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US nonprofit · EIN 391053697 · Madison, WIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 391053697) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Portal-Foster Center Inc's network

9 people1 organisationi9 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ardythe CobbDirector (Thru Nov)2025
1 yr
Carla RaatzAssistant Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Catherine BuergerTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Diane GutmannDirector2025
1 yr
Diane KrausPresident2018
8 yrs
Elizabeth BuergerVice President2018
8 yrs
Elizabeth Hefty (also filed as Beth Hefty)Company secretary2020
6 yrs
Lisa Cobb HeftyDirector2018
8 yrs
Sally AndersDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Diane KrausPresident2$0
Elizabeth BuergerVice President2$0
Elizabeth HeftySecretary2$0
Catherine BuergerTreasurer5$0
Carla RaatzAssistant Treasurer2$0
Diane GutmannDirector2$0
Sally AndersDirector2$0
Lisa Cobb HeftyDirector2$0
Ardythe CobbDirector (Thru Nov)2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Portal-Foster Center Inc
EIN
391053697
Address
Po Box 5025, Madison, WI, 53705-0025
State
Wisconsin
Mission
Portal-foster center, inc. Provides advocacy and housing for adults with developmental disabilities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
L99 Housing and shelter
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Housing & Shelter
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1965
Principal officer
Diane Krause (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCarla Raatz
≥8years on the filingsCatherine Buerger
≥8years on the filingsDiane Kraus
≥8years on the filingsElizabeth Buerger

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$947k
Total liabilities
$9k
Net assets or fund balances
$938k
Contributions and grants received
$1k
Program service revenue
$112k
Grants and similar paid out
$500
Employees
0
Volunteers
9