Kelab Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 39-6053723

Kelab, inc. Is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of the university of Wisconsin-madison.

Kelab Inc at a glance

In short: Kelab Inc gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,250,000
+25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,250,000
+25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,250,000
Total assets
$23,037,521
+11.2% 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 Kelab Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of Wisconsin - Regents: $1.3MUniversity of Wisconsin -Regents$1.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Wisconsin - Regents ($1.3M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (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

Madison

How Kelab Inc gives

  • Giving grew 25% 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$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2019) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Wisconsin - Regents Madison, WIGeneral Operations$1,250,000
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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$23,037,521$904,069$1,340,485$1,250,0001$904,069
2024$20,717,953$2,608,185$1,092,706$1,000,0001$2,608,046
2023$18,845,297$960,095$1,089,797$1,000,0001$960,095
2022$16,524,367$1,123,240$1,092,529$1,000,0001$1,123,240
2021$21,207,951$1,904,654$1,346,399$1,250,0001$1,904,654
2020$18,903,751$868,208$1,343,123$1,250,0001$868,208
2019$17,384,562$1,660,958$1,077,959$1,000,0001$1,660,958

About Kelab Inc

Based on IRS filings

Kelab Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $904K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kelab Inc is led by Steven F. Skolaski, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven F. Skolaski

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David G. Walsh

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David R. Ohlinger

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas S. Nelson

    Vice President

    Assistant Secretary → Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dale H. Peterson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: H. Dale Peterson (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: John D. Larson (2019) — Vice President · Filing note: Deceased

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 Kelab Inc

How much does Kelab Inc give each year?

Kelab Inc gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 1 grant.

How large is Kelab Inc?

Kelab Inc reported $23.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $904K.

What is Kelab Inc?

Kelab Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Madison, WI. It holds $23.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Kelab Inc operate?

Kelab Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Kelab Inc's EIN?

Kelab Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6053723. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 25, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)

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