Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc
The Tavern League of Wisconsin is a non-profit trade association dedicated to serving the needs of the retail beverage alcohol segment of the hospitality industry in the state of Wisconsin.the league exists to provide services to members that are not available to them as individuals and to use the collective strength of its membership to accomplish, as a group, goals that cannot be accomplished alone. The league provides their members with services such as legislative and governmental relations, legal information, educational services and promotes the industry on behalf of its membership.
Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc at a glance
In short: Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc gave $131K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $66K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $131,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $65,500
- Median grant
- $65,500
- Total assets
- $5,222,518
- +10.6% 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 Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Jobs First Coalition Inc ($125K). Together the top 2 received $131K.
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $131K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Jobs First Coalition Inc Brookfield, WI | General Purposes | $125,000 |
| Republican Assembly Campaign Committee Madison, WI | Grants to 527 Political Organization | $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 | $5,222,518 | $1,817,044 | $1,587,800 | $131,000 | 2 | $390,003 |
| 2024 | $4,722,937 | $1,965,639 | $1,405,774 | — | — | $732,598 |
| 2023 | $3,676,784 | $1,377,625 | $1,480,173 | — | — | $73,572 |
| 2022 | $3,418,385 | $1,597,709 | $1,717,497 | — | — | $130,613 |
| 2021 | $4,195,644 | $1,347,119 | $1,719,234 | — | — | $69,111 |
| 2020 | $3,760,646 | $1,412,461 | $1,491,957 | — | — | $77,544 |
| 2019 | $3,698,899 | $1,581,352 | $1,660,737 | — | — | $98,850 |
About Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc
Based on IRS filings
Tavern League of Wisconsin 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 $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $131K. Net investment income was $390K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc is led by Keith Kern, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 33 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Keith Kern
President
Director → District Director, 2020
District Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $10K (2025)
Mark Jefferson
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$149K (2025)
Eric Christenson
District Director
Director → District Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Judy Vandenhouten
District Director
Director → District Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Lorie Helm
District Director
Director → District Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Mark Rehwinkel
District Director
Director → District Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Daniel Swiecichowski
District Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2020) → $2K (2025)
Mark Puetz
District Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$750 (2020) → $15K (2025)
Sharon Ward
District Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$1K (2020) → $1K (2025)
Tim Groth
District Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$1K (2020) → $2K (2025)
Doug Clausen
District Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$900 (2022) → $750 (2025)
Mike Celt
District Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$1K (2022) → $1K (2025)
Chuck Anderson
District Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$150 (2022) → $1K (2025)
Kathy Proffitt
District Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$2K (2024) → $2K (2025)
Sharon Kingston
District Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$750 (2023) → $2K (2025)
Art Dabaere
District Director
District Director From → District Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$750 (2024) → $2K (2025)
Ben Brunette
District Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$2K (2024) → $1K (2025)
Doug Korth
District Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$1K (2023) → $900 (2025)
Judi Malone
District Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$1K (2024) → $2K (2025)
Russ Fisher
District Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$750 (2023) → $2K (2025)
Cait Finley
District Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$750 (2025)
Dave Hills
District Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$750 (2025)
Wendy Coey
District Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$750 (2025)
Greg Hunter
District Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Dallman
District Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Mallcore
Class A Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Peroutka
District Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Hauser
District Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Carpenter
Central District Vice President
Director → District Director, 2020
District Director → Central District Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Cathy Vales
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$3K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Donn Amundson
Northern Zone Vice President
Director → District Director, 2020
District Director → Northern Zone Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$600 (2019) → $2K (2025)
Jennifer Collison
Southern Zone Vice President
Director → District Director, 2020
District Director → Southern Zone Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Keith Koehler
Southern District Vice President
Director → District Director, 2020
District Director → Southern District Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$1K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Kris Zappa
Secretary
District Director → Secretary From, 2023
Secretary From → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Nancy Lorbetske
Northern District Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $1K (2025)
Paul Salzwedel
Central Zone Vice President
Director → Central Zone Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Todd Giraud
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Don Mjelde
Eastern District Vice President
District Director → Eastern District Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$750 (2020) → $2K (2025)
Vinny Egle
Eastern Zone Vice President
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$750 (2023) → $2K (2025)
Former officers (34)
- Former: Diane Schwartz (2019–2025) — District Director · Filing note: Thru apr 2025
- Former: Tim Tomchek (2019–2025) — Eastern Zone Vice President · Filing note: Thru apr 2025
- Former: Jim Billings (2023–2025) — District Director · Filing note: Thru apr 2025
- Former: Chris Marsicano (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Renee Peterson (2019–2024) — District Director
- Former: Jerry Hinderman (2021–2024) — District Director
- Former: Ray Garreau (2022–2024) — District Director
- Former: Lori Frommgen (2019–2023) — District Director
- Former: Terri Buman (2019–2023) — District Director
- Former: Erin Farrar (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Richard Karrasch (2023) — District Director
- Former: Tina Conley (2023) — Managing Director
- Former: Douglas Korth (2019–2022) — District Director
- Former: Pete Madland (2019–2022) — District Director
- Former: Rich Karrasch (2019–2022) — District Director
- Former: Russell Fisher (2019–2022) — District Director
- Former: James Billings (2020–2022) — District Director
- Former: Judith Vandenhouten (2020–2022) — District Director
- Former: Vinson Egle (2020–2022) — District Director
- Former: Karie Krantz (2021–2022) — Managing Director
- Former: Scott Stenger (2022) — District Director
- Former: Dan Taivalkoski (2019–2021) — Southern Zone Vice President
- Former: Raymond Bruch (2019–2021) — District Director
- Former: Erin Pulaski (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Jennifer Gunning (2019–2020) — Northern Zone Vice President
- Former: Jim Pickett (2019–2020) — Southern District Vice President
- Former: Terry Harvath (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Thomas Dahlan (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Bradley Schinke (2019) — Director
- Former: Debra Seibel (2019) — Director
- Former: Gene Loose (2019) — Eastern Zone Vice President
- Former: James Seliger (2019) — Director
- Former: Jerry Day (2019) — Director
- Former: Thomas Wenzel (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $149K, to Mark Jefferson (Executive Director). 36 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc
How much does Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc give each year?
Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc gave $131K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc?
Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What is Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc?
Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $5.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc operate?
Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc's EIN?
Tavern League of Wisconsin Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0746302. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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