Wisconsin Society Daughters of

Public charity · Grantmaker Bloomer, WI EIN: 39-0871258

A non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing America's future through better education for children.

Wisconsin Society Daughters of at a glance

Total assets
$764,586
+5.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$263,292
+50.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$29,457
+108.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$233,187
+72.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Wisconsin Society Daughters of funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $66K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
WSDAR Grants Paid —$66,369
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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$764,586$263,292$233,187——$29,457
2024$724,480$175,428$135,046$66,3691$14,132
2023$684,098$194,275$190,355——$10,612
2022$679,350$695,403$207,296——$1,550
2021$191,242$203,653$212,792——$1,384
2020$200,382$126,775$105,719———
2019$179,326$137,156$134,834———

About Wisconsin Society Daughters of

Based on IRS filings

Wisconsin Society Daughters of is a public charity, based in Bloomer, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $765K in total assets. Net investment income was $29K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wisconsin Society Daughters of's 2025 filing lists 11 officers; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cynthia McLaughlin

    Chaplain

    Curator → Chaplain, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Selby

    State Regent

    Historian → Officer, 2024

    Officer → State Regent, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janelle Powers

    Vice Regent

    Chaplain → Vice Regent, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Scherwinski

    Organizing S

    New on the 2025 filing

    18 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Baker

    Correspondin

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Bolin

    Historian

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Davis

    Librarian

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Murphy

    Registrar

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Randall

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitzi Schwertfeger

    Curator

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Hunt

    Recording Se

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Donna Morgan (2019–2024) — Officer
  • Former: Sandra Snow (2019–2024) — Executive Di
  • Former: Sue E. Cowan (2020–2024) — Vice Regent
  • Former: Frances Nelitz (2022–2024) — Officer
  • Former: Jessica Punzel (2022–2024) — Officer
  • Former: Patricia Rohn (2022–2024) — Officer
  • Former: Kathleen Breunig (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nancy Fairchild (2024) — Officer
  • Former: Linda Honold (2022–2023) — Organizing Secretary
  • Former: Mary Baszynski (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Diane Deci (2022) — Registrar
  • Former: Brenda Majewski (2019–2021) — State Regent
  • Former: Carol Vleeshouwers (2019–2021) — Librarian
  • Former: Charlene Backus (2019–2021) — Registrar
  • Former: Diana Schneider (2019–2021) — Chaplain
  • Former: Mary Houk (2019–2021) — Historian
  • Former: Mary Parker (2019–2021) — Corresponding Secretary
  • Former: Meghan Steingraber (2019–2021) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Ronalyn Leider (2019–2021) — Organizing Secretary
  • Former: Michelle Staff (2019) — Curator

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 Society Daughters of

How large is Wisconsin Society Daughters of?

Wisconsin Society Daughters of reported $765K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $263K.

What is Wisconsin Society Daughters of's EIN?

Wisconsin Society Daughters of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0871258. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 20, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

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