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Grants paid by Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, tax year 2024
EIN 39-0712619 · Madison, WI · Form 990, Schedule I
In tax year 2024, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (EIN 39-0712619) reported 76 grants paid totaling $5,137,234. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | University of Wisconsin River Falls Foundation River Falls, WI | A | $450,000 | paid | EXPANSION OF DAIRY PROCESSING FACILITY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Cedar Grove Cheese Inc Plain, WI | A | $172,585 | paid | CLIMATE CURD PROJECT | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Alpinage Cheese LLC Oak Creek, WI | A | $153,059 | paid | NEW CHEESE AGING FACILITY TO SUPPORTIN GROWTH, REACH SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOP BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. INVEST IN CHEESE PACKAGING AND CUTTING SOLUTIONS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Rosewood Dairy Inc Sturgeon Bay, WI | A | $137,235 | paid | TRIAL VAT AND NEW PRESSES. LABELER MACHINE. EXPORT GROWTH PLAN. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Specialty Cheese Inc Reeseville, WI | A | $119,819 | paid | LAYERED BLOCK FORM, IMPROVED SEPARATION OF SOFT/FLOCCULATED CURD FROM WHEY, FRESH CHEESE PACKAGING, EXPORT PANEER | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Holland's Family Cheese Thorp, WI | A | $115,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Sartori Company Plymouth, WI | A | $109,748 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Marcoot Jersey Creamery LLC Greenville, IL | A | $105,000 | paid | CHEESE BASED DOG TREATS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Hill Valley Dairy East Troy, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | INCREASE CHEESE PRODUCTION - EQUIPMENT PURCHASES | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Kuehnert Milk House Fort Wayne, IN | A | $100,000 | paid | CREATION OF VALUE-ADDED CHEESE CURDS PRODUCT LINE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Wiscon Corporation DBA Caputo Cheese Melrose Park, IL | A | $100,000 | paid | CHILLER FOR FRESH MOZZ PRODUCTION AND HARD ITALIAN CHEESE AGING | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Hinterland Dairy Inc Donnellson, IA | A | $100,000 | paid | CHEESE PRODUCTIONE EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Dari LLC Clinton, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | EXPANSION OF RETAIL PRESENCE OF MOO'V UF WHOLE MILK AND LAUNCH OF NEW CHOCOLATE MILK FLAVOR | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Dairy Distillery Alliance Novi, MI | A | $100,000 | paid | WHEY PERMEATE INTO ETHANOL | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Royal Guernsey Creamery LLC Columbus, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | INCREASE BUTTER STORAGE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Uplands Cheese Dodgeville, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | CHEESE WRAPPING MACHINE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Gardner's Wisconsin Cheese LLC Marshfield, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFICIENT CHEESE CONVERSION AND PACKAGING LINE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Farm Stapels Cedar Grove, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | GLASS BOTTLED MILK | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Green Dirt Farm LLC Weston, MO | A | $100,000 | paid | SHEEP MILK FOR SPECIALTY MARKETS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | University of Wisconsin System Platteville, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | EXPANSION OF DAIRY PROCESSING FACILITY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Flying Dog LLC Grand Rapids, MI | A | $98,503 | paid | ICE CREAM PRODUCTION EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Concept Processing LLC Melrose, MN | A | $98,000 | paid | FLUID MILK CHILLER SYSTEM EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Tulip Tree Creamery Inc Indianapolis, IN | A | $97,817 | paid | INCREASING AGED CHEESE CAPACITY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Two Cows Creamery LLC Hot Springs, SD | A | $92,893 | paid | INSTALLING A MICRODAIRY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Scream LLC Fairfield, IA | U | $92,657 | paid | LAUNCH ARTISAN ICE CREAM BRAND | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Goat Milk Stuff LLC Scottsburg, IN | A | $90,640 | paid | MANUFACTURE AND SALES OF GOAT MILK CARAMEL SAUCE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Smith Brothers Creamery LLC Mcconnelsville, OH | A | $84,225 | paid | LOCAL BOTTLED FLAVORED MILK AND CHEESE PRODUCTS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Bold Spoon Creamery LLC Park Hills, MO | A | $82,743 | paid | EXPANSION OF ICE CREAM MANUFACTURING CAPACITY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Hildebrand Farms Inc Junction City, KS | A | $82,547 | paid | NEW BULK BAG PACKAGING | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Landmark Creamery Belleville, WI | A | $82,427 | paid | CREAMERY EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Semifreddo LLC Grand Rapids, MI | A | $80,800 | paid | ICE CREAM CHIC ITALIN COUSIN | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Mct Dairies Inc Appleton, WI | A | $80,363 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS AND GRANT TO INCREASE EXPORTING ENDEAVORS. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Copper Crow Distillery Inc Bayfield, WI | A | $76,675 | paid | FERMENTATION AND DISTILLATION OF WHEY PERMEATE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPIRITS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Pine River Pre-Pack Inc Newton, WI | A | $76,288 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Terrell Creek Farm LLC Fordland, MO | A | $73,341 | paid | EXPANDING MARKET FOR GOAT CHEESE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | The Mullen Dairy and Creamery LLC Okeana, OH | A | $72,446 | paid | EXPANSION OF FLUID MILK SALES | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Charlevoix Cheese Company Inc Charlevoix, MI | A | $53,947 | paid | EXPANDING PRODUCT LINE WITH GRYERE FOR MICHIGAN FARMSTEAD CREAMERY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Protein Pints LLC East Lansing, MI | A | $53,308 | paid | EXPANSION INTO POPSICLE NOVELTIES AN ATHLETIC EVENT CATERING | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Black Raddish Creamery Alexandria, OH | A | $53,244 | paid | EXPANSION OF SMALL FORMAT BLOOMY AND WASHED RIND CHEESES | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Ozark Mountain Creamery Inc Mountain Grove, MO | A | $52,798 | paid | EXPANDING MISSOURI DAIRY VALUE-ADDED BOTTLING LINE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Milk Specialties Global Inc Eden Prairie, MN | A | $51,276 | paid | ADDING VALUE TO WHEY PROTEIN PHOSPHOLIPID CONCENTRATE BY DEMONSTRATING HEALTH BENEFITS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Rolling Lawn Farms Greenville, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | SUPER PREMIUM ICE CREAM PRODUCTION DIVERSIFICATION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Augment LLC Madison, WI | A | $48,766 | paid | MAKE NATURAL WHITE POWDER FROM ACID WHEY + MILLETS TO REPLACE TITANIUM DIOXIDE IN PRODUCTS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Bobell Cheese Company Burbank, OH | A | $46,460 | paid | LARGER CHEESE VAT PASTERURIZER | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Snowville Creamery Pomeroy, OH | A | $46,103 | paid | BUTTERMILK DEVELOPMENT | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Rokey Road Creamery LLC Sabetha, KS | A | $45,000 | paid | FARMSTEAD STARTING CREAMERY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Happy Cows Creamery New Vienna, OH | A | $43,243 | paid | CREAMERY FLUID MILK EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Fromage Spa LLC Green Bay, WI | A | $41,993 | paid | BARREL CUTTING RECLAMATION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Hemme Dairy LLC Sweet Springs, MO | A | $41,067 | paid | FETA CHEESE PRODUCTION LINE - BUSINESS EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Beauty View Dairy Products LLC Wahoo, NE | U | $38,099 | paid | ON FARM ICE CREAM PROCESSING | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Shatto Farms Inc Osborn, MO | A | $37,837 | paid | EXPANDED PRODUCT LINE FOR MISSOURI FARMSTEAD CREAMERY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Jisa Farmstead Cheese Inc Brainard, NE | A | $36,031 | paid | YOGURT PRODUCTION - NEW PRODUCT LINE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Redhead Creamery Brooten, MN | A | $35,065 | paid | UTILIZING WASTE STREAMS FOR VALUE ADDED NON-CHEESE PRODUCTS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Radiance Dairy Fairfield, IA | A | $34,813 | paid | MOZZARELLA MAKING MACHINE TO EFFICIENTLY PRODUCE FRESH CERTIFIED ORGANIC MOZZ | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Twin Springs Creamery Bloomington, IN | U | $34,752 | paid | REBUILDING SOUTH -CENTRAL INDIANAS DAIRY SYSTEM THROUGH LOCAL FARMER COLLECTIVE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Vieira Ventures LLC Swanky Scoops Oregon, OH | A | $33,883 | paid | EQUIPMENT UPGRADE FOR RETAIL EXPANSION PROJECT | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Saltless Sea Creamery LLC Traverse City, MI | A | $33,459 | paid | INNOVATIVE, AFFORDABLE, ADAPTABLE ARTISAN CHEESEMAKING - SHIPPING CONTAINER CREAMERY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Goodsport Nutrition LLC Evanston, IL | A | $31,125 | paid | MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR PROTEIN SPORTS DRINKS | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Troyer Specialty Foods Inc Millersburg, OH | A | $29,446 | paid | FETA FILLING AND PACKAGING EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Freshly Dairy LLC Crawfordsville, IN | A | $26,124 | paid | DAIRY BEVERAGE BUSINESS EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Ms J & Company Inc Monroe, WI | A | $22,326 | paid | FREEZING SHEEP MILK ON FARM TO INCREASE QUALITY, LONGEVITY AND EFFICIENCY FOR NATIONAL MARKETING | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Highfield Farm Creamery Walworth, WI | A | $21,107 | paid | CREAMERY EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Berning Acres Inc East Dubuque, IL | A | $18,244 | paid | PRIVATE LABEL CHEESE SALES EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Rolling Hills Dairy Producers Cooperative Inc Monroe, WI | A | $17,315 | paid | FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR CONVERSTION FACILITY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Prairie Farms Inc Edwardsville, IL | A | $15,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Strack View Farms LLC Adell, WI | A | $14,665 | paid | EXPANSION OF FLAVOR OFFERINGS AND DEMO PROGRAM FOR JERSEY VALLEY CHEESE | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Farm Life Creamery LLC Ethan, SD | A | $14,165 | paid | ICE CREAM EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Agropur Inc Appleton, WI | U | $13,572 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Prairie Homestead Creamery Cottonwood, MN | A | $12,287 | paid | PROCESSING OF GOAT MILK GELATO | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Klondike Cheese Co Inc Monroe, WI | U | $12,150 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Grison Dairy & Creamery Ava, MO | A | $11,587 | paid | FARMSTEAD CHEESE EXPANSION | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Hidden Springs Creamery LLC Westby, WI | A | $10,440 | paid | EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION IN ORDER TO UTILIZE WHEY INTO RICOTTA AND IMPROVE PROFITABILITY | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Nasonville Dairy Inc Marshfield, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Associated Milk Producers Inc Portage, WI | A | $8,100 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR ATTENDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS. | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Cannonbelles Cheese Inc Cannon Falls, MN | A | $7,276 | paid | NEW CHEESES TO PRODUCT LINE, STREAMLINING THE MAKE PROCESS AND EDUCTING THE PUBLIC | 202501339349307075 |
| 2024 | Cider Farm Brands Mineral Point, WI | A | $6,350 | paid | FEASIBILITY STUDY TO CREATE TWO ALCOHOL PRODUCTS WITH WISCONSIN WHEY | 202501339349307075 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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