Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF WISCONSIN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF WISCONSIN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,959,168
Total expenses
$3,948,305
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$20,000
Program service revenue
$3,607,822
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$351,346
Total assets, end of year
$7,452,396
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,665,505
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,786,891
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,373,101
Management and general expenses
$575,204
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,373,101

Program services were 85.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $0

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $3,598,573 · related or exempt $3,598,573 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Workshops

    total $9,249 · related or exempt $9,249 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Misc Revenue

    total $24,714 · related or exempt $24,714 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue: Advertising and related services

    total $326,632 · related or exempt $326,632 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $351,346

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $429,717 · program services $0 · management and general $429,717 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,769,522 · program services $1,769,522 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $269,802 · program services $242,196 · management and general $27,606 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $149,317 · program services $133,243 · management and general $16,074 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $81,292 · program services $73,163 · management and general $8,129 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $568,439 · program services $540,760 · management and general $27,679 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $79,278 · program services $72,947 · management and general $6,331 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $103,412 · program services $93,071 · management and general $10,341 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $110,682 · program services $99,614 · management and general $11,068 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,392 · program services $11,153 · management and general $1,239 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $29,598 · program services $26,638 · management and general $2,960 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,278 · program services $0 · management and general $3,278 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,417 · program services $17,475 · management and general $1,942 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,471 · program services $13,924 · management and general $1,547 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Complaints/Strategic Plan

    total $30,074 · program services $28,443 · management and general $1,631 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $234,436 · program services $210,992 · management and general $23,444 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Plaques & Decals

    total $13,390 · program services $12,051 · management and general $1,339 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expense

    total $8,788 · program services $7,909 · management and general $879 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $642,685 · end of year $727,100

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $36,973

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,447 · end of year $1,516

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $506,574

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $417,261

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $108,730 · end of year $89,313

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,186,369 · end of year $5,702,558

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $961,663 · end of year $894,936

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $324,871 · end of year $341,148

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,292,266 · end of year $1,343,993

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,044,825 · end of year $980,364

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,239,933 · end of year $4,786,891

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin is a non-profit organization with a mission to advance marketplace trust by creating a marketplace where buyers and sellers can trust each other. We provide balance by calling out substandard business behavior scams fraud etc and recognizing ethical trustworthy businesses through the BBB Accreditation program.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BBBs mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. BBB accomplishes this mission by creating a community of trustworthy businesses.

  • Promotion of Ethical Business Practices Workshops Arbitration Mediation Services

    Expenses $3,373,101 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $3,959,168

  • Autoline Program

    Revenue $2,665

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Temmer

    President CEO

    Total calculated
    $70,488
    From this org
    $70,488
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $26,688
    Bonus
    $43,760
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,644
    Nontaxable benefits
    $185
    Filer's total
    $73,277

  • Julie Albrecht

    Executive Director - Foundation

    Total calculated
    $91,294
    From this org
    $91,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

  • Andy Ketchum

    Interim CEO

    Total calculated
    $162,006
    From this org
    $162,006
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,907
    Bonus
    $19,100
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,644
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,711
    Filer's total
    $169,362

  • Holly Jones

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dan Schwarz

    Vice Chair-Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lori Oelhafen

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wade Brute

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Haas

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Halechko

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Montezon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristen Mueller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexander Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dana Stevens

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pamela Sviatoslavsky

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandon White

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • The Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin Foundation Inc

    501(C)(3) · Consumer Education · WI · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by The Better Business Bureau of WI

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202600709349300600

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.