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← MARY BETH NIENHAUS ACTIVITY CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by MARY BETH NIENHAUS ACTIVITY CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,694,914
Total expenses
$1,038,699
Contributions and grants received
$1,506,154
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$178,478
Investment income
-$1,919
Other revenue
$12,201
Total assets, end of year
$7,125,551
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,874,512
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,251,039
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$761,932
Management and general expenses
$127,762
Fundraising expenses
$149,005
Program service expenses (Part III)
$761,932

Program services were 73.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $588,179

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $917,975

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $199

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ACTIVITY FEES

    total $178,478 · related or exempt $178,478

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $773 · related or exempt $773

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,715

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $2,715

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $2,715 · related or exempt $2,715

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

    other assets $2,692

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$2,692

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,692 · related or exempt -$2,692

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $9,486 · related or exempt $9,486

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,486

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $95,387 · program services $64,386 · management and general $9,536 · fundraising $21,465

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $200,819 · program services $135,553 · management and general $19,788 · fundraising $45,478

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,068 · program services $2,071 · management and general $304 · fundraising $693

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,370 · program services $18,474 · management and general $2,710 · fundraising $6,186

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,944 · management and general $3,944

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,915 · management and general $23,915

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $68,359 · fundraising $68,359

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,857 · program services $8,857

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,749 · program services $33,050 · management and general $5,163 · fundraising $6,536

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $35,233 · program services $28,690 · management and general $6,543

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $252,967 · program services $237,017 · management and general $15,950

  • 17 · Travel

    total $171 · program services $116 · management and general $17 · fundraising $38

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,672 · program services $2,672

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $121,546 · program services $103,314 · management and general $18,232

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,502 · program services $24,227 · management and general $1,275

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $88,900 · program services $88,900

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $32,649 · program services $14,605 · management and general $17,794 · fundraising $250

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,591 · management and general $2,591

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $846,323 · end of year $209,687

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $11,860

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,939,413 · end of year $1,432,209

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,678 · end of year $3,709

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

    $3,987,851

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

    $120,456

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $410,274 · end of year $3,867,395

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,280,971 · end of year $557,578

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,975 · end of year $1,043,113

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $68,442 · end of year $35,638

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $886,825 · end of year $116,428

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $465,122

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $1,257,324

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $658,135 · end of year $5,241,724

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,876,232 · end of year $9,315

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE THOMPSON CENTER ON LOURDES, INC. D/B/A MARY BETH NIENHAUS ACTIVITY CENTER, INC. VISION IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE 50+ TO THRIVE THROUGH MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION, SOCIALIZATION, EDUCATION AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING.

  • DRIVING THE VISION AND MISSION ARE FOUR FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS THAT GUIDE EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE MARY BETH NIENHAUS ACTIVITY CENTER: COLLABORATION WORKING TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE A WIDE RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, AND EXPERTISE. WE ARE PROUD TO COLLABORATE WITH NEARLY 140 PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, EXPANDING BOTH OUR REACH AND IMPACT. SOCIALIZATION BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, AND GROUP OUTINGS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SOCIAL ISOLATION CAN BE AS HARMFUL TO ONES HEALTH AS SMOKING 15 CIGARETTES A DAY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SOCIAL ISOLATION IS A MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR MEANING IT CAN BE CHANGED. STRONG SOCIAL CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE OUTCOMES RELATED TO STROKE, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, CANCER, AND OBESITY. EDUCATION PROVIDING LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ARE TIMELY, INCLUSIVE, AND RELEVANT. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING HELPS KEEP THE MIND ACTIVE, SUPPORTING MEMORY, ATTENTION, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. CONTINUED LEARNING PROMOTES COGNITIVE RESILIENCE AND MAY HELP DELAY AGE-RELATED COGNITIVE DECLINE. WELLNESS PROGRAMMING SUPPORTING HEALTHY MINDS AND BODIES. AS AN ACTIVITY CENTER, WE INTENTIONALLY INCORPORATE MOVEMENT AND WELLNESS EDUCATION INTO OUR OFFERINGS. OUR PROGRAMS BUILD STRENGTH, SUPPORT DAILY FUNCTIONING, HELP PREVENT FALLS, AND PROMOTE HEALTHY HABITS SUCH AS NUTRITION AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENTENHANCING INDEPENDENCE AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. THESE PILLARS ARE REFLECTED IN EVERYTHING WE DOFROM OUR PROGRAMMING TO OUR PARTNERSHIPS TO THE WAY WE ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2025, THE MARY BETH NIENHAUS ACTIVITY CENTER RELOCATED TO 3000 E. COLLEGE AVENUE, SUITE B, IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN. UPON OPENING ITS DOORS IN JUNE, THE CENTER EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS GROWTHSERVING 3,730 INDIVIDUALS, UP FROM 2,411 THE PREVIOUS YEAR, REPRESENTING A 55% INCREASE. THE CENTER ALSO RECORDED 42,228 PARTICIPANT VISITS AND DELIVERED MORE THAN 3,563 PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS.

    Expenses $761,932 · Revenue $178,478

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dawn Gohlke

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $95,387
    From this org
    $92,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,618
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sue Arnoldussen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Colny Gretzinger

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Bill Guilbeault

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Katrina Hochholzer

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Vaya Lauren Jones

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Mary Beth Nienhaus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Sondra Norder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Ray Zuelke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

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
2025
Filed
13 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202611949349300861

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