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Wisconsin Association of Health Plans

501(c)(6) organization Madison, WI EIN: 39-1499957 Website

Promote a positive state legislative and regulatory climate for Wisconsin's community health plans. The association communicates with regulatory agencies to promote issue positions representing community health plans.

Wisconsin Association of Health Plans at a glance

In short: Wisconsin Association of Health Plans gave $43K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$43,000
-36.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,750
-5.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,000
Total assets
$2,519,393
-8.8% 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 Wisconsin Association of Health Plans funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Republican Assembly Campaign Committee: $12KRepublican Assembly CampaignCommittee$12KCommittee to Elect a Republican Senate: $12KCommittee to Elect aRepublican Senate$12KJobs First Coalition Political Fund: $10KJobs First Coalition PoliticalFund$10KState Senate Democratic Committee: $9KState Senate DemocraticCommittee$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Republican Assembly Campaign Committee ($12K). Together the top 4 received $43K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MadisonBrookfieldFitchburg

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 6 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2025) to $68K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $43K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Republican Assembly Campaign Committee Madison, WIGeneral Support$12,000
Committee to Elect a Republican Senate Madison, WIGeneral Support$12,000
Jobs First Coalition Political Fund Brookfield, WIGeneral Support$10,000
State Senate Democratic Committee Madison, WIGeneral Support$9,000
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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
2025$2,519,393$1,303,551$1,547,990$43,0004$108,602
2024$2,763,832$1,699,701$1,398,893$68,0006$112,105
2023$2,463,024$1,622,454$1,260,953——$71,153
2022$2,101,523$1,187,950$1,191,761——$28,540
2021$2,105,338$1,097,705$1,033,589——$48,701
2020$2,041,222$1,243,383$1,032,028——$30,082

About Wisconsin Association of Health Plans

Based on IRS filings

Wisconsin Association of Health Plans is a public charity, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $43K. Net investment income was $109K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wisconsin Association of Health Plans is led by John Nygren, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 4 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Nygren

    Chief Executive Officer

    Executive Director → CEO, 2024

    CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $276K (2021) → $336K (2025)

  • Coreen Dicus-Johnson

    President

    Secretary → President From, 2021

    President From → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hilary Waukau

    Director of Government Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2025)

  • James Stoa

    Director of Policy & Member Engagement

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $179K (2025)

  • Kyle Caudill

    Director of Government Affairs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2025)

  • Krista Hoglund

    Director

    Director From → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah North

    Director

    Director From → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Muhlbauer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Senty

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Munson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Maddy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Shermo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Gustafson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Cindrich

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tonny Molica

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Mahaffey

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President From, 2021

    Vice President From → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • E. Patrick Cranley

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Huth MD

    Secretary

    Director → Secetary From, 2021

    Secetary From → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Maria Ledger (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Docherty (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kyle Brua (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Selna MD (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Hilliker (2024) — Director
  • Former: Kelsey Avery (2020–2023) — Director of Policy & Association Operations
  • Former: Timothy Lundquist (2023) — Senior Director of Government & Public Affairs
  • Former: Tim Lundquist (2020–2022) — Director of Govt. & Public
  • Former: James Nemeth (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Vaughn Vance (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julie Brussow (2020–2021) — Vice President to
  • Former: Les McPhearson (2020–2021) — Director to
  • Former: Mark Slena MD (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Quist (2020–2021) — Director to
  • Former: Peter Farrow (2020–2021) — President to
  • Former: Brett Davis (2021) — Director From to
  • Former: David Fields (2020) — Director to
  • Former: Nancy J. Wenzel (2020) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Terry Bolz (2020) — Director to

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

John Nygren — Chief Executive Officer: $336KJohn NygrenChief Executive Officer$336KJames Stoa — Director of Policy & Member Engagement: $179KJames StoaDirector of Policy & Member…$179KHilary Waukau — Director of Government Programs: $156KHilary WaukauDirector of Government Programs$156KKyle Caudill — Director of Government Affairs: $129KKyle CaudillDirector of Government Affairs$129K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $336K, to John Nygren (Chief Executive Officer). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Wisconsin Association of Health Plans

How much does Wisconsin Association of Health Plans give each year?

Wisconsin Association of Health Plans gave $43K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $68K across 6 grants.

What is Wisconsin Association of Health Plans's typical grant size?

Wisconsin Association of Health Plans's median grant in 2025 was $11,000, and its average grant was $10,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Wisconsin Association of Health Plans give grants?

Wisconsin Association of Health Plans gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Madison, WI (3 grants).

Does Wisconsin Association of Health Plans give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Wisconsin Association of Health Plans's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Wisconsin Association of Health Plans?

Wisconsin Association of Health Plans reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is Wisconsin Association of Health Plans's EIN?

Wisconsin Association of Health Plans's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1499957. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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