Wisconsin · Nonprofit
WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $72,750 to it, the largest being CULVER'S FOUNDATION INC ($46,500). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $73k
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation Inc does
Mission
To promote food service as a professional career path, attract and educate future leaders of the industry and provide affordable, quality training and education for those already working in the industry.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Educational programs - the foundation offers educational programs which are geared to attract and educate future leaders of the industry and provide affordable, quality educational seminars and certification for those already working in the industry. Educational programs includes the prostart high school college-prep program which combines cutting-edge education with real world experience to guide students toward success in college and beyond. The foundation offers servsafe review courses and certification exams for individual who are seeking a certified food protection manager credential.
$432,091 spentof which $750 as grants$572,280 earned by the program85% of program spendingScholarships - the foundation provides scholarships to students (both traditional and nontraditional) seeking post-secondary degrees in culinary arts and/or restaurant management. The foundation administers scholarships funded by its own endowment fund, which are awarded once a minimum endowment threshold has been met. Scholarship administration expenses include costs associated with soliciting applicants, processing applications, organizing the selection process, notifying winners, and administering funds to the winners' schools of choice.
$31,688 spentof which $21,125 as grants6% of program spendingMember services - member services consists of providing guidance, services and support to promote member satisfaction. The local chapters are operating to further the association's mission by focusing on their regions and communities. The association assists with organization of chapter meetings as well as development on new chapters and changes in boundaries. The association sells dining gift certificates to the public that can be redeemed at any participating member restaurant with the goal of increasing the exposure to these members.
$31,048 spent6% of program spendingPublic relations - consists of efforts to advance food service tourism goals by promoting a positive industry image through public relations programs. The foundation promotes educational opportunities, professionalism, and career opportunities.
$14,386 spent3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $509,213.
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.
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 $1.3M to $1.5M (+11%).
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: 2020 21%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 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.
Chief executive
Kristine Hillmer
Secretary, president & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $750 → $10k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% 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: $370k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION 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 RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 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 RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $16k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.
Organizations like WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION 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
56% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Wisconsin Restaurant Association Inc · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $72,750 to it, the largest being CULVER'S FOUNDATION INC ($46,500). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $72,750 in grants to WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- CULVER'S FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $46,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 4 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