Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Inc

Analysis

Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1955, 71 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $627k to $1.3m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Better Boys Foundation ($1.3m), Congressional Award Foundation ($1.3m) and Proteknon Foundation ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $59k. It paid $4,592 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $921k, net assets of $3.9m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.