Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation

Analysis

Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Trust Account Foundation reported income of $10.9m and spending of $9.6m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $10.9m (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dallas Casa ($10.9m), Community Legal Aid Services Inc ($11.1m) and Votingworks ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $253k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $265k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 4 employees.