Foundations Health and Wholeness Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS INNOVATING CARE TO HEAL MIND AND SPIRIT; CHANGE LIVES, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. WE ENVISION A CARING AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY THAT EMBRACES THE HEALTH AND WHOLENESS OF ALL PEOPLE.
- Income
- $7.8 million
- Spending
- $8.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 80%
- Employees
- 83
- Volunteers
- 24
- Highest pay
- $211,378, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $3.9 million spent. IN FOSTER CARE, WE RECRUIT, LICENSE, AND TRAIN FOSTER PARENTS. WE WORK WITH COUNTIES THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN TO PROVIDE PLACEMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF LOVING FOSTER HOMES. WE PROVIDE "TREATMENT" LEVEL FOSTER CARE TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, AND HAVE HIGHER EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS. WE HAVE FOSTER CARE OFFICES IN GREEN BAY, GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA, FOX VALLEY, JANESVILLE, STEVENS POINT AND EAU CLAIRE.
- $1.6 million spent. OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION COUNSELORS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE IN THERAPY OUTCOMES, CARING AND JOYFUL NATURE, AND LEADERSHIP IN THERAPY APPROACHES. OUR THERAPISTS AND COUNSELORS PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 SESSIONS OF COUNSELING EVERY YEAR AT OUR MAIN CLINIC, 16 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER. OVER HALF OF OUR CLIENTS ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, AND THEY RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HEAL MIND AND SPIRIT FROM OUR GENEROUS DONORS. WE LEAD THE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE DEARTH OF THERAPISTS AND COUNSELORS IN WISCONSIN. OUR RESIDENT TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINS POST-GRADUATE COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS TO OBTAIN THEIR WISCONSIN LICENSURE TO PRACTICE AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.
- $342,386 spent. AT THE BEGINNING OF 2021, FOUNDATIONS ACQUIRED FROM ANOTHER NONPROFIT ITS RAYS YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM, WHICH WORKS IN 13 COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN. RAYS IS A VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM OPEN TO ALL YOUTH BETWEEN SCHOOL-AGE AND 21 YEARS OF AGE. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND DECISIONS TO BECOME A RUNAWAY, WHILE NAVIGATING YOUTH THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING TO SUCCESSFUL, HEALTHY, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING VIA PREVENTATIVE OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND OTHER CRITICAL RESOURCES. PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS WORK, ALONG WITH PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HAVE RUN AWAY, OR WHO ARE AT RISK OR HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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