raise funds to establish a permanent endowment for providing scholarships to graduating seniors of fennimore, wi high school.
Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $178,202
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $97,273
- +107.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $84,512
- +96.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2024) to $1.3M (2022). In 2024 it reported $39K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Southern WI Platteville, WI | Manage Money | $62,795 |
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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 | $178,202 | $97,273 | $84,512 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $165,441 | $46,878 | $42,927 | $39,150 | Total only | $4,525 |
| 2023 | $161,490 | $35,925 | $72,357 | $62,795 | 1 | $57 |
| 2022 | $197,922 | $460,750 | $1,378,926 | $1,322,850 | 1 | $2,781 |
| 2021 | $1,038,465 | $89,682 | $42,226 | — | — | $23,744 |
| 2020 | $939,528 | $84,284 | $47,973 | — | — | $23,582 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation is a public charity, based in Fennimore, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $178K in total assets.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation is led by Joann Wiederholt, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joann Wiederholt
President
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Riley
Secretary
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catrice Hunt
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Camille Chappell (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Larry Albrecht (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Judy Nelson (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Mandy Henkel (2020) — President
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 Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation
How large is Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation?
Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation reported $178K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $97K.
Where does Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation operate?
Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation's EIN?
Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1599393. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
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