Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by COMMUNITY ACTION COALTION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,396,263
- Total expenses
- $7,900,665
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,269,747
- Grants paid
- $3,986,225
- Program service revenue
- $16,517
- Investment income
- $109,999
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,043,338
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,350,373
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,692,965
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,296,074
- Management and general expenses
- $510,040
- Fundraising expenses
- $94,551
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,296,074
Program services were 92.3% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$510,437
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$4,633,020
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,126,290
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,235,265
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2a · Program service revenue: HOUSING
total $16,517 · related or exempt $16,517
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3 · Investment income
total $109,999 · excluded $109,999
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $3,986,225 · program services $3,986,225
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $241,397 · management and general $241,397
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,916,909 · program services $1,826,038 · management and general $39,233 · fundraising $51,638
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $87,548 · program services $84,933 · fundraising $2,615
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $312,455 · program services $288,427 · management and general $15,170 · fundraising $8,858
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $202,009 · program services $174,767 · management and general $22,617 · fundraising $4,625
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11b · Fees: legal
total $8,615 · program services $3,000 · management and general $5,615
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $31,050 · program services $28,290 · management and general $2,760
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11g · Fees: other
total $28,882 · program services $24,487 · management and general $3,870 · fundraising $525
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,561 · program services $7,512 · fundraising $49
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13 · Office expenses
total $45,018 · program services $19,779 · management and general $17,923 · fundraising $7,316
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14 · Information technology
total $191,607 · program services $136,699 · management and general $46,108 · fundraising $8,800
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16 · Occupancy
total $379,075 · program services $352,123 · management and general $20,428 · fundraising $6,524
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17 · Travel
total $68,215 · program services $49,905 · management and general $17,002 · fundraising $1,308
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $32,866 · program services $18,958 · management and general $13,783 · fundraising $125
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $116,179 · program services $112,323 · management and general $3,644 · fundraising $212
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23 · Insurance
total $62,776 · program services $55,799 · management and general $6,286 · fundraising $691
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24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
total $37,624 · program services $827 · management and general $36,452 · fundraising $345
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24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE REGISTRATION FE
total $1,654 · program services $1,654
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24e · All other expenses
total $143,000 · program services $124,328 · management and general $17,752 · fundraising $920
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $5,250,556 · end of year $159,342
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,146,098
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $572,244 · end of year $569,650
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,487 · end of year $26,201
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $726,318 · end of year $704,901
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $107,371 · end of year $92,871
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,595,543
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$564,447
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,136,510 · end of year $1,031,096
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $21,793 · end of year $23,762
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $336,921 · end of year $289,417
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $222,693 · end of year $152,502
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $3,496,786 · end of year $19,076
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $631,918 · end of year $621,865
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $604,436 · end of year $556,930
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,983,439 · end of year $2,308,955
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,213,928 · end of year $1,384,010
Mission and programs · 2024
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.
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HOUSING SECURITY PROGRAMS: IN 2024, CAC DELIVERED COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS ACROSS THREE COUNTIES, SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO SECURE SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. CORE SERVICES INCLUDED RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, HOUSING PLACEMENT AND NAVIGATION, RAPID RE-HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INNOVATIVE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, EMERGENCY SHELTER SUPPORT, REDUCING SCHOOL MOBILITY, SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD ZONES, SERVING VETERANS AND FAMILIES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TAILORED SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLDS NEEDING RECOVERY VOUCHERS, WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT, AND/OR SERVICES TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND ADVANCEMENT. CAC ALSO WORKED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS AND COALITION BUILDING. GROUNDED IN A HOUSING FIRST APPROACH AND A STRONG NETWORK OF COLLABORATIVE SERVICES, CAC ASSISTED 1611 HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSING AND RELATED NEEDS IN 2024, WHILE ALSO ENGAGING WITH 67 COORDINATED ENTRY COALITION MEMBERS.
Expenses $3,096,520 · Grants $1,226,715 · Revenue $16,517
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FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS:IN 2024, CAC ENABLED ACCESS TO FOOD AND NUTRITION ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH ITS CENTRALIZED FOOD BANK HUB AND DELIVERY SYSTEM. CAC SOURCED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 1.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD INCLUDING SHELF-STABLE GOVERNMENT COMMODITIES AND PURCHASED SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS SUCH AS FRESH PRODUCE, LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCTS, CULTURALLY RELEVANT CHOICES, AND PROTEIN SOURCES TO COMMUNITY PANTRIES AND FEEDING AGENCIES AT NO COST. THROUGH THIS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, CAC REACHED 79,414 FOOD-INSECURE INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY STRETCH THEIR GROCERY BUDGETS, CAC ADMINISTERED A FOOD ACCESS MATCHING PROGRAM, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 1,332 INDIVIDUALS USING NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.
Expenses $3,454,876 · Grants $2,686,777
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:IN 2024, CAC PROVIDED VITAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT HEALTH, FINANCIAL STABILITY, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS. SERVICES INCLUDED INTAKE AND REFERRAL, COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIRS, VACCINE OUTREACH, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, CAC ASSISTED 30,489 INDIVIDUALS. CAC ALSO PRIORITIZED MENTAL HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY. CAC PROVIDED SHARED LEARNING AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND WELLNESS, REACHING AND TRAINING 86 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, TARGETED PROGRAMMING SUPPORTED THE TRAUMA RECOVERY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF 55 HEALTHCARE WORKERS. ADDITIONALLY, CAC STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MOBILIZATION THROUGH ITS EVENTS AND COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT EFFORTS, REACHING 931 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY NEEDS AND DEVELOP MORE COORDINATED RESPONSES.
Expenses $744,678 · Grants $72,733
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Samantha WendtSAMANTHA WENDT
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chara Taylor-HenningCHARA TAYLOR-HENNING
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Betty GroenewoldBETTY GROENEWOLD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rob McMurrichROB MCMURRICH
TREASURER (START 6/10/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer AndrewsJENNIFER ANDREWS
CHAIR OF ADMIN/TREASURER (4/1-6/10)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Britanie PeasleeBRITANIE PEASLEE
TREASURER (THRU 4/1/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sarah ButzSARAH BUTZ
MEMBER/CHAIR OF OPS. (START 9/25/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katie GillespieKATIE GILLESPIE
CHAIR OF OPERATIONS (THRU 9/24/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jodi Hare-PaynterJODI HARE-PAYNTER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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April KigeyaAPRIL KIGEYA
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Emily LessnerEMILY LESSNER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kirk LundKIRK LUND
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Larry NelsonLARRY NELSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer RowedderJENNIFER ROWEDDER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jamie VogtJAMIE VOGT
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sandy WareingSANDY WAREING
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael WinekeMICHAEL WINEKE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Meghan MietchenMEGHAN MIETCHEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $125,760
- From this org
- $110,325
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,435
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tim ProdellTIM PRODELL
FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $115,636
- From this org
- $100,652
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,984
- 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
- 11 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503179349309780
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