Uwm Foundation Inc
1440 E North Ave, Milwaukee, WI · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $34,069,910 | $28,107,729 | $276,012,316 |
| FY2024 | $48,555,450 | $29,109,878 | $252,258,236 |
| FY2023 | $26,737,937 | $26,120,842 | $219,945,358 |
| FY2022 | $39,411,419 | $23,629,593 | $206,710,359 |
| FY2021 | $23,105,220 | $20,862,926 | $225,841,133 |
| FY2020 | $32,469,764 | $21,011,711 | $191,614,967 |
| FY2019 | $26,250,858 | $21,585,573 | $178,143,905 |
| FY2018 | $34,035,563 | $17,115,725 | $168,823,627 |
| FY2017 | $25,253,161 | $17,955,677 | $145,654,847 |
| FY2016 | $28,599,801 | $16,697,527 | $130,613,048 |
| FY2015 | $17,606,777 | $15,612,959 | $120,692,004 |
| FY2014 | $21,360,266 | $12,750,877 | $118,505,914 |
| FY2013 | $13,632,685 | $11,947,132 | $108,548,438 |
| FY2012 | $22,879,544 | $13,578,358 | $102,627,801 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Uwm Foundation Inc (EIN 23-7337744), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $26,321,766 | 77% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $7,748,144 | 23% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $24,542,516 | 87% |
| Management & general | $2,798,946 | 10% |
| Fundraising | $766,267 | 3% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 77% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 87% of functional expenses, management & general 10%, and fundraising 3%.
- 87% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 55.4% of 56 Education organizations in WI.
- Net assets covered about 117.8 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 79th percentile among 988 Education organizations in WI.
- Total revenue was higher than 97.7% of 996 Education organizations in WI.
- Total revenue rose from $22,879,544 in FY2012 to $34,069,910 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Revenue covered expenses in each of the 14 reported years, FY2012 to FY2025.
- The highest revenue on record here is $48,555,450 in FY2024.
- Net assets grew from $102,627,801 to $276,012,316 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 89% of revenue in FY2012 and 77% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THE MISSION OF THE UWM FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL, LITERARY, AND SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE BY RECEIVING, MANAGING, AND DISTRIBUTING GIFTS TO BENEFIT THE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENTS, FACULTY, PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1974 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | B430 — Education (in WI) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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