Wisconsin · Nonprofit
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 42 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,889,810 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($918,501). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $7.4M
- Funders on record
- 42
- Grants received
- $3.9M
- Net assets
- $40M
What University of Wisconsin - River Falls Foundation Inc does
Mission
An independent, not for profit wisconsin corporation, the uwrf foundation is organized solely for the benefit of the university of wisconsin-river falls. Private giving to the foundation is essential in raising the level of excellence at the university. Through support of the university's goals and objectives, the foundation is committed to engaging people who care about the university, and who have the dedication to promote and support the initiatives of the university. The foundation manages funds according to the wishes of the donors, promotes a culture of philanthropy, and adheres to the ethical and conscientious stewardship of all gifts.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
University of wisconsin-river falls equine program -students learn to ride and care for the horses. The university of wisconsin - river falls foundation accepted and provided 9 horses during the year to the university.
$2,050,000 spentof which $2,050,000 as grants40% of program spendingSpecial projects for university related activitiesdisbursements of this type are for payments to enhance and support the activities of the university of wisconsin - river falls including, but not limited to the following: travel, awards & recognition, memberships, conferences, equipment, and capital improvements. There are 279 unique funds of this type.
$1,898,611 spentof which $1,898,611 as grants37% of program spendingScholarships and awards -scholarships are paid to students enrolled at the university of wisconsin - river falls. Donees are selected on the basis of scholastic merit, leadership, etc. Individual donors of scholarships may not specify individual donees of funds. There were 483 annually funded and 284 endowed scholarship funds that are fully funded and distributing scholarship funds. Together annual and endowed scholarships funded 1,494 semester scholarships and they were awarded to 646 students.
$1,217,983 spentof which $1,217,983 as grants24% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,166,594.
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 2020 to 2021, from $30M to $36M (+18%).
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: 2021 1% · 2022 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
85% of UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS 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.
Board chair
Dixie Carroll
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 22 funders, grant income rose $38k → $414k.
24 of 42 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 54% 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 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 42 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
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% 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
70% 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 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 49% · 2019 27% · 2020 29% · 2021 53% · 2022 42% · 2023 30% — 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
65% of UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION 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
54% of UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION 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 $1.8M that is directly attributable, 69% of it comes from funders outside Wisconsin, across 8 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 15 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
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS 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
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 18 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS 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 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC?
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 42 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,889,810 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($918,501). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 42 organizations giving $3,889,810 in grants to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC, 25 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS FOUNDATION INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $918,501 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS 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 42 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