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← EMBOLDEN WI INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EMBOLDEN WI INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,586,327
Total expenses
$1,441,791
Contributions and grants received
$1,503,356
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$70,852
Investment income
$5,454
Other revenue
$6,665
Total assets, end of year
$851,586
Total liabilities, end of year
$332,001
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$519,585
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,183,302
Management and general expenses
$241,142
Fundraising expenses
$17,347
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,183,302

Program services were 82.1% 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)

    $961,639

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $541,717

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS AND COACHING

    total $70,852 · related or exempt $70,852

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,454 · excluded $5,454

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,665

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $6,665 · related or exempt $6,665

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $87,142 · program services $71,144 · management and general $14,726 · fundraising $1,272

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $724,538 · program services $591,526 · management and general $122,436 · fundraising $10,576

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $35,297 · program services $28,817 · management and general $5,965 · fundraising $515

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,069 · program services $58,838 · management and general $12,179 · fundraising $1,052

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,593 · program services $977 · management and general $616

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,149 · program services $24,615 · management and general $15,534

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $69,668 · program services $42,713 · management and general $26,955

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,828 · program services $2,309 · management and general $478 · fundraising $41

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,953 · program services $7,309 · management and general $1,513 · fundraising $131

  • 17 · Travel

    total $115,416 · program services $98,993 · management and general $13,475 · fundraising $2,948

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,416 · program services $1,153 · management and general $6,263

  • 24a · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP EXPE

    total $212,112 · program services $212,112 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $32,315 · program services $26,382 · management and general $5,461 · fundraising $472

  • 24c · Other expenses: SOFTWARE

    total $18,193 · program services $14,853 · management and general $3,074 · fundraising $266

  • 24d · Other expenses: FEES

    total $12,418 · program services $0 · management and general $12,418 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,684 · program services $1,561 · management and general $49 · fundraising $74

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $105,051 · end of year $132,682

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $33,939 · end of year $35,603

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $242,670 · end of year $355,736

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,477 · end of year $5,408

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,439 · end of year $8,547

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,932 · end of year $313,610

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,956 · end of year $19,243

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $31,503 · end of year $312,758

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $300,049 · end of year $269,837

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $249,748

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EMBOLDEN WI AMPLIFIES AND CATALYZES INNOVATIVE HEALTH EQUITY AND CIVIC HEALTH ADVOCACY PROGRAMS IN WISCONSIN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AMPLIFIES AND CATALYZES INNOVATIVE HEALTH EQUITY AND CIVIC HEALTH ADVOCACY PROGRAMS.

  • PROVIDERS AND TEENS COMMUNICATING FOR HEALTH (PATCH): YOUTH-DRIVEN PROGRAM, WE EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND EMPOWER YOUTH TO HELP CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE. WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENSURE YOUTH VOICE IS INCLUDED IN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT YOUNG PEOPLE, TO IMPORVE ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AND TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR GENERATION.

    Expenses $1,183,302 · Revenue $77,517

  • ENGAGING COMMUNITIES TO CHANGE HEALTH OUTCOMES (ECCHO): ECCHO IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES IN DANE, MILWAUKEE, AND ROCK COUNTY BY EQUIPPING AND ENGAGING RESIDENTS WHO FACE THE GREATEST HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY-BASED LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING THAT ELEVATES THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF THOSE MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY HEALTH DISPARITIES. BY INVESTING IN AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES, ECCHO WORKS TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL SYSTEMS AND PROMOTE HEALTHIER FUTURES FOR ALL.

  • EMBOLDEN SERVES AS AN EQUITABLE HUB AND ADMINISTRATIVE BACKBONE FOR CHARITABLE PROJECTS IN WISCONSIN. THROUGH FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, WE GIVE VISIONARY LEADERS THE STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BRING THEIR MISSIONS TO LIFE. WE HANDLE THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS SO THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS MOST: FUNDRAISING, SERVING COMMUNITIES, AND DRIVING CHANGE.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Finger

    FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $87,142
    From this org
    $82,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,000
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tekema Balentine

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Champagne

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ayden Prehara

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Waligora

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shaunna Newton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Geeta Wadhwani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daksha Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ceri Jenkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shonita Roach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adrian Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amber Joshway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
7 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532809349301478

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