Muskies Inc
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Muskies Inc at a glance
In short: Muskies Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- -72.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $6,000
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $317,976
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Muskies Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was BemidjiCass Lake Chapter ($6K).
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.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $35K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BemidjiCass Lake Chapter Bemidji, MN | Leech Lake Telemetry Study | $6,000 |
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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 | $317,976 | $245,491 | $265,695 | $6,000 | 1 | $27,822 |
| 2024 | $337,850 | $231,592 | $245,690 | $21,596 | Total only | $11,078 |
| 2023 | $320,657 | $233,159 | $234,413 | $22,700 | Total only | $2 |
| 2022 | $295,748 | $218,213 | $256,655 | $35,366 | Total only | $1 |
| 2021 | $368,237 | $262,121 | $249,629 | $23,220 | Total only | $5 |
| 2020 | $336,444 | $277,472 | $241,087 | $18,500 | 1 | $637 |
| 2019 | $288,790 | $269,642 | $265,385 | $15,000 | 2 | $198 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Muskies Inc
Based on IRS filings
Muskies Inc is a public charity, based in Waukesha, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $318K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $28K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Muskies Inc is led by James Ashton, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Ashton
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Micholic
Vice President
Vice President Internal Affairs → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Miller
Secretary
Vice President Finance & Treasurer → Corporate Secretary, 2022
Corporate Secretary → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Moore
Vice President
Vice President Fisheries & Research → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lila Warren
Vice President
Vice President Youth Activities → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Worrall
Vice President
Vice President Communications & Mktg → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denis Viscek
Treasurer
Vice President Finance & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Rick Petzke (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Carl Phillips (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Brad Koehn (2019) — Vice President Communications & Mktg
- Former: Jim Fritz (2019) — Secretary
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 Muskies Inc
How much does Muskies Inc give each year?
Muskies Inc gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $22K in grants paid.
How large is Muskies Inc?
Muskies Inc reported $318K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $245K.
Where does Muskies Inc operate?
Muskies Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota, Wisconsin, West Virginia.
What is Muskies Inc's EIN?
Muskies Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-6056119. 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 August 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 24, 2026)
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