Wisconsin · Nonprofit
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 62 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,808,676 to it, the largest being THE ROOTS AND WINGS FOUNDATION INC ($2,150,350). 39 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $6.8M
- Funders on record
- 62
- Grants received
- $9.8M
- Net assets
- $25M
What Madison Area Technical College Foundation Inc does
Mission
The mission of madison area technical college foundation is to enrich lives and strengthen our community through the acquisition of private funding in support of high quality open access education at madison college.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Scholarships - madison area technical college foundation, inc. Provides scholarships solely for students of the madison area technical college. School scholarships help students afford access to the college and reward academic excellence.
$2,444,864 spentof which $2,444,864 as grants39% of program spendingGeneral program activities - madison area technical college foundation manages program funds on behalf of madison college departments to support their fundraising efforts.
$613,477 spent$124,924 earned by the program10% of program spendingGrants - madison area technical college foundation, inc. Provides small amounts of financial assistance to retain students who are enrolled but encounter financial emergencies for which the students do not have other resources.
$118,944 spentof which $118,944 as grants2% of program spendingCampaign - the stand by you campaign is complete as of the end of fy25.stand by you campaign - the historic $30 million campaign has four important objectives:smart future scholarships - provide expanded student scholarships, which deliver funding for students to help them achieve their dreams in the 150+ professional fields that impact your community every day.emergency grants - assist students who face financial burdens such as lack of food, transportation issues, medical bills, family crises and other financial challenges.scholars of promise - this initiative benefits low-income recent high school graduates who have the motivation to complete their college education, but lack financial resources. We do this by providing financial aid and scholarships to cover the cost of tuition, in addition to providing wrap around support services and mentorship throughout their educational journey at madison college.planned gifts - help realize of our vision that no student be denied an education due to financial barriers.
$0 spent0% of program spendingCapital project support.
$3,130,000 spentof which $3,130,000 as grants50% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,307,285.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $20M to $24M (+21%).
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: 2018 1% · 2019 0% · 2020 0% · 2021 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
75% of MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Tammy Thayer
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 11 funders to 27 funders, grant income rose $187k → $1.9M.
15 of 62 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% 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 MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 62 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
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% 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
49% 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 MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 53% · 2018 24% · 2019 47% · 2020 16% · 2021 70% · 2022 30% · 2023 31% — 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
47% of MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% 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
63% of MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION 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. $3.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 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.
Against its field
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC's funding base is broadening — from 11 funders to 27 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,615 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION 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
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
62%
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 MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION 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 MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC?
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 62 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,808,676 to it, the largest being THE ROOTS AND WINGS FOUNDATION INC ($2,150,350). 39 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 62 organizations giving $9,808,676 in grants to MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC, 39 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC?
- THE ROOTS AND WINGS FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,150,350 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 62 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