The Foundation of the Wisconsin
The foundation's mission is to support educational initiatives that help ensure Wisconsin maintains a highly skilled transportation workforce.
The Foundation of the Wisconsin at a glance
In short: The Foundation of the Wisconsin gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $6,000
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $9,879,537
- +12.8% 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 The Foundation of the Wisconsin funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rawhide Inc ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (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
How The Foundation of the Wisconsin gives
- Giving fell 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $74K (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rawhide Inc New London, WI | General Purposes | $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 | $9,879,537 | $1,808,957 | $1,218,017 | $6,000 | 1 | $424,541 |
| 2024 | $8,754,718 | $1,844,097 | $1,191,545 | — | — | $498,463 |
| 2023 | $7,801,334 | $2,363,538 | $1,128,935 | — | — | $153,622 |
| 2022 | $5,850,507 | $1,332,881 | $1,125,103 | $74,300 | 8 | $113,218 |
| 2021 | $6,926,784 | $1,433,483 | $961,990 | $5,000 | Total only | $455,823 |
| 2020 | $6,159,903 | $807,485 | $771,383 | $50,000 | 1 | $25,981 |
| 2019 | $5,306,402 | $946,117 | $775,982 | $50,000 | 1 | $188,146 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Foundation of the Wisconsin
Based on IRS filings
The Foundation of the Wisconsin is a public charity focused on Education, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $425K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Foundation of the Wisconsin is led by William Sepic, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Sepic
President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Symdon
Chair
Director → Chair-Elect, 2024
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Pietroske
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Toycen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Duffy
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nolan Campbell
Director
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grahm Debes
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Homan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Hall
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Dorsch
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Debauche
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Crawford
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Janisin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Darrow
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Bachrodt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Kunes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Kindred
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Lavold
Vice President, CFO & Controller
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Ashley
Past Chair
Secretary & Treasurer → Chair, 2024
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Dahl
Chair-Elect
Director → Chair-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Neuville
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Mark Adams (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Karmala Sutton (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Al Debauche (2024) — Director
- Former: Bart Wignall (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Shannon Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tom Ewald (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Horner (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Andrew Dahl (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Meade (2019–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Peter Dorsch (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bryan Albrecht (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kara Nania (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Lou Metz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ghram Debes (2019) — Director
- Former: Leonel Baird (2019) — Past Chair
- Former: Mark Fillback (2019) — Director
- Former: Todd Reardon (2019) — Director
- Former: William Martin III (2019) — Director
- Former: William Reilley Jr. (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 The Foundation of the Wisconsin
How much does The Foundation of the Wisconsin give each year?
The Foundation of the Wisconsin gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is The Foundation of the Wisconsin?
The Foundation of the Wisconsin reported $9.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What is The Foundation of the Wisconsin?
The Foundation of the Wisconsin is a public charity focused on Education, based in Madison, WI. It holds $9.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Foundation of the Wisconsin operate?
The Foundation of the Wisconsin has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is The Foundation of the Wisconsin's EIN?
The Foundation of the Wisconsin's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1719902. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 30, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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