Human Services
Headwaters Inc
RHINELANDER, WI
Total revenue
$1.8M
Total expenses
$1.9M
Net assets
$1.4M
Grants received
$380K
15 grants
EIN
391658017
Tax year
2024
Mission
Serving people with disabilities as citizens of Onieda, Forest, Vilas and Price Counties, Wisconsin. We support people to have a meaningful life by working and contributing to their communities. Catholic Charities Bureau Affiliates are organized to maintain, operate and conduct; directly or indirectly; as well as to assist and coordinate activities and Social Services in accordance with the charitable Works and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. Works are carried out in accordance with Catholic Social teachings.
Programs
2 programs
Residential/Supported Living Services are designed to maximize a person's ability to manage everyday life skills in their homes and within their communities. People seek out our services for a wide variety of reasons. Through this program, individuals grow to have more meaningful lives outside of their employment and day supports. These services can include interpersonal skills, safety skills, travel training, personal hygiene and health skills, daily living skills coaching, and community connections. Headwaters supports range from 24/7 assistance, daily rates, to weekly drop in services. Our Residential Services include housing counseling services to assist participants in finding affordable long-term housing.
Headwaters, Inc.'s Enterprise programs include our summer lawncare services (Lawn care services for the Rest Area Maintenance Program, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Department of Natural Resources), enclaves and the production area. With the summer maintenance program participants acquire new skills and cleaning techniques at different rest areas. The lawn care service contracts for 4 community apartment complexes managed by Catholic Charities. Individuals cleaned weekly at the National Guard Armory and worked on cleaning and building/lawn maintenance at 6 waysides in Forest, Vilas, and Oneida counties. In addition, Headwaters, Inc. work service program also maintained 2 boat landings, 6 Wisconsin Valley Improvement sites in Lincoln County, and maintains lawncare at Wisconsin Department of Transportation and their sign shop. In our production area new assembly jobs were acquired in addition to our business confidential shredding contracts. These were added to help individuals work on a variety of job skills. Production acquired 2 new contracts in 2024, Folding Shirts for the Hodag Store and Washing Pots for the University of WI/UW Madison Agricultural program.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
5 listed
Benjamin Opsal
President
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1 hrs/wk
Gail Losch Strid
Vice President
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1 hrs/wk
Bluette Puchner
Secretary/Treasurer
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1 hrs/wk
Stefanie Edwards
Board Director
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1 hrs/wk
Gary Valley
Board Director
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1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$380K from 6 funders · 15 grants · 2017–2023
$285K · 4 grants · 2018–2023
$34K · 6 grants · 2017–2023
$26K · 1 grant · 2020
$21K · 2 grants · 2020–2023
$7K · 1 grant · 2019
$7K · 1 grant · 2022