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McFarland Education Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker McFarland, WI EIN: 39-1589889 Website

Mcfarland education foundations mission is to expand access to higher education by providing scholarships to mcfarland graduates and to provide funding for intiatives that enhance education opportunities for mcfarland schools.

McFarland Education Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: McFarland Education Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,774
+17.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$9,774
Median grant
$9,774
Total assets
$940,960
+9.3% 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 September 2026.

Who McFarland Education Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

8: $10K8$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was 8 ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (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

McFarland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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
8 McFarland, WIEducator grants$9,774
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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$940,960$52,118$73,891$9,7741—
2024$861,270$54,914$82,872$8,293Total only—
2023$801,548$51,269$65,624$4,407Total only—
2022$765,231$59,434$69,181$3,491Total only—
2021$857,039$36,391$59,315$2,970Total only$2
2020$694,685$52,880$67,053——$5
2019$705,751$54,726$110,216——$24,607

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

About McFarland Education Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

McFarland Education Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in McFarland, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $941K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

McFarland Education Foundation Inc is led by Katie Heiser, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Katie Heiser

    President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Rieman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Schraml

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Hickey

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy O Connor

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Bryce Becker

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Landoldt

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kelsey Garvey

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Michelle Garvey (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Reiter (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Connie Hutchison (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sara O'Donnell (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brad Paulson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dave Cappozzo (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Erinn Kolk (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stefanie Feralin (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Nona Havey (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lindsey Lamb (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tamie Klumpyan (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Briddell (2019) — Director
  • Former: David Davis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ian Muehlenhause (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Finstad (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Pakes (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Katie Williquette (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kristi Thorson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mike Smits (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Renee Bailey (2019) — Director
  • Former: Toni Stolarik (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.

Frequently asked questions about McFarland Education Foundation Inc

How much does McFarland Education Foundation Inc give each year?

McFarland Education Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $8K in grants paid.

How large is McFarland Education Foundation Inc?

McFarland Education Foundation Inc reported $941K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $52K.

What is McFarland Education Foundation Inc?

McFarland Education Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in McFarland, WI. It holds $941K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does McFarland Education Foundation Inc operate?

McFarland Education Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is McFarland Education Foundation Inc's EIN?

McFarland Education Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1589889. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 16, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 2, 2026)

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