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Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 39-1522543

Total giving
$80KTax year 2024
Total assets
$4MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

OUR MISSION PROVIDES A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY WHILE PROMOTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS, HISTORY, LITERATURE AND PERPETUATION OF HISPANIC CULTURE. WISCONSIN HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION ASSISTS IN OPENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG HISPANICS. YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES OF THE WISCONSIN HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (WHSF) SERVE AS A VEHICLE BY WHICH TO PROVIDE, ENHANCE AND UNDERSTAND THE CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LITERARY ENVIRONMENT OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN THE METRO MILWAUKEE AREA, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY. WHSF STAGES AN ANNUAL THREE DAY FESTIVAL (MEXICAN FIESTA) ON THE LAKEFRONT SUMMERFEST GROUNDS EACH AUGUST, AN EVENT UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ARMY OF 2,000 VOLUNTEERS AND ATTENDED BY AT LEAST 113,000 FESTGOERS. ANCHORING THE GROUNDS, IS THE HUGE CULTURAL VILLAGE WITH ARTISANS, VENDORS, AND EXHIBIT

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$24K2020
$39K2021
$84K2022
$96K2023
$80K2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Lulac$32K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.mexicanfiesta.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.