Wise Penny Inc
Wise Penny Inc at a glance
In short: Wise Penny Inc gave $299K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $299K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $298,550
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $298,550
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $298,550
- Total assets
- $408,546
- -1.3% 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 Wise Penny Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Manitowoc Lutheran HS ($299K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K 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 Wise Penny Inc gives
- Giving grew 23% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $160K (2020) to $300K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $299K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Lutheran HS Manitowoc, WI | See Part IV | $298,550 |
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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 | $408,546 | $347,939 | $353,267 | $298,550 | 1 | $853 |
| 2024 | $413,769 | $324,883 | $343,232 | $299,535 | 1 | $1,050 |
| 2023 | $432,493 | $308,623 | $315,286 | $262,900 | 1 | $484 |
| 2022 | $439,156 | $281,411 | $290,027 | $242,000 | 1 | $21 |
| 2021 | $447,772 | $264,505 | $269,204 | $229,810 | 1 | $26 |
| 2020 | $452,471 | $179,940 | $200,966 | $160,423 | 1 | $47 |
| 2019 | $473,497 | $255,035 | $258,730 | $217,625 | 1 | $74 |
About Wise Penny Inc
Based on IRS filings
Wise Penny Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Manitowoc, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $409K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $299K. Net investment income was $853.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wise Penny Inc is led by Jerry E. Haupt, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jerry E. Haupt
President
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Kasten
Secretary
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Meisner
Board Member
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathie Nelson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Seeger
Vice President
Board Member → Vicepresident, 2023
Vicepresident → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Brey
Board Member
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry R. Schneider
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Manthe
Board Member
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Barthels
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Lori Rasmussen (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Roger Hoida (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Reiny Bruss (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Rich Brey (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Harold Luebke (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kathy Nelson (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Norman Knuth (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Kunz (2019) — Treasurer
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 Wise Penny Inc
How much does Wise Penny Inc give each year?
Wise Penny Inc gave $299K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $300K across 1 grant.
How large is Wise Penny Inc?
Wise Penny Inc reported $409K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $348K.
What is Wise Penny Inc?
Wise Penny Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Manitowoc, WI. It holds $409K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Wise Penny Inc operate?
Wise Penny Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Wise Penny Inc's EIN?
Wise Penny Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1507052. 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 February 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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