Howard Young Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Minocqua, WI501(c)(3)Since 1984Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 39-1521169Revenue $2.0M in FY2026

On file with the IRShowardyoungfoundation.orgPo Box 10, 54548-0010 · Minocqua, WITax-exempt since Oct 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To actively seek and invest charitable support for Howard Young health care, INC., so that they may improve the health and well- being of all the people in the community they serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2026 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
7 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 44% of revenue · last 7 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 7 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $179K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$34.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2026
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2026▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.8M
FY2026$2.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2026▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$1.9M
FY2026$1.3M
Net assets
$34.6M
FY2026▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17.4M
FY2021$22.4M
FY2022$25.0M
FY2023$26.1M
FY2024$28.5M
FY2025$32.7M
FY2026$34.6M

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending June 2026) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Oct 1985.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.2M Management & general 5% · $60K Fundraising 5% · $67K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$162,385Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board Member At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Biertzer’s $162K as President is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Erin Biertzer$162,385$149,615$140,000$134,202$133,702$125,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Raises funds to improve community health and well-being.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Howard young foundation supports the functions related to the health and well-being of those in our surrounding communities, including capital purchases for howard young medical center and aspirus eagle river hospital; support for aspirus comfort care and hospice services which provides hospice services and in-home medical care; support…

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 25 grants · $6.5M · 2019–2025
Lakeland Union High School Lakeland StarFY2025$433,202
Aspirus INCWI · FY2025$149,947
Lakeland Union High School Lakeland StarFY2024$182,870
Aspirus INCWI · FY2024$15,398
Lakeland Union High School Lakeland StarFY2023$473,484
Lakeland Union High School Lakeland StarFY2022$1,132,125
Aspirus INCWI · FY2022$91,342
Lakeland Union High School Lakeland StarFY2021$415,975
Aspirus INCWI · FY2021$199,142
Sacred Heart Saint Mary'sWI · FY2021$25,934
Lakeland Union High School Lakeland StarFY2020$397,505
Sacred Heart Saint Mary'sWI · FY2020$234,840
Open Medicine Institute INCFY2020$44,000
Ministry Home Care LLCFY2020$41,502
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By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$687K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$34.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$869K
Total assetsLn 16$34.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$147K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$942K
Investment incomeLn 3$687K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$869K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$869K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$731K
Other assetsLn 15$145K
Total assetsLn 16$34.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$34.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$672K$869K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.2M$32.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$739K$731K
Total assetsLn 16$33.0M$34.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$320K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$32.7M$34.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$583K$583K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$185K$131K$19K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$2K$21K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$79K$79K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$41K$19K$17K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$26K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$359K$332K$0$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$14K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$60K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.3M$657K$34.6M 990 PDF
FY2025 $3.8M$1.9M$2.0M$32.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.4M$2.5M$832K$28.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$2.5M$711K$26.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.2M$1.7M$4.5M$25.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$1.6M$1.4M$22.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$2.4M$686K$17.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,969,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,942,913$1,344,655
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $952,617$687,143
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$88,691−$62,588
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,806,839$1,969,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $316,350$583,149
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $350,089$185,006
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,186,168$543,866
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,852,607$1,312,021
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,954,232$657,189
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,969,210 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,380 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$941,916
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$402,739
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$146,927
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,344,655
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $687,143$687,143
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$61,208−$61,208
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $624,555$1,969,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,312,021 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $583,149$583,149
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,933 · Management $18,501 · Fundraising $35,572$185,006
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,346 · Management $21,112 · Fundraising $0$23,458
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $78,566 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$78,566
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,197 · Management $17,108 · Fundraising $4,441$40,746
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,524 · Management $2,836 · Fundraising $0$28,360
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $331,958 · Management $0 · Fundraising $26,900$358,858
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,878 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,878
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,185,551 · Management $59,557 · Fundraising $66,913$1,312,021
Part X · Balance sheet $34,666,443 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $671,514$868,846
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $240,700$101,629
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $738,681$730,808
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $31,174,329$32,819,970
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $145,190$145,190
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,970,414$34,666,443
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $131,550$66,414
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $187,971$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $319,521$66,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,177,207$14,084,478
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,473,686$20,515,551
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,650,893$34,600,029
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,970,414$34,666,443
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $34,600,029 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,969,210
XI-2 Total expenses$1,312,021
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$657,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,650,893
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,291,947
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$34,600,029

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