WISCONSIN EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION INC

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

2000

Street

2908 MARKETPLACE DR STE 101

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).

Mission and programs · 2023

• TEACH - THE T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOLARSHIP AND REWARD STIPEND PROGRAM PROMOTES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS THAT OFFER FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PAY MOST OF THE COSTS OF TUITION, BOOKS, TRAVEL, RELEASE TIME, AND A BONUS AFTER THE STUDENT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES A SCHOLARSHIP CONTRACT, IN EXCHANGE FOR A COMMITMENT BY THE STUDENT TO REMAIN IN THEIR JOB FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. WECA ADMINISTERS THIS PROGRAM UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (DCF) WITH FEDERAL FUNDS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND (CCDF). DURING THE YEAR, WECA SERVED 1,334 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE T.E.A.C.H. PROGRAM. THE R.E.W.A.R.D. PROGRAM IS A COMPENSATION INITIATIVE THAT AWARDS STIPENDS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS BASED ON EDUCATION ALREADY ATTAINED AND YEARS WORKED IN THE FIELD. WECA ADMINISTERS THIS PROGRAM UNDER CONTRACT WITH DCF WITH FEDERAL FUNDS FROM CCDF. WECA PROVIDED 18,359 STIPENDS THIS YEAR THROUGH THE STATEWIDE REWARD PROGRAM AND 3,109 STIPENDS THROUGH THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE WORKFORCE STIPEND PROGRAM.

  Expenses $19,990,188 · Grants $16,882,767 · Revenue $413,978

• SHARED SERVICES - THE WISCONSIN EARLY EDUCATION SHARED SERVICES NETWORK (WEESSN) OFFERS FREE, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE BUSINESS COACHING, TECH SOLUTIONS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE EDUCATOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP), AND FOOD SYSTEMS INFORMATION. PROVIDERS BENEFIT FROM CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATES, TAX GUIDES, DISCOUNTED PURCHASING, AND A DIGITAL HIRING PLATFORM. WEESSN ALSO FEATURES A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER POOL IN SELECTED REGIONS, A STATEWIDE LISTSERV, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS. WITH 2,383 PROGRAMS ENROLLED, WEESSN OFFERS STATEWIDE SUPPORT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, HELPING PROVIDERS ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY, IMPROVE QUALITY, AND BETTER SERVE STAFF AND FAMILIES.

  Expenses $7,311,453 · Grants $790,317

• CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM - THE WISCONSIN EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION'S (WECA) CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM HELPS PAY FOR NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND SNACKS SERVED TO CHILDREN IN REGULATED FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME SETTINGS. THE PROGRAM PAYS A FIXED AMOUNT FOR EACH MEAL AND SNACK SERVED THAT MEETS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S (USDA) STANDARDS. FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ARE TRAINED IN PROGRAM RULES AND PROPER NUTRITION FOR CHILDREN. DURING THE YEAR, WECA SERVED 567 FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN.

  Expenses $3,223,361 · Grants $2,684,412

• OTHER DIRECT SERVICES - PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OTHER DIRECT SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDING A FARM TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROJECT IN MILWAUKEE GEARED AT SUPPORTING SOUND NUTRITION AT PARTICIPATING PROGRAMS AND OTHER ONSITE COACHING/MENTORING SERVICES FOR CHILD CARE PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $895,012 · Grants $22,849 · Revenue $302,844

• POLICY AND ADVOCACY - PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR GRASS ROOTS ADVOCACY COHORT, DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFANT/TODDLER POLICY PLATFORM FOR THE STATE WORKING WITH A STATE COLLABORATIVE TEAM AND ADVOCATING FOR THIS POLICY AGENDA, AND EFFORTS TO GAIN WORKFORCE FEEDBACK TO OUR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION'S PROFESSIONAL FRAMEWORK CALLED POWER TO THE PROFESSION.

  Expenses $267,139

• CONFERENCE AND TRAINING - PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES AND CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN.

  Expenses $174,159 · Revenue $44,245

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 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. 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

• 2023

  Revenue

  $36,738,209

  Expenses

  $32,747,382

  Contributions

  $35,806,756

  Grants paid

  $20,380,345

• 2022

  Revenue

  $32,628,472

  Expenses

  $32,508,855

  Contributions

  $32,025,396

  Grants paid

  $21,565,876

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

  $18,171,141

  Expenses

  $17,240,597

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,468,945

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $18,900,476

  Expenses

  $19,232,764

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,483,636

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,940,285

  Expenses

  $9,716,385

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,647,414

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,195,808

  Expenses

  $8,545,191

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,554,460

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,488,967

  Expenses

  $9,429,176

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,733,488

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $10,296,363

  Expenses

  $10,339,829

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,805,867

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $16,674,937

  Expenses

  $16,618,862

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,901,782

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $16,020,693

  Expenses

  $15,968,649

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,896,452

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $13,648,228

  Expenses

  $13,634,482

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,514,094

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $13,714,738

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,512,557

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

• COLLEGE OF THE MENOMINEE NATION

  $111,300

  2023 · HIGHER ED GRANT TO SUPPORT LANGUAGE RECLAMATION EFFORTS

• MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

  $45,000

  2022 · TO OFFER THREE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PATHWAY OPTIONS TO SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS IN THE "53206" EDUCATIONAL GRANT PROJECT MATERIALIZE THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC PLANS.

• MIDSTATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE CO MICKI DIRKS-LUEBBE

  $30,000

  2023 · STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT

• MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

  $30,000

  2023 · STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE

  $30,000

  2023 · STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT

• NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD INC

  $29,950

  2023 · STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT

• MADISON COLLEGE

  $29,850

  2023 · STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• BASIC NEEDS GIVING PARTNERSHIP INC

  $300,000

  2024 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• HOPEWELL FUND

  $270,000

  2024 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

• BAY AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC

  $257,135

  2023 · EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES

• BAY AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INC

  $256,061

  2024 · EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES

• HOPEWELL FUND

  $120,000

  2023 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

• HOPEWELL FUND

  $70,000

  2022 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

• ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS

  $60,000

  2025 · ADVOCACY

• ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS

  $50,000

  2023 · ADVOCACY

• GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION INC

  $50,000

  2024 · CAPITAL 2024: QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR WEESSN-MILWAUKEE PROGRAMS

• GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION INC

  $50,000

  2022 · QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR WEESSN-MILWAUKE

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

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