Wisconsin’s fastest-growing nonprofits

Provisional. Ranked October 7, 2026 from the filings the IRS had published by then. Organizations have up to 10½ months after their year ends to file, so the list will change as the rest arrive.

14On the 2025 list
50,098%Top growth, Illuminus Retirement Communities INC
554%Median growth in Wisconsin
$156MCombined revenue in FY2025
Rank National Organization Growth Revenue Staff Founded
1 1 Illuminus Retirement Communities INC
Watertown, WI · Housing
50,098% $107K → $53.9M 0 → 0 2007
2 15 Missionaries of the Word INC
Egg Harbor, WI
3,947% $377K → $15.3M 0 → 0 2014
3 81 Marathon County Historical Society
Wausau, WI · Arts and culture
1,688% $288K → $5.2M 23 → 27 1952
4 88 The Mooring Foundation INC
Appleton, WI
1,564% $172K → $2.9M 0 → 0 1980
5 109 Badgerland After School Enrichment Program INC
Fort Atkinson, WI · Education
1,313% $354K → $5.0M 28 → 34 2018
6 177 Wisconsin Preservation Fund INC
Milwaukee, WI · Housing
819% $1.0M → $9.3M 0 → 0 1989
7 297 Dane County Humane Society
Madison, WI · Animals
554% $4.7M → $31.0M 150 → 193 1921
8 449 Thompson Center on Lourdes INC
Appleton, WI · Human services
405% $436K → $2.2M 6 → 13 2018
9 456 Boys & Girls Club of Janesville INC
Janesville, WI · Youth development
401% $1.1M → $5.6M 31 → 26 1989
10 472 Matthias Academy Corporation
Benet Lake, WI · Human services
391% $2.6M → $12.6M 33 → 174 2018
11 543 ST Croix Valley Foodbank INC
Hudson, WI · Food and agriculture
352% $1.3M → $6.1M 9 → 19 2020
12 682 First Nations Community Financial
Black River Falls, WI · Community improvement
293% $620K → $2.4M 10 → 11 2011
13 823 Serenity Inns INC
Milwaukee, WI · Human services
250% $736K → $2.6M 11 → 29 2004
14 845 Woodland Pattern INC
Milwaukee, WI · Arts and culture
246% $735K → $2.5M 7 → 9 1979