Wisconsin Early Childhood Association

FITCHBURG, WI EIN: 39-1345572 Website

ADVANCING COMPREHENSIVE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL SUPPORT OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$9.6M

+43.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$261K

+480.2% YoY

Grant Count

6

+500.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$44K

-3.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$9,594,839$6,699,945$3,468,945
Revenue$36,738,209$32,628,472$18,171,141
Expenses$32,747,382$32,508,855$17,240,597
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$166,998$60,400$5,174
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$66K$131K$197K$263K5 grants20195 grants20203 grants20211 grants20221 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

COLLEGE OF THE MENOMINEE…$111KMIDSTATE TECHNICAL COLLE…$30KMILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL…$30KUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-…$30KNORTHWEST WISCONSIN WORK…$30KMADISON COLLEGE$30K

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

RUTH SCHMIDTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$131KCANDACE DUERSTFINANCE MANAGER$100K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEPHANIE HARRISONPRESIDENT1
RICK PERRINTREASURER (THRU DECEMBER)1
TANYA MARCOETREASURER (BEG JANUARY)1
PATRICIA WOOLDRIDGEVICE PRESIDENT (THRU DECEMBER)1
TOSHIBA ADAMSSECRETARY (THRU DEC)/VP (BEG JAN)1
PRECIOUS WOODLEYSECRETARY (BEG JANUARY)1
KRISTIN BLANCHARD STEARNSDIRECTOR1
LATISHA SPENCE-BROOKENSDIRECTOR1
ALEX YSQUIERDODIRECTOR1
RENUKA MAYADEVDIRECTOR1
SARAH BARTONDIRECTOR1
TIM BARTHOLOWDIRECTOR1
YIMMA DAVILA CASTRODIRECTOR1
DEANNE PATTENDIRECTOR (THRU MID-DECEMBER)1
RUTH SCHMIDTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$131,191
CANDACE DUERSTFINANCE MANAGER40$100,301

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

ASHLANDFITCHBURGGREEN BAYKESHENALA CROSSEMADISONMILWAUKEEPEWAUKEEPLATTEVILLERACINEWHITEWATERWISCONSIN RAPIDS

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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