Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc
Established to market and promote Wisconsin potatoes, and to provide for research and education that would be beneficial to Wisconsin potato growers.
Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc at a glance
In short: Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc gave $605K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $605K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $605,000
- +40.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $605,000
- +40.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $605,000
- Total assets
- $684,877
- -36.8% 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 Potato Industry Board Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Wisconsin Foundation ($605K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
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 Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2019) to $605K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $605K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI | Potato Research | $605,000 |
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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 | $684,877 | $1,960,810 | $2,256,851 | $605,000 | 1 | $5,932 |
| 2024 | $1,083,327 | $2,184,741 | $2,032,269 | $430,000 | 1 | $2,974 |
| 2023 | $932,683 | $2,056,314 | $1,958,574 | $430,000 | 1 | $1,370 |
| 2022 | $838,791 | $2,027,474 | $1,762,629 | $555,000 | 1 | $495 |
| 2021 | $574,270 | $1,955,020 | $2,018,857 | $550,000 | 1 | $2,806 |
| 2020 | $631,021 | $2,003,824 | $2,185,051 | $450,000 | 1 | $6,354 |
| 2019 | $834,451 | $1,799,361 | $1,966,512 | $250,000 | 1 | $5,307 |
About Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc
Based on IRS filings
Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc is a public charity, based in Antigo, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $685K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $605K. Net investment income was $6K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc is led by Heidi Randall, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heidi Randall
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamas Houlihan
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Wild
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Schroeder
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Okray
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Fenske
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rod Gumz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Diercks
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Wolter
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicola Carey
Seretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: John Bobek (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: William Wysocki (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Cliff Gagas (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John T. Schroeder (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Okray (2019–2021) — Vice President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc
How much does Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc give each year?
Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc gave $605K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $430K across 1 grant.
How large is Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc?
Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc reported $685K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
Where does Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc operate?
Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc's EIN?
Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1652200. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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