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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,976,685
Total expenses
$1,649,036
Contributions and grants received
$1,705,719
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$419
Investment income
$16,070
Other revenue
$254,477
Total assets, end of year
$2,463,803
Total liabilities, end of year
$753,139
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,710,664
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,339,178
Management and general expenses
$226,210
Fundraising expenses
$83,648
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,339,178

Program services were 81.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,705,719

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $711,191

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RECYCLING

    total $419 · related or exempt $419

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,070 · excluded $16,070

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,817

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,221

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,404 · excluded -$6,404

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,679,966

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,419,085

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $260,881 · related or exempt $260,881

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $118,142 · program services $47,257 · management and general $47,257 · fundraising $23,628

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $745,647 · program services $691,572 · fundraising $54,075

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,600 · program services $8,600

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $66,505 · program services $56,945 · management and general $3,615 · fundraising $5,945

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,000 · management and general $60,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,551 · program services $5,386 · management and general $21,165

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,209 · program services $22,897 · management and general $1,312

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $63,549 · program services $63,549

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $286,191 · program services $279,982 · management and general $6,209

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $40,573 · program services $40,573

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,837 · management and general $33,837

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMON CARRIER AND VEHI

    total $44,548 · program services $44,548

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $43,924 · management and general $43,924

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $28,735 · program services $28,735

  • 24d · Other expenses: WAREHOUSE SUPPLIES

    total $25,139 · program services $25,139

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $32,886 · program services $23,995 · management and general $8,891

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $559,092 · end of year $850,597

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $49,500 · end of year $49,500

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $579,636 · end of year $621,016

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $930 · end of year $4,930

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

    $775,504

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

    $414,511

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $347,970 · end of year $360,993

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $682,701 · end of year $576,767

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $122,499 · end of year $144,265

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $714,315 · end of year $608,874

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,333,515 · end of year $1,661,164

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $49,500 · end of year $49,500

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE IS A FAITH-BASED NONPROFIT THAT IS A PROVIDER OF EMPLOYMENT AND JOB SKILLS TO BACKGROUND CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN MILWAUKEE THROUGH OPERATION OF BUILDING AND SUPPLIES STORES. BY SHOPPING WITH THE ORGANIZATION, CUSTOMERS ARE HELPING TO MOVE MILWAUKEE FORWARD AND HELP OTHERS SEEK LIFE TRANSFORMATION THROUGH THE DIGNITY OF WORK BASED ON BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A PRISONER REENTRY PROGRAM CALLED PARTNERS IN HOPE, WHICH IS A VOLUNTARY, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN VOLUNTEERS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAITH AND BUSINESS TO BUILD MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTICIPANTS THAT WILL INSTILL POSITIVE LIFE SKILLS AND VALUES FOR SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT TO BE ACHIEVED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE ENVISIONS A WORLD TRANSFORMED BY THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST, WHERE INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM FIND REDEMPTION, EMPOWERMENT, AND REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CONTINUOUS SUPPORT AND CONNECTION. COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE IS A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF WILLING MEN, WOMEN, AND THEIR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION BY HELPING THEM OVERCOME SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BARRIERS. WE EMPOWER PEOPLE BY OFFERING REENTRY SERVICES, JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT.

  • COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE (CW) OPERATES TWO RETAIL STORES TO MAKE BUILDING MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AT A FRACTION OF THE RETAIL PRICE IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE WASTE, ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND RESTORE THE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP THAT COMES WITH BEAUTIFYING AND IMPROVING HOMES AND BUSINESSES. JOB TRAINING AND REVENUE NEEDED FOR OTHER PROGRAMS ARE A SUSTAINABLE SIDE EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE FOR SALE ARE PROVIDED BY GENEROUS DONORS OF MATERIALS.

    Expenses $994,148 · Revenue $261,300

  • STORE SALES AND DONATIONS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE PARTNERS IN HOPE (PIH) PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS A ROBUST PRISONER REINTEGRATION INITIATIVE THAT ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION BACK INTO SOCIETY. CW FUNCTIONALLY PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT, JOB TRAINING, AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE PIH PROGRAM.

    Expenses $345,030

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • BARRY KELLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BOB WULF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BRUCE FISCO

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KENT LOEHRKE

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KURT OWENS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LT AUSTIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MATTHEW KRUEGER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL DIX

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NANCY HODGES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBERT MALLOF

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CLASSIE JEWELL

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $107,310
    From this org
    $107,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611359349312741

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