Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,893,764
- Total expenses
- $2,115,429
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,787,798
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $94,231
- Investment income
- $7,165
- Other revenue
- $4,570
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,780,424
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $101,937
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,678,487
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,358,072
- Management and general expenses
- $347,389
- Fundraising expenses
- $409,968
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,358,072
Program services were 64.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$205,378
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,582,420
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$16,394
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $74,231 · related or exempt $74,231
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2b · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES
total $20,000 · related or exempt $20,000
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3 · Investment income
total $7,165 · excluded $7,165
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$369
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $369 · related or exempt $369
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11d · All other revenue
total $4,201 · excluded $4,201
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,201
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $152,011 · program services $39,181 · management and general $101,429 · fundraising $11,401
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,126,646 · program services $832,763 · management and general $51,571 · fundraising $242,312
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $78,502 · program services $53,532 · management and general $9,393 · fundraising $15,577
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $108,705 · program services $74,270 · management and general $12,821 · fundraising $21,614
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11b · Fees: legal
total $27,697 · program services $21,418 · management and general $1,601 · fundraising $4,678
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,400 · management and general $10,400
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11g · Fees: other
total $324,116 · program services $184,973 · management and general $49,079 · fundraising $90,064
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $39,445 · program services $35,136 · management and general $897 · fundraising $3,412
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13 · Office expenses
total $31,006 · program services $9,788 · management and general $17,028 · fundraising $4,190
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14 · Information technology
total $89,377 · program services $73,836 · management and general $13,012 · fundraising $2,529
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16 · Occupancy
total $20,000 · program services $13,600 · management and general $2,400 · fundraising $4,000
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17 · Travel
total $23,829 · program services $8,948 · management and general $9,454 · fundraising $5,427
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $8,069 · program services $6,662 · management and general $227 · fundraising $1,180
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,687 · program services $3,173 · management and general $591 · fundraising $923
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23 · Insurance
total $24,700 · management and general $24,700
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24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $37,917 · management and general $37,917
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24e · All other expenses
total $8,322 · program services $792 · management and general $4,869 · fundraising $2,661
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $121,390 · end of year $301,198
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,092,861 · end of year $444,655
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $744,417 · end of year $1,014,384
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $15,412 · end of year $16,100
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$49,454
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$45,367
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $8,774 · end of year $4,087
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $82,702 · end of year $101,937
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $473,899 · end of year $283,138
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,426,253 · end of year $1,395,349
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO FOSTER AN INFORMED CITIZENRY AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROMOTE RIGOROUS, ETHICAL, NON-PARTISAN AND INNOVATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
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LAUNCHED IN 2009, WISCONSIN WATCH IS A RELIABLE AND TRUSTED SOURCE FOR REPORTING INFORMATIVE AND EMPOWERING NEWS ABOUT OUR STATE. WISCONSIN WATCH AIMS TO REBUILD LOCAL JOURNALISM ACROSS THE STATE BY COLLABORATING, NOT COMPETING, WITH OTHER NONPARTISAN LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A HISTORY OF PROVIDING FACT-BASED, NONPARTISAN REPORTING THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC AND STRENGTHENS DEMOCRACY. OUR SOLUTIONS-FOCUSED JOURNALISM SHINES A LIGHT ON ISSUES LIKE SOCIAL JUSTICE, THE ECONOMY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICY, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EDUCATION. IN 2023, WISCONSIN WATCH PRODUCED 78 ORIGINAL REPORTS THAT WERE REPUBLISHED BY 448 OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.
Expenses $1,358,072 · Revenue $94,600
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael Louis VinsonMICHAEL LOUIS VINSON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brant HoustonBRANT HOUSTON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Herman BaumannHERMAN BAUMANN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill MerrickBILL MERRICK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathy BissenKATHY BISSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mukhtar IbrahimMUKHTAR IBRAHIM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deborah BiddleDEBORAH BIDDLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Louisa LincolnLOUISA LINCOLN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Regina MillnerREGINA MILLNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrew HallANDREW HALL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $94,554
- From this org
- $94,554
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Barbara JohnsonBARBARA JOHNSON
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2023)
- Total calculated
- $27,457
- From this org
- $27,457
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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George StanleyGEORGE STANLEY
CEO
- Total calculated
- $30,000
- From this org
- $30,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 7 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202423139349304412
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