Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by DISABILITY RIGHTS WISCONSIN INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,842,540
- Total expenses
- $7,595,070
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,981,259
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,856,820
- Investment income
- $4,461
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,764,454
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,041,306
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,723,148
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $6,113,774
- Management and general expenses
- $1,466,163
- Fundraising expenses
- $15,133
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $6,113,774
Program services were 80.5% 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)
$4,390,926
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$590,333
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE
total $2,856,820 · related or exempt $2,856,820
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3 · Investment income
total $4,461 · excluded $4,461
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $295,046 · program services $2,930 · management and general $291,383 · fundraising $733
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,729,098 · program services $4,129,607 · management and general $592,738 · fundraising $6,753
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $243,068 · program services $216,866 · management and general $25,821 · fundraising $381
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $821,691 · program services $701,231 · management and general $119,124 · fundraising $1,336
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $385,816 · program services $327,730 · management and general $57,457 · fundraising $629
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11b · Fees: legal
total $15,998 · management and general $15,998
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $30,673 · management and general $30,673
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $12,506 · program services $12,506
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11g · Fees: other
total $229,045 · program services $122,012 · management and general $107,013 · fundraising $20
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $376 · program services $250 · management and general $8 · fundraising $118
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13 · Office expenses
total $74,620 · program services $51,141 · management and general $21,230 · fundraising $2,249
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14 · Information technology
total $198,616 · program services $159,365 · management and general $39,036 · fundraising $215
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16 · Occupancy
total $322,331 · program services $222,629 · management and general $99,268 · fundraising $434
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17 · Travel
total $76,981 · program services $64,374 · management and general $12,607
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $13,894 · program services $3,535 · management and general $10,174 · fundraising $185
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,579 · management and general $5,579
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23 · Insurance
total $40,980 · program services $34,403 · management and general $6,518 · fundraising $59
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24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $33,233 · program services $24,590 · management and general $6,643 · fundraising $2,000
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA
total $22,776 · program services $21,254 · management and general $1,501 · fundraising $21
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24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT
total $20,659 · program services $14,523 · management and general $6,136
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24d · Other expenses: LITIGATION EXPENSE
total $1,977 · program services $1,977
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24e · All other expenses
total $20,107 · program services $2,851 · management and general $17,256
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $220,283 · end of year $374,357
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $24,270 · end of year $185,287
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,247,243 · end of year $1,023,854
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $668,938 · end of year $715,792
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $139,604 · end of year $171,773
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$59,469
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$44,671
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,786 · end of year $14,798
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,092,005 · end of year $2,278,593
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $526,937 · end of year $563,637
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $66,124 · end of year $85,056
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $150,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,176,390 · end of year $2,392,613
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,040,122 · end of year $1,099,894
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $435,556 · end of year $623,254
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
LEGAL PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN WISCONSIN.
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LEGAL PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY (P&A) SYSTEM: EMPLOYS LEGAL MEANS TO PROTECT THE PERSONAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS, AND MENTAL ILLNESS. INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY SERVICES INCLUDE INFO AND REFERRAL, GUIDANCE IN SELF-ADVOCACY, INVESTIGATION, NEGOTIATION, MEDIATION, OR REPRESENTATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. THE P&A WORKS TO CREATE POSITIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AFFECTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. THE P&A OFFERS TRAINING ON A VARIETY OF DISABILITY RELATED TOPICS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND PROFESSIONALS.
Expenses $3,374,804 · Revenue $1,090,058
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THE FAMILY CARE AND IRIS OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM (FCIOP): PROVIDES ADVOCACY TO ADULTS UNDER AGE 60 ENROLLED IN WISCONSIN'S LONG-TERM CARE PROGRAMS. THE STATE OF WISCONSIN CONTRACTS WITH DRW TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH AN INDEPENDENT ADVOCATE.
Expenses $1,718,518 · Revenue $1,726,766
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DISABILITY BENEFIT SPECIALISTS (DBS): DBS LOCATED IN EACH COUNTY AND SERVING TRIBAL NATIONS THROUGHOUT WI HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AGE 18-59 TO UNDERSTAND AND ACCESS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BENEFITS. DBS WORKS WITH PEOPLE TO AVOID COMMON ERRORS BY EXPLAINING BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY, APPEAL OPTIONS, AND DEADLINES, FILLING OUT PAPERWORK, GATHERING DOCUMENTS, AND SUPPORTING LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THOSE WHO REQUIRE A HEARING. DRW'S DBS ATTORNEY SUPPORT PROVIDES ONGOING TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND CASE OVERSIGHT TO ALL DBSS.
Expenses $1,020,452 · Revenue $39,996
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Nancy HeltemesNANCY HELTEMES
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Angela KnightANGELA KNIGHT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Camilla O'BrienCAMILLA O'BRIEN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Felicia ClayborneFELICIA CLAYBORNE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sarah DavisSARAH DAVIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rachita DhawanRACHITA DHAWAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Maria DouglasMARIA DOUGLAS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kalee GaugerKALEE GAUGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ray MendezRAY MENDEZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sally MillerSALLY MILLER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hung NguyenHUNG NGUYEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leslie SchmerinLESLIE SCHMERIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer StraussJENNIFER STRAUSS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jill JacklitzJILL JACKLITZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $176,329
- From this org
- $165,634
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,695
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $132,726
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $32,908
- Deferred
- $8,409
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,286
- Filer's total
- $176,329
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Sheridan BearheartSHERIDAN BEARHEART
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $111,954
- From this org
- $106,608
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,346
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kristin KerschensteinerKRISTIN KERSCHENSTEINER
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND ADVOCACY SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $139,438
- From this org
- $130,360
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,078
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eva ShiffrinEVA SHIFFRIN
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $111,970
- From this org
- $104,652
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,318
- Hours/week
- 1
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202602309349302545
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