Community Foundation

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC

Based in JANESVILLE, WI, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC operates as a Community Foundation. The organization reported $15.9M in revenue, $7.2M in expenses, $105.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 48 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.3M.

EIN: 391711388 JANESVILLE, WI Community Foundations NTEE: T31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.9M
Total Expenses$7.2M
Total Assets$105.5M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN, INC. IS A TAX-EXEMPT NOT-FOR-PROFIT PHILANTHROPIC GRANTING ORGANIZATION THAT MATCHES PERSONAL PHILANTHROPY WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FROM ENDOWED AND NON-ENDOWED FUNDS. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS MEETING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS NATIONWIDE BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS NATIONAL STANDARDS BOARD. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS NATIONAL STANDARDS BOARD MEASURES QUALITY, INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SIX KEY AREAS OF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPERATIONS: MISSION, STRUCTURE, AND GOVERNANCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; STEWARDSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY; GRANT MAKING AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP; DONOR RELATIONS; AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS NATIONAL STANDARDS BOARD HAS REACCREDITED THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 2026.

Where $100 goes at Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc

How Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$64
The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin currently has 955 component funds supporting a variety of charitable interests including the arts, education, the environment, health and human services, and…
75% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 289 organizations
$21
The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin administers a variety of scholarship funds that were established by individuals, civic organizations, and businesses throughout our service area
25% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 471 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$78,241
DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$62,500
The Chicago Community Trust
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$50,000
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$34,300
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,104

Showing up to 5 of 48 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Dan Winter
MEMBER AT LARGE Elle Swart
DIRECTOR Erin Ogden
TREASURER Fred Koster
SECRETARY Ginny Bean
DIRECTOR Jennifer Palzkill

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$1,821,241 10 grants
General Support
$978,845 32 grants
Health & Medicine
$20,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$15,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$5,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $15.9M $7.2M $105.5M
2024 $9.7M $6.3M $92.3M
2023 $8.8M $5.4M $81.8M
2022 $12.9M $4.9M $72.4M
2021 $10.5M $5.0M $78.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.5M to $15.9M (+51%), with total assets most recently reported at $105.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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