Public Charity

BRIGHTSTAR WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC

BRIGHTSTAR WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC, of MILWAUKEE, WI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $-239K in revenue, $408K in expenses, $9.1M in total assets. 19 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $340K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 901001588 MILWAUKEE, WI Support N.E.C. NTEE: S19 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$-239K
Total Expenses$408K
Total Assets$9.1M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$340K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BRIGHTSTAR WISCONSIN FOUNDATION ACCEPTS CHARITABLE DONATIONS AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND USES THEM TO TAKE CONVERTIBLE DEBT AND EQUITY POSITIONS IN FOR-PROFIT EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES THAT CREATE JOBS IN WISCONSIN. EARNINGS AND RETURN OF PROCEEDS OF INVESTMENTS WILL BE REINVESTED IN OTHER FOR-PROFIT EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES THAT CREATE JOBS.

Where $100 goes at Brightstar Wisconsin Foundation Inc

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

$49 Programs the work itself
$34 Management running the organization
$17 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $49 for programs

$49
Program investments
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adam Berger
DIRECTOR Andy Shrago
SECRETARY Anthony Handzlik
TREASURER Daniel Matola
DIRECTOR Dan Shannon
DIRECTOR Jeff Harris

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$200,001 11 grants
Human & Social Services
$110,001 6 grants
Arts & Culture
$20,000 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$10,001 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $-239K $408K $9.1M
2024 $268K $344K $9.7M
2023 $62K $437K $9.8M
2022 $95K $382K $10.2M
2021 $2.0M $668K $10.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue moved from $2.0M to $-239K, with total assets most recently reported at $9.1M.

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