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WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT
WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT (Wisconsin) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $52,000 to it, the largest being Ascendium Education Solutions Inc ($52,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $96k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $52k
- Net assets
- $67k
What Wisconsin Coalition on Student Loan Debt Inc Aka Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt does
Mission
Our mission is to positively impact the student debt landscape in Wisconsin by helping to facilitate a positive, borrower-centered higher education financing experience that will benefit everyone, especially those who are traditionally underserved by the existing financing system.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Coalition expanded its outreach to borrowers to provide accurate student loan information and program updates using digital marketing and increased media coverage.
$17,591 spentof which $20,000 as grants39% of program spendingThe Coalition conducted a statewide Money Smart Scholarship Essay Contest. All graduating high school seniors in Wisconsin were encouraged to submit an essay responding to a prompt about how to budget and pay for college. The 15 winning participants were each awarded a $1000 Edvest contribution; nine of these awards were disbursed through the organization and six were disbursed through Edvest.
$9,571 spentof which $10,000 as grants21% of program spendingThe Coalition expanded its support services and resources for Wisconsin borrowers. These services include a student loan call and email helpline, monthly informational webinars, and a resource newsletter.
$17,591 spentof which $20,000 as grants39% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $44,753.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 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 2024 to 2025, from $16k to $67k (+313%).
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 74%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 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
Carole Trone
Executive Director
Board chair
Benjamin Lee
Board President
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT’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 WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
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.
Against its field
WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,277 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT
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.
Public support
99%
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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT?
- WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT (Wisconsin) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $52,000 to it, the largest being Ascendium Education Solutions Inc ($52,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $52,000 in grants to WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT.
- Who is the largest funder of WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT?
- Ascendium Education Solutions Inc is the largest funder on record, with $52,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT LOAN DEBT INC AKA WISCONSIN COALITION ON STUDENT DEBT 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 2022–2025), 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