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FOUNDATION OF THE WISCONSIN AUTOMOBILE & TRUCK DEALERS ASSOC

EIN 39-1719902 MADISON, WI

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Revenue 2025
$1,808,957
Expenses 2025
$1,218,017

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B820
Classification
1000
Street
150 E GILMAN ST STE A100

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

This address is a suite or unit (STE A100). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

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.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $830,587 · Grants $752,067

  • 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.

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.

  • Ron Symdon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tyler Dahl

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lindsay Neuville

    SECRETARY / TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Ashley

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Homan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Grahm Debes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Duffy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Bachrodt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Pietroske

    DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Debauche

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Dorsch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlie Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Craig Toycen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nolan Campbell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Tim Kunes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Crawford

    DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Darrow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Janisin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William 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
  • Matthew 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
  • Brent 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $1,808,957
    Expenses
    $1,218,017
    Contributions
    $1,384,416
    Grants paid
    $766,317
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,363,538
    Expenses
    $1,128,935
    Contributions
    $2,209,916
    Grants paid
    $701,537
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,332,881
    Expenses
    $1,125,103
    Contributions
    $1,141,826
    Grants paid
    $710,086

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

    Revenue
    $1,433,483
    Expenses
    $961,990
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,926,784
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $807,485
    Expenses
    $771,383
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,159,903
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $946,117
    Expenses
    $775,982
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,306,402
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $891,452
    Expenses
    $727,032
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,425,829
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,151,954
    Expenses
    $784,084
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,809,258
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,187,260
    Expenses
    $739,760
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,368,748
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $977,948
    Expenses
    $816,168
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,801,565
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $931,433
    Expenses
    $668,643
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,887,766
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $950,908
    Expenses
    $801,981
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,705,311
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $728,800
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,394,354

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • TOMAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $15,400

    2022 GENERAL PURPOSES

  • NORWALK ONTARIO WILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $12,500

    2022 GENERAL PURPOSES

  • 2022 GENERAL PURPOSES

  • SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LA CROSSE

    $8,300

    2022 GENERAL PURPOSES

  • 2022 GENERAL PURPOSES

  • SPARTA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $7,900

    2022 GENERAL PURPOSES

  • SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEST SALEM

    $6,000

    2022 GENERAL PURPOSES

  • 2025 GENERAL PURPOSES

  • SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ONALASKA

    $5,900

    2022 GENERAL PURPOSES

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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 2025 return

Declared as related by

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 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

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 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.