Wisconsin · Nonprofit
WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION
WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION (Wisconsin) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,157,012 to it, the largest being JOSEPH AND VERA ZILBER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ($2,947,000). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 39
- Grants received
- $9.2M
- Net assets
- $6.1M
What Walnut Way Conservation Corporation does
Mission
Walnut way conservation corp. Is a resident-led neighborhood organization in north side milwaukee's lindsay heights neighborhood that is committed to sustaining an economically diverse community through civic engagement, environmental stewardship, and creating venues for prosperity.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Economic development activities include taste of lindsay heights cafe, designaway and wellness and innovation commons. These activities provide training and a pathway to employment and neighborhood prosperity in a community where the unemployment rate is three times the national average. The program trains and employs residents who have traditionally faced employment challenges and provide services for residents.wealth, in our view, is not just about individual prosperity, but about collective economic development. We support small businesses, administer a neighborhood improvement district, and rehabilitate residential foreclosures into affordable homeownership opportunities.these initiatives contribute to community wealth by enhancing economic mobility, increasing access to resources, and promoting local entrepreneurship.
$460,879 spent$183,516 earned by the program23% of program spendingCommunity engagement resident-led programming at walnut way engages neighbors to increase community knowledge and awareness and address the barriers that inhibit equitable health policy, prevention, and practitioner access. Walnut way's advocacy and engagement goals are focused upstream to affect change on the systemic aspects of obstacles residents face to improve health and wellness in lindsay heights and across milwaukee.wellness is a foundational aspect of our community engagement work. We understand that a healthy community is an engaged community.we foster wellness through various initiatives such as our wellness commons space, senior home repair program, and advocacy for fair energy policies. By creating a safe and healthy environment, we empower residents to actively participate in decision-making processes and community activities.
$428,706 spent22% of program spendingEnvironmental stewardship and environmental justice issues are a significant focus. Work, in our context, goes beyond just job creation; it's closely tied to environmental stewardship. Through initiatives like our green infrastructure programs, residential and commercial energy efficiency pilots, and our green jobs initiative, we provide opportunities for meaningful work that also contributes to a more sustainable environment.this approach is embodied in our businesses like blue skies landscaping, where we generate revenue while enhancing our community's green spaces.
$838,851 spentof which $60,475 as grants$223,137 earned by the program42% of program spendingCoalition on lead emergencies and special projects and initiatives.
$257,311 spent13% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,985,747.
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 $5.8M to $7.1M (+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: 2017 6% · 2018 2% · 2019 6% · 2020 10% · 2021 6% · 2022 14% · 2023 2% · 2024 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
83% of WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (39% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 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 9 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $710k → $1.4M.
9 of 39 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 21% 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 WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 39 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
WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 32% 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
48% 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 WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 77% · 2018 34% · 2019 47% · 2020 56% · 2021 64% · 2022 40% · 2023 38% — 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
25% of WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 49% 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
61% of WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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
WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,973 housing & shelter nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,973 housing & shelter nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION
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
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
70%
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
- Wellness Commons LLC · disregarded
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION: 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 WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION?
- WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION (Wisconsin) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,157,012 to it, the largest being JOSEPH AND VERA ZILBER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ($2,947,000). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION have?
- IRS filings report 39 organizations giving $9,157,012 in grants to WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION, 19 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION?
- JOSEPH AND VERA ZILBER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,947,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION 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 2017–2024), and the filings of 39 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