Wisconsin Community Health Empowerment Fund

What Wisconsin Community Health Empowerment Fund does

Wisconsin Community Health Empowerment Fund (WCHEF), founded in 2014 and headquartered in New Glarus, Wisconsin, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a community health philanthropy network across the state of Wisconsin. Its stated function is to connect local health partners and targeted health priorities with funding, partners, education, and technical support through its Resource Bridge platform, with the goal of enabling faster and stronger results in health improvement. WCHEF targets six primary counterparties: Community Health Partners, Healthcare Organizations, Public Health Organizations, Philanthropic Organizations, the Business Sector, and United Way Agencies.

The organization's core offering is the Resource Bridge, described as a community health philanthropy network and resource vehicle rather than a traditional software product. Supporting programs include Community Health Empowerment Fund Teams (CHEF), a service-oriented Community Health Resource Team, the Agenda for Healthy Communities strategic framework, and The Green County Boost, a county-level targeted health initiative. WCHEF also curates static public health resources, including a Community Health Worker Locator (linked to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services), Self-Measured Blood Pressure resources, the Wisconsin Healthy Hearts Survey 2020, and Student Heart Health Posters.

WCHEF's business model is donation- and philanthropy-based: it grows financial resources through contributions from health systems, insurance companies, community foundations, other foundations, United Way agencies, businesses, financial institutions, and individuals. The Board of Directors and Advisors spans philanthropy, public health, healthcare, business, insurance, and financial institutions, providing multi-sector governance. The organization operates with 1-10 employees under President & CEO Rebecca Thompson, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Wisconsin Community Health Empowerment Fund

Legal name

Wisconsin Community Health Empowerment Fund

Website

https://wchef.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wisconsin Community Health Empowerment Fund is a Wisconsin-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects local health partners with funding, education, and technical support through its Resource Bridge network to drive community health improvement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Health Workforce Development & Capacity-Building (HLAJAKAM)

Keywords

• Community health philanthropy
• Health resource coordination
• Multi-sector health partnerships
• Evidence-based health improvement
• Community health funding

Headquarters

HQ city

New Glarus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Contributions: WCHEF grows financial resources through donations to support community health resource and improvement infrastructure, building flexible community health financial and volunteer resource capacity.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wisconsin Community Health Empowerment Fund (WCHEF) operates a community health philanthropy network called the Resource Bridge, which connects local health partners and targeted health priorities in Wisconsin with funding, partners, education, and technical support. The organization develops community health resource vehicles that grow flexible community health financial and volunteer resource capacity through partnerships with health systems, insurance companies, community foundations, United Way agencies, businesses, financial institutions, and individuals. Its work is structured around the Agenda for Healthy Communities framework, which reinforces shared state health plan priorities.

Product overview

Wisconsin Community Health Empowerment Fund (WCHEF) operates as a community health philanthropy organization that connects multiple sectors—healthcare, business, public health, and philanthropy—for health improvement. The core offering is the Resource Bridge platform, which connects local health partners with funding, education, and technical support. WCHEF complements this with specific programs including Community Health Empowerment Fund Teams (CHEF) and The Green County Boost, all aligned under the Agenda for Healthy Communities framework. The organization focuses on bolstering infrastructure for health improvement and growing flexible community health financial and volunteer resource capacity through partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource Bridge

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Healthcare OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCHEF partners with health systems to grow flexible community health financial and volunteer resource capacity through the Resource Bridge initiative, connecting healthcare providers with funding and technical support for health improvement.
• Insurance CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance companies collaborate with WCHEF to grow community health resources and support evidence-based health improvement strategies across Wisconsin communities.
• Community FoundationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity foundations partner with WCHEF to develop long-term endowment fund vehicles and grow flexible community health financial resources through the Resource Bridge.
• United Way AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way agencies work with WCHEF to promote advancement of health priorities and increased quality of life through the Agenda for Healthy Communities initiative.
• BusinessescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusinesses partner with WCHEF to support community health improvement initiatives that enhance worksite productivity, educational attainment, and economic performance in Wisconsin communities.
• Wisconsin Department of Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCHEF provides a Community Health Worker Locator link to the Wisconsin DHS website, supporting the deployment of community health workers throughout the state.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation: Wisconsin-based nonprofit focused on women's health education and access. Comparable to WCHEF as a regional Wisconsin health philanthropy, though WCHEF's Resource Bridge is multi-sector rather than single-disease focused.
• Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association: Wisconsin statewide association representing Community Health Centers. Comparable to WCHEF in supporting Wisconsin community health infrastructure, though WPHCA focuses specifically on FQHCs rather than multi-sector coordination.
• Greater Green Bay Community Foundation: Wisconsin-based community foundation providing grants across health, education, and human services. Comparable to WCHEF's endowment-building role with community foundations for community health resources.
• Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation: Wisconsin-based foundation supporting physician-led community health initiatives. Comparable to WCHEF in Wisconsin-focused health philanthropy and grantmaking.

Direct peers

• United Way of Wisconsin: Wisconsin-focused umbrella for United Way affiliates that fund community health and human service programs. Directly comparable to WCHEF in multi-sector community health grantmaking and partnership coordination within Wisconsin.

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association (Wisconsin): National voluntary health organization with significant Wisconsin presence, focused on heart health and stroke. Comparable to WCHEF in community health funding and education (WCHEF has explicit heart health materials), but AHA is far larger and disease-specific.
• The Kresge Foundation: National foundation with health and community development grantmaking programs. Comparable to WCHEF in providing capacity-building and infrastructure grants for community health initiatives.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Large national philanthropy focused on building a Culture of Health and health equity. Comparable to WCHEF in funding community health infrastructure and multi-sector partnerships, though at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wchef

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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