Wisconsin Sleep Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 26-0902344

Our mission is to:A) Facilitate and enhance basic and clinical sleep research.B) Develop new technologies for the study of sleep and sleep disorders.C) Coordinate educational efforts in basic sleep science and sleep medicine, including outreach to healthcare providers throughout the region.D) Address areas of public policy relevant to sleep and sleep disorders, such as prevention of sleep deprivation.E) Provide community education and outreach related to sleep and health.F) Provide outstanding clinical care to patients with sleep disorders including outpatient services and diagnostic laboratory testing.

Wisconsin Sleep Inc at a glance

In short: Wisconsin Sleep Inc gave $164K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $164K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$163,883
-37.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$163,883
-37.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$163,883
Total assets
$5,243,170
+14.4% 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 Sleep Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of Wisconsin Foundation: $164KUniversity of WisconsinFoundation$164K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Wisconsin Foundation ($164K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Madison

How Wisconsin Sleep Inc gives

  • Giving fell 28% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $164K (2025) to $260K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $164K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WIResearch$163,883
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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$5,243,170$7,021,824$5,321,676$163,8831$109,318
2024$4,583,660$5,920,969$5,078,993$260,0151$24,049
2023$3,727,768$5,231,817$4,800,143$253,6231$63,253
2022$3,818,572$4,890,116$4,474,324$228,3071$-17,887
2021$3,408,651$4,687,405$4,345,776$214,5531$2,899
2020$4,119,520$4,373,290$4,078,057——$12,893
2019$3,037,623$5,116,502$4,255,844——$19,426

About Wisconsin Sleep Inc

Based on IRS filings

Wisconsin Sleep Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $164K. Net investment income was $109K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wisconsin Sleep Inc is led by Mary Link, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary Link

    President

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Giulio Tononi

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Palmisano

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Erdman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Childers

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon Ridley

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti Meyer

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Karil Walther (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Mary Alice Johns (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Robert Flannery (2019) — President
  • Former: Todd Burchill (2019) — Director

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 Sleep Inc

How much does Wisconsin Sleep Inc give each year?

Wisconsin Sleep Inc gave $164K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $260K across 1 grant.

How large is Wisconsin Sleep Inc?

Wisconsin Sleep Inc reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.0M.

What is Wisconsin Sleep Inc?

Wisconsin Sleep Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Madison, WI. It holds $5.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Wisconsin Sleep Inc operate?

Wisconsin Sleep Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Wisconsin Sleep Inc's EIN?

Wisconsin Sleep Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0902344. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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