Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MILWAUKEE COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,306,991
- Total expenses
- $2,420,130
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,264,540
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $86,382
- Other revenue
- $956,069
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,542,112
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $332,651
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,209,461
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,847,074
- Management and general expenses
- $306,935
- Fundraising expenses
- $266,121
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,847,074
Program services were 76.3% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$41,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$561,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$662,540
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$3,205
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3 · Investment income
total $86,382 · excluded $86,382
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6a · Gross rents
real property $411,051
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $411,051
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $411,051 · excluded $411,051
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$1,528
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$41,000
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$8,333
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$6,805 · excluded -$6,805
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11a · Other revenue: PARKING REVENUE
total $435,841 · unrelated business $150,758 · excluded $285,083
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11b · Other revenue: CATERING & LIQUOR COMMISSIONS
total $35,062 · excluded $35,062
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11d · All other revenue
total $80,920 · excluded $80,920
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11e · Other revenue, total
$551,823
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $251,947 · program services $97,386 · management and general $127,308 · fundraising $27,253
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $487,778 · program services $352,861 · management and general $84,167 · fundraising $50,750
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $23,766 · program services $14,760 · management and general $6,056 · fundraising $2,950
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $75,774 · program services $42,452 · management and general $22,136 · fundraising $11,186
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $60,515 · program services $40,015 · management and general $14,595 · fundraising $5,905
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11a · Fees: management
total $11,318 · program services $11,318
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $17,400 · management and general $17,400
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $22,488 · program services $22,488
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $120,000 · fundraising $120,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $120,232 · program services $87,399 · management and general $21,833 · fundraising $11,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $55,817 · program services $53,833 · management and general $1,984
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13 · Office expenses
total $66,504 · program services $23,651 · management and general $6,353 · fundraising $36,500
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16 · Occupancy
total $296,058 · program services $296,058
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $10,443 · program services $9,318 · management and general $775 · fundraising $350
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20 · Interest
total $11 · program services $11
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $547,743 · program services $547,743
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23 · Insurance
total $37,391 · program services $34,089 · management and general $3,302
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $164,728 · program services $164,728
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24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
total $31,481 · program services $30,228 · management and general $1,026 · fundraising $227
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24c · Other expenses: BUILDING SUPPLIES
total $9,514 · program services $9,514
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24d · Other expenses: EDUCATION EXPENSES
total $9,222 · program services $9,222
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $2,135
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,364,182 · end of year $3,750,806
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $143,022 · end of year $25,732
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $12,167 · end of year $14,801
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $42,741 · end of year $37,534
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$13,454,522
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,827,493
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,987,183 · end of year $9,627,029
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $84,075 · end of year $84,075
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $182,529 · end of year $160,912
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $126,892 · end of year $171,739
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,349 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $12,631,594 · end of year $12,600,734
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $691,006 · end of year $608,727
Mission and programs · 2024
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 SAARINEN, 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 1944, 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.
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THE WAR MEMORIAL CENTER IS WISCONSIN'S MOST VISIBLE AND ENDURING TRIBUTE TO THE STATE'S VETERANS. BEYOND ITS ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (DESIGNED BY WORLD RENOWNED ARCHITECT EERO SAARINEN), IT HAS GROWN INTO A STATEWIDE HUB FOR VETERAN SERVICES AND REMEMBRANCE. IT IS A PLACE TO EDUCATE OUR YOUTH AND ADULTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE AND PROVIDE AN OASIS FOR VETERANS IN NEED OF SUPPORT.200,000+ SERVED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DELIVERED ANNUALLY ON-SITE, ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, AND ONLINE.50,000 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVED EACH YEAR THROUGH PUBLIC MESSAGING CAMPAIGNS LAUNCHED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VETERAN SUICIDES AND PROMOTE VETERAN MENTAL HEALTH.$580,000 OF IN-KIND SERVICES PROVIDED EACH YEAR TO SUPPORT VETERAN-SERVING AND AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Expenses $1,847,074
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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CHARLES A GORDON
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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MARY B READ
VICE-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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MICHAEL B KOSZUTA
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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MICHAEL C GIBSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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MICHAEL W GREBE
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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CANDEE S ARNDT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BERDIE COWSER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JOSHUA DAVIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ROBERT M GARVIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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GEORGE J GASPAR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
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EUGENE MANZANET
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JEFFREY MARKS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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CO NGUYEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RAY PASBRIG
TRUSTEE (THRU MAR 2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JEAN RUKA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JOHN WEISHAN JR
TRUSTEE (THRU JULY 2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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LAURIEANN KILDEGAARD
VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $142,937
- From this org
- $114,540
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,397
- Hours/week
- 45
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DANIEL W BUTTERY
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU NOV 2024)
- Total calculated
- $109,010
- From this org
- $103,505
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,505
- Hours/week
- 35
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VICKI CHAPPELL
VP OF PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $145,062
- From this org
- $106,970
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,092
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 23 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202521149349300322
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