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← LAD LAKE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by LAD LAKE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,847,013
Total expenses
$15,179,097
Contributions and grants received
$14,142,019
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$117,572
Investment income
$1,466,383
Other revenue
$121,039
Total assets, end of year
$16,315,621
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,285,212
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,030,409
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,981,143
Management and general expenses
$2,023,955
Fundraising expenses
$173,999
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,981,143

Program services were 85.5% 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

    $109,418

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $12,602,390

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,430,211

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $34,781

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FOOD PROGRAM

    total $85,995 · related or exempt $85,995

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $31,577 · related or exempt $31,577

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $121,714 · excluded $121,714

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,304,371 · other assets $1,175,718

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,135,420 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $168,951 · other assets $1,175,718

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,344,669 · excluded $1,344,669

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $33,129

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

    $109,418

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $50,767

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$17,638 · excluded -$17,638

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $138,677 · excluded $138,677

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $138,677

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $218,394 · management and general $218,394

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,337,899 · program services $8,249,637 · management and general $988,551 · fundraising $99,711

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,000,986 · program services $903,981 · management and general $96,944 · fundraising $61

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,173,096 · program services $1,016,410 · management and general $144,252 · fundraising $12,434

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,614 · management and general $21,614

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,205 · management and general $52,205

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $34,983 · management and general $34,983

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $565,625 · program services $392,252 · management and general $171,985 · fundraising $1,388

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $130,914 · program services $90,829 · management and general $37,487 · fundraising $2,598

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $182,864 · program services $122,738 · management and general $58,303 · fundraising $1,823

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $157,478 · program services $150,031 · management and general $7,447

  • 17 · Travel

    total $131,766 · program services $113,369 · management and general $16,627 · fundraising $1,770

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $119,899 · program services $96,844 · management and general $21,580 · fundraising $1,475

  • 20 · Interest

    total $198,045 · program services $198,045

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $302,540 · program services $296,722 · management and general $5,818

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $228,236 · program services $127,604 · management and general $100,632

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $309,590 · program services $308,071 · management and general $1,519

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD EXPENSES

    total $277,349 · program services $277,267 · management and general $82

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECREATION & CASEWORK S

    total $97,356 · program services $97,234 · management and general $122

  • 24d · Other expenses: ALLOWANCES & EDUCATIONA

    total $63,235 · program services $63,235

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $575,023 · program services $476,874 · management and general $45,410 · fundraising $52,739

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $217,912 · end of year $621,829

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,182,120 · end of year $1,023,820

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,027,217 · end of year $3,966,110

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $15,946 · end of year $18,364

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $101,787 · end of year $194,132

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

    $12,532,589

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

    $8,875,658

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,634,009 · end of year $3,656,931

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,396,447 · end of year $5,479,342

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,356,222 · end of year $1,355,093

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,192,255 · end of year $1,028,674

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,811,246 · end of year $2,256,538

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $43,778 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,095,299 · end of year $12,245,217

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $789,082 · end of year $785,192

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF LAD LAKE, INC. IS TO GUIDE THE GROWTH OF AT-RISK YOUTH SO THAT THEY REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND LIVE RESPONSIBLY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE YOUTH IN OUR CARE ARE SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE. NEARLY ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, SUFFERED ADDICTION, AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE, BEEN INVOLVED IN THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM OR SUFFERED COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE SAFER LIVING ENVIRONMENTS, BETTER HEALTH, THERAPEUTIC CARE, STRONGER EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND PROMISING FUTURES.

  • OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT NEARLY ALL (92%) OF LAD LAKE YOUTH IN RESIDENTIAL CARE HAVE LIVED THROUGH MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC EVENTS. MANY HAVE LIVED THROUGH SEVERE NEGLECT. SOME HAVE BEEN ABUSED. OTHERS WITNESSED VIOLENCE. NEARLY ALL EXPERIENCE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES. IN FACT, THE VAST MAJORITY (70%) OF LAD LAKE YOUTH STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND PTSD. LAD LAKE'S TRAUMA-INFORMED EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND CARING STAFF ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO HELPING YOUTH SUCCEED. LAD LAKE RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO HEAL IN A SAFE AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT AND BENEFIT FROM: STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, SPECIALIZED THERAPIES INCLUDING TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT), ART AND EQUINE THERAPIES, MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (MET/CBT5), ONSITE STAFF TRAINED IN TRAUMA-SENSITIVE CARE UTILIZING THE RISKING CONNECTIONS MODEL AND THERAPEUTIC GROUPS HELPING YOUTH DEVELOP SKILLS TO HANDLE LIFE'S CHALLENGES INCLUDING MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY.

    Expenses $11,052,275

  • THROUGH A COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL, LAD LAKE OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING:IN-HOME THERAPY, MENTORING, SUPERVISED VISITATIONS AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CRISIS IN THEIR HOME LIFE. LAD LAKE HELPS YOUTH WITH A RANGE OF NEEDS INCLUDING: EMOTIONAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. YOUTH WITH ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE DEPENDENCIES, YOUTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, YOUTH WITH A HISTORY OF TRUANCY, YOUTH WITH A HISTORY OF FAMILIAL PROBLEMS, YOUTH WITH A FAMILY MEMBER IN PRISON AND YOUTH WHO HAVE COMMITTED THEIR FIRST MINOR DELINQUENT OFFENSE. RELYING ON A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH, LAD LAKE STAFF PROVIDE SERVICES TO FAMILIES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND RESPONSIBILITY WHILE ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO WORK TOWARD REUNIFICATION. THE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO WORK WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES TOWARD HEALTHIER CHOICES AND SUPPORTIVE CONNECTIONS.

    Expenses $474,095

  • COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CLIENT-CENTERED AND DIRECTED PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES THAT PROMOTE RECOVERY FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY. CCS FOCUSES ON HELPING PEOPLE WHO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR A SUBSTANCE USE DIAGNOSIS ON THEIR JOURNEY TO RECOVERY. THE PROGRAM IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEEDS THAT, IF IGNORED, COULD LEAD TO BEING HOSPITALIZED IN TIMES OF CRISIS. THE PURPOSE OF COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES IS TO SURROUND INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES WITH THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES, IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT ARE NECESSARY TO PROMOTE RECOVERY, REHABILITATION, AND RESILIENCY. THOSE WHO QUALIFY FOR CCS WORK WITH A CARE COORDINATOR TO DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF CARE. INDIVIDUALS CAN CHOOSE FROM A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH IS INTENDED TO HELP THEM; IMPROVE HEALTH, PROMOTE WELLNESS, ACHIEVE PERSONAL GOALS AND ENHANCE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

    Expenses $425,078

  • LAD LAKE OFFERS A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT-RISK OF SCHOOL FAILURE. LAD LAKE OPERATES THREE SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEE AND DOUSMAN WITH PROGRAMS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY SUITED TO MEET THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF EACH STUDENT. WITH A HIGHLY-INDIVIDUALIZED CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, HIGH TEACHER-TO-CHILD RATIOS, AND ONSITE SPECIALISTS AND THERAPISTS, LAD LAKE SCHOOLS GIVE STUDENTS THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS. THROUGH ITS DAY SCHOOLS AND ONSITE SCHOOLS AT ITS TWO RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES, LAD LAKE TEACHERS HELP HUNDREDS OF KIDS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES SUCCEED IN SCHOOL INCLUDING: YOUTH WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES, YOUTH WITH ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG DEPENDENCIES, STUDENTS WITH SEVERE CREDIT DEFICIENCIES, STUDENTS AT-RISK OF EXPULSION. FOR MANY OF THESE YOUTH, LAD LAKE IS THEIR LAST HOPE AT GETTING BACK ON TRACK ACADEMICALLY. LAD LAKE TEACHERS OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS FOR STUDENTS, AND ARE ABLE TO CATER TO THEIR SPECIALIZED NEEDS. THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, 76% OF OUR YOUTH INCREASED THEIR READING AND MATH SCORES BY 2 GRADE LEVELS IN ONE SEMESTER.

    Expenses $352,219

  • OTHER PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $677,476 · Revenue $117,572

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Donelle Hauser

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $218,394
    From this org
    $211,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,856
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,538
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,856
    Filer's total
    $218,394

  • Arnold Stueber

    CHAIR (THRU 04/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • David Perhach

    PAST BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Cheryl Hill

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Thomas H Koplin CPA Cgma

    TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Raeanne Beaudry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Eric Berman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Nicole Biederer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Sheree Dallas-Branch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Lynn Heimbruch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Eli Howayeck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Connie Palmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jennifer Quadracci

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Joshua Shaw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Sandie Talbot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Judy Rich

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $132,588
    From this org
    $128,787
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,801
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

  • Rebecca Barnes

    PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER

    Total calculated
    $170,017
    From this org
    $170,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,017
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $170,017

  • Hiawatha Thomas

    LEAD TREATMENT SPECIALIST

    Total calculated
    $144,934
    From this org
    $144,934
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Laura Melvin

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $128,428
    From this org
    $126,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,778
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

  • Jeffrey Pease

    VP OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $125,000
    From this org
    $123,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,300
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

  • Dana Dorn

    CHIEF IMPLEMENTATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $125,555
    From this org
    $122,334
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,221
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
14 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202632679349300918

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