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← BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,560,313
Total expenses
$3,868,000
Contributions and grants received
$4,287,040
Grants paid
$1,716,948
Program service revenue
$22,251
Investment income
$202,031
Other revenue
$48,991
Total assets, end of year
$6,949,161
Total liabilities, end of year
$810,609
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,138,552
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,870,709
Management and general expenses
$451,158
Fundraising expenses
$546,133
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,870,709

Program services were 74.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,944,202

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,342,838

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $90,452

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $22,251 · related or exempt $22,251

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $142,302 · excluded $142,302

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $914,551

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

    securities $854,822

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $59,729

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $59,729 · excluded $59,729

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $48,991 · related or exempt $8,933 · excluded $40,058

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $48,991

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,716,948 · program services $1,716,948

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $291,995 · program services $60,242 · management and general $177,308 · fundraising $54,445

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $672,314 · program services $356,962 · management and general $61,846 · fundraising $253,506

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,356 · program services $10,384 · management and general $3,129 · fundraising $5,843

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $67,231 · program services $17,512 · management and general $10,415 · fundraising $39,304

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $70,139 · program services $30,293 · management and general $18,224 · fundraising $21,622

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,714 · management and general $19,714

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $16,156 · management and general $16,156

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $309,620 · program services $251,003 · management and general $53,623 · fundraising $4,994

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $71,331 · program services $61,567 · fundraising $9,764

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $357,470 · program services $195,690 · management and general $48,727 · fundraising $113,053

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,180 · program services $16,364 · management and general $7,480 · fundraising $14,336

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,681 · program services $30,502 · management and general $1,382 · fundraising $1,797

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $18,501 · program services $6,573 · management and general $8,712 · fundraising $3,216

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $30,619 · program services $10,901 · management and general $7,042 · fundraising $12,676

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $97,703 · program services $97,703

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,418 · program services $6,853 · management and general $2,787 · fundraising $4,778

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $4,321 · program services $253 · management and general $1,976 · fundraising $2,092

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $2,734 · management and general $2,734

  • 24c · Other expenses: AWARDS

    total $849 · fundraising $849

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,720 · program services $959 · management and general $9,903 · fundraising $3,858

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,168,940 · end of year $1,044,656

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $58,394 · end of year $132,077

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,062,044 · end of year $1,783,395

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $15,405 · end of year $18,990

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,278 · end of year $60,648

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

    $2,077,573

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

    $120,653

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $122,320 · end of year $1,956,920

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,135,288 · end of year $1,466,341

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $420,504 · end of year $449,706

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $33,436 · end of year $36,428

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $635,263 · end of year $771,880

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $38,729

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,044,152 · end of year $4,238,664

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,361,194 · end of year $1,899,888

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY UNITES PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES TO CREATE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS THAT STRENGTHEN EVERY PERSON AND EVERY COMMUNITY IN BROWN COUNTY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO HAVE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STABILITY IN THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING.

  • BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY STRIVES FOR AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STABILITY IN THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL WELL-BEING, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $1,716,948 · Grants $1,716,948 · Revenue $22,251

  • PROGRAM INVESTMENT - INVESTING IN LOCAL DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT INDIVIDUALS. DURING 2024, OUR PROGRAM INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INCLUDED GRANTS TO 23 PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO A PROJECTED 16,000 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITHIN THE PRIORITY INVESTMENT AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY

    Expenses $388,298

  • IMPACT INITIATIVES AND ADVOCACY SOLUTIONS - IN THE AREA OF IMPACT INITIATIVES, WE ARE LEADING AND PARTNERING ON EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT CHANGE TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SYSTEMS. BEGINNING IN 2019, THE MAJORITY OF OUR IMPACT INITIATIVES BECAME PLACE-BASED, FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR CENTRAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO IMPROVE SOCIAL COHESION, GROWTH, AND VITALITY THROUGH RESEARCH, EVIDENCE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE VOICES OF RESIDENTS, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SAFE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN THRIVE. IN SUPPORT OF THIS WORK, DURING 2024 OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STAFF ORGANIZED AND LEAD COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, NUMEROUS VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, AND EVENTS, AND SURVEYED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED IN 2020, CONTINUED TO INVEST IN NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY GARDENS PROJECT. THE STAFF TEAM ALSO ORGANIZED TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAININGS FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER PARTNERS, BEGAN DEVELOPING A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING.WITH RESPECT TO ADVOCACY SOLUTIONS, OUR OBJECTIVE IN THIS AREA IS TO SEEK OUT THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE. OUR VOICE OF ALICE RESEARCH, LAUNCHED IN 2019, CAPTURED THE LIVE EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET BASIC NEEDS. THEIR EXPERIENCES, COUPLED WITH ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, IS SHAPING OUR NEW ADVOCACY AGENDA, WHICH IS GUIDED BY OUR ADVOCACY COUNCIL. DURING 2024, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STAFF AND THE ADVOCACY COUNCIL CONTINUED TO REFINE AN ADVOCACY AGENDA AND ALSO DEVELOPED A NEW COMMUNITY INITIATIVE CALLED HUBCAP, WHICH WILL DELIVER SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK THROUGH THREE TYPES OF VEHICLES AND MANY COLLABORATING AGENCIES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH OTHERS AT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CO-CREATE SOLUTIONS REGARDING ISSUES SUCH AS CHILDCARE, MENTAL WELLNESS, NONPROFIT STABILITY, AND HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS.

    Expenses $73,337

  • INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES: BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY'S 2-1-1 CONTACT CENTER IS A FREE, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE THAT MADE THOUSANDS OF REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN 2024. A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 2,000 RESOURCES WAS MAINTAINED BY BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY 2-1-1 RESOURCE SPECIALISTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF BROWN COUNTY AND THE CRISIS CENTER OF FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREATER GREEN BAY LABOR COUNCIL INCLUDED THE BLANKETING BROWN COUNTY DRIVER AND A DIAPER DRIVE, WHICH COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF BLANKETS, DIAPERS, AND BABY ITEMS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO BROWN COUNTY PROGRAMS SERVING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. COMMUNITY INFORMATION SYSTEM: THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (CIS) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY DATA SHARING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE DECISION SUPPORT FOR POLICYMAKERS, CREATE EFFECTIVE INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY AND ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY CO-OWN THE CIS VIA A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ALLIANCE.

    Expenses $692,126 · Revenue $8,933

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Paul Spicer

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Anjoli Rashid

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Michael Gasick

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Steve Schmeisser

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Shari Antonissen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Alison Barthen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Vicki Bayer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Whitney Connor

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dawn Crim

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Angela Dewitt

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joel Hansen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Adam Jackson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Nathan King

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sara Lam

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Julie Marthaler

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Steve McFarlane

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Edward Policy

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dr Jeffrey Rafn

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • James Ridderbush

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ryan Severson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Brian Stenzel

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Thomas Vandenberg

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Erin Vanzeeland

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Robyn Davis

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $164,854
    From this org
    $137,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,598
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,256
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,707
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,891
    Filer's total
    $164,854
  • Cheryl Cerrato

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $127,140
    From this org
    $90,912
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,228
    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. 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 · 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512199349300506

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