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The Road Home Dane County Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 31-1618925 Website

The Road Home Dane County provides opportunities for homeless children and their families to achieve self-determined goals and affordable, stable housing.

The Road Home Dane County Inc at a glance

Total assets
$8,844,229
-3.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$3,042,618
+4.8% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$270,738
+112.4% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$3,447,003
+14.3% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Road Home Dane County Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Madison

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $13K (2019). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
YWCA Madison Madison, WISecond Chance Apartment Project$5,663
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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
2024$8,844,229$3,042,618$3,447,003——$270,738
2023$9,161,526$2,902,449$3,015,270——$127,475
2022$9,058,421$3,283,473$3,005,385——$97,294
2021$9,003,518$3,068,348$2,684,569$5,6631$140,580
2020$11,027,024$2,401,526$2,365,797$8,8851$72,955
2019$10,584,419$3,580,606$2,220,701$13,3271$228,727

About The Road Home Dane County Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Road Home Dane County Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $271K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Road Home Dane County Inc is led by Kristin Rucinski, Interim Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 13 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kristin Rucinski

    Interim Executive Director

    Executive Director → Executive Director -, 2022

    Executive Director - → Interim Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2019) → $185K (2024)

  • Michael Etheridge

    Executive Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $42K (2024)

  • Robin Matthies

    Chair

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Kelley

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabe Doyle

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Wendorf

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Belinda Thomas

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clyde Mayberry

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Snyder

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelly Shaw

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Kehoe

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Julian

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Sweet

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Adam Sweet (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Tormaschy (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Jeff Swalve (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jesi Wang (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Carole Trone (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joia Wodarczyk (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: La'shawn Oliphant (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nyra Jordan (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Browning (2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jill Wipfli (2023) — Director
  • Former: Georgia Allen (2022) — Executive Director -
  • Former: Leigh Becker (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Martin (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Monicka Whitehead (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Rennet Premnath (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tess Klug (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rob Savage (2021) — Director
  • Former: Ben Evans (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kate Weis (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Linda Schaack (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mustapha Drammeh (2019–2020) — Diversity Officer
  • Former: Zaher Karp (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Joe Pleshek (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Kristin Rucinski — Interim Executive Director: $185KKristin RucinskiInterim Executive Director$185KMichael Etheridge — Executive Director: $42KMichael EtheridgeExecutive Director$42K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $185K, to Kristin Rucinski (Interim Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Road Home Dane County Inc

How large is The Road Home Dane County Inc?

The Road Home Dane County Inc reported $8.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.

What is The Road Home Dane County Inc?

The Road Home Dane County Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Madison, WI. It holds $8.8M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does The Road Home Dane County Inc operate?

The Road Home Dane County Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is The Road Home Dane County Inc's EIN?

The Road Home Dane County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1618925. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 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 2019 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 20, 2022)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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