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Wispact Inc

We enhance the well-being of people of all ages with disabilities across wisconsin through the management of special needs trusts by promoting more choice and opportunities.

$987k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
76
Itemized grants FY2024
56
Organizations funded FY2023
41%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$931k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$47,965
Organizations funded a year
19 to 60
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$26M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Wispact Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $230k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEmploymentEducationHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving76$931k36%
FY202356$579k41%
FY202260$577k78%
FY202119$157kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Health$1.4MHuman Services$230kEmployment$161kRecreation & Sports$151kArts & Culture$111kEducation$60kHousing & Shelter$50kEnvironment$46kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Special Olympics Wisconsin Inc$74,98841%
Bloom360 Learning Community Inc$59,72943%
Independence First Inc$55,46520%
Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service Inc$55,1322n/a
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Inc$50,00020%
Incontrol Wisconsin Inc$49,52035%
Afar Inc Dba the Ability Center$45,00031%
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc$40,00042%
Islands of Brilliance Inc$40,00042%
Opportunity Development Centers Inc$35,62530%
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All grantees of Wispact Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Special Olympics Wisconsin Inc$74,98841%
Bloom360 Learning Community Inc$59,72943%
Independence First Inc$55,46520%
Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service Inc$55,1322n/a
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Inc$50,00020%
Incontrol Wisconsin Inc$49,52035%
Afar Inc Dba the Ability Center$45,00031%
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc$40,00042%
Islands of Brilliance Inc$40,00042%
Opportunity Development Centers Inc$35,62530%
Journeys Lutheran School Inc$30,1223n/a
Natures Edge Therapy Center Inc$30,00032%
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin Inc$30,00010%
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc$30,00030%
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Associati$30,00023%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$30,00030%
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$30,00030%
People First Wisconsin Inc$30,00034%
Elsie Shaw Parent Scholarship Fund Inc$30,0003n/a
Ex Fabula Inc$30,00034%
Movin Out Inc$30,00021%
United Training Foundation Inc$30,000321%
Valley Packaging Industries Inc$29,58540%
Gigi's Playhouse Inc$29,56720%
Journey 21 Inc$29,50030%
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc$28,92830%
Arts for All Wisconsin Inc$28,50032%
The Arc of Racine County Inc$28,144317%
Gigis Playhouse$28,0003n/a
Occupaws Guide Dog Association$27,50033%
Autism United Inc$27,50032%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$27,25630%
Betty Brinn Children's Museum Inc$26,00030%
Wisconsin Parkinson Association Inc$25,94231%
Bridge the Gap Inc$24,91631%
Cerebral Palsy Inc$24,63430%
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin Inc$24,00033%
The Friendship Circle Inc$22,50021%
Blue Lotus Farm & Retreat Center Inc$22,50023%
Parents and Children in Action$21,965310%
Vision Forward Association Incorporated$20,00021%
Door County YMCA INC$20,00010%
LIVING OUR VISIONS INC dba LOV Inc$20,00022%
Braille Library & Transcribing Services Inc$20,000213%
The Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee$20,00010%
Broadscope Disability Services Inc$20,00020%
Beyond Vision Inc$20,00020%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$20,00020%
Revitalize Milwaukee Inc$20,00021%
Riveredge Nature Center Inc$20,00011%
Access to Independence Inc$19,95021%
Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin Inc$19,80511%
First Stage Milwaukee$19,40020%
Curative Connections Inc$19,06020%
Le Phillips Career Development Center Inc$19,00020%
Employment Resources Inc$17,09120%
Wisconsibs Inc$17,00025%
Immanuel Lutheran Church$16,6462n/a
Common Threads Family Resource Center$16,59520%
Mequon Nature Preserve Inc$15,70021%
Balance Inc$15,50320%
The Arc of the United States$12,12520%
Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement Inc$12,04021%
Dogsinvests Inc$11,22025%
Community Living Connections Inc$10,00010%
Eisenhower Center Inc$10,00010%
Arc of Southwestern Wisconsin Inc$10,0001n/a
Community Living Alliance Inc$10,00010%
Cactus Plus Corporation$10,00016%
Special Methods in Learning Equine Skills Inc$10,00011%
Edgewood University Inc$10,00010%
Skylight Music Theatre Corp$10,00010%
Zoological Society of Milwaukee Cty$10,00010%
Senior Citizens Activities Inc$10,00015%
Regional Enterprises for Adults and Children Inc$10,00010%
Society's Assets Inc$10,00010%
Art Intersection Mke Community Partners Inc$10,0001n/a
Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus of Wi$10,0001n/a
Saint Francis Childrens Center Inc$10,00010%
Disability In Wisconsin Inc$10,00014%
Community Support Network Inc$10,00012%
Catholic Charities Inc Diocese of Madison$10,00010%
East Shore Industries Inc$10,00011%
Families Matter Outreach Project Inc$10,0001n/a
Wisconsin Badger Camp Inc$10,00011%
Urban Ecology Center Inc$10,00010%
Diverse Options Inc$10,00010%
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Inc$10,00011%
Creative Community Living Services Incorporated$10,00010%
Life Navigators Inc$10,00010%
Milwaukee Center for Independence Inc$10,00010%
Curative Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
One City Schools Inc$10,00010%
Pawsitism$10,0001n/a
Yeshiva Elementary School - Milwaukee Inc$10,00010%
North Country Independent Living Inc$9,98511%
Pink Umbrella Theater Company$9,7501n/a
Midstate Independent Living Choices Inc$9,59810%
Family Voices of Wisconsin Inc$9,50013%
Young Men's Christian Association of the Fox Cities$9,48110%
Aspiro Inc$9,20010%
Neighbor to Neighbor$9,0801n/a
Nami Dane County Inc$8,85011%
Racine Theatre Guild Inc$8,00011%
Trinity Lutheran Church - Historical Society$7,8821n/a
Jewish Family Services Inc$7,50010%
Dor-Tran Inc$7,08813%
Mels Charities Inc$7,00011%
Fishing Has No Boundaries Inc$6,46013%
The Neville Public Museum Foundation Inc$6,32011%
Zachariah's Acres Inc$6,10010%
The Arc Fond Du Lac Inc$6,00010%
Eastside Senior Services Inc$6,00018%
Wheels & Heels Inc$6,0001n/a
Madison Reading Project Inc$5,65011%
The Arc - Dane County Inc$5,50017%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wispact Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSpecial Olympics Wisconsin Inc: $74,988 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetBloom360 Learning Community Inc: $59,729 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetIndependence First Inc: $55,465 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMarcus Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetIncontrol Wisconsin Inc: $49,520 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetAfar Inc Dba the Ability Center: $45,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetVariety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetIslands of Brilliance Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetOpportunity Development Centers Inc: $35,625 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNatures Edge Therapy Center Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetDown Syndrome Association of Wisconsin Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Adaptive Sports Associati: $30,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetParalyzed Veterans of America: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPeople First Wisconsin Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetEx Fabula Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetMovin Out Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetUnited Training Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 21% of budgetValley Packaging Industries Inc: $29,585 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGigi's Playhouse Inc: $29,567 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJourney 21 Inc: $29,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetEaster Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc: $28,928 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetArts for All Wisconsin Inc: $28,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetThe Arc of Racine County Inc: $28,144 over 3y, 17% of budgetOccupaws Guide Dog Association: $27,500 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetAutism United Inc: $27,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $27,256 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBetty Brinn Children's Museum Inc: $26,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWisconsin Parkinson Association Inc: $25,942 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetBridge the Gap Inc: $24,916 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCerebral Palsy Inc: $24,634 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAutism Society of Greater Wisconsin Inc: $24,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetThe Friendship Circle Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetBlue Lotus Farm & Retreat Center Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetParents and Children in Action: $21,965 over 3y, 9.6% of budgetVision Forward Association Incorporated: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetDoor County YMCA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLIVING OUR VISIONS INC dba LOV Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetBraille Library & Transcribing Services Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetThe Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBroadscope Disability Services Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBeyond Vision Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Parkinson Disease Assoc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRevitalize Milwaukee Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRiveredge Nature Center Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAccess to Independence Inc: $19,950 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCenter for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin Inc: $19,805 over 1y, 0.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 101.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Green Bay Packers FoundationWI94.3× affinity56 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Green Bay Packers Foundation · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · STACKNER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC co KRISTIN A OCCHETTI · Youth Foundation Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Otto Bremer Trust · Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc · Jerome J and Dorothy H Holz Family Foundation C/O Donald Tushaus · Anon Charitable Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Wispact Inc

How much does Wispact Inc give?
Wispact Inc reported 76 itemized grants totaling $931,312, out of $986,865 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 60 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does Wispact Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (62%), Human Services (10%), Employment (7%).
Who are Wispact Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Special Olympics Wisconsin Inc ($75k), Bloom360 Learning Community Inc ($60k), Independence First Inc ($55k).
Does Wispact Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Wispact Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Green Bay Packers Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc.
Where is Wispact Inc based?
Wispact Inc is based in WI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 118 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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