Urban Ecology Center Inc
We connect people in cities to nature and each other.
Urban Ecology Center Inc at a glance
In short: Urban Ecology Center Inc gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,750
- -99.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,750
- -99.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,750
- Total assets
- $41,232,079
- -0.7% 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 Urban Ecology Center Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UEC Land Corporation ($14K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
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 Urban Ecology Center Inc gives
- Giving grew 111% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $5.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $14K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UEC Land Corporation Milwaukee, WI | Support for Operations | $13,750 |
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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 | $41,232,079 | $8,370,353 | $6,644,434 | $13,750 | 1 | $178,710 |
| 2024 | $41,515,848 | $5,575,429 | $11,577,463 | $5,617,081 | 2 | $472,376 |
| 2023 | $35,390,592 | $11,058,638 | $6,041,100 | $19,396 | 1 | $338,772 |
| 2022 | $29,841,475 | $6,293,369 | $5,694,324 | $6,502 | 1 | $243,185 |
| 2021 | $30,669,733 | $20,421,235 | $5,047,506 | $5,662 | 1 | $170,126 |
| 2020 | $14,234,327 | $4,735,776 | $4,769,337 | — | — | $13,671 |
| 2019 | $13,356,154 | $6,735,272 | $4,951,087 | — | — | $28,050 |
About Urban Ecology Center Inc
Based on IRS filings
Urban Ecology Center Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $14K. Net investment income was $179K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Urban Ecology Center Inc is led by Jennifer Hense, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 26 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Hense
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024) → $148K (2025)
Antoine McDuffie
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Hermann
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Froiland
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Grzezinski
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Mosley
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Hammond
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gwen Johnson
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Spence
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Clancy
Director
Board Member → Past President, 2023
Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Gute Witte
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Penny Cruse
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Wilson
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Haning
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catrina Crane
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucia Loza Galezewski
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Rakowski
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marissa Endter
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Kim
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Narvey
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennine Pufahl
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Kirschbaum
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Lyons
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kent Lovern
Vice President
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Mitich
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Thisted
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Jenna Kunde (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Julia Fennelly (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kate Nelson (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ken Leinbach (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Peter Campbell (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Giles (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Anthony Haning (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Cynthia Gonzalez (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Lopez (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jen Hense (2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Lucai Loza Galezewski (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tony Pfaff (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Van Housen (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Ian Abston (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Troy Pfaff (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Brett Heaton-Juarez (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Catherine Wittig (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Brett Heaton Juarez (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Vanderweele (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Callan Schoonenberg (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Enrique Figueroa (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Eric Crawford (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Joshua Morby (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kristin Strunk (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Troy Hilliard (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Judge Derek Mosley (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Shane Bonner (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Cruse (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ann Terrell (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ed Kirshok (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Evan Kirkstein (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Schleif (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Joseph Brooks (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Leana Nakielski Garcia (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lg Shanklin Flowers (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Will Nasgovitz (2019) — Board Member
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 $148K, to Jennifer Hense (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Urban Ecology Center Inc
How much does Urban Ecology Center Inc give each year?
Urban Ecology Center Inc gave $14K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.6M across 2 grants.
How large is Urban Ecology Center Inc?
Urban Ecology Center Inc reported $41.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.4M.
What is Urban Ecology Center Inc?
Urban Ecology Center Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $41.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Urban Ecology Center Inc operate?
Urban Ecology Center Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Urban Ecology Center Inc's EIN?
Urban Ecology Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1712663. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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