WMC Foundation Inc
WMC Foundation, inc.'s mission is to provide business and economics education, promote the value of the free enterprise system and ensure a high quality of life for our citizens.
WMC Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: WMC Foundation Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- +376.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- +376.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $6,546,132
- +36.6% 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.
How to apply to WMC Foundation Inc
- Next open deadline
- March 31, 2027 (Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology (MET) Education Impact Awards)
Who WMC Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was WMC Litigation Center Inc ($25K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $450 (2019) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WMC Litigation Center Inc Madison, WI | General Purposes | $25,000 |
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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 | $6,546,132 | $1,965,569 | $1,295,251 | $25,000 | 1 | $10,139 |
| 2024 | $4,793,635 | $1,462,318 | $1,179,379 | $5,250 | 1 | $155,458 |
| 2023 | $4,525,484 | $1,272,332 | $1,085,713 | — | — | $77,609 |
| 2022 | $4,176,361 | $1,130,604 | $868,791 | $4,150 | Total only | $22,908 |
| 2021 | $3,838,317 | $1,317,371 | $861,014 | $25,000 | 1 | $41,938 |
| 2020 | $3,314,506 | $1,194,322 | $598,204 | — | — | $8,429 |
| 2019 | $2,700,323 | $809,739 | $789,594 | $450 | Total only | $20,570 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About WMC Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
WMC Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $10K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
WMC Foundation Inc is led by Kurt Bauer, Chairman & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kurt Bauer
Chairman & CEO
On filings since 2019
3.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wade Goodsell
President
New on the 2025 filing
16.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Ariens
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Victorson
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Bermke
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Kamphuis
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Russell Schieber
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Kowalski
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Loehr
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Boldt
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Christen
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karl Schmidt
Director
On filings since 2020
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Connor Meloy
Director
On filings since 2021
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Anderson
Director
On filings since 2021
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Drew Slocum
Director
On filings since 2021
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jp Brummond
Director
On filings since 2021
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Metcalf
Director
On filings since 2021
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tricia Braun
Director
On filings since 2021
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Strobel
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Hoesch
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Kanz
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cole Bawek
Director
On filings since 2024
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Poehling Seymour
Director
On filings since 2024
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Walker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Gruner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Jay Smith (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas Howatt (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Patrick Flesch (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jay Mack (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Loehr (2021) — Director
- Former: John Baumann (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Hawley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Philip Fritsche (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Todd Teske (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Katie Yeutter (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Scott Manley (2019) — Senior Vice President of Government Relat
- Former: Tod Linstroth (2019) — Secretary
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 WMC Foundation Inc
How much does WMC Foundation Inc give each year?
WMC Foundation Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is WMC Foundation Inc?
WMC Foundation Inc reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
Where does WMC Foundation Inc operate?
WMC Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is WMC Foundation Inc's EIN?
WMC Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1394068. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 9, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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