Madison Festivals Inc
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Madison Festivals Inc at a glance
In short: Madison Festivals Inc gave $19K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $19,000
- Median grant
- $19,000
- Total assets
- $1,448,297
- +52.3% 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 November 2026.
Who Madison Festivals Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Wisconsin Foundation ($19K).
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
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $19K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $19K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI | Badger Challenge | $19,000 |
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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 | $1,448,297 | $1,861,813 | $1,447,611 | $19,000 | 1 | $14,813 |
| 2024 | $950,749 | $1,750,802 | $1,366,609 | — | — | $12,535 |
| 2023 | $605,294 | $1,406,168 | $1,348,599 | — | — | $4,998 |
| 2022 | $499,758 | $1,364,433 | $1,638,569 | — | — | $1,218 |
| 2021 | $675,251 | $907,916 | $743,607 | — | — | $450 |
| 2020 | $496,411 | $13,838 | $294,799 | $4,256 | Total only | $-22,601 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Madison Festivals Inc
Based on IRS filings
Madison Festivals Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $19K. Net investment income was $15K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Madison Festivals Inc is led by Sara Klemme, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sara Klemme
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$57K (2020) → $155K (2025)
Jordan Bright
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Patrick
Director
Board Chair → Past Chair, 2021
Past Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Fitzgerald
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leann Ploessl
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ana Cordova
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corinn Ploessl
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sterling Knoche
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Mace
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Hein
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elyse Smithback
Past Chair
Board Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Anderson
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Michael Luehrs (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Alex Peirce (2021–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Jon Lica (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: John Walsh (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Bonnie Reinke (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jenny Wartinbee (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Uchenna Jones (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: John Fernsler (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Alex Pierce (2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: John Patterson (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Johnny Walsh (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $155K, to Sara Klemme (President).
Frequently asked questions about Madison Festivals Inc
How much does Madison Festivals Inc give each year?
Madison Festivals Inc gave $19K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Madison Festivals Inc?
Madison Festivals Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
What is Madison Festivals Inc?
Madison Festivals Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Madison, WI. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Madison Festivals Inc operate?
Madison Festivals Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Madison Festivals Inc's EIN?
Madison Festivals Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1366837. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 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 2020 (received by the IRS June 18, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 2, 2026)
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