Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Whitehall, WI EIN: 46-1606462

Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Whitehall, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42K in total assets.

Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc at a glance

Total assets
$41,664
+18.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$13,975
-73.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,339
-84.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Whitehall

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2022) to $1.2M (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Whitehall Whitehall, WIFund the Building of the New Library$1,216,327
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$41,664$13,975$7,339———
2024$35,028$52,273$46,482———
2023$29,237$343,811$1,218,679$1,216,3271$10,963
2022$904,105$475,090$1,061,130$1,054,982Total only$6,443
2021$1,490,145$515,344$7,205——$7,206
2020$982,006$156,986$2,120——$13,503
2019$827,140$28,823$4,299——$20,213

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc is led by Julie Geurink, Chair on every filing since 2023; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Julie Geurink

    Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dagny Lund

    Member

    Vice Chair → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Staff

    Member

    Treasurer → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Swenson

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Ivers

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanine Olson

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marnalee Anderson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margret Bratz

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Marnie Anderson (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Adam Trunzo (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Carol Kindred (2019–2022) — Past Chairperson
  • Former: Laura Tomasko (2019–2022) — Secretary

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 Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc

How large is Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc?

Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc reported $42K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $14K.

What is Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc?

Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Whitehall, WI. It holds $42K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc operate?

Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc's EIN?

Friends of WHTL Public Library Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1606462. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 28, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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