WPS Health Solutions corporate giving totaled $198,259 in 2021
WPS Charitable Foundation contributed additional $246,200
MADISON, Wis.—Jan. 5, 2022—Throughout 2021, WPS Health Solutions looked for ways to support its community partners through collection drives, corporate contributions, employee fundraising campaigns, and volunteerism.
The holiday season wrapped up with a successful toy drive. Employees and friends of WPS Health Solutions in Madison donated 746 gifts valued at more than $16,500. The gifts went to 282 children from 112 families who have students attending Dr. Virginia Henderson Elementary in Monona.
Employees from other WPS locations were invited to participate in the Toys for Tots programs in Green Bay, Wis.; Rothschild, Wis.; West Frankfort, Ill.; Omaha, Neb.; and Hampton, Va.
Corporate giving
WPS donated $198,259 to selected nonprofit organizations during 2021 in core giving areas: the health and wellness of women and children, seniors, military and veterans, and underserved populations.
The selected organizations were:
Access Community Health Centers
Aging and Disability Resource Center Marathon County
Alex's Lemonade Stand
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Black Women's Health Imperative
Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
City of Monona
Congressional Sports for Charities
DisabilityIN
Disabled American Veteran
Fisher House Wisconsin
Foundation for Black Women's Wellness
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
House of Hope
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Keep Wisconsin Warm/Cool Fund
Local 311 Charities
MACC Fund
Make a Wish Wisconsin
Old Glory Honor Flight
Patriots for Warriors
Project K9 Hero
Rape Crisis Center
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
SSM Foundation
Team Rubicon
The Road Home
UNCF
Veteran Wellness Center
Wisconsin365
Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation
Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation
Women in Technology
World War II Foundation
WPS Charitable Foundation giving
Since 1988, the WPS Charitable Foundation has funded scholarships for students of full-time WPS employees. This year, 25 scholarships were awarded totaling over $31,000. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to more than 400 students.
In addition, the Foundation made donations totaling $246,200 to the following organizations:
Aldo Leopold Nature Center
Angels Among Us
ARTS for All Wisconsin
Attic Angel Association
Badger Honor Flight
Black Women's Health Imperative
Catholic Charities
Edgewood College
Foundation for Madison Public Schools
Goodman Community Center
Habitat for Humanity Wausau
Hogs for Heroes
Laps 4 Lexi
Madison Area Music Association
Madison College Foundation
Madison Symphony Orchestra
Marquardt Foundation
Old Glory Honor Flight
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
Sierra Delta
The Vogel Foundation
United Way of Brown County
United Way of Dane County
United Way of Marathon County
United Way of Southern Illinois
United Way of the Midlands
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
Urban League of Hampton Roads, Va.
Urban League of Omaha
Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois
Wayne D. Horner Memorial Stand Down
Wisconsin Policy Forum
YWCA of South Hampton Roads, Va.
About the WPS Charitable Foundation
The WPS Charitable Foundation was formed in 1986 to honor WPS' first president, Ray Koenig. Since its formation, it has inspired excellence in young people by making educational opportunities available to them through scholarships. The Foundation also donates to nonprofit organizations in the communities where WPS employees live and work. Giving is focused on the health and wellness of women and children, senior citizens, military personnel and veterans, and underserved populations.
