Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MILWAUKEE COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $2,438,185
Total expenses: $2,490,190
Contributions and grants received: $1,668,972
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $2,914
Other revenue: $766,299
Total assets, end of year: $13,344,459
Total liabilities, end of year: $291,088
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $13,053,371
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,994,792
Management and general expenses: $293,959
Fundraising expenses: $201,439
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,994,792

Program services were 80.1% 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.

1c · Fundraising events

$71,455
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$611,971
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$985,546
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$10,177
3 · Investment income

total $2,914 · excluded $2,914
6a · Gross rents

real property $389,766
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $389,766
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $389,766 · excluded $389,766
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$38,806
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$71,455
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$40,347
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$1,541 · excluded -$1,541
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$100
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $100 · excluded $100
11a · Other revenue: PARKING REVENUE

total $262,304 · unrelated business $68,179 · excluded $194,125
11b · Other revenue: CATERING & LIQUOR COMMISSIONS

total $29,645 · excluded $29,645
11d · All other revenue

total $86,025 · excluded $86,025
11e · Other revenue, total

$377,974

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $246,569 · program services $67,663 · management and general $142,785 · fundraising $36,121
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $498,338 · program services $337,552 · management and general $78,270 · fundraising $82,516
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $20,077 · program services $11,880 · management and general $5,479 · fundraising $2,718
9 · Other employee benefits

total $85,705 · program services $49,958 · management and general $22,091 · fundraising $13,656
10 · Payroll taxes

total $61,098 · program services $36,624 · management and general $15,409 · fundraising $9,065
11a · Fees: management

total $10,428 · program services $10,428
11b · Fees: legal

total $2,772 · management and general $2,772
11c · Fees: accounting

total $12,200 · management and general $12,200
11g · Fees: other

total $84,928 · program services $84,928
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $237,428 · program services $227,324 · fundraising $10,104
13 · Office expenses

total $107,230 · program services $51,567 · management and general $9,283 · fundraising $46,380
16 · Occupancy

total $299,672 · program services $299,672
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $8,027 · program services $4,312 · management and general $2,836 · fundraising $879
20 · Interest

total $62 · management and general $62
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $568,238 · program services $568,238
23 · Insurance

total $27,694 · program services $24,922 · management and general $2,772
24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

total $152,398 · program services $152,398
24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION EXPENSES

total $23,174 · program services $23,174
24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

total $22,192 · program services $22,192
24d · Other expenses: EXHIBITS

total $16,397 · program services $16,397
24e · All other expenses

total $5,563 · program services $5,563

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $2,135 · end of year $2,135
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $2,309,125 · end of year $2,646,027
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $48,000 · end of year $72,985
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $10,109 · end of year $8,522
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $50,131 · end of year $44,514
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$13,223,805
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$2,737,604
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $10,873,142 · end of year $10,486,201
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $84,075 · end of year $84,075
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $115,377 · end of year $215,544
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $155,965 · end of year $73,195
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,349
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $13,010,066 · end of year $12,789,315
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $95,309 · end of year $264,056

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MILWAUKEE COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL, INC. (WMC) IMPROVES THE LOCAL QUALITY OF LIFE AS WISCONSIN'S MOST VISIBLE MEMORIAL TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US ARMED SERVICES, AND IS COMMITTED TO FURTHERING A SINGLE, SOLEMN MISSION: "HONOR THE DEAD. SERVE THE LIVING." LOCATED ON THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND DESIGNED BY PRE-EMINENT ARCHITECT EERO SEERINEN, THIS LIVING MEMORIAL SERVES VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PRICE THAT OUR BRAVE AMERICANS IN UNIFORM HAVE PAID TO ENSURE OUR FREEDOM. WMC WAS ENVISIONED IN 1945, AND OPENED ON VETERANS DAY IN 1957, IN DEDICATION TO THE LEGACY OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ESTABLISH & MAINTAIN A PERMANENT MEMORIAL FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY WHO WERE OR ARE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PARTICIPATING, OR WHO PARTICIPATED, IN ANY WAR, INCLUDING THE STUDY & ADOPTION OF PLANS THEREFORE, THE ERECTION & OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF MONUMENTS, SUITABLE BUILDINGS, EDIFICES & GROUNDS AS MEMORIALS.

THE WAR MEMORIAL CENTER (WMC) IS WISCONSIN'S MOST VISIBLE MEMORIAL TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMED SERVICES, AND IS COMMITTED TO FURTHERING A SINGLE, SOLEMN MISSION: "HONOR THE DEAD. SERVE THE LIVING."IN ADDITION TO THE BUILDING ITSELF STANDING AS A MEMORIAL, WMC HONORS THE DEAD THROUGH THE MEMORIALS AND EXHIBITS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS. WMC SERVES THE LIVING THROUGH COMMUNITY WIDE EVENTS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WMC HOSTS COMMUNITY WIDE RECOGNITION EVENTS SUCH AS VETERANS DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, PURPLE HEART DAY, AND OTHERS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S AWARENESS OF OUR VETERANS' SERVICE. WMC'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACH MORE THAN 12,000 YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TEACHING ABOUT MILITARY SERVICE EXPERIENCES AND THE SACRIFICES OF THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO DEFEND OUR FREEDOM. WMC SERVES AS A HUB FOR SERVICES AND EVENTS FOR OVER 50,000 AREA VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CO-SPONSORS PROGRAMS COVERING ISSUES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION STATEWIDE TO OVER 100,000 INDIVIDUALS NEW TO WMC. WMC HAS AN AVERAGE OF 150,000 ANNUAL VISITORS.

Expenses $1,994,792

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

MICHAEL W GREBE

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
CHARLES A GORDON

VICE-CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARY B READ

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
MICHAEL C GIBSON

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CANDEE S ARNDT

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
GEORGE F BANDA

TRUSTEE (THRU JAN)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BERDIE COWSER

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ROBERT M GARVIN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
GEORGE J GASPAR

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
MICHAEL B KOSZUTA

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
JEFFREY MARKS

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
CO NGUYEN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
RAY PASBRIG

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JOHN WEISHAN JR

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CHRISTINE WESTRICH

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JOSHUA DAVIS

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DANIEL W BUTTERY

PRESIDENT & CEO

Total calculated

$120,407

From this org

$114,673

From related orgs

$0

Other

$5,734

Hours/week

45
LAURIEANN KILDEGAARD

VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRA

Total calculated

$126,162

From this org

$99,423

From related orgs

$0

Other

$26,739

Hours/week

45

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: 2022
Filed: 2 May 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202311239349300031

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