Funder directory → Wisconsin → WPS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
Private foundation · MONONA, WI · EIN 391568111WPS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$2,500–$10,000
median $5,000
Giving (latest FY)
$373,750
50 grants · FY2025
Assets
$1,589,000
gives nationally
Application form & materials: Employees with eligible children submit an online application and upload their childrens transcript.
Deadlines: Late January
Restrictions: Children of full-time employees of WPS or one of its wholly owned subsidiaries are eligible to apply for one of these $2,500 scholarships. The program is open to children of all full-time employees regardless of location or remote worker status. This includes stepchildren and adopted children. An eligible student must be a high school senior or have graduated from high school and must be age 25 or younger as of May 31 in the year applying. The student must also have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale.
Contact: Jennifer Carerros · PO Box 7786, Madison, WI, 537077786 · 6089775000
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY · MADISON, WI | LOCAL INITIATIVE | $100,000 |
| EDGEWOOD UNIVERSITY INC · MADISON, WI | LOCAL INITIATIVE | $12,500 |
| AGRACE HOSPICECARE FOUNDATION · FITCHBURG, WI | HEALTH AND WELLNESS | $10,000 |
| ARTS FOR ALL WISCONSIN · MADISON, WI | LOCAL INITIATIVE | $10,000 |
| BOULDER CREST FOUNDATION · BLUEMONT, VA | MILITARY VETERANS | $10,000 |
| CENTER FOR BLACK EXCELLENCE · MADISON, WI | UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS | $10,000 |
| EASTER SEALS WISCONSIN IN · MADISON, WI | HEALTH AND WELLNESS | $10,000 |
| VERA COURT NEIGHBORHOOD C · MADISON, WI | LOCAL INITIATIVE | $5,500 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.