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← THE WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$661,107
Total expenses
$664,791
Contributions and grants received
$526,300
Grants paid
$332,438
Program service revenue
$39,921
Investment income
$61,567
Other revenue
$33,319
Total assets, end of year
$2,409,602
Total liabilities, end of year
$173,938
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,235,664
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$380,807
Management and general expenses
$216,279
Fundraising expenses
$67,705
Program service expenses (Part III)
$380,807

Program services were 57.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $851

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $525,449

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONVENTION AND OTHER EXPO

    total $39,921 · related or exempt $39,921

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $61,567 · excluded $61,567

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $27,065

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $851

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,366

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $7,699 · excluded $7,699

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $25,620 · excluded $25,620

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25,620

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $194,547 · program services $194,547

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $137,891 · program services $137,891

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,057 · program services $6,706 · management and general $26,823 · fundraising $33,528

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $33,583 · program services $24,473 · management and general $6,962 · fundraising $2,148

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $751 · program services $233 · management and general $252 · fundraising $266

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,739 · program services $1,778 · management and general $1,927 · fundraising $2,034

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,250 · program services $2,246 · management and general $2,434 · fundraising $2,570

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $53,594 · management and general $53,594

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $8,146 · management and general $8,146

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,980 · management and general $4,980

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,144 · program services $2,834 · management and general $3,066 · fundraising $3,244

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,612 · program services $2,048 · management and general $2,220 · fundraising $2,344

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,019 · program services $40 · management and general $4,980 · fundraising $1,999

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,517 · program services $5,445 · management and general $1,125 · fundraising $12,947

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,683 · program services $521 · management and general $565 · fundraising $597

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $99,020 · management and general $99,020

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,258 · program services $2,045 · management and general $185 · fundraising $6,028

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $24,424 · end of year $38,932

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $462,233 · end of year $636,781

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $223,576 · end of year $45,085

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $3,403

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,566,891 · end of year $1,640,206

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $12,306 · end of year $36,213

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $28,602 · end of year $8,982

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $133,441 · end of year $173,938

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $502,070 · end of year $419,850

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,682,521 · end of year $1,815,814

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS AND ENCOURAGES PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT AND GROW AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND FFA.THE NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS BY DEVELOPING THEIR POTENTIAL FOR PREMIER LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL GROWTH AND CAREER SUCCESS THROUGH AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENSURE ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND FFA FOR ALL STUDENTS IN WISCONSIN THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL FUNDING.

  • WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION HONORS FFA MEMBERS THROUGH PROFICIENCY AWARDS, SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE (SAE) PROGRAM GRANTS, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS, AND STATE FFA DEGREES. THE MEMBERS EARNING THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENTS ARE REWARDED WITH CASH AWARDS, GRANT MONIES, SCHOLARSHIP MONIES, PLAQUES, AND TROPHIES. THE STATE FFA CONVENTION IS HELD EACH JUNE IN MADISON. ABOUT 3,400 PEOPLE ATTEND THE CONVENTION. THE CONVENTION FEATURES COMPETITIONS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EXPERIENCES, AND RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS' ACCOMPLISHMENTS. LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING IS A CORE PIECE OF THE WISCONSIN FFA FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS. OUR OUTREACH SUPPORTS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE FFA OFFICERS SO THEY WILL HAVE THE TOOLS TO IMPACT THEIR LOCAL MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS DURING THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE.

    Expenses $380,807 · Grants $332,438 · Revenue $39,921

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Deb Ihm

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chad Brusveen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Wilfert

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ethan Giebel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Ziegler

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rae Nell Halbur

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gene Hetebrueg

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Natalie Killion

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Firlus

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amelia Hayden

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erik Huschitt

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Nelson

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Wetzel

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kris Beaver

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Ivey

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sally Ladsten

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tari Costello

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Handrich

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cheryl Zimmerman

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abigail Quinlan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU NOVEMBER 2024)

    Total calculated
    $65,273
    From this org
    $65,273
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Ellen Schutt

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (STARTING MAY 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611639349301121

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