Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1976.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
20 people listed on the 990.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Awards grants and creates educational programs, digital storytelling projects, and publications to foster community engagement and connection across Wisconsin.
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Grant Program
The WHC'S grant program provides support for public humanities programs that strengthen our democracy through educational and cultural programs that build connections and understanding among people of all backgrounds and beliefs throughout the state.
Community powered project program- the community powered program, launched as a pilot in fall of 2021, builds resilience among wisconsin communities by helping them recognize, communicate, and act upon their strengths, challenges, and histories to envision a vibrant FUTURE.AS the project continued in its fourth year of programming, 8…
Love Wisconsin Project
The love wisconsin project "celebrates our state, our lives and our shared future" via a digital storytelling project focused primarily on facebook, using the facebook groups platform. This platform has created an online community that strives to bring about a more connected, compassionate, and engaged wisconsin.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $137K | $135K | $128K | $114K | $80K |
| Given inLn 1b | $2K | $10K | $9K | $50K | |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $7K | $10K | $20K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $391K | $319K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $391K | $569K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $191K | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $200K | $569K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $106K | $106K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $22K | $22K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $23K | $23K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $697K | $405K | $189K | $104K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $20K | $278 | $20K | $353 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $24K | $2K | $22K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $32K | $32K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $21K | $4K | $16K | $756 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $69K | $58K | $10K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $23K | $23K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.0M | $579K | $337K | $128K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 9, 2026 | $1.4M | $1.0M | $369K | $569K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2025 | $1.4M | $1.5M | −$184K | $200K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 7, 2024 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $163K | $385K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 2, 2023 | $2.0M | $1.7M | $272K | $221K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 1, 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $29K | −$51K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 | $1.3M | $1.5M | −$282K | −$80K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,412,074 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,412,074 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,043,161 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $569,072 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $569,072 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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