Menomonee Valley Partners Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 31-1683712

To revitalize and sustain the menomonee valley for the benefit of the greater milwaukee community.

Menomonee Valley Partners Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,221,479
-8.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$413,216
-22.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$43,851
+265.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$533,310
-10.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Menomonee Valley Partners Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Milwaukee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $100 (2023) to $25K (2020). In 2023 it reported $100 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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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$1,221,479$413,216$533,310——$43,851
2024$1,340,012$529,539$592,546——$12,008
2023$1,311,325$420,413$471,119$100Total only$25,847
2022$1,379,326$456,950$423,984——$10,979
2021$1,373,024$348,458$367,778——$16,645
2020$1,397,605$432,389$399,522$25,0001$18,539
2019$1,370,463$501,335$414,562——$19,153

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

About Menomonee Valley Partners Inc

Based on IRS filings

Menomonee Valley Partners Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $44K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Menomonee Valley Partners Inc is led by Corey Zetts, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Corey Zetts

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $91K (2019) → $119K (2025)

  • Bruce Keyes

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Hatch

    Chair

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Davidson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Penman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Lazarski

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheri Schmit

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lafayette Crump

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Paetsch

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Manzanet

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Margraff

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerrel Kruschke

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Janovitch

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Brockman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Everts

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Bushell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Bognar

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Johnson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Cayo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Morgan

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Bria

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat O'Connor

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Chytania Brown (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Bognar Zierer (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dashal Young (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dave Cieslewicz (2019–2022) — Director - Former
  • Former: Ed Eberle (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gene Manzanet (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Laura Goranson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lora Strigens (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Wymelenberg (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Karen Dettmer (2020–2022) — Director - Former
  • Former: Steven Raasch (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sheryl Schnering (2022) — Director
  • Former: Rodney Ferguson (2019–2021) — Director - Former
  • Former: Jon Spigel (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Peter Coffaro (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rocky Marcoux (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Shelley Jurewicz (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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Corey Zetts — Executive Director: $119KCorey ZettsExecutive Director$119K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $119K, to Corey Zetts (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Menomonee Valley Partners Inc

How large is Menomonee Valley Partners Inc?

Menomonee Valley Partners Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $413K.

What is Menomonee Valley Partners Inc?

Menomonee Valley Partners Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Menomonee Valley Partners Inc operate?

Menomonee Valley Partners Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Menomonee Valley Partners Inc's EIN?

Menomonee Valley Partners Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1683712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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