Imagine Mke INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-1940421)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$828K
FY2021	$1.3M
FY2022	$648K
FY2023	$439K
FY2024	$486K
FY2025	$363K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$823K
FY2021	$1.3M
FY2022	$692K
FY2023	$352K
FY2024	$528K
FY2025	$338K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$110K
FY2021	$75K
FY2022	$26K
FY2023	$118K
FY2024	$35K
FY2025	$59K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2018.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $1.3M Management & general 3% · $38K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Deanna Tillisch

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dominique Samari

Vice Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katie Heil

Immediate Past Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chad Bauman

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carole Nicksin

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beth Ridley

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Antonio Butts

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Moira Fitzgerald

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advancing Milwaukee's arts and culture to boost its vitality.

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3 programs · $774K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Milwaukee County CARES program is pandemic (covid-19) relief aid for art and culture organizaitons in Milwaukee area.

$679Kprogram expense

02

Holiday artist relief fund is for artist and creatives displaced from work due to the public pandemic program.

$78Kprogram expense

03

Place Matters is our neighborhood parterships program focused in the Amani neighborhood in Milwaukee. Our neighborhood partnership staff led works to increase authentic connections between residents and the arts and culture partners to bring resident-led programming and solutions to the neighborhood.

$17Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Greater Milwaukee Foundation INCFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Other incomeLn 4–11$109K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K

Money outPt IX

$1.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$38K

Owns and owesPt X

$75K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K

Total assetsLn 16$84K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$700K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K

Investment incomeLn 3$7

Other incomeLn 4–11$109K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$44K

SavingsLn 2$20K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K

Other assetsLn 15$20K

Total assetsLn 16$84K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

Net assetsLn 32$75K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 55

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$106K	$64K
Total assetsLn 16	$112K	$84K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2K	$9K
Net assetsLn 32	$110K	$75K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$428K	$406K	$21K	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$16K	$15K	$804	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$34K	$33K	$2K	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$425	$404	$21	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$6K	$5K	$285	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$473	$0	$473	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$5K	$4K	$1K	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4K	$3K	$804	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$25K	$24K	$1K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$9K	$9K	$453	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$814K	$805K	$10K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.3M	$1.3M	$38K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$363K	$338K	$26K	$59K	990 PDF
FY2024	$486K	$528K	−$42K	$35K	990 PDF
FY2023	$439K	$352K	$87K	$118K	990 PDF
FY2022	$648K	$692K	−$44K	$26K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$1.3M	$1.3M	−$46K	$75K	990 PDF
FY2020	$828K	$823K	$4K	$110K	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

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Part I · Summary $1,297,144 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $495,366$1,125,126

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $232,049$62,725

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $962$7

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $99,497$109,286

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $827,874$1,297,144

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $425,175$478,183

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $398,285$864,857

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $823,460$1,343,040

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,414−$45,896

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,297,144 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$700,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,126

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,125,126

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$62,725

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7$7

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,638$11,638

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,808 · Unrelated business $94,840 · Excluded from tax $0$97,648

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,533 · Unrelated business $94,840 · Excluded from tax $11,645$1,297,144

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,343,040 across 11 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $406,456 · Management $21,392 · Fundraising $0$427,848

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,285 · Management $804 · Fundraising $0$16,089

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,534 · Management $1,712 · Fundraising $0$34,246

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $404 · Management $21 · Fundraising $0$425

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,415 · Management $285 · Fundraising $0$5,700

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $473 · Fundraising $0$473

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,317 · Management $1,079 · Fundraising $0$5,396

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,216 · Management $804 · Fundraising $0$4,020

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,019 · Management $1,264 · Fundraising $0$25,283

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,620 · Management $453 · Fundraising $0$9,073

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $804,866 · Management $9,621 · Fundraising $0$814,487

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,305,132 · Management $37,908 · Fundraising $0$1,343,040

Part X · Balance sheet $84,129 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,342$43,842

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $67,992$19,984

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,000$20,303

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,334$84,129

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $582$9,489

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,387$9,489

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $74,947$9,695

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,000$64,945

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $109,947$74,640

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,334$84,129

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,640 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,297,144

XI-2 Total expenses$1,343,040

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,896

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$109,947

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$10,589

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,640

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Imagine Mke INC FY2021 filing

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV