Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable

Public charity · Grantmaker Antigo, WI EIN: 39-0777398

Promote the potato and vegetable industry of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable at a glance

Total assets
$549,026
+1.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,945,091
+0.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$4,698
+45.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,963,500
+0.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

HancockWisconsin Rapids

How Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $90K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Farming for the Future Foundation Hancock, WIAgricultureeducation$50,000
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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$549,026$1,945,091$1,963,500——$4,698
2024$539,833$1,927,381$1,953,295$50,0001$3,228
2023$570,465$1,841,336$1,916,905$50,0001$2,656
2022$648,670$1,475,637$1,797,178$90,0001$682
2021$989,919$1,541,207$1,559,459$50,0001$900
2020$961,671$1,856,116$1,651,655——$1,714

About Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable

Based on IRS filings

Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable is a public charity, based in Antigo, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $549K in total assets. Net investment income was $5K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable is led by John Bustamante, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Bustamante

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John D. Schroeder

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Fleishauer

    Director

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Baginski

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Lee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Suchon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamas Houlihan

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $151K (2020) → $175K (2025)

  • Wendy Alsum-Dykstra

    Vice President

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Knights

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hopfensperger

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Alex Okray (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Charlie Mattek (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Bill Guenthner (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Carter (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Wes Meddaugh (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Dan Kakes (2020) — Director
  • Former: Eric Wallendal (2020) — Director
  • Former: Rod Gumz (2020) — President

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

Tamas Houlihan — Executive Di: $175KTamas HoulihanExecutive Di$175K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $175K, to Tamas Houlihan (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable

How large is Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable?

Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable reported $549K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

Where does Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable operate?

Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable's EIN?

Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0777398. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 24, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 14, 2025)

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