Wisconsin · Nonprofit
CFC ACTION FUND INC
CFC ACTION FUND INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $350,000 to it, the largest being CAMPAIGN FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ($350,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $748k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $350k
- Net assets
- $356k
What Cfc Action Fund Inc does
Mission
To develop and advocate for legislation, regulations, and government programs to improve education outcomes in wisconsin; conduct research and publicize the positions of elected officials concerning these issues.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Grassroots activation: cfc action fund (caf) engages in activities to inform and engage the wisconsin community about issues relating to our mission of advancing the conditions necessary to sustain an ecosystem of high-quality school choices for wisconsin's students and families.
$281,532 spentof which $135,000 as grants71% of program spendingDirect lobbying: caf engaged in state and local direct lobbying to advance its mission and priorities with the state legislature and state government officials.
$89,052 spent22% of program spendingPolitical: our political activities provide support for elected officials and candidates who align with the organization's policy agenda and priorities.
$16,322 spent4% of program spendingParent/community education & trainings - our parent and community programming provides information and trainings to parents and other community members to effectively advocate for more high quality schools in milwaukee.
$12,220 spent3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $399,126.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Cory Nettles
Chair of the board
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
Left out of every figure on this page: $105k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest City Forward Collective Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money CFC ACTION FUND INC raised.
From the IRS filings of CFC ACTION FUND INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
CFC ACTION FUND INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Wisconsin, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CFC ACTION FUND INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like CFC ACTION FUND INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Wisconsin
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CFC ACTION FUND INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CFC ACTION FUND INC?
- CFC ACTION FUND INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $350,000 to it, the largest being CAMPAIGN FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ($350,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CFC ACTION FUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $350,000 in grants to CFC ACTION FUND INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CFC ACTION FUND INC?
- CAMPAIGN FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the largest funder on record, with $350,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CFC ACTION FUND INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing