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← A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,233,398
Total expenses
$10,521,176
Contributions and grants received
$10,915,325
Grants paid
$1,995,000
Program service revenue
$87,500
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$230,573
Total assets, end of year
$3,165,821
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,165,821
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,963,165
Management and general expenses
$523,344
Fundraising expenses
$34,667
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,963,165

Program services were 94.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,915,325

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $87,500 · related or exempt $87,500

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,765

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,765

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,765 · excluded $1,765

  • 11a · Other revenue: MANAGEMENT FEE

    total $225,374 · excluded $225,374

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $3,434 · excluded $3,434

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $228,808

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,995,000 · program services $1,995,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $145,093 · program services $69,645 · management and general $55,135 · fundraising $20,313

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $859,370 · program services $633,121 · management and general $216,950 · fundraising $9,299

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $52,940 · program services $36,408 · management and general $15,003 · fundraising $1,529

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $88,910 · program services $60,997 · management and general $25,308 · fundraising $2,605

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $124,374 · management and general $124,374

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,370 · management and general $19,370

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,146,679 · program services $7,138,699 · management and general $7,847 · fundraising $133

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,222 · program services $6,671 · management and general $3,551

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,912 · program services $14,962 · management and general $7,494 · fundraising $456

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,168 · program services $7,657 · management and general $3,179 · fundraising $332

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,457 · management and general $6,457

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $810 · management and general $810

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,036 · management and general $29,036

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $8,835 · program services $5 · management and general $8,830

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,450,160 · end of year $3,137,702

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,552 · end of year $13,344

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,347 · end of year $11,536

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

    $4,049

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

    $810

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,239

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,460 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,082,384 · end of year $2,863,460

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,371,215 · end of year $302,361

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY SERVING AS A CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION IN WISCONSIN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY SERVING AS A CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION IN WISCONSIN. THE CORPORATION'S RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY MESSAGING INCLUDED FEDERAL AND STATE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING.

  • EXECUTIVE BRANCH PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON THE PUBLIC POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTIONS AND DECISIONS.

    Expenses $5,598,219

  • LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON THE PUBLIC POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACTIONS AND DECISIONS.

    Expenses $840,030

  • JUDICIAL BRANCH PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON THE PUBLIC POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH JUDICIAL BRANCH ACTIONS AND DECISIONS.

    Expenses $814,103

  • Expenses $2,710,813 · Grants $1,995,000 · Revenue $87,500

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jacqueline Boynton

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • John Miller

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 10 related

  • Amanda Cone

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 10 related

  • Jasmine Nears

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 10 related

  • Christopher Walloch

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $145,093
    From this org
    $145,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    37 + 3 related

  • Michael Browne

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $121,000
    From this org
    $121,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 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.

Grants on this return

  • A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER POLITICAL FUND

    $1,995,000

    GENERAL OPERATIONS

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.

  • A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INSTITUTE INC

    501(C)(3) · NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION · WI · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC

  • A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER POLITICAL FUND

    527 · INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE · WI · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
11 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202341989349301994

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