About Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care
The mission of the WI Balance of State CoC is to end homelessness by supporting local coalitions throughout Wisconsin.
Focus Areas
Homelessness preventionRapid re-housing (RRH)Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)Coordinated Entry (CE)Youth homelessness (YHDP)Veteran servicesDiversion and shelter reductionHMIS / data and system performancePoint-in-Time (PIT) counts
Who They Fund
people experiencing homelessnessindividuals and families transitioning from shelters or institutions
Funding Style
About Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care
Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care Inc. channels its funding through a local Continuum of Care structure built to end homelessness across Wisconsin. The grant record shows a system-oriented funder that uses local competitions, project transfers, and annual application processes to support housing interventions rather than one-off charitable awards. Its portfolio is heavily centered on transitional housing, with repeated awards to local providers working with people experiencing homelessness and households moving out of shelters or unstable situations. The largest recent awards went to Golden House in Green Bay and Newcap in Oconto, both for transitional housing, and similar support appears across multiple years for the same providers. Other recurring recipients include Bolton Refuge House in Eau Claire, Family Services of South Wi in Beloit, and In Courage in Manitowoc. That pattern points to a funder that works through local agencies already embedded in Wisconsin communities and ties support to housing placements, case management, and stabilization services. Beyond project grants, the continuum also administers competitions and funding requests for bookkeeping and accounting services, youth homelessness planning, and family homelessness pilot work. The mix suggests a grantmaker focused on the operating machinery of homelessness response as much as on direct service projects.
What Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care Funds
A large share of the continuum’s grant activity supports transitional housing. Recent awards include $447,189 to Kenosha Human Development Services for transitional housing, $243,934 to Hebron House of Hospitality for transitional housing, and $227,312 to New Horizons Shelters and Outreach Center for transitional housing. Those grants align with the funder’s broader homelessness-support mission and its emphasis on housing stability. The continuum also funds rapid re-housing and related stabilization work through its active programs. One project transfer notice covers a CoC-funded rapid re-housing project in Brown County serving 18-24 households, with and without children, and another application invites agencies to take over or receive a rapid rehousing project with a preference for continuing services in the original community. Family homelessness and prevention are present in the Day One fund, which was used to pilot diversion staff and funds, flexible housing subsidies, toolkits, and data dashboards. Youth homelessness appears in the YHDP letter-of-interest process for unaccompanied and pregnant or parenting youth up to age 24.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.9M
Total Assets
$2.9M
Total Revenue
$9.2M
Total Expenses
$9.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $32K and $112K, with a median of $62K.
25th Percentile
$32K
Median
$62K
75th Percentile
$112K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KATHLEEN FISHER
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