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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORP CHARITABLE ORG.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,085,788
Total expenses
$2,757,237
Contributions and grants received
$1,622,754
Grants paid
$60,475
Program service revenue
$262,395
Investment income
$36
Other revenue
$200,603
Total assets, end of year
$5,942,330
Total liabilities, end of year
$801,137
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,141,193
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,985,747
Management and general expenses
$771,490
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,985,747

Program services were 72.0% 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

    $18,921

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $36,015

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,567,818

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BLUE SKIES SERVICE REV

    total $223,137 · related or exempt $223,137

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCT SALES

    total $20,688 · related or exempt $20,688

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PRODUCT SALES

    total $18,570 · related or exempt $18,570

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $36 · excluded $36

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $192,599

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $192,599

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $192,599 · related or exempt $144,258 · excluded $48,341

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,880

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,666

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,214 · excluded $1,214

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,790 · excluded $6,790

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,790

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $54,500 · program services $54,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,975 · program services $5,975

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $96,950 · program services $42,000 · management and general $54,950

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $703,883 · program services $603,829 · management and general $100,054

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,387 · program services $3,953 · management and general $14,434

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $65,597 · program services $55,186 · management and general $10,411

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $612,235 · program services $391,503 · management and general $220,732

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,552 · program services $20,483 · management and general $3,069

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,048 · program services $10,019 · management and general $27,029

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,456 · management and general $51,456

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,919 · program services $2,649 · management and general $2,270

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,111 · program services $17,369 · management and general $1,742

  • 20 · Interest

    total $47,781 · program services $46,071 · management and general $1,710

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $303,815 · program services $259,411 · management and general $44,404

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $64,444 · program services $18,320 · management and general $46,124

  • 24a · Other expenses: AFFORDABLE HOUSING REHA

    total $278,370 · program services $278,370

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS & SUP

    total $103,303 · program services $68,026 · management and general $35,277

  • 24c · Other expenses: SECURITY

    total $80,408 · program services $1,939 · management and general $78,469

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA

    total $54,120 · program services $31,256 · management and general $22,864

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $131,383 · program services $74,888 · management and general $56,495

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $631,136 · end of year $327,254

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $338,923 · end of year $75,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $164,470 · end of year $95,750

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,792

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

    $6,992,936

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

    $1,562,619

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,852,588 · end of year $5,430,317

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $14,009

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $255,343 · end of year $131,459

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $657,222 · end of year $647,214

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $22,464

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,079,094 · end of year $5,141,193

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORP. IS A RESIDENT-LED NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION IN NORTH SIDEMILWAUKEE'S LINDSAY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINING AN ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND CREATING VENUES FOR PROSPERITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WALNUT WAY WORKS FROM STRENGTHS-BASED PROGRAMMING AND IS CALLED TO A VISION OF ABUNDANCE. SINCE ITS PURPOSEFUL BEGINNINGS, WALNUT WAY HAS RECLAIMED ITS NEIGHBORHOOD, DRIVEN OUT CRIME, AND CREATED A CLOSE-KNIT NEIGHBORHOOD OF COMPASSIONATE AND INVOLVED RESIDENTS.

  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TASTE OF LINDSAY HEIGHTS CAFE, DESIGNAWAY AND WELLNESS AND INNOVATION COMMONS. THESE ACTIVITIES PROVIDE TRAINING AND A PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROSPERITY IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE PROGRAM TRAINS AND EMPLOYS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY FACED EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS.WEALTH, IN OUR VIEW, IS NOT JUST ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PROSPERITY, BUT ABOUT COLLECTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES, ADMINISTER A NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND REHABILITATE RESIDENTIAL FORECLOSURES INTO AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.THESE INITIATIVES CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY WEALTH BY ENHANCING ECONOMIC MOBILITY, INCREASING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND PROMOTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

    Expenses $460,879 · Revenue $183,516

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RESIDENT-LED PROGRAMMING AT WALNUT WAY ENGAGES NEIGHBORS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS AND ADDRESS THE BARRIERS THAT INHIBIT EQUITABLE HEALTH POLICY, PREVENTION, AND PRACTITIONER ACCESS. WALNUT WAY'S ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT GOALS ARE FOCUSED UPSTREAM TO AFFECT CHANGE ON THE SYSTEMIC ASPECTS OF OBSTACLES RESIDENTS FACE TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN LINDSAY HEIGHTS AND ACROSS MILWAUKEE.WELLNESS IS A FOUNDATIONAL ASPECT OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK. WE UNDERSTAND THAT A HEALTHY COMMUNITY IS AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY.WE FOSTER WELLNESS THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES SUCH AS OUR WELLNESS COMMONS SPACE, SENIOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, AND ADVOCACY FOR FAIR ENERGY POLICIES. BY CREATING A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, WE EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $428,706

  • ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES ARE A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS. WORK, IN OUR CONTEXT, GOES BEYOND JUST JOB CREATION; IT'S CLOSELY TIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE OUR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PILOTS, AND OUR GREEN JOBS INITIATIVE, WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL WORK THAT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT.THIS APPROACH IS EMBODIED IN OUR BUSINESSES LIKE BLUE SKIES LANDSCAPING, WHERE WE GENERATE REVENUE WHILE ENHANCING OUR COMMUNITY'S GREEN SPACES.

    Expenses $838,851 · Grants $60,475 · Revenue $223,137

  • COALITION ON LEAD EMERGENCIES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES.

    Expenses $257,311

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lavonda L Graham

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heidi Moore

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annie Robinson

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monique Graham

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • X'Zayvion McCoy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emonia Barnett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Earl Ingram

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dea Wright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Antonio Butts

    EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $96,950
    From this org
    $70,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,950
    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

  • FOR HIM MINISTRIES

    $10,000

    ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE

  • METCALF COMMUNITY BRIDGES

    $10,000

    ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE

  • TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH

    $10,000

    ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE

  • WISCONSIN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

    $6,500

    ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • WELLNESS COMMONS LLC

    COMMERCIAL RENTAL TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY · WI

    Directly controlled by WALNUT WAY CONSERVATION CORPORATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530929349301553

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