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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by WISDOM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$74,553
Total expenses
$61,881
Contributions and grants received
$48,008
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$5,675
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$13,157
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
$7,713
Total assets, end of year
$123,673
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,096
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$111,577
Program service expenses (Part III)
$43,317

Program services were 70.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

SOPHIA IS DEDICATED TO DIALOGUE WITH INDIVIDUALS, AGENCIES AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO STIMULATE CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES IN WAUKESHA COUNTY. SOPHIA ADDRESSES SOCIAL INJUSTICES IN OUR INCREASINGLY FRAGMENTED WORLD. WE JOIN HANDS WITH OTHERS TO BRING EFFECTIVE CHANGE RATHER THAN ISOLATED SELF INTEREST.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $43,317

  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE:IN APRIL 2024, SHERIFF SEVERSON ANNOUNCED THE CLOSURE OF THE HUBER FACILITY, SHIFTING THOSE SENTENCED UNDER HUBER LAW TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING (EM). THIS WAS A MAJOR WIN FOR SOPHIA, WHICH HAD LONG ADVOCATED FOR THIS MORE HUMANE AND CONSISTENT APPROACH. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE (CJTF) REMAINS ACTIVELY ENGAGED, TRACKING EM'S EFFECTIVENESS, INVESTIGATING CHALLENGES, AND STAYING INVOLVED IN THE COUNTY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL MEETINGS. AS PART OF THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE, SOPHIA HOSTED A CANDIDATE FORUM FOR WAUKESHA COUNTY'S THREE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS. THE CANDIDATES WHO ATTENDED ENGAGED WITH SOPHIA'S PRIORITIES, SHOWING A COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE REFORM. A STRONG TURNOUT AND MEDIA COVERAGE UNDERSCORED THE EVENT'S IMPACT. BEYOND WAUKESHA COUNTY, CJTF WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WISDOM, ALIGNING WITH STATEWIDE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX WEB OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. LOOKING AHEAD, THE CJTF IS PLANNING TO HOST A CRIMINAL JUSTICE FORUM THIS FALL.

  • IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE:SOPHIA HAS ALSO MADE NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGH OUR DEDICATED WORK IN THE AREA OF IMMIGRATION THROUGH OUR IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO DRIVE CHANGE AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, ADVOCATING FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM AND POLICIES THAT PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY AND SUPPORT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. THE TASK FORCE IS ORGANIZING EDUCATIONAL FORUMS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ORDER TO DISPEL IMMIGRATION MYTHS, SHARE PERSONAL STORIES FROM IMMIGRANTS TO HUMANIZE THEIR EXPERIENCES, AAND UTILIZE MEDIA TO BROADEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING. THROUGH OUR BILINGUAL MEDIUM (WEBSITE, YEARBOOK, E-MAIL, ETC.) WE HAVE ALSO EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES FACED BY THE LATINO COMMUNITY. BY FOCUSING ON TOPICS SUCH AS DRIVER'S LICENSES AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES, WE WORK TOWARDS EMPOWERING THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE SOCIETY FOR ALL.THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDERSCORE SOPHIA'S COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY, AND ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT RECOGNIZE THE DIGNITY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. BY ACTIVELY ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS A SOCIETY THAT VALUES AND UPLIFTS IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part IV

  • JAMES BICKEL

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DAVID BODOH

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BEV BRADFORD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • RAY KNUTILLA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARJORIE MAY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AUDREY HEBERT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN PRESTBY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LARAINE O'BRIEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELLEN POPLASKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAT FAHERTY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT STOLL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202511819349200441

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