To strengthen and serve community Action in Wisconsin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.6M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$559K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.6M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.6M
Expenses
$6.3M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.3M
Net assets
$559K
FY2024▲ +118%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$559K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1974.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $6.0M Management & general 5% · $303K Fundraising 0% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Executive Director
$91,044Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brad Paul—$132,811$131,537$114,215$104,522
Kassidy Ferrey$91,044————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens and serves community action efforts across Wisconsin.

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3 programs · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Housing

In response to the foreclosure risk exacerbated by the pandemic, wiscap partnered with the wisconsin department of administration and the office of the state treasurer to establish the wisconsin help for homeowners (WHH) program.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Asset Development

These programs focus on developing jobs, businesses, and upskilling workers to advance their career goals. The job & business development program allows low-income entrepreneurs receive essential support to create jobs by launching new businesses or expanding existing ones.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Training/Development

These programs are designed to enhance the capacity of wisconsin's 18 community services block grant-funded agencies to achieve their organizational goals. The training initiatives strengthen the organizational, financial, and programmatic abilities of participants, enhancing their capacity to plan, implement, manage, and assess programs…

$934Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 77 grants · $10.2M · 2020–2024
Cap Services INCWI · FY2024$331,609
Couleecap INCWI · FY2024$319,777
WistafWI · FY2024$203,233
Lakeshore Cap INC of WisconsinWI · FY2024$192,697
Community Relations - Social Development CommissionFY2024$166,586
Newcap INCWI · FY2024$131,365
Advocap INCWI · FY2024$113,486
Michigan Community ActionMI · FY2024$59,888
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.0M
Managementcol C$303K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$559K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$884K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$6.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$639K
SavingsLn 2$245K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$884K
Other assetsLn 15$40K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$559K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$884K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$256K$559K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.1M$3.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$95K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$514K$457K$42K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$20K$6K$685
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$50K$10K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$37K$11K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$44K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$81K$81K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M$1.8M$85K
Office expensesLn 13$71K$61K$9K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$44K$3K$332
TravelLn 17$23K$18K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$175K$173K$2K$598
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$28K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$40K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$6.0M$303K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.6M$6.3M$302K$559K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.7M$5.7M$58K$256K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.2M$19K$198K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$3.7M−$4K$179K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.8M$141K$183K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,630,624 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,607,633$6,529,885
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,015$92,704
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,257$8,035
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,728,905$6,630,624
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,092,693$3,105,348
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,110,227$747,263
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,467,604$2,475,797
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,670,524$6,328,408
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58,381$302,216
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,630,624 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$226,590
VIII-1e Government grants$5,794,153
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$509,142
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,529,885
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $92,704$92,704
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,035$8,035
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,704 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,035$6,630,624
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,328,408 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,099,518$3,099,518
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,830$5,830
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $95,412$95,412
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $456,520 · Management $42,359 · Fundraising $15,417$514,296
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,757 · Management $5,905 · Fundraising $685$26,347
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,003 · Management $10,112 · Fundraising $1,671$61,786
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,272 · Management $10,891 · Fundraising $1,259$49,422
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $44,026$44,026
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $81,168$81,168
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,835,308 · Management $85,311$1,920,619
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,133 · Management $9,299 · Fundraising $1,033$71,465
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,959 · Management $2,986 · Fundraising $332$47,277
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,277 · Management $4,594$22,871
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $172,761 · Management $1,647 · Fundraising $598$175,006
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,668$5,668
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,069 · Management $33,051$61,120
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40,303 · Management $1,751 · Fundraising $4,523$46,577
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,999,572 · Management $303,318 · Fundraising $25,518$6,328,408
Part X · Balance sheet $2,067,067 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $877,905$639,142
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $245,000$245,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,362,677$1,045,144
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$71,491
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,211$26,514
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $79,061$39,776
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,577,854$2,067,067
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,065,473$1,080,947
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,165,963$385,876
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,532$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,321,393$1,508,390
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,461$558,677
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $256,461$558,677
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,577,854$2,067,067
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $558,677 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,630,624
XI-2 Total expenses$6,328,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$302,216
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$256,461
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$558,677

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