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Whitewater Community Foundation

Whitewater, WI · EIN 39-1815260 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Whitewater Community Foundation reported $11.2 million in revenue and $582,708 in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Of every $100 it spent, $89.57 went to program services, $10.43 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $9,840 (EMPLOYEE). Revenue rose 2540% between FY2020 and FY2026. Source: Form 990, FY2026.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $583K

For context, the median across 1,030 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.67 programs, $6.50 management, $1.83 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2026 filing. Median across 1,030 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2026Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.6%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.4%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
94.4%80.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$9,840$322,368
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.69%1.60%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
03
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
322.858.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 11100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2026 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$522K expenses · 100.0% of program spending

WHITEWATER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - GENERAL FUND Enhance quality of life in Whitewater area via educational, cultural, charitable, or benevolent expenditures

— expenses

WEILER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Scholarships for graduates of Whitewater and Palmyra-Eagle High Schools pursuing technical/engineering degrees

— expenses

F L MOKSNES SCHOLARSHIP FUND Scholarships for graduates of Whitewater High Schaool with preference to students enrolling at a technical college or to first-generation child of immigrant parents or to one who has studied more than one foreign language

Highest reported compensation

FY2026 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EMPLOYEE
Listed in Part VII, 20.00 hrs/week
$9,840$0$0$9,840
EMPLOYEE
Listed in Part VII, 20.00 hrs/week
$9,840$0$0$9,840

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Whitewater Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $9,840 (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026$11M$583K
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2026 ⓘ$11M$583K89.6%$16M$9,840
FY2025 ⓘ$800K$2.0M98.3%$4.0M—
FY2024 ⓘ$962K$277K77.1%$5.0M—
FY2023 ⓘ$2.0M$175K54.9%$4.1M—
FY2022 ⓘ$274K$184K56.2%$2.2M—
FY2021 ⓘ$267K$182K66.6%$2.4M—
FY2020 ⓘ$423K$115K57.9%$2.0M—

Governance answers, as filed

FY2026 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Whitewater Community Foundation totaling $10,426 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Whitewater Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Whitewater Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Whitewater Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, Whitewater Community Foundation reported that 89.6% of its $582,708 in expenses went to program services, 10.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Whitewater Community Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Whitewater Community Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 was $9,840, for the role of EMPLOYEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Whitewater Community Foundation get its money?

Of $11.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 94.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Whitewater Community Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 39-1815260 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2026: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, object 202622439349300422 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202512249349300606 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433449349300343 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202312429349300131 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202212789349300926 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123159349305312 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043029349301654 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 39-1815260: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.