About us

Since 1982, the Wisconsin Energy Foundation has contributed financial support for the activities of nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations in communities that are served by Wisconsin Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries. The foundation is funded by Wisconsin Energy shareholders.

Mission

Our mission is to create brighter futures for the communities in which we do business, enhancing the growth and success of our company.

Vision

The Foundation strives to achieve maximum community benefit and business value per dollar invested.

Goals

To pursue a sustained, consistent approach to funding within our focus areas, better enabling the organizations to achieve lasting results
To foster mutually beneficial relationships between Wisconsin Energy Corporation subsidiaries and community organizations
To fully leverage company resources

Facts

The Wisconsin Energy Foundation, established in November 1982 as a separate, nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, has invested more than $100 million in communities in Wisconsin and Michigan over the past 25-plus years.

Funding for initiatives supported by the Wisconsin Energy Foundation is derived from the shareholder portion of earnings and dividends paid by Wisconsin Energy Corporation Grants do not affect the profitability of Wisconsin Energy Corporation nor are they reflected in the prices customers pay for services from the utility subsidiaries of Wisconsin Energy.

The Foundation issued grants to 851 organizations in 2011, totaling more than $9.0 million.

In 2011, the employee matching gift program directed more than $1 million to non-profit arts/cultural organizations and educational institutions.

The Foundation asset base as of Dec. 31, 2011, was $31.4 million.

Five-year giving history

2011 allocation of charitable dollars

* Allocation of charitable dollars in 2011 includes a state of Wisconsin study of engineering grant in the amount of $1,666,700, which was transferred to Marquette University through the Wisconsin Energy Foundation.

Foundation board

Gale Klappa, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Kevin Fletcher, senior vice president - Customer Operations, We Energies
Rick Kuester, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Allen Leverett, executive vice president, Wisconsin Energy Corporation and president and chief executive officer, We Generation
Kristine Rappé, senior vice president and chief administrative officer, Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Thelma Sias, vice president - Local Affairs, We Energies