UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY INC

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

1000

Street

2801 HOOVER RD UNIT 2

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Mission and programs · 2025

• COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAMS: UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY WILL FOCUS ON THREE KEY AREAS OF COMMUNITY IMPACT: EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTH. THE UNITED WAY VISION OF THESE FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE: EDUCATION - FROM PRENATAL THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD, (CRADLE TO CAREER), EDUCATION PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCES AN INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE MINDSET, SUPPORTS TRANSITION TO FAMILY-SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT, AND BUILDS A STRONG COMMUNITY. FINANCIAL STABILITY - FINANCIAL SECURITY AND CAPABILITY IS VITAL TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY LIFE, MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT, ACHIEVING CAREER ASPIRATIONS, AND BUILDING ASSETS FOR THE FUTURE. HEALTH - GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S CAPACITY TO ENJOY THEIR LIVES, PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES, CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY, AND REALIZE THEIR DREAMS. A HEALTHY COMMUNITY IS BUILT UPON A FOUNDATION OF HEALTH EQUITY THAT FOSTERS SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN ORDER TO FULFILL THESE VISIONS, UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY SUPPORTS 28 LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING ITS OWN LEARN FOR LIFE PROGRAM. A COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY AND PORTAGE COUNTY SCHOOLS, THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP INCREASE READING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY SUPPORTS THREE INVESTMENT TEAMS THAT IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PRIORITIES IN EACH AREA AND DEVISE STRATEGIES TO AFFECT COMMUNITY CHANGE. INCLUDED IN COMMUNITY IMPACT IS THE UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY'S IN-A-FIX AND DIAPER DRIVE PROGRAMS. THE IN-A-FIX PROGRAM PROVIDES MONETARY ASSISTANCE FOR CAR REPAIRS AND/OR TIRE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EMPLOYED AND LIVING IN PORTAGE COUNTY. ASSISTANCE IS LIMITED TO $500 PER CALENDAR YEAR WHILE FUNDS LAST. THE DIAPER DRIVE PROGRAM FILLS A NEED MANY LOCAL AGENCIES IDENTIFIED AS A TOP ISSUE FACING STRUGGLING FAMILIES-NOT BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR CHILDREN WITH DIAPERS. THIS CAN OFTEN RESULT IN HEALTH ISSUES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WHOSE DIAPERS ARE NOT CHANGED AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY SHOULD.

  Expenses $2,840,561 · Grants $2,509,066 · Revenue $433

• VOLUNTEER CENTER: UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY'S VOLUNTEER CENTER MATCHES PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDING MORE THAN $50,000 WORTH OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE. THROUGH ITS VOLUNTEERSROCK.ORG WEBSITE, THE VOLUNTEER CENTER CONNECTED PEOPLE TO HUNDREDS OF LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PROJECT FRESH START AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN MORE PEOPLE VOLUNTEER, THE BENEFITS AND IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY ARE MEASUREABLE. IN 2025, THE VOLUNTEER CENTER CONTINUES TO OFFER STRATEGIC VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT AREA EMPLOYER BUSINESSES. THE VOLUNTEER CENTER WORKS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP THEM PROMOTE EMPLOYEES USING THEIR VOLUNTEER TIME OFF.

  Expenses $105,697

• LEARN FOR LIFE: IN THIS PROGRAM, UNITED WAYS MATCHES TRAINED VOLUNTEER TUTORS WITH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN NEED OF HELP WITH THEIR READING SKILLS. THEY WORK TOGETHER ON THE STUDENT'S READING PROFICIENCY FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM IS IN PLACE IN NEARLY ALL PORTAGE COUNTY SCHOOLS. DURING THE SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION IN THE STEVENS POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, STUDENTS GOING INTO THIRD GRADE AND STUDENTS GOING INTO FOURTH GRADE WHO NEED HELP WITH THEIR READING PROFICIENCY ARE SERVED IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE DURATION OF THE SIX WEEK SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION. THE PROGRAM PUTS UNITED WAY ONE STEP CLOSER TO ITS GOAL OF HELPING CHILDREN SUCCEED.

  Expenses $83,845

• 2-1-1 PROGRAM: BY PROVIDING ONE CENTRAL EASY-TO-REMEMBER PHONE NUMBER (2-1-1), UNITED WAY'S 2-1-1 PROGRAM CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE RESOURCES FOR THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE OFTEN UNAWARE OF THESE PROGRAMS, SO BY ASKING QUESTIONS THAT ARISE IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS OR DURING HARD TIMES, THEY CAN BECOME CONNECTED TO ANY OF THE MORE THAN 600 PROGRAMS LISTEDIN THE PORTAGE COUNTY 2-1-1 DIRECTORY. AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, THIS FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PORTAGE COUNTY RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE HELPS REDUCE MISDIRECTED CALLS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIBRARY, AND CITY HALL. BY REDUCING NON-CRISIS CALLS TO POLICE DISPATCH, 2-1-1 HELPS RESERVE THESE RESOURCES FOR EMERGENCY CALLS.

  Expenses $10,931

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

• JUSTIN ADAMSKI

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CRAIG AITTAMA

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• ALEXIS BUSHMAN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• LONDON COOPER

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• PAULA ERICKSON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• VANESSA GARCIA-BORES

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PAUL GWIDT

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ANDREW HALVERSON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CORY HIRSBRUNNER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JESSICA HOERTER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• TODD HUSPENI

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PATRICK JOHNSON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• STEVE KUNST

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• TERRI MARKI

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JOE MARTINO

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ALEX OKRAY

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MATT PAULUS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• TINA PETERS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MICHELLE PRZYBYLSKI

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• SUZANNE RATHE

  PAST PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• ROSS RETTLER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• BETH SEKERKA

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• STEVEN THOMPSON

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ARIEL WELLING

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ELISHA WILLIAMS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $3,891,409

  Expenses

  $3,836,070

  Contributions

  $3,739,429

  Grants paid

  $2,509,066

• 2024

  Revenue

  $3,972,130

  Expenses

  $3,936,369

  Contributions

  $3,848,432

  Grants paid

  $2,479,477

• 2023

  Revenue

  $3,452,829

  Expenses

  $3,633,111

  Contributions

  $3,390,478

  Grants paid

  $2,353,803

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,650,831

  Expenses

  $3,406,668

  Contributions

  $3,625,271

  Grants paid

  $2,210,292

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,887,686

  Expenses

  $3,302,162

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,411,762

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,099,782

  Expenses

  $3,943,475

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,805,684

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,693,358

  Expenses

  $3,363,049

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,602,515

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,399,108

  Expenses

  $3,146,316

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,240,980

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,429,777

  Expenses

  $3,237,150

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,026,876

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,308,167

  Expenses

  $2,968,606

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,798,990

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,070,077

  Expenses

  $2,840,489

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,434,361

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,048,758

  Expenses

  $2,678,063

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,216,785

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,091,580

  Expenses

  $2,605,406

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,815,700

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $2,586,493

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,320,761

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN

  $804,240

  2024 · PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM.

• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

  $662,287

  2023 · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Child and Family Counseling Program provides counseling services to all residents of Portage County on a sliding fee basis. Their Family Outreach and Support Services program provides a combination of support services to parents. Parenting classes for parents of children birth to 12 and parenting classes for parents of teens are offered. The program also provides voluntary in home parent education programs for families. This program provides extra help for parents caring for their children and connects families to services and support within the community.

• CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN

  $640,242

  2025 · PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM.

• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

  $592,552

  2022 · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Child and Family Counseling Program provides counseling services to all residents of Portage County on a sliding fee basis. Their Family Outreach and Support Services program provides a combination of support services to parents. Parenting classes for parents of children birth to 12 and parenting classes for parents of teens are offered. The program also provides voluntary in home parent education programs for families. This program provides extra help for parents caring for their children and connects families to services and support within the community.

• CAP SERVICES INC

  $486,990

  2025 · PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM.

• CAP SERVICES INC

  $399,019

  2024 · PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM.

• CAP Services Inc

  $394,538

  2023 · The Family Crisis Center operates 24 hour crisis counseling and shelter to victims of domestic violence. The Center also offers support groups to help families identify long term strategies to eliminate the violence and its causes. The Ministry Dental Clinic is designed to serve patients with Badgercare or Medicaid health coverage. The Skills Enhancement Program is designed to provide part time educational and skills training opportunities for individuals working in low wage jobs. The Mental Health Navigator offers mental heath patients help in assessing mental health care and information, facilitating adherence to treatment plans, providing consistent emotional support and promoting community connection through participation in support groups, classes, etc. The Uplift Program promotes the educational success of Hmong children and parents through a family literacy model. The VITA Program provides free tax help for low to moderate income residents.

• CAP Services Inc

  $362,996

  2022 · The Family Crisis Center operates 24 hour crisis counseling and shelter to victims of domestic violence. The Center also offers support groups to help families identify long term strategies to eliminate the violence and its causes. The Ministry Dental Clinic is designed to serve patients with Badgercare or Medicaid health coverage. The Skills Enhancement Program is designed to provide part time educational and skills training opportunities for individuals working in low wage jobs. The Mental Health Navigator offers mental heath patients help in assessing mental health care and information, facilitating adherence to treatment plans, providing consistent emotional support and promoting community connection through participation in support groups, classes, etc. The Uplift Program promotes the educational success of Hmong children and parents through a family literacy model. The VITA Program provides free tax help for low to moderate income residents.

• STEVENS POINT AREA YMCA

  $281,918

  2024 · PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM.

• Stevens Point Area YMCA

  $280,325

  2023 · The YMCA Scholarship Assistance Program allows at risk youth and adults from low income households to join the YMCA on a sliding scale fee basis. The Adaptive Recreation Program offers special programs to people with varying disabilities, including Special Olympics sports, swimming lessons, exercise programs, arts and crafts, and more. The Youth and Teen Program focuses on providing participants with a sage environment, positive adult role models, and encourage character development and leadership skills. The Child Care Youth Scholarship Program awards scholarships on a sliding scale fee to low income and at risk families participating in full day child care, before and after school child care, preschool programs, and summer camp programs, so they benefit from quality, affordable, and accessible child care.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• DELTA DENTAL OF WISCONSIN INC

  $290,990

  2024 · Match of our employee donations to United Way and their agencies

• DELTA DENTAL OF WISCONSIN INC

  $255,176

  2023 · Match of our employee donations to United Way and their agencies

• DELTA DENTAL OF WISCONSIN INC

  $242,031

  2022 · Match of our employee donations to United Way and their agencies

• FIRST CHILDRENS FINANCE

  $75,000

  2023 · WI PROVIDER STIPENDS

• AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

  $65,508

  2023 · HUMAN SERVICE

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $43,000

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $27,500

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $27,500

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC

  $26,489

  2023 · DONOR DESIGNATIONS

• UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC

  $26,479

  2022 · DONOR DESIGNATIONS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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