Wisconsin · Nonprofit
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc (Wisconsin) receives grants from 35 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,700,258 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC ($1,982,777). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.7M
- Funders on record
- 35
- Grants received
- $2.7M
- Net assets
- $9.6M
What Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc does
Mission
Since opening our doors in 1934, Easterseals has been a vital partner to individuals and families throughout Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Racine, and Kenosha counties. Each year, we support more than 1,500 individuals and their families through direct care, education, early intervention, job coaching, day servies, recreation and more.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Integrated and Community Services, Supported Employment Securing and maintaining employment can be challenging for individuals with mental health conditions or those in recovery from addiction. Research shows that with the right support, individuals are more likely to keep their jobs, experience improved mental health, and stay engaged in their communities. At Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin, we recognize the importance of personalized employment support. By guiding individuals from application to hire and providing ongoing coaching, we help participants build confidence, independence, and valuable work skills while ensuring employers have motivated, well-prepared staff. Our approach benefits everyone-employees gain meaningful, stable work and personal growth, and employers gain dedicated team members who are set up for success. Through these services, we empower individuals to thrive in the workplace and beyond.
$2,433,539 spent$905,545 earned by the program47% of program spendingAdult Day Services Individuals with disabilities thrive when they have opportunities to connect, engage, and participate in meaningful experiences. Our Respite Enrichment programs create safe and supportive spaces where participants can build friendships, strengthen social skills, and explore new activities. From camp, recreation and community outings to structured daytime supports, these programs encourage independence, decision-making, and personal growth while ensuring that individuals feel included and valued. The benefits extend far beyond the individual. By supporting individuals in active, social settings, our programs help families and caregivers find peace of mind and essential respite. At the same time, the community gains from the presence of individuals who are engaged, empowered, and contributing to the world around them. In 2024, our Adult day program service 130 individuals, our Adult Recreation program served 145 individuals, and our camp program served 97 individuals.
$1,531,902 spent$1,738,154 earned by the program30% of program spendingEarly Childhood Intervention Autism The earliest years of life are some of the most important for a childs long-term health, learning, and well-being. For expectant mothers and young families, having access to trusted guidance and resources can make all the difference. Families with strong support systems are more likely to thrive, children are healthier, parents feel more confidence in their role, and families as a whole are better equipped to handle challenges. Unfortunately, many parents face significant adversities such as poverty, abuse, or lack of resources during pregnancy and early childhood. Research shows that families who receive early support are more resilient, experience lower stress, and are better able to nurture safe, stable, and loving environments for their children. It is clear that families who receive early support are more likely to experience positive outcomes, children enter school ready to learn, parents are able to provide stable, nurturing environments, and risks of abuse or neglect are significantly reduced. Continued on Schedule O.
$1,204,623 spent$54,617 earned by the program23% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,170,064.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $8.5M to $9.6M (+13%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 29% · 2018 31% · 2019 21% · 2020 41% · 2021 40% · 2022 47% · 2023 43% · 2024 41%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
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
Dr Steve Kulick
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 11 funders, grant income fell $375k → $262k.
6 of 35 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 35 funders by total. 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.
How concentrated its funding is
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 83%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
95% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 75% · 2018 67% · 2019 79% · 2020 86% · 2021 58% · 2022 77% · 2023 78% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
20% of Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
94% of Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $182k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Government funding Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $43k on record.
- Department of Defense$43k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin 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
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin 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 Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc?
- Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc (Wisconsin) receives grants from 35 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,700,258 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC ($1,982,777). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc have?
- IRS filings report 35 organizations giving $2,700,258 in grants to Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc?
- UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,982,777 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 35 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