Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by FOUNDATION OF THE WISCONSIN AUTOMOBILE & TRUCK DEALERS ASSOC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,808,957
- Total expenses
- $1,218,017
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,384,416
- Grants paid
- $766,317
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $424,541
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,879,537
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $115,555
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $9,763,982
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,068,707
- Management and general expenses
- $94,355
- Fundraising expenses
- $54,955
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,068,707
Program services were 87.7% 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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1d · Related organizations
$100,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$14,250
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,270,166
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$401,292
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3 · Investment income
total $422,237 · excluded $422,237
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $638,401
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $636,097
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $2,304
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $2,304 · excluded $2,304
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $14,250 · program services $14,250
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $752,067 · program services $752,067
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11a · Fees: management
total $320,586 · program services $230,660 · management and general $40,004 · fundraising $49,922
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $7,587 · management and general $7,587
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $29,043 · management and general $29,043
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11g · Fees: other
total $4,558 · program services $3,755 · management and general $803
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,963 · program services $993 · management and general $2,077 · fundraising $893
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,966 · program services $1,617 · management and general $3,154 · fundraising $195
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14 · Information technology
total $6,395 · program services $1,182 · management and general $1,690 · fundraising $3,523
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17 · Travel
total $10,571 · program services $9,272 · management and general $1,098 · fundraising $201
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,105 · management and general $2,105
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $110 · program services $80 · management and general $16 · fundraising $14
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23 · Insurance
total $1,693 · program services $1,237 · management and general $249 · fundraising $207
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPORT
total $53,414 · program services $53,414
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24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE
total $6,050 · management and general $6,050
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24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $659 · program services $180 · management and general $479
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $65,520 · end of year $50,712
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $476,872 · end of year $323,319
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $383,870 · end of year $357,320
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $143 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,636 · end of year $753
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$550
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$385
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $275 · end of year $165
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $7,783,695 · end of year $8,615,239
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $42,707 · end of year $532,029
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $13,529 · end of year $15,555
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $109,500 · end of year $100,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,290,739 · end of year $6,384,872
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,340,950 · end of year $3,379,110
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT HELP ENSURE WISCONSIN MAINTAINS A HIGHLY SKILLED TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE CONDUCT OF SCHOLARSHIP, EDUCATIONAL, SAFETY, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES IN SOCIETY, AND THE FURTHERANCE OF FREE ENTERPRISE.
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $830,587 · Grants $752,067
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EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND CAREER AWARENESS ACTIVITIES HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE AUTOMOTIVE, COLLISION, AND DIESEL INDUSTRIES. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CLEAR PATHWAYS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS WHILE EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH ESSENTIAL JOB SEARCH AND INTERVIEW SKILLS. CAREER FAIRS AND TRANSPORTATION CAREER SHOWCASE EVENTS INTRODUCE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE AND TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES. THESE EVENTS OFFER PRACTICAL GUIDANCE ON THE TRAINING REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL TOOLS THEY CAN USE THROUGHOUT THEIR EMPLOYMENT JOURNEY. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE HIGH CLASSROOM STANDARDS. THE FOUNDATION FACILITATES CERTIFICATION INSTITUTES FOR TRANSPORTATION INSTRUCTORS, ALLOWING EDUCATORS TO EARN PROFESSIONAL CREDITS AND STAY CURRENT WITH EVOLVING INDUSTRY TRENDS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND STANDARDS. ASE ACCREDITATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ASE ACCREDITATION WHICH THE FOUNDATION HAS CHAMPIONED SINCE 1997 TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LONG-TERM CAREER SUCCESS. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS 10 ASE ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOLS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,400 STUDENTS, 33 ACCREDITED TECHNICAL COLLEGE PROGRAMS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,400 STUDENTS, AND MORE THAN 115 NON-ACCREDITED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, REACHING OVER 11,000 STUDENTS STATEWIDE. MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PARTNERSHIPS WITH TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND DEALERSHIPS TO HOST HANDS-ON, WEEKLONG CAMPS. THESE EXPERIENCES INTRODUCE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO AUTOMOTIVE, COLLISION AND DIESEL CAREER PATHWAYS AND SPARK EARLY INTEREST IN THE INDUSTRY. STUDENT COMPETITION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SUPPORTING THE ANNUAL SKILLSUSA WISCONSIN AUTOMOTIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS THROUGH TECHNICAL COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION AND INDUSTRY VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT. THE FOUNDATION ALSO ASSISTS WITH A VARIETY OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED COMPETITIONS ACROSS WISCONSIN, HELPING TO CELEBRATE STUDENT TALENT.
Expenses $238,120 · Grants $14,250
As filed on the 2025 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 VII
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Ron SymdonRON SYMDON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Tyler DahlTYLER DAHL
CHAIR-ELECT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lindsay NeuvilleLINDSAY NEUVILLE
SECRETARY / TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Suzanne AshleySUZANNE ASHLEY
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark HomanMARK HOMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Grahm DebesGRAHM DEBES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John DuffyJOHN DUFFY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rachel BachrodtRACHEL BACHRODT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bob PietroskeBOB PIETROSKE
DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alan DebaucheALAN DEBAUCHE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alex DorschALEX DORSCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Charlie HallCHARLIE HALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Craig ToycenCRAIG TOYCEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nolan CampbellNOLAN CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Tim KunesTIM KUNES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James CrawfordJAMES CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael DarrowMICHAEL DARROW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matthew JanisinMATTHEW JANISIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William SepicWILLIAM SEPIC
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $424,402
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $335,824
- Other
- $88,578
- Hours/week
- 5 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $308,059 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $27,765 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $30,571 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $58,007 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $424,402 related
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Matthew LavoldMATTHEW LAVOLD
VICE PRESIDENT/CFO/CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $191,853
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $175,607
- Other
- $16,246
- Hours/week
- 6 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $165,964 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $8,298 related
- Other
- $0 + $1,345 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $14,049 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $2,197 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $191,853 related
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Brent KindredBRENT KINDRED
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $158,963
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $133,555
- Other
- $25,408
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $116,821 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $4,272 related
- Other
- $0 + $12,462 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $10,303 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $15,105 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $158,963 related
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- WHEN THE CURRENT PRESIDENT WAS HIRED IN 2008, WISCONSIN AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK DEALERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION, UTILIZED A TASK FORCE CONSISTING OF WATDA MEMBERS AND HIRED A SEARCH FIRM TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT A CANDIDATE. A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WAS THEN NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE CANDIDATE AND WATDA.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$6,000
GENERAL PURPOSES
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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WISCONSIN AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK DEALERS ASSOCIATION INC
501(C)(6) · ADVANCEMENT OF INTERESTS FOR AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK DEALERS · WI
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 12 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202641689349300239
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