Historic Third Ward Association Inc
Non-profit neighborhood association
Historic Third Ward Association Inc at a glance
In short: Historic Third Ward Association Inc reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $8,622 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $701,536
- +19.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $899,706
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,341
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $745,092
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Historic Third Ward Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
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 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $13K (2024). In 2025 it reported $9K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Downtown Inc Milwaukee, WI | Dog Park Donation | $12,547 |
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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 | $701,536 | $899,706 | $745,092 | $8,622 | Total only | $3,341 |
| 2024 | $587,722 | $819,619 | $727,504 | $12,547 | 1 | $3,221 |
| 2023 | $543,096 | $720,888 | $736,511 | — | — | $3,729 |
| 2022 | $609,419 | $689,217 | $654,220 | — | — | $105 |
| 2021 | $330,302 | $639,489 | $663,267 | — | — | $26 |
| 2020 | $327,790 | $539,791 | $489,520 | — | — | $897 |
| 2019 | $295,075 | $598,823 | $570,928 | — | — | $719 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Historic Third Ward Association Inc
Based on IRS filings
Historic Third Ward Association Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $702K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $9K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Historic Third Ward Association Inc is led by Jim Plaisted, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 20 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jim Plaisted
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$92K (2019) → $118K (2025)
Joseph Goode
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina M. Spang
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Lemmon
Director
President → At-Large, 2023
At-Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Schwartz
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawna Ballinger
Director
Secretary → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Schanning
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Weber
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Arrouet
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Fuentes
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Wadsworth
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Pancheri
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Varela
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Amroze
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Downey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Bernstein
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leann Mester
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Hanna
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Steinberg
At-Large
Director → At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Kate Strzok (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Dohearty Penniston (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mal Montoya (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Mark Lawson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dana McIntosh (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Adriana Ramirez (2023) — Director
- Former: Andrew Wadsworth (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Detoro (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joesph Goode (2021–2022) — At-Large
- Former: Maddie Wood (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Danielle Coterel (2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Gosse (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jeff McDonald (2019–2021) — Resident
- Former: Keith Baisden (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Tory Folliard (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Gardner (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Mary Kruse (2019) — Director
- Former: Meg Hopkins (2019) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $118K, to Jim Plaisted (Executive DIR.).
Frequently asked questions about Historic Third Ward Association Inc
How much does Historic Third Ward Association Inc give each year?
Historic Third Ward Association Inc reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $13K across 1 grant.
How large is Historic Third Ward Association Inc?
Historic Third Ward Association Inc reported $702K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $900K.
What is Historic Third Ward Association Inc?
Historic Third Ward Association Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $702K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Historic Third Ward Association Inc operate?
Historic Third Ward Association Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Historic Third Ward Association Inc's EIN?
Historic Third Ward Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1460281. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 18, 2026)
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