Wisconsin · Nonprofit
MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC
MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $63,290 to it, the largest being MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($50,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 95% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $136k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $63k
- Net assets
- $0
What Marc Foundation of Dane County Inc does
Mission
Marc foundation of dane county has provided financial support to programs of madison area rehabilitation centers, inc (dba marc, inc.). The primary support has been through building leases and improvements to marc and to support their daily programs for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
The board of directors of the marc foundation of dane county ("foundation") and the board of directors of madison area rehabilitation centers, inc. ("marc") voted to merge the foundation and marc effective december 31, 2024. Marc is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit that provides services to individuals with disabilities to assist them with their life in the community. Services are provided primarily through three programs; day services, supported employment, and pre-vocational and production services. The foundation's mission is to provide financial support for the programs of marc. Marc is the surviving entity in the merger. Organizational documents of marc did not need to be restated as a result of the merger. All assets, liabilities and net assets of the foundation were transferred to marc at the end of business on december 31, 2024.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Represents lease revenues and interest and depreciation expenses of the marc foundation of dane county related to the lease of buildings to marc, inc. To be used in support of various programs for some of the more than 300 adults with developmental disabilities in the various marc, inc. Programs throughout 6 locations in dane county as well as a program in sauk county, wi. One of the important objectives of the marc programs is to assure that those adults are more fully integrated into the community by actively participating in activities outside of the various marc facilities. With financial support for adults in marc programs often times lagging needs, marc foundation of dane county's support is crucial to marc's ability to not only provide, but also to elevate programs and full community integration on behalf of marc, inc participants.
$58,926 spent$89,958 earned by the program59% of program spendingMarc foundation of dane county provides funding for employee recognition awards at the marc annual recognition event. There are four such awards; one annually and three presented in alternate years. The funding is provided via an annual grant to marc and comes from restricted funds at the marc foundation of dane county. The marc annual banquet also recognizes local businesses who hire marc program participants as well other marc employees with longevity and volunteers. The foundation also, on occasion, acknowledges all marc employee efforts through an annual "thank you" that often includes a financial appreciation and/or community outing event thank you. This is also done through a grant to marc. The marc foundation of dane county also oversees an annual fall fund drive, the proceeds of which are provided to marc via an annual grant to be used to support activities out in the community for clients as well as program needs.
$36,321 spentof which $36,321 as grants37% of program spendingOther program services includes admin fees, dues and subscriptions, fundraising expenses (fall fund drive)
$3,806 spent4% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $99,053.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2023 to 2024, from $2.4M to $0 (−100%).
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: 2023 24%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 5 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $10k → $1k.
3 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 95% 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 MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY 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
MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 79% of grant income and the top three 100%; 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 MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 82% · 2021 80% · 2022 97% · 2023 98% — 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.
Where its funders are
95% of MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Wisconsin funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $60k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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.
Organizations like MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC
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In Wisconsin
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Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
68%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC?
- MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $63,290 to it, the largest being MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($50,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 95% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $63,290 in grants to MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY INC?
- MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MARC FOUNDATION OF DANE COUNTY 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 FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 4 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