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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMUNITY ACTION COALTION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,648,336
Total expenses
$17,217,283
Contributions and grants received
$17,449,950
Grants paid
$12,566,109
Program service revenue
$37,162
Investment income
$161,224
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$8,153,200
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,955,833
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,197,367
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$16,293,849
Management and general expenses
$786,575
Fundraising expenses
$136,859
Program service expenses (Part III)
$16,293,849

Program services were 94.6% 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

    $352,166

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $16,408,422

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $689,362

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,185,425

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HOUSING

    total $37,162 · related or exempt $37,162

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $161,224 · excluded $161,224

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,566,109 · program services $12,566,109

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $331,197 · program services $331,197

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,437,429 · program services $1,999,536 · management and general $353,740 · fundraising $84,153

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $82,463 · program services $69,387 · management and general $10,167 · fundraising $2,909

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $351,943 · program services $301,494 · management and general $39,226 · fundraising $11,223

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $250,470 · program services $212,890 · management and general $30,055 · fundraising $7,525

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $18,284 · program services $3,571 · management and general $14,713

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,900 · program services $35,523 · management and general $2,377

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $39,252 · program services $33,850 · management and general $4,894 · fundraising $508

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,383 · management and general $1,854 · fundraising $529

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $126,199 · program services $87,522 · management and general $32,756 · fundraising $5,921

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $150,861 · program services $119,552 · management and general $22,443 · fundraising $8,866

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $408,202 · program services $294,660 · management and general $105,485 · fundraising $8,057

  • 17 · Travel

    total $112,195 · program services $66,545 · management and general $40,025 · fundraising $5,625

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $41,271 · program services $30,111 · management and general $11,160

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $115,910 · program services $115,910

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $42,500 · program services $25,183 · management and general $17,124 · fundraising $193

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

    total $27,600 · program services $809 · management and general $25,441 · fundraising $1,350

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $75,115 · management and general $75,115

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,958,648 · end of year $5,250,556

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $440,029 · end of year $572,244

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $50,983 · end of year $1,487

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $809,191 · end of year $726,318

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $27,030 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $105,557 · end of year $107,371

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

    $1,584,778

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

    $448,268

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,252,420 · end of year $1,136,510

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $19,950 · end of year $21,793

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $112,509 · end of year $336,921

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $273,141 · end of year $222,693

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,714,928 · end of year $3,496,786

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $641,551 · end of year $631,918

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $380,383 · end of year $604,436

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,647,482 · end of year $1,983,439

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,118,832 · end of year $1,213,928

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AT COMMUNITY ACTION COALITION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN, INC. (CAC) OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITIES BY FOSTERING CONDITIONS WHERE EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. CAC EXISTS TO PUSH BACK ON POVERTY. OUR ORGANIZATION WAS BORN OUT OF THE WAR ON POVERTY, AND THAT PURPOSE MOTIVATES US TO THIS DAY. BUT WHILE WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR FIVE DECADES, WE'RE COMMITTED TO EVOLVING THE WAY WE WORK TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE BETTER LIVES. IT'S TIME FOR A NEW APPROACH TO HOUSING SECURITY, FOOD SECURITY AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. WE CHAMPION FLEXIBILITY RATHER THAN RELYING ON A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SOLUTION. BY WORKING WITH OUR STRONG NETWORK, WE IDENTIFY SPECIFIC NEEDS WITHIN EACH OF OUR THREE COMMUNITIES, AND CARRY OUT A PLAN TO GENERATE THE GREATEST IMPACT. WHEN WE TRANSFORM TOGETHER, WE CREATE LASTING CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITIES BY FOSTERING CONDITIONS WHERE EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY.

  • HOUSING SECURITY:CAC PROVIDES TAILORED HOUSING SOLUTIONS ACROSS THREE COUNTIES, HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SECURE STABLE, RELIABLE SHELTER AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. IN 2023, WE ASSISTED 29,790 PEOPLE THROUGH HOUSING ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND INTAKE SERVICES, INCLUDING PREVENTING EVICTION FOR 3,524 HOUSEHOLDS, SUPPORTING 122 VETERAN HOUSEHOLDS, AND SECURING TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR 32 INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH OUR REDUCING SCHOOL MOBILITY INITIATIVES, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IDENTIFY FAMILIES IN NEED, OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RENT AND UTILITIES, WHILE OUR CASEWORKERS PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY. IN 2023, THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 200 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 170 CHILDREN.

    Expenses $12,595,614 · Grants $9,866,616 · Revenue $37,162

  • FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS:CAC CREATES ACCESS TO NUTRITION FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED BY PROVIDING FOOD TO PANTRIES AT NO COST. THROUGH OUR DOUBLE DOLLARS PROGRAM, SNAP PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $20 PER DAY FOR LOCALLY GROWN FOOD AT FARMERS MARKETS. OUR LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LFPA) ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE FRESH, LOCALLY SOURCED DAIRY AND MEAT TO PANTRIES, WHILE OUR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOODS INITIATIVE ENSURES THAT BIPOC COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO FAMILIAR, CULTURALLY RELEVANT ITEMS. IN 2023, CAC DISTRIBUTED OVER 3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO PANTRIES AND SHELTERS, FEEDING 751,340 FOOD-INSECURE INDIVIDUALS ACROSS DANE, JEFFERSON, AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES, AND PROVIDED 7,343 STOCKBOXES WITH SHELF-STABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS OVER 60.

    Expenses $3,432,750 · Grants $2,665,619

  • COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:CAC PROVIDES VITAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSES, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND CAREER SERVICES, ALONGSIDE OUR WINTER GLOW PROGRAM THAT OFFERS WINTER CLOTHING. IN 2023, WE DISTRIBUTED COATS, CLOTHING, AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS TO 1,808 INDIVIDUALS AND FACILITATED ACCESS TO COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR 541 PEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA RECOVERY PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTHCARE WORKERS BY ADDRESSING THE LONG-TERM MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AIMING TO REDUCE BURNOUT, PROMOTE WELLNESS, AND SUPPORT THESE ESSENTIAL WORKERS. THE PROGRAM ALSO FOSTERS WELLNESS CAREERS AND PROVIDES RESOURCES LIKE PEER SUPPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.

    Expenses $265,485 · Grants $33,874

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Tim Prodell

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,227
    From this org
    $105,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,185
    Hours/week
    40

  • Meghan Mietchen

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $121,124
    From this org
    $106,878
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,246
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amber Duddy

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU JULY)

    Total calculated
    $90,846
    From this org
    $81,530
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,316
    Hours/week
    40

  • Samantha Wendt

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chara Taylor-Henning

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Betty Groenewald

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brittanie Peaslee

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Andrews

    CHAIR OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Gillespie

    CHAIR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Butz

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jude Hartwick

    MEMBER (THRU JULY)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • April Kigeya

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Ketchum

    MEMBER (THRU MAY)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kirk Lund

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob McMurrich

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Nelson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jodi Hare-Payntrer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Rowedder

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Spitzack

    MEMBER (THRU MAY)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mj Van Voorst

    MEMBER (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandy Wareing

    MEMBER

    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
2023
Filed
2 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433179349303423

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