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INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC

INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,102,715 to it, the largest being NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING INC ($493,915). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$9.2M
Funders on record
20
Grants received
$2.1M
Net assets
$5.1M
12/20 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 7%
01What it does

What Indianhead Community Action Agency Inc does

Mission

Empower individuals through resources and opportunities.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Early head start (ehs) programs serve infants and toddlers under the age of 3. Ehs programs provide comprehensive child development and family support services to eligible infants, toddlers and their families. Ehs programs are designed to nurture attachments between parent and child (and caregiver and child). Services encompass the full range of a family's needs through a child's third birthday.head start (hs) programs deliver services to children and families in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way. Head start preschool programs, which primarily serve 3- and 4-year-old children, help young children from low-income families prepare to succeed in school, promoting children's development through early learning.

    $5,192,882 spent
    62% of program spending
  2. Supportive services for veteran families (ssvf) provides housing stability services to very low-income veterans and their families who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The program offers a comprehensive approach that includes outreach, case management, and temporary financial assistance to help veterans secure and maintain safe, stable housing. Services may include rental assistance, utility support, and connections to employment, healthcare, and other community resources. Ssvf programs are designed to promote long-term housing stability and improve overall well-being for veteran households.

    $554,531 spent
    7% of program spending
  3. Family foundations home visiting offers additional referral services to improve the functioning of the entire family. Highly trained home visitors provide valuable guidance and support to help parents be the best that they can be. Home visitors develop a trusting relationship with parents and help them be more emotionally available for their child. We offer at least one weekly home visit for the first six months after the child's birth. After those initial months, visit frequency is based on families' needs.

    $754,391 spent
    9% of program spending
  4. Other programs to meet the needs of low-income and disadvantaged persons of all ages in rural areas to attain the skills, knowledge, and motivation that are needed to become self sufficient.

    $1,816,227 spentof which $400,485 as grants$6,357 earned by the program
    22% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,318,031.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($12M) Expenses 100 ($13M) Net assets 100 ($7.0M)2018 Revenue 79 ($9.8M) Expenses 83 ($11M) Net assets 85 ($5.9M)2019 Revenue 75 ($9.3M) Expenses 74 ($9.6M) Net assets 80 ($5.6M)2020 Revenue 78 ($9.6M) Expenses 77 ($10M) Net assets 74 ($5.2M)2021 Revenue 58 ($7.1M) Expenses 62 ($8.0M) Net assets 62 ($4.3M)2022 Revenue 25 ($3.1M) Expenses 30 ($3.8M) Net assets 51 ($3.6M)2023 Revenue 46 ($5.7M) Expenses 38 ($5.0M) Net assets 61 ($4.2M)2024 Revenue 79 ($9.7M) Expenses 68 ($8.9M) Net assets 73 ($5.1M)2025 Revenue 75 ($9.2M) Expenses 71 ($9.2M) Net assets 73 ($5.1M)
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Revenue (75)Expenses (71)Net assets (73)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $6.8M to $3.9M (−42%).

$12M
$10M
$9.9M
$9.2M
$6.8M
$3.9M
$4.9M
$5.9M
$5.6M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 76% · 2018 78% · 2019 72% · 2020 78% · 2021 69% · 2022 80% · 2023 79% · 2024 90% · 2025 95%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

−$670k
’17
−$1.0M
’18
−$379k
’19
−$413k
’20
−$857k
’21
−$711k
’22
$741k
’23
$865k
’24
−$4k
’25
1.7
months of
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.

Chief executive

Jennifer R Shearer

Chief executive officer

Board chair

Dave Willingham

Chairperson

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

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Listed232725242321172123
Joined·+8+7+4+3+6+1+11+2
No longer listed·49548570
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $195k → $416k.

2 of 20 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% 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 INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY 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.

How concentrated its funding is

INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 23% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left

96% 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 INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC.

23%
largest funder
66%
top three
~6
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 37% · 2018 45% · 2019 75% · 2020 66% · 2021 97% · 2022 40% · 2023 27% — diversifying over time.

“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

50% of INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

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

65% of INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.

MN
WI
NY
CO
VA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Wisconsin out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $20k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.

04Its place in the field

Government funding INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $48.1M on record.

Federal$48.1M
grants $48.1Mcontracts $0
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Top agencies
  • Department of Health and Human Services$42.3M
  • Department of Veterans Affairs$3.6M
  • Department of Justice$1.2M
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development$884k
  • Department of Agriculture$146k

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.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

91% of spending goes to programs.

Program 91%Management 9%Fundraising 0%

Governance

18
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

98%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

WI

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Questions and answers

Who funds INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC?
INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,102,715 to it, the largest being NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING INC ($493,915). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC have?
IRS filings report 20 organizations giving $2,102,715 in grants to INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC?
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING INC is the largest funder on record, with $493,915 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like INDIANHEAD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 20 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing