WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
EIN 39-1557486 FITCHBURG, WI
- Revenue 2024
- $1,025,309
- Expenses 2024
- $917,043
Program services were 55.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 2801 FISH HATCHERY RD
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us
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WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
EIN 39-0715690
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO PROMOTE FOOD SERVICE AS A PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH, ATTRACT AND EDUCATE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE INDUSTRY AND PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, QUALITY TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE ALREADY WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF FOOD SERVICE STUDIES; TO MAKE AVAILABLE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN FOOD SERVICE RELATED FIELDS THROUGH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THE FOUNDATION OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH ARE GEARED TO ATTRACT AND EDUCATE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE INDUSTRY AND PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND CERTIFICATION FOR THOSE ALREADY WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDES THE PROSTART HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE-PREP PROGRAM WHICH COMBINES CUTTING-EDGE EDUCATION WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE TO GUIDE STUDENTS TOWARD SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. THE FOUNDATION OFFERS SERVSAFE REVIEW COURSES AND CERTIFICATION EXAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL WHO ARE SEEKING A CERTIFIED FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER CREDENTIAL.
Expenses $432,091 · Grants $750 · Revenue $572,280
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SCHOLARSHIPS - THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS (BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL) SEEKING POST-SECONDARY DEGREES IN CULINARY ARTS AND/OR RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT. THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERS SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED BY ITS OWN ENDOWMENT FUND, WHICH ARE AWARDED ONCE A MINIMUM ENDOWMENT THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES INCLUDE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SOLICITING APPLICANTS, PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, ORGANIZING THE SELECTION PROCESS, NOTIFYING WINNERS, AND ADMINISTERING FUNDS TO THE WINNERS' SCHOOLS OF CHOICE.
Expenses $31,688 · Grants $21,125
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MEMBER SERVICES - MEMBER SERVICES CONSISTS OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE, SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO PROMOTE MEMBER SATISFACTION. THE LOCAL CHAPTERS ARE OPERATING TO FURTHER THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION BY FOCUSING ON THEIR REGIONS AND COMMUNITIES. THE ASSOCIATION ASSISTS WITH ORGANIZATION OF CHAPTER MEETINGS AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT ON NEW CHAPTERS AND CHANGES IN BOUNDARIES. THE ASSOCIATION SELLS DINING GIFT CERTIFICATES TO THE PUBLIC THAT CAN BE REDEEMED AT ANY PARTICIPATING MEMBER RESTAURANT WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE EXPOSURE TO THESE MEMBERS.
Expenses $31,048
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PUBLIC RELATIONS - CONSISTS OF EFFORTS TO ADVANCE FOOD SERVICE TOURISM GOALS BY PROMOTING A POSITIVE INDUSTRY IMAGE THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONALISM, AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.
Expenses $14,386
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Vicki MendhamVICKI MENDHAM
CHAIR (THRU APRIL)/IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tom AndersonTOM ANDERSON
CHAIR ELECT (THRU APRIL)/CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Bryon ColemanBRYON COLEMAN
TREASURER (THRU APRIL)/CHAIR ELECT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Maggie KauerMAGGIE KAUER
DIRECTOR/TREASURER (BEGIN MAY)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Scott SchupbachSCOTT SCHUPBACH
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joanne PalzkillJOANNE PALZKILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brad HammenBRAD HAMMEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Mike BalistieriMIKE BALISTIERI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andrew BeauchampANDREW BEAUCHAMP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael BernardMICHAEL BERNARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Todd BernhardtTODD BERNHARDT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tracy BroekmanTRACY BROEKMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan BulgrinSUSAN BULGRIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael CarbienerMICHAEL CARBIENER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Barkha DailyBARKHA DAILY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ryan DemersRYAN DEMERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Suzanne FanningSUZANNE FANNING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kristal GernesKRISTAL GERNES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amanda JabsAMANDA JABS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John JohnsonJOHN JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Luis MelendezLUIS MELENDEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Klaus NitschKLAUS NITSCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tom OlsonTOM OLSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael PacovskyMICHAEL PACOVSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hakim SalaamHAKIM SALAAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $1,025,309
- Expenses
- $917,043
- Contributions
- $346,817
- Grants paid
- $21,875
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2023
- Revenue
- $896,522
- Expenses
- $809,808
- Contributions
- $319,710
- Grants paid
- $20,950
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2022
- Revenue
- $989,062
- Expenses
- $792,693
- Contributions
- $637,223
- Grants paid
- $20,150
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $842,146
- Expenses
- $670,096
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,605,124
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $720,576
- Expenses
- $633,192
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,463,624
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $805,652
- Expenses
- $782,887
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,320,862
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $772,888
- Expenses
- $762,335
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,237,324
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $847,376
- Expenses
- $783,101
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,320,727
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $801,106
- Expenses
- $802,543
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,220,446
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $770,243
- Expenses
- $711,153
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,185,087
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $693,493
- Expenses
- $590,645
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,167,090
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $636,328
- Expenses
- $568,478
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,078,081
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2024 ProStart Program
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2022 ProStart Program
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2023 ProStart Program
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2023 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION INC
501(C)(6) · PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND IMPROVE THE FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY IN WISCONSIN · WI
Declared as related by
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WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
On its 2024 return as a controlled entity
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility SOUNK.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.