Public Charity

WOODLAND PATTERN INC

Based in MILWAUKEE, WI, WOODLAND PATTERN INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.9M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $3.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 42 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.0M.

EIN: 391332252 MILWAUKEE, WI Printing & Publishing NTEE: A33 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.9M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$3.8M
Grant Records42
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

WOODLAND PATTERN IS DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY, CULTIVATION, AND PRESENTATION OF POETRY AND THE ARTS. OUR GOALS ARE TO PROMOTE A LIFETIME PRACTICE OF READING AND WRITING; TO SERVE AS A FORUM AND RESOURCE CENTER IN OUR REGION; TO ENCOURAGE EXCHANGE ACROSS THE VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND LITERARY ARTS; AND TO ACT AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES OF POETS AND OTHER ARTISTS.

Where $100 goes at Woodland Pattern Inc

How Woodland Pattern Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$38
Literary distribution
48% of program spending
$20
In-na-po fiscal sponsorship program
25% of program spending
$18
Education
22% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

2024
POETRY COALITION, POETRY COALITION FELLOWSHIP, LITERARY PARTNERSHIP
$97,200
2024
SUSTAINING SUPPORT
$88,336
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$83,712
2024
GENERAL DONATIONS
$45,000
2024
CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 42 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Brenda Cardenas
DIRECTOR Erick Ck Ledesma
DIRECTOR Howard Leu
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jennifer Gropp
DIRECTOR Jill Sebastian
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Laura Solomon

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$692,114 20 grants
Education
$177,770 3 grants
Arts & Culture
$77,385 5 grants
Youth Development
$11,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$45,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.9M $1.2M $3.8M
2024 $1.0M $1.0M $1.4M
2023 $1.2M $830K $1.4M
2022 $735K $713K $934K
2020 $539K $424K $836K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $539K to $2.9M (+442%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.8M.

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

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