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Local 311 Charities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 39-1933376 Website

The mission of Local 311 Charities, inc. Is to support and uplift our community outside of responding to emergencies.

Local 311 Charities Inc at a glance

In short: Local 311 Charities Inc gave $44K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $22K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$44,441
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$22,221
Median grant
$22,221
Total assets
$67,998
+9.5% vs 2023
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Local 311 Charities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Hogs for Heroes Inc: $39KHogs for Heroes Inc$39KBoys and Girls Club of Dane County Inc: $5KBoys and Girls Club of DaneCounty Inc$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Hogs for Heroes Inc ($39K). Together the top 2 received $44K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MadisonFitchburg

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60KTotal only2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2020) to $44K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $44K.

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
Hogs for Heroes Inc Madison, WIGeneral Purpose$39,260
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County Inc Fitchburg, WIGeneral Purpose$5,181
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$67,998$136,942$131,070$44,4412
2023$62,126$120,564$123,409——
2022$65,356$186,472$339,358$23,4001
2021$199,662$143,949$98,758——
2020$139,728$66,734$44,950$23,127Total only
2019$105,681$84,441$66,910$38,720Total only

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

About Local 311 Charities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Local 311 Charities Inc is a public charity, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $68K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $44K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Local 311 Charities Inc is led by Kevin McDonald, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kevin McDonald

    President

    Secretary → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Boone

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Thimmig

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Jones

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grahm Yahn

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Ruth Savard (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Matt Mialik (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Sam Cooke (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Samuel Yackel (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Local 311 Charities Inc

How much does Local 311 Charities Inc give each year?

Local 311 Charities Inc gave $44K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Local 311 Charities Inc?

Local 311 Charities Inc reported $68K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $137K.

Where does Local 311 Charities Inc operate?

Local 311 Charities Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Local 311 Charities Inc's EIN?

Local 311 Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1933376. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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