Kenosha Community Foundation
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Kenosha Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Kenosha Community Foundation gave $2.1M across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in Wisconsin. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,078,404
- +158.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $69,280
- +141.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,483
- Total assets
- $16,856,871
- -1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (9 of 30, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Kenosha Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kenosha County Treasurer ($1.4M). Together the top 10 received $1.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
120 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 100 grants of 120 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Kenosha Community Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 30 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $168K; repeat grants $27K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $9K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2019) to $2.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kenosha County Treasurer Kenosha, WI | Courtroom Restoration Project | $1,400,000 |
| Grants Less Than 5000 Kenosha, WI | — | $100,478 |
| Hyslop Foundation Kenosha, WI | Annual Distribution | $100,000 |
| New Life Lutheran Kenosha, WI | Approved Grant | $100,000 |
| Shoreland Lutheran HS Kenosha, WI | Annual Distribution | $100,000 |
| Hope Council on Alcohol Kenosha, WI | Approved Grant | $27,450 |
| The Kemper Center Foundation Kenosha, WI | Approved Grant | $25,000 |
| Kenosha County Food Bank Kenosha, WI | Annual Distribution | $21,640 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha Kenosha, WI | Annual Distribution | $17,600 |
| Hospice Alliance Foundation Pleasant Prai, WI | Transfer remainder of fund balance | $16,330 |
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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 | $16,856,871 | $1,865,869 | $2,911,147 | $2,078,404 | 30 | $1,118,204 |
| 2024 | $17,080,387 | $3,570,780 | $1,528,207 | $804,815 | 28 | $933,865 |
| 2023 | $14,891,642 | $1,565,395 | $1,809,960 | $753,572 | 23 | $599,820 |
| 2022 | $13,191,189 | $1,133,682 | $1,113,319 | $432,626 | 24 | $387,790 |
| 2021 | $15,928,621 | $2,807,404 | $1,022,586 | $484,290 | 15 | $854,431 |
| 2020 | $13,045,334 | $787,508 | $881,700 | $409,325 | 14 | $292,525 |
| 2019 | $11,810,685 | $1,024,336 | $1,023,406 | $104,955 | 9 | $616,747 |
About Kenosha Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Kenosha Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Kenosha, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 30 grants totaling $2.1M. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kenosha Community Foundation is led by Greil Amy, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 20 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Greil Amy
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Geertsen Dave
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bothe Cathy
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fellman Ken
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greene Adelene
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jorgenson-Puntillo Roberta
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keenan Kate
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
McTernan J. Mike
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wilk Joan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Young Jamie
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Albrecht Bryan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arrington LaVetta
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
DelRios Alanna
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hanna Abigail
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heide-Poggenburg Paula
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mannetter Adam
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rifkin Susan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Weiss Dr Jeffery
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Guttormsen Neil
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$4K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Harrington-Heide Jane
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Amy Greil (2022–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Heide-Poppenburg Paula (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Cathryn S. Bothe (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David Geertsen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jamie Young (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joan Wilk (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Neil F. Guttormsen (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Paula Heide-Poggenburg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steven B. Seymour (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: J. Michael McTernan (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jane Harrington Heide (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Adelene Greene (2022) — Director
- Former: Kate Keenan (2022) — Director
- Former: Ken Fellman (2022) — President
- Former: Roberta Jorgensen Puntillo (2022) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Fellman (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Marsha Caporaso (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Micheal J. McTernan (2019–2020) — 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 $101K, to Greil Amy (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Kenosha Community Foundation
How much does Kenosha Community Foundation give each year?
Kenosha Community Foundation gave $2.1M across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $805K across 28 grants.
What is Kenosha Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Kenosha Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $9,483, and its average grant was $69,280, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kenosha Community Foundation that year got $168K on average.
Where does Kenosha Community Foundation give grants?
Kenosha Community Foundation gives mostly in Wisconsin: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Kenosha, WI (19 grants) and Milwaukee, WI (2 grants).
Does Kenosha Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 28 grants with a stated purpose on Kenosha Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Annual Distribution" (13 grants) and "Approved Grant" (13 grants).
Who are Kenosha Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Kenosha Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Kenosha County Treasurer ($1,400,000), Grants Less Than 5000 ($100,478) and Hyslop Foundation ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kenosha Community Foundation?
Kenosha Community Foundation reported $16.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
What is Kenosha Community Foundation's EIN?
Kenosha Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6045289. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
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