The Wisconsin Native Loan Fund Inc focuses almost exclusively on relieving debt for locally owned small businesses—primarily in the Lac du Flambeau/tribal community—by issuing loan forgiveness rather than general operating grants. Its support targets a mix of service, hospitality, transportation and small retail enterprises, indicating a practical emphasis on sustaining local microenterprises and jobs within a Native community context.
Highly concentrated and transaction-driven: a small number of medium-to-large grants (six total) all labeled as loan forgiveness, with a single very large award dominating the portfolio; appears focused on tactical, one-off debt relief rather than broad, recurring program funding.
Wisconsin Native Loan Fund Inc uses grantmaking as loan forgiveness for Native-owned and locally rooted businesses, with the largest recent payment of $238,212 going to White Buffalo Trucking for debt relief. That pattern points to a funder focused on balance-sheet repair rather than general operating support. In the 2023 grants on file, the organization worked through a small set of Wisconsin businesses, including St Germaine Enterprises LLC and Tabi's Lake Country, both of which received forgiveness tied to existing loans. The grants are sizable relative to the funder’s annual giving, and they appear designed to reduce leverage for enterprises that operate in transportation, hospitality, service, and retail. Several recipients are based in Lac du Flambeau, which aligns with the fund’s Native community context and its practical emphasis on sustaining local businesses. The structure of the awards suggests a narrow mission: direct financial relief for borrowers already in the portfolio, not broad philanthropy across unrelated causes.
The clearest theme is debt relief for small business borrowers. Wisconsin Native Loan Fund Inc gave $36,850 to Anasa Traffic & Restoration Services LLC for loan forgiveness, showing support for a service and transportation-linked enterprise. Hospitality and visitor-facing businesses also appear in the grant list: Dog City Hotel & Spa LLC received $27,820 for loan forgiveness, tying the fund’s work to local lodging and pet services. Another award, $7,392 to Four Winds Enterprises LLC, continued the same pattern of debt cancellation for a Native-community business in Lac du Flambeau. Across these grants, the purpose text stays consistent: the fund is using forgiveness to stabilize enterprises that already carry loans.
Typical award sizes are substantial: the 25th percentile is $30,078, the median is $54,486, and the 75th percentile is $72,775. The 2023 grant list shows a mix of one large balance-clearing award and several mid-sized forgiveness grants, which fits a debt-relief model rather than many small discretionary gifts. The foundation is a public charity, and the available record points to program-specific lending support instead of open solicitation. Recipients appear in a single year on file, so the data shows a concentrated snapshot rather than a repeated multi-year pattern.
$455K
$7.5M
$2.4M
$1.4M
Most grants fall between $30K and $73K, with a median of $54K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$54K
75th Percentile
$73K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WI.
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Notable grantees: WHITE BUFFALO TRUCKING, TABI'S LAKE COUNTRY, DOG CITY HOTEL & SPA
Giving is local and entirely in Wisconsin: all listed grants went to recipients in the state, making Wisconsin 100% of the recipient distribution. Lac du Flambeau appears more than once, including St Germaine Enterprises LLC and Four Winds Enterprises LLC. Other recipient cities in the grant list include Seymour, Hartand, Pewaukee, and St Francis. The pattern is tightly clustered within the state rather than spread across multiple regions or countries.
It funds loan forgiveness for locally owned businesses, especially Native-owned enterprises tied to Lac du Flambeau and nearby Wisconsin communities. The recorded grants all use the same purpose language: loan forgiveness and debt relief for existing borrowers.
Typical awards are in the tens of thousands. In the data on file, the 25th percentile is $30,078, the median is $54,486, and the 75th percentile is $72,775.
All listed grants go to Wisconsin recipients, so the recipient-state share is 100% in WI. Recipient cities in the recent list include Seymour, Lac du Flambeau, Hartand, Pewaukee, and St Francis.
The recent grants go to transportation, hospitality, service, and retail businesses. Named recipients include White Buffalo Trucking, Dog City Hotel & Spa LLC, Anasa Traffic & Restoration Services LLC, and St Germaine Enterprises LLC.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE BUFFALO TRUCKING | SEYMOUR, WI | $238,212 | 2023 | LOAN FORGIVENESS |
| ST GERMAINE ENTERPRISES LLC | LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI | $72,992 | 2023 | LOAN FORGIVENESS |
| TABI'S LAKE COUNTRY | HARTAND, WI | $72,123 | 2023 | LOAN FORGIVENESS |
| ANASA TRAFFIC & RESTORATION SERVICES LLC | PEWAUKEE, WI | $36,850 | 2023 | LOAN FORGIVENESS |
| DOG CITY HOTEL & SPA LLC | ST FRANCIS, WI | $27,820 | 2023 | LOAN FORGIVENESS |
| FOUR WINDS ENTERPRISES LLC | LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI | $7,392 | 2023 | LOAN FORGIVENESS |
WHITE BUFFALO TRUCKING
$238,212LOAN FORGIVENESS
ST GERMAINE ENTERPRISES LLC
$72,992LOAN FORGIVENESS
TABI'S LAKE COUNTRY
$72,123LOAN FORGIVENESS
ANASA TRAFFIC & RESTORATION SERVICES LLC
$36,850LOAN FORGIVENESS
DOG CITY HOTEL & SPA LLC
$27,820LOAN FORGIVENESS
FOUR WINDS ENTERPRISES LLC
$7,392LOAN FORGIVENESS