Wisconsin · Nonprofit
WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC
WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $28,789 to it, the largest being FOCUS CREDIT UNION ($20,100). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $267k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $29k
- Net assets
- $854k
What Wisconsin Credit Union Foundation Inc does
Mission
Foundation resources promote credit union development, help educate credit union staff and volunteers, support programming to enhance financial literacy, and support the credit union system in times of need.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The foundation awarded grants totaling $113,210 to 11 wisconsin credit unions in need of support for technology and operations related expenses and upgrades that will measurably assist the credit union in serving its members.
$113,210 spentof which $113,210 as grants47% of program spendingThe foundation invested in the financial counseling certification program (ficep) that credentialed 12 individuals as credit union certified financial counselors (ccufcs), bringing the program total to over 300. In addition, more than 20 individuals completed the re-certification process. The foundation engaged with system partners to facilitate ficep. The program used the credit union national association's certified credit union financial counselor (ccufc) textbook, which involves self-study and a series of webinars, and enhanced it with additional program content. The additional content offered insights to help participants integrate counseling across multiple touch-points with members, thereby broadening the scope and effectiveness of their effort. Participants had the opportunity to network with other ccufc-certified individuals to discuss expanding counseling programs in their credit unions. The foundation proctors the designation examination for students who earn the ccufc designation following successful completion. Funds from the foundation cut the cost of participation by more than half.
$54,140 spent$29,968 earned by the program23% of program spendingThe foundation provided $22,500 in scholarships to credit union employees to further their professional development in order to better serve their members.
$22,500 spentof which $22,500 as grants9% of program spendingThe foundation awarded $20,137 in inclusion grants to 2 credit unions to support credit unions in their mission to reach unserved and unrepresented communities in wisconsin that struggle to be served by traditional financial services.
$20,137 spentof which $20,137 as grants8% of program spendingThe foundation awarded the difference grants to 2 credit unions in the amount of $16,258 to implement innovative services and programs to help build financially strong, self-supporting families and communities in wisconsin.
$16,258 spentof which $16,258 as grants7% of program spendingThe foundation provided $5,000 to the national credit union foundation for disaster relief assistance. It also provided $7,510 to foodbanks throughout wisconsin.
$12,510 spentof which $12,510 as grants5% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $238,755.
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 2019 to 2020, from $683k to $748k (+10%).
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.
88% of WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 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
Lisa Palma
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $9k → $52.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $43k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Wisconsin Credit Union League). These are real filings, and they are not money WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION 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.
How concentrated its funding is
WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 70% 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
100% 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 WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
100% of WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $189 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION 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
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
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 2 related entities
- Wisconsin Credit Union League · exempt
- Wcul Services Corp · corp_trust
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC?
- WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $28,789 to it, the largest being FOCUS CREDIT UNION ($20,100). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $28,789 in grants to WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION INC?
- FOCUS CREDIT UNION is the largest funder on record, with $20,100 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WISCONSIN CREDIT UNION 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 3 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