Wisconsin Public Service Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your organisation is a 501(c)(3) in the area served by the relevant energy company, and your work falls within arts and culture, community and neighbourhood development, education, environment, or health and human services, the Foundation's stated priorities fit, with Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan named as priority areas.
- Organisations located outside the service areas are not funded unless the request is for a specific project delivered directly to the company's customer communities, so check this before you write.
- The Foundation prefers to fund a particular programme or project, and it warns that an amount that is not feasible may eliminate the project, so frame a specific, realistic request, since the filing gives no typical grant size.
- Applications go online through the Wisconsin Public Service community page on a quarterly cycle, and the Foundation weighs mission, strategy, reputation, financial health, other funding sources, budget and projected impact, so have those ready.
- Individuals, fraternal, religious or political organisations, trips, tours, pageants, athletics and extra-curricular school events are excluded, as is general operating support for United Way supported organizations.
Overview
Wisconsin Public Service Foundation is a US private foundation based in Green Bay, WI.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation gives direct grants and scholarships in the service areas of the energy companies. Its organisational grant support is for qualified charitable, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organisations located in the area served by the relevant energy company. Its stated fields are arts and culture, community and neighbourhood development, education, environment, and health and human services. It supports arts projects that promote diversity and accessibility, community improvement, education partnerships, career planning and youth mentorship, and environmental work on wildlife, water and air, forests, energy efficiency, renewable energy and recycling. Health and human services programmes serve people with limited incomes, older and disabled people, and emphasise wellness. The Foundation prefers to support a particular programme or project.
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Community and neighbourhood development
- Education
- Environment
- Health and human services
Geographic Focus
Priority: Wisconsin; Minnesota; Michigan.
What They Don't Fund
- General operating support for United Way supported organizations
- Wisconsin Public Service charitable giving only: Individuals; Fraternal, religious or political organizations; Trips, tours, pageants or athletics; Team, extra-curricular school events or student exchange programs; Organizations located outside our service areas, unless funding a specific project delivered directly to our customer communities
How to apply
Submit an application online through the Wisconsin Public Service community page.
Deadlines: Applications follow a quarterly cycle.
Application success factors
What the foundation says:
- The Foundation prefers to support a particular programme or project.
- It considers the organisation’s mission, strategy, reputation, financial health, other funding sources, budget and projected impact.
- It encourages applicants to review eligibility carefully and submit a thoughtful, thorough online application.
- It cautions that an amount that is not feasible may eliminate the project from consideration.
Officers and directors
- Kyle A Hoops — Director
- Michael W Hooper — Director
- Xia Liu — Vice President / Director
- Danielle L Bly — Director
- Scott J Lauber — Director
- Margaret C Kelsey — Secretary / Director
- William J Guc — Treasurer
- M Beth Straka — President, Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,031,942 | $1,708,123 | $29,534,758 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,123,629 | $1,833,482 | $36,240,533 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,520,309 | $2,172,954 | $40,662,261 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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