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Wps Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$374k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
50
Grants FY2025
36
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
36 to 54
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$1.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Wps Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesPublic BenefitFood & NutritionHealthHousing & 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
FY2025still arriving49$374k67%
FY202436$280k17%
FY202341$264k54%
FY202243$242k21%
FY202154$272k52%
FY202053$255kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Philanthropy$648kEducation$338kHealth$196kHuman Services$153kPublic Benefit$97kArts & Culture$87kHousing & Shelter$35kFood & Nutrition$31kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 88 grantees
All grantees of Wps Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Dane County Inc$584,25860%
Edgewood University Inc$63,75060%
Boulder Crest Foundation$50,00030%
Psycharmor Institute Inc$45,00031%
Mental Health America Inc$40,00020%
Nami Wisconsin Inc$33,00041%
Missions of Honor Inc$30,00032%
Badger Honor Flight Inc$30,00032%
Madison Public Schools Foundation Inc$22,25050%
Arts for All Wisconsin Inc$22,00042%
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi$16,25030%
New Community Shelter Inc$15,75030%
Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc$15,00040%
United Way of Southern Illinois Inc$12,25933%
Newbridge Madison Inc$10,00010%
Center for Black Excellence and Culture Inc$10,0001n/a
Nami Dane County Inc$10,00021%
Easter Seals Wisconsin Inc$10,00010%
Wayne D Horner Memorial Stand Down Inc$10,0002n/a
United Through Reading$10,00010%
Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois$10,00017%
Rsvp of Dane County Inc$10,0001n/a
People Incorporated$10,0001n/a
Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Irwin a and Robert D Goodman Community Center Inc$10,00020%
Porchlight Inc$10,0001n/a
United Way of Marathon County Inc$9,37130%
NATIONAL BLACK WOMENS HEALTH PROJECT dba BLACK WOMENS HEALTH IMPERATIVE$9,25020%
Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc$9,00030%
Hmong Institute Incorporated$8,75030%
Sierra Delta Inc$8,00030%
The River Food Pantry Inc$6,75020%
Never Forgotten Honor Flight Inc$6,00021%
One City Schools Foundation Inc$6,00020%
Kim's Open Door Inc$5,75021%
River Bend Food Reservoir$5,75020%
St Vincent Depaul of the Valley Inc$5,75021%
Vera Court Neighborhood Center Inc$5,5001n/a
The Rainbow Project Inc$5,0001n/a
Outreach Inc$5,0001n/a
Wmc Foundation Inc$5,00010%
United Way of Virginia$5,000162%
Dogs on Call Inc$5,0001n/a
Young Women's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads$5,00010%
Urban League of Nebraska$5,00010%
Illuminus Foundation Inc F/K/A Marquardt Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Centro Hispano Inc$5,0001n/a
Semper Fi & America's Fund$5,00010%
Carroll University Inc$5,00020%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc$5,0001n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$5,00010%
Community Support Network Inc$5,0001n/a
Gilda's Club Madison Wisconsin Inc$5,0001n/a
Journey Mental Health Center Inc$5,0001n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Wausau Inc$4,00020%
Milwaukee School of Engineering$3,75020%
Southern Illinois University Alumni Association$3,12520%
University of Wisconsin$3,1252n/a
Clean Lakes Alliance Inc$3,0001n/a
Laps for Lexi Inc$3,00031%
The Corporation of Mercer University$2,50010%
Concordia University Inc$2,50020%
Mississippi State University$2,5001n/a
Everyone Eats Foundation Inc$2,5001n/a
Nebraska Wesleyan University$2,50020%
Attic Angel Association$2,50010%
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula$2,50010%
Agrace HospiceCare Inc$2,50010%
Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc$2,00040%
Vogel Foundation Inc$1,50031%
The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation$1,50010%
Madison Area Music Association Inc$1,50031%
Loyola University of Chicago$1,25010%
Ohio Northern University$1,25020%
Missouri Baptist University$1,25010%
Northern Michigan University$1,2501n/a
Clark Atlanta University Inc$1,25010%
St Norbert College Inc$1,25010%
Beloit College$1,25010%
Mount Mary University Inc$1,25010%
Xavier University of Louisiana$1,25020%
Hogs for Heroes Inc$1,2001n/a
Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center Inc$1,00010%
Angels Among US$1,00010%
Olivet Nazarene University$62510%
Patriots for Warriors$3501n/a
United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc$2210%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 63 recipients with no EIN on record ($350k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Wps Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 66 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Dane County Inc: $584,258 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetEdgewood University Inc: $63,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBoulder Crest Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPsycharmor Institute Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMental Health America Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNami Wisconsin Inc: $33,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetMissions of Honor Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetBadger Honor Flight Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetMadison Public Schools Foundation Inc: $22,250 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetArts for All Wisconsin Inc: $22,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi: $16,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew Community Shelter Inc: $15,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAldo Leopold Nature Center Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of Southern Illinois Inc: $12,259 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetNewbridge Madison Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNami Dane County Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetEaster Seals Wisconsin Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Through Reading: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVeterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois: $10,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetWisconsin Women's Health Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetIrwin a and Robert D Goodman Community Center Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Marathon County Inc: $9,371 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL BLACK WOMENS HEALTH PROJECT dba BLACK WOMENS HEALTH IMPERATIVE: $9,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMadison Symphony Orchestra Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHmong Institute Incorporated: $8,750 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSierra Delta Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe River Food Pantry Inc: $6,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNever Forgotten Honor Flight Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetOne City Schools Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKim's Open Door Inc: $5,750 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetRiver Bend Food Reservoir: $5,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Vincent Depaul of the Valley Inc: $5,750 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetWmc Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUnited Way of Virginia: $5,000 over 1y, 62% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUrban League of Nebraska: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIlluminus Foundation Inc F/K/A Marquardt Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarroll University Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Wausau Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMilwaukee School of Engineering: $3,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Illinois University Alumni Association: $3,125 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLaps for Lexi Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetThe Corporation of Mercer University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConcordia University Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNebraska Wesleyan University: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAttic Angel Association: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% 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 66.

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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.

Madison Community FoundationWI50.7× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Madison Community Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc · The Evjue Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc · United Way of Dane County Inc · Ascendium Education Solutions Inc · Hooper Corp Foundation · The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Inc · DAVID G and NANCY B WALSH FAMILY FOUNDATION LTD

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 Wps Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Wps Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Wps Charitable Foundation Inc reported 50 grants totaling $373,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 36 and 54 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Wps Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (38%), Education (20%), Health (12%).
Who are Wps Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: United Way of Dane County Inc ($584k), Edgewood University Inc ($64k), Boulder Crest Foundation ($50k).
Does Wps Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wps Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Wps Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Madison Community Foundation, Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc.
Where is Wps Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Wps Charitable Foundation 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 151 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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