WISDOM INC

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

1000

Street

PO BOX 7031

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).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of WISDOM INC (EIN 39-1985101). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2025

• JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM INITIATIVE (JSRI) 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: 1) THE COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE EMERGENCY SERVICES (CARES), A NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE PROGRAM, HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED IN MADISON AND WAS EXPANDED TO SUN PRAIRIE IN 2025; 2) DANE COUNTY HAS MULTIPLE JAIL- AND PRISON DIVERSION PROGRAMS. THE LARGEST IS THE DEFERRED PROSECUTION PROGRAM (DPP). THE DEFERRED FINAL BUDGET RETAINED ONE POSITION THAT HAD BEEN SLATED TO BE CUT FROM THE DPP. THE BUDGET ALSO ADDED TWO SUPERVISOR POSITIONS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES CASE-MANAGED SERVICES AND SELF-SELECTED TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL-HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES; 3) JAIL CONSOLIDATION PROJECT: THE CURRENT JAIL IS OUT-OF-DATE AND INHUMANE. THE CONSOLIDATION PROJECT HAS COME WITH MANY COMMITMENTS REGARDING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, TRAINING, REENTRY, MENTAL HEALTH, FAMILY VISITATION, DATA, AND OTHER ISSUES. CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW, MORE HUMANE JAIL IS VISIBLY UNDER WAY; AND 4) FREEZING LONG-VACANT POSITIONS IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND REINVESTING THE SAVINGS IN CRIMINAL-LEGAL SYSTEM REFORM. THIS ISSUE WAS FIERCELY ARGUED, BUT IT ENDED UP WIDELY SUPPORTED SUPPORTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD. MOSES ADVOCATED STRONGLY FOR THIS RESULT.

  Expenses $156,094

• JUSTICE AND POLICING TASK FORCE HIGHLIGHTS: 1, THE JUSTICE AND POLICING TASK FORCE (JPTF) WAS APPROVED IN JULY 2025 BY THE MOSES LEADERSHIP BOARD. WE STARTED WITH EIGHT ACTIVE MEMBERS AND HAD NINE AT OUR DECEMBER MEETING; 2) THE JPTF HAS BEEN CONCENTRATING ON CHANGES THAT THE POLICE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT BOARD (PCOB) HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING. THIS BOARD WAS DEFINED AT THE OUTSET AS A MAJOR INTEREST FOR THE TASK FORCE. AN INTERIM INDEPENDENT MONITOR (IM) HAS BEEN HIRED; THE IM HEADS THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR AND REPORTS TO THE PCOB AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; 3) WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT PCOB CHAIR PEARSON HAD ATTENDED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT'S ANNUAL MEETING IN 2025 AND THAT, AS A RESULT OF OUR MEETING WITH HER, SHE CHOSE TO SHARE A TROVE OF DOCUMENTS FROM THAT ORGANIZATION. THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE HELPFUL AS WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE PCOB AND THE IM; 4) OUR TASK FORCE CRAFTED A LETTER FOR MOSES PRESIDENT SAUNDRA BROWN TO SEND TO THE MAYOR, SUPPORTING INCLUSION OF BOTH THE OVERSIGHT BOARD AND THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR IN THE 2026 EXECUTIVE OPERATING BUDGET. THE MOSES LEADERSHIP BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN URGENT ISSUE PROPOSAL IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD AND THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR. WHEN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET WAS PUBLISHED ON OCT. 7, WE WERE GLAD TO LEARN THAT IT INCLUDED FULL FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR. THE BUDGET FOR THAT OFFICE WAS EVEN SLIGHTLY INCREASED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

• RACIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL CHILDREN (RJAC) TASK FORCE HIGHLIGHTS: 1) THE MISSION OF THE RACIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL CHILDREN (RJAC) TASK FORCE IS TO ERADICATE THE CHILDHOOD-TO-SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE. WE SEEK TO FURTHER MOSES'S MISSION TO DISMANTLE THE SYSTEMS OF MASS INCARCERATION AND MASS SUPERVISION AND TO ERADICATE THE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEM. WE CARRY OUT OUR MISSION THROUGH OUR THREE WORKING GROUPS: EDUCATION ADVOCACY (EAG), THE HOUSING GROUP (HG), AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND SCHOOL WELLNESS (RJ/SW): 1) EAG: ILLITERACY IS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH JUVENILE AND ADULT CRIMINAL-LEGAL SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. THE ABILITY TO READ IS A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESS IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY. FORTHESE REASONS, IMPLEMENTATION OF WI 2023 ACT 20, THE RIGHT TO READ BILL, HAS CONTINUED TO BE A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE EAG'S ADVOCACY. RJAC CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT HOW PARENTS ARE INFORMED ABOUT THEIR EXPECTATIONS AND RIGHTS UNDER ACT 20. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THEINFORMATION SENT TO PARENTS ABOUT STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE PERSONALIZED READING PLANS MAY BE CHALLENGING FOR SOME PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND. WE WERE PLEASED TO HEAR THAT MMSD PLANS TO RETAIN SMALLER CLASS SIZES AT THE K1 LEVELS. IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2025, THE EAG FOCUSED ON FORMING THE WISCONSIN LITERACY JUSTICE COALITION (WLJC). IN JULY, WE CONVENED AN ONLINE MEETING TO KICK OFF THE WLJC. ABOUT 15 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED BY SHARING THEIR PRIORITIES, WHICH INCLUDE CONTINUED ADVOCACY AROUND ACT 20 AND PROMOTING TUTORING FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT THAT TEACHERS DO NOT HAVE TIME TO PROVIDE; 2) HG: THE HOUSING ISSUE PAPER APPROVED BY MOSES THIS YEAR WAS QUITE CLEAR: HOUSING JUSTICE IS RACIAL JUSTICE FORCHILDREN. HOUSING JUSTICE REMOVES ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND MOST DEVASTATING BARRIERS TO EDUCATION ACCESS, EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY BELONGING FOR BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH. THE ISSUE PAPER HIGHLIGHTS THREE MAIN AREAS OF ADVOCACY: A) SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE YOUTH ACTION BOARD (YAB), OUTREACH, AND URBAN TRIAGE TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IS RARE, BRIEF, AND NONRECURRING IN OUR COMMUNITY; B) JOINING OTHER LOCAL ENTITIES ADVOCATING THAT MADISON AND DANE COUNTY CREATE ADDITIONAL INCOME-BASED, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES; AND C) ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS THAT PROVIDE "AFFORDABLE" UNITS.

• RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND SCHOOL WELLNESS GROUP (RJ/SW) HIGHLIGHTS: MOSES ALSO APPROVED A NEW ISSUE PAPER ON RJ/SW. THE ISSUE PAPER NOTES THAT: THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE IS FED BY EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE AND CRIMINALIZATION OF YOUTH IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO CREATE A SCHOOL CULTURE AND CLIMATE THAT REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF BEHAVIORS THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY LED TO EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE AND CRIMINALIZATION. THE ISSUE PAPER SUPPORTS ADVOCACY WITH THE MMSD, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S WELLNESS ADVISORY GROUP. THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED REFLECT, TO A LARGE DEGREE, THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED AT A JANUARY 2024 MOSES LISTENING SESSION ON SCHOOL SAFETY. WE HOPE THAT OUR CONVERSATIONS IN THE WELLNESS ADVISORY GROUP WILL CLARIFY HOW THE DISTRICT ENVISIONS ITS WORK IN THESE AREAS AND WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO PUSH IT TO DO MORE. RJ/SW MEMBERS MET WITH THE CO-DIRECTOR OF MMSD'S OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY. THE DISTRICT DOES NOT KEEP INFORMATION ON STUDENTS' IMMIGRATION STATUS AND SO HAS NOTHING TO SHARE WITH IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE). THE DISCUSSION ALSO FOCUSED ON OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT POLICE CALLS AT SCHOOLS. MMSD WILL BE PROVIDING US WITH INFORMATION. IN DECEMBER, RJ/SW MEMBERS MET WITH A NUMBER OF MMSD ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO REVIEW CONCERNS ABOUT SUSPENSIONS, THE USE OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND MENTAL HEALTH EFFORTS. PRIOR TO THE MEETING, WE DID AN EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MMSD'S SUSPENSION DATA, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SUSPENSIONS AS WELL AS THE EXTREMELY HIGH SUSPENSION RATES IN SOME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS DATA AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE EFFORTS.

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

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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

• 2025

  Revenue

  $85,356

  Expenses

  $178,169

  Contributions

  $29,754

  Grants paid

  — not reported

• 2024

  Revenue

  $135,679

  Expenses

  $107,592

  Contributions

  $83,572

  Grants paid

  — not reported

• 2023

  Revenue

  $101,656

  Expenses

  $77,874

  Contributions

  $66,968

  Grants paid

  — not reported

• 2022

  Revenue

  $114,599

  Expenses

  $81,907

  Contributions

  $86,806

  Grants paid

  — not reported

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

• 2021 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $97,722

  Expenses

  $69,807

  Assets (EOY)

  $180,000

• 2020 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $138,527

  Expenses

  $65,281

  Assets (EOY)

  $152,085

• 2019 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $107,003

  Expenses

  $85,352

  Assets (EOY)

  $78,839

• 2018 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $79,603

  Expenses

  $96,466

  Assets (EOY)

  $57,188

• 2017 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $99,508

  Expenses

  $112,922

  Assets (EOY)

  $74,051

• 2016 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $55,977

  Expenses

  $51,867

  Assets (EOY)

  $87,465

• 2015 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $66,349

  Expenses

  $48,135

  Assets (EOY)

  $83,295

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2014

Tax period

1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014

Principal officer

Joan Duerst

Mailing address

PO Box 7031Madison WI 53707

Website

www.mosesmadison.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

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

• WISDOM ACTION NETWORK INC

  $20,000

  2022 · TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS/OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

• WISDOM INC

  $20,000

  2024 · SOCIAL JUSTICE

• COMMUNITY SHARES OF WISCONSIN INC

  $16,263

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• COMMUNITY SHARES OF WISCONSIN INC

  $14,646

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• COMMUNITY SHARES OF WISCONSIN INC

  $11,007

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• EVJUE FOUNDATION INC

  $10,000

  2023 · SUPPORT OPERATIONS

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