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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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $510,437

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,633,020

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,126,290

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,235,265

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HOUSING

    total $16,517 · related or exempt $16,517

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $109,999 · excluded $109,999

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,986,225 · program services $3,986,225

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $241,397 · management and general $241,397

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,916,909 · program services $1,826,038 · management and general $39,233 · fundraising $51,638

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $87,548 · program services $84,933 · fundraising $2,615

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $312,455 · program services $288,427 · management and general $15,170 · fundraising $8,858

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $202,009 · program services $174,767 · management and general $22,617 · fundraising $4,625

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,615 · program services $3,000 · management and general $5,615

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,050 · program services $28,290 · management and general $2,760

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,882 · program services $24,487 · management and general $3,870 · fundraising $525

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,561 · program services $7,512 · fundraising $49

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $45,018 · program services $19,779 · management and general $17,923 · fundraising $7,316

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $191,607 · program services $136,699 · management and general $46,108 · fundraising $8,800

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $379,075 · program services $352,123 · management and general $20,428 · fundraising $6,524

  • 17 · Travel

    total $68,215 · program services $49,905 · management and general $17,002 · fundraising $1,308

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $32,866 · program services $18,958 · management and general $13,783 · fundraising $125

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $116,179 · program services $112,323 · management and general $3,644 · fundraising $212

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $62,776 · program services $55,799 · management and general $6,286 · fundraising $691

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

    total $37,624 · program services $827 · management and general $36,452 · fundraising $345

  • 24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE REGISTRATION FE

    total $1,654 · program services $1,654

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $143,000 · program services $124,328 · management and general $17,752 · fundraising $920

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,250,556 · end of year $159,342

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,146,098

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $572,244 · end of year $569,650

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,487 · end of year $26,201

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $726,318 · end of year $704,901

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $107,371 · end of year $92,871

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

    $1,595,543

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

    $564,447

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,136,510 · end of year $1,031,096

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $21,793 · end of year $23,762

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $336,921 · end of year $289,417

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $222,693 · end of year $152,502

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,496,786 · end of year $19,076

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $631,918 · end of year $621,865

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $604,436 · end of year $556,930

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,983,439 · end of year $2,308,955

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Samantha Wendt

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chara Taylor-Henning

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Betty Groenewold

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob McMurrich

    TREASURER (START 6/10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Andrews

    CHAIR OF ADMIN/TREASURER (4/1-6/10)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Britanie Peaslee

    TREASURER (THRU 4/1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Butz

    MEMBER/CHAIR OF OPS. (START 9/25/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Gillespie

    CHAIR OF OPERATIONS (THRU 9/24/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jodi Hare-Paynter

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • April Kigeya

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Lessner

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kirk Lund

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Nelson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Rowedder

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamie Vogt

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandy Wareing

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Wineke

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meghan Mietchen

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $125,760
    From this org
    $110,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,435
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tim 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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