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Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 39-1958089 Website

To provide medical, dental, pharmaceutical, mental health and related services primarily to American indians residing in southeastern Wisconsin. Mission is to improve the health, peace and welfare of milwaukee's urban indian community.

Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc at a glance

In short: Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc gave $274K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $274K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$273,610
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$273,610
Median grant
$273,610
Total assets
$31,779,726
+68.5% 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 Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Ignace Health Services Inc: $274KIgnace Health Services Inc$274K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ignace Health Services Inc ($274K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

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

Milwaukee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $274K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ignace Health Services Inc Milwaukee, WIIn Support of the New Markets Tax Credit$273,610
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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$31,779,726$24,718,971$13,546,485$273,6101$1,749,038
2024$18,855,078$16,032,924$14,768,873——$389,152
2023$20,212,550$17,732,840$15,060,742——$224,435
2022$9,744,024$13,660,457$12,396,460——$567,698
2021$7,161,085$10,854,203$10,704,042——$22,913
2020$6,532,738$9,289,686$9,369,641——$40,149
2019$5,358,983$8,409,823$9,301,620——$37,727

About Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $274K. Net investment income was $1.7M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc is led by Lyle Ignace, CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lyle Ignace

    CEO

    Executive Director → CEO, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2019) → $250K (2025)

  • Steve Ninham

    Chairperson

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Egan-Waukau

    Vice Chairperson

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $50 (2025)

  • Candice Zielinski

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $350 (2025)

  • Hugo Goitia

    Employee

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2019) → $149K (2025)

  • Jesse Waukau

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $50 (2025)

  • Dionna McFerrin

    Employee

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2023) → $141K (2025)

  • Brad Kolar

    Employee

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $133K (2024) → $135K (2025)

  • Jodi Bauer

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2024) → $120K (2025)

  • Kaye Marty

    Chief Administrator Officer

    Cheif Administrator Officer → Chief Administrator Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2024) → $102K (2025)

  • Magda Canevaro

    Employee

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $176K (2024) → $181K (2025)

  • Deborah Black

    Employee

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $151K (2025)

  • Mark Thiel

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Siobhan Kalmanson Marks

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Davids MD MPH

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynelle John

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt O'Bryan

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Maurice James (2022–2024) — Employee
  • Former: Paul Ginkel (2019–2023) — Employee
  • Former: Elizabeth Sedgwick (2020–2023) — Employee
  • Former: Kirk Ritchie (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Uwe Michael Blaschke (2020–2022) — Employee
  • Former: Brian Pierson (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Georgette Lucey-Durrani (2019–2021) — Employee
  • Former: Jodi Sowinski (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Eugene Braaksma (2019) — Employee

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

Dr Lyle Ignace — CEO: $250KDr Lyle IgnaceCEO$250KMagda Canevaro — Employee: $181KMagda CanevaroEmployee$181KDeborah Black — Employee: $151KDeborah BlackEmployee$151KHugo Goitia — Employee: $149KHugo GoitiaEmployee$149KDionna McFerrin — Employee: $141KDionna McFerrinEmployee$141KBrad Kolar — Employee: $135KBrad KolarEmployee$135KJodi Bauer — CFO: $120KJodi BauerCFO$120KKaye Marty — Chief Admin Officer: $102KKaye MartyChief Admin Officer$102KCandice Zielinski — Member: $350Candice ZielinskiMember$350Anne Egan-Waukau — Vice Chairperson: $50Anne Egan-WaukauVice Chairperson$50Jesse Waukau — Treasurer: $50Jesse WaukauTreasurer$50

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $250K, to Dr Lyle Ignace (CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc

How much does Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc give each year?

Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc gave $274K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc?

Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc reported $31.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24.7M.

What is Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc?

Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $31.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc operate?

Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc's EIN?

Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1958089. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)

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