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THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC

THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $50,000 to it, the largest being RUTH ST JOHN & JOHN DUNHAM WEST FOUNDATION INC ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$131k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$50k
Net assets
$272k
0/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 73%
01What it does

What The Chamber of Manitowoc County Foundation Inc does

Mission

To provide educational programs.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Leadership manitowoc county provides excellent opportunities for leaders and our future leaders to strengthen their community leadership skills, increase their understanding of our community needs and offerings, and to empower and encourage them to assume leadership roles within the communities. Leadership manitowoc county class is comprised of leaders throughout manitowoc county from various businesses such as healthcare, finance, service organizations, schools, and local businesses.participants attend one session a month covering a different theme each month. These sessions usually include teambuilding, history and heritage, diversity, education, government, environment and health, human services, public safety and agriculture. The class also divides into teams and will volunteer for various community-focused projects. This includes volunteering with community and service organizations, and helping with different charitable events.

    $15,817 spent$27,152 earned by the program
    18% of program spending

  2. Young professionals (yps) of manitowoc county is an organization of the chamber of manitowoc county. This is a diverse group of individuals betweenthe ages of 21-40 living and/or working in manitowoc county who enjoy connecting with one another, growing their careers and serving their community.the mission of the young professionals of manitowoc county is, "to provide opportunities for young professionals to connect, serve and grow as community leaders." manitowoc county's yps plan and host various events and activities throughout the year like:networking and after hours events meant to help you connectcommunity service events and volunteer opportunities that will help you serveeducational seminars and speakers to help you growthe yps coordinate these efforts with the vision that, "together, we inspire young professionals to make manitowoc county then best place to live, work and play. "

    $18,511 spent$8,770 earned by the program
    22% of program spending

  3. The chamber of manitowoc county in partnership with university of wisconsin-green bay, manitowoc campus, lakeland university and lakeshore technical college are pleased to offer advanced leadership: education, empower, elevate. This exciting new program has been developed for the mid to senior-level managers, nonprofit administrators, and entrepreneurs seeking advanced leadership and communication skills to move their careers and organizations forward. Each session wil be taught by instructors from the partner colleges.

    $7,945 spent$15,808 earned by the program
    9% of program spending

  4. Various other workforce initiatives relating to scholarships, career education, and workplace wellness and safety.

    $43,270 spentof which $6,394 as grants$28,927 earned by the program
    51% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $85,543.

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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($84k) Expenses 100 ($99k) Net assets 100 ($199k)2018 Revenue 85 ($72k) Expenses 76 ($75k) Net assets 98 ($195k)2019 Revenue 111 ($93k) Expenses 84 ($83k) Net assets 103 ($205k)2020 Revenue 81 ($68k) Expenses 85 ($84k) Net assets 95 ($189k)2021 Revenue 100 ($84k) Expenses 86 ($85k) Net assets 95 ($188k)2022 Revenue 208 ($175k) Expenses 102 ($101k) Net assets 130 ($259k)2023 Revenue 116 ($98k) Expenses 109 ($108k) Net assets 130 ($258k)2024 Revenue 150 ($127k) Expenses 124 ($123k) Net assets 134 ($266k)2025 Revenue 156 ($131k) Expenses 126 ($124k) Net assets 137 ($272k)
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Revenue (156)Expenses (126)Net assets (137)Peer revenue range

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 $512k to $578k (+13%).

$540k
$531k
$526k
$514k
$512k
$578k
$579k
$565k
$565k
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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: 2025 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

23% of THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 12,439 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

−$14k
’17
−$3k
’18
$10k
’19
−$16k
’20
−$688
’21
$74k
’22
−$9k
’23
$4k
’24
$7k
’25
13
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.

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Listed66898910911
Joined·+0+2+1+2+2+2+0+3
No longer listed·00031111
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'20
total
funders
1

Left out of every figure on this page: $81k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Chamber of Manitowoc County Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC raised.

From the IRS filings of THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION 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

100% of THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.

WI

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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC is better cushioned than half of the 7,175 community improvement nonprofits its size.

Operating margin5% · below the median
Months of reserve12.9mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)6% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

Organizations like THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY 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

Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc80%Shawano Chamber Foundation Inc79%The Chamber of Manitowoc County Inc79%Portage County Business Council Inc79%Employ Milwaukee Inc79%Progress Lakeshore Inc79%Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce Corp79%Water Council Inc79%

Nationally

Leadership York83%Marion Area Chamber Foundation82%Lakeville Chamber of Commerce Inc82%The Michiana Leadership Center Inc82%Bay County Chamber Foundation Inc81%Leadership Centre County81%Youthserve Inc81%Leadership Springfield Inc81%
05Profile & governance

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

Where the money goes

69% of spending goes to programs.

Program 69%Management 31%Fundraising 0%

Governance

11
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

WI

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • The Chamber of Manitowoc County · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC?
THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $50,000 to it, the largest being RUTH ST JOHN & JOHN DUNHAM WEST FOUNDATION INC ($50,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $50,000 in grants to THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC.
Who is the largest funder of THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY FOUNDATION INC?
RUTH ST JOHN & JOHN DUNHAM WEST FOUNDATION INC 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 THE CHAMBER OF MANITOWOC COUNTY 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.

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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 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