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← WISCONSIN DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WISCONSIN DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$796,470
Total expenses
$753,798
Contributions and grants received
$784,880
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11,590
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$663,003
Total liabilities, end of year
$111,447
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$551,556
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$651,515
Management and general expenses
$57,572
Fundraising expenses
$44,711
Program service expenses (Part III)
$651,515

Program services were 86.4% 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

    $15,817

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $769,063

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,590 · excluded $11,590

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $96,927 · program services $88,461 · management and general $6,104 · fundraising $2,362

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $289,407 · program services $264,129 · management and general $18,226 · fundraising $7,052

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,452 · program services $5,889 · management and general $406 · fundraising $157

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $70,445 · program services $64,292 · management and general $4,436 · fundraising $1,717

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,425 · program services $27,768 · management and general $1,916 · fundraising $741

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,700 · management and general $6,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $146,059 · program services $112,452 · management and general $15,224 · fundraising $18,383

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,255 · program services $19,170 · management and general $906 · fundraising $3,179

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,535 · program services $7,773 · management and general $550 · fundraising $212

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,877 · program services $28,117 · management and general $1,991 · fundraising $769

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,766 · program services $7,597 · management and general $281 · fundraising $888

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,553 · program services $7,553

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,493 · program services $1,360 · management and general $96 · fundraising $37

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,404 · program services $1,279 · management and general $91 · fundraising $34

  • 24a · Other expenses: BIG MONEY BULLETIN/ANNU

    total $8,330 · program services $4,182 · fundraising $4,148

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $7,771 · program services $6,982 · management and general $539 · fundraising $250

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

    total $6,097 · program services $2,915 · fundraising $3,182

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,728 · program services $1,128 · fundraising $1,600

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $574 · program services $468 · management and general $106

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $71,735 · end of year $297,044

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $219,904 · end of year $59,475

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,062 · end of year $5,408

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,983 · end of year $6,551

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

    $41,671

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

    $38,684

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,480 · end of year $2,987

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $212,230 · end of year $235,552

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $81,631 · end of year $55,986

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,361 · end of year $53,774

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $82,870 · end of year $57,673

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $475,099 · end of year $535,515

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,695 · end of year $16,041

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NONPARTISAN POLITICAL WATCHDOG GROUP DEDICATED TO CLEAN GOVERNMENT THAT ADVOCATES FOR A REAL DEMOCRACY THAT ALLOWS THE COMMON GOOD TO PREVAIL OVER NARROW INTERESTS BY REINFORCING AND PROTECTING THE VALUES OF HONESTY, FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, COMPETITION, AND RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND THE RULES OF LAW.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NONPARTISAN POLITICAL WATCHDOG GROUP DEDICATED TO CLEAN GOVERNMENT THAT ADVOCATES FOR A REAL DEMOCRACY THAT ALLOWS THE COMMON GOOD TO PREVAIL OVER NARROW INTERESTS.

  • MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF AN ONLINE DATABASE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE PROVIDING PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT STATE ELECTION FINANCING AND OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO KEEPING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION MATERIALS RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE, GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND JUDICIAL SELECTION.

    Expenses $651,515

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Bill Franks

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erin Grunze

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Cannon

    SECRETARY/ACTING TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlene Bechen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $19,186
    From this org
    $19,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Dvorak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alfonso Zepeda-Capistran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lewis Friedland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beauregard Patterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bonnie Margulis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amanda Pustz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam Munger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicholas Ramos

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $42,392
    From this org
    $33,833
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,559
    Hours/week
    40

  • Matthew Rothschild

    FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $64,707
    From this org
    $55,506
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,201
    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
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541349349308969

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