Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by WISCONSIN STATE FAIR PARK FOUNDATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $662,669
- Total expenses
- $694,791
- Contributions and grants received
- $422,313
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $200,623
- Investment income
- $44,632
- Other revenue
- -$4,899
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,587,907
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $22,350
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,565,557
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $588,432
- Management and general expenses
- $63,945
- Fundraising expenses
- $42,414
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $588,432
Program services were 84.7% 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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1b · Membership dues
$39,921
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1c · Fundraising events
$131,372
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$251,020
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$31,717
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2a · Program service revenue: Milk House
total $166,642 · related or exempt $166,642
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2b · Program service revenue: Shake Shop
total $19,868 · related or exempt $19,868
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2c · Program service revenue: Plein Air Art Show
total $9,950 · related or exempt $9,950
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2d · Program service revenue: Art Poster Contest
total $4,163 · related or exempt $4,163
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3 · Investment income
total $44,632 · excluded $44,632
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$99,941
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$131,372
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$104,917
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$4,976
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11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue
total $77 · related or exempt $77
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11e · Other revenue, total
$77
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $92,258 · program services $55,354 · management and general $18,452 · fundraising $18,452
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $6,776 · program services $4,066 · management and general $1,355 · fundraising $1,355
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,100 · management and general $21,100
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,100 · management and general $1,100
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11g · Fees: other
total $18,282 · management and general $18,282
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,504 · program services $3,903 · management and general $1,300 · fundraising $1,301
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14 · Information technology
total $3,956 · program services $2,374 · management and general $791 · fundraising $791
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $11,123 · program services $11,123
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23 · Insurance
total $3,980 · program services $2,388 · management and general $796 · fundraising $796
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24a · Other expenses: Program Services Supplies
total $505,939 · program services $505,939
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24b · Other expenses: Postage Printing
total $1,414 · program services $848 · management and general $283 · fundraising $283
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24c · Other expenses: Other Expense
total $22,359 · program services $2,437 · management and general $486 · fundraising $19,436
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $878,368 · end of year $405,469
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $504,401 · end of year $868,433
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $20,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $16,061 · end of year $3,631
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,228 · end of year $91,702
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$86,992
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$27,925
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $32,954 · end of year $59,067
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $134,943 · end of year $159,605
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $6,316 · end of year $14,850
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $7,500
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $852,387 · end of year $1,161,225
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $724,252 · end of year $404,332
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Preserve and enhance the Wisconsin State Fair Park and support agriculture education and arts programming tied to the fair.
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In 2024, the Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation proudly continued its committment to supporting the operations, enhancements and programming of the Wisconsin State Fair. Foundation funding helped advance several key initiatives, including improvements to the historic Milwuakee Mile racetrack Ag Discovery Day, which provided an educational experience for 1,000 local children the beloved Kids from Wisconsin entertainment tradition new seating in Central Park and art programs celebrating Wisconsin artists. The Foundation also strengthened the Fair through signature fundraising and community events such as the annual State Fair Golf Outing, Cream Puff 5k, and fair time activities inlcuding the Milk House and Blue Ribbon Brownie sales.
Expenses $588,432 · Revenue $200,623
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Anna DeWeerdt
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $92,007
- From this org
- $88,468
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,539
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jim Villa
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Curt Kluth
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alison Hanrahan
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dan Elias
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joanne Anton
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anthony Stich
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Scott McConeghy
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mike Wojciechowski
Past President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave Hock
Past President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lisa Bittman
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brice Osinski
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John Casanova
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Evan Hughes
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kerry Wolfe
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shari Black
Liason- non-voting
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John Yingling
Director
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 27 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523009349301957
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