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Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 39-6098520 Website

To support philanthropic, educational, and cultural programs and to ensure, through our expanding endowment, that the woman's club of Wisconsin's historic commitment to community service endures and flourishes.

Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,622,066
+7.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$161,076
+7.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$50,766
-19.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$123,761
-4.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Milwaukee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2019) to $15K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$15,000
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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$1,622,066$161,076$123,761——$50,766
2024$1,511,999$150,065$129,774——$62,822
2023$1,393,513$116,665$116,895——$42,057
2022$1,407,975$203,092$122,884——$89,260
2021$1,557,711$282,281$187,379$15,0001$89,735
2020$1,133,774$66,761$136,402$15,0001$-18,188
2019$1,227,719$324,545$135,481$15,0001$253,084

About Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation is a public charity, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $51K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation is led by Carrie Gillstrom Matteson, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carrie Gillstrom Matteson

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joy Towell

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Gray

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Ryan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Muth

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Flynn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Misty Guard

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pattie Savage

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Potts

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Poppen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti Muccio

    Finance & Operations Manager

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Linda Honold (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Chris Gould (2024) — Director
  • Former: Lydia Cooley (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Pederson (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Sheila Taphorn (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Geiger (2023) — Director
  • Former: Linda Marshall (2023) — Director
  • Former: Stacy Tolomeo (2023) — Director
  • Former: Amy Schneider (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Grogan (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Rita Larsen (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mary Connelly (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dana Solomon (2022) — Director
  • Former: Debbie Patel (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Gale Shelton (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lynne Shaner (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Janet Tallberg (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Joan Bruce (2019) — President
  • Former: Vicki Streich (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 Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation

How large is Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation?

Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $161K.

Where does Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation operate?

Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation's EIN?

Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6098520. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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