WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY INC (EIN 45-1606079)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-04-10
IRS object ID
202431019349300813
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-04-10T09:09:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390747409PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REILLY PENNER & BENTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11233 NORTH MAYFAIR RD SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP532263255ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN451606079EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWISCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4147276369PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 E KILBOURN 725AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTACY STUECKPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4147276369PhoneNum
Signature2024-03-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSTACYPersonFirstNm
Person LastSTUECKPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRANDON PANKAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01596345PTIN
Phone4142717800PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTACY STUECKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 E KILBOURN NO 725AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,686,511GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WILL-LAW.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION SHALL ADVANCE THE RULE OF LAW, FREE MARKETS AND A ROBUST CIVIC CULTURE THROUGH LITIGATION, RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND THE PROVISION OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO LIKE MINDED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Total Expenses$3,417,220PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,610,660CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,247,884PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,727CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,076,165TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$284,052TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$209,934TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION SHALL ADVANCE THE RULE OF LAW, FREE MARKETS AND A ROBUST CIVIC CULTURE THROUGH LITIGATION, RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND THE PROVISION OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO LIKE MINDED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,613,062ExpenseAmt
DescLITIGATION: THE WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF FREE MARKETS, LIMITED GOVERNMENT, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, AND A ROBUST CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGH EDUCATION, LITIGATION AND PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE AS A NON-PROFIT AND NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION LITIGATES IN THE AREAS OF PROPERTY RIGHTS, THE FREEDOM TO EARN A LIVING, VOTING RIGHTS, REGULATION, TAXATION, SCHOOL CHOICE, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AS AN EDUCATION ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO ADVANCE THE DEBATE CONCERNING LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY IN THESE AND OTHER AREAS. OTHER AREAS INCLUDE OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS. WE HAVE ASSISTED MANY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS. SUCH ASSISTANCE INCLUDES HELP DRAFTING REQUESTS, AND WRITING THREATENING LETTERS TO RECALCITRANT GOVERNMENTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,351,807ExpenseAmt
DescPOLICY & EDUCATION INTITIATIVE: THIS PROJECT REVOLVES AROUND EXPANDING PARENTAL AND SCHOOL AUTONOMY, DISRUPTING THE ENTRENCHED BUREAUCRACIES, AND PUSHING FOR POLICIES THAT MAKE STATE FUNDS FOLLOW THE STUDENT. IN SHORT, WE SEEK TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND EDUCATIONAL CHOICE. WE PURSUE THESE OBJECTIVES THROUGH CAREFUL STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY, INCLUDING REPORTS AND PRESS RELEASES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,964,869TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee29EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RICHARD ESSENBERGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4147276369PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 E KILBOURN NO 725AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAMES T BARRY III
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GREBE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER WOLFE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL H WHITE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD M ESENBERG
PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSE40.00Yes (X)$425,249$0$34,924Yes (X)
STACY A STUECK
TREASURER & DIRECTOR OF AD40.00$114,881$0$31,747Yes (X)
DAN LENNINGTON
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$153,272$0$47,895Yes (X)
LUKE BERG
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$161,797$0$44,910Yes (X)
LUCAS VEBBER
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$152,797$0$43,665Yes (X)
KYLE KOENEN
DIRECTOR OF POLICY40.00$123,359$0$29,252Yes (X)
LESLIE LUEHRS
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40.00$125,567$0$33,963Yes (X)
WILLIAM FLANDERS
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$108,061$0$21,734Yes (X)
PATRICK GARRETT
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$115,457$0$19,917Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,480,440TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$308,007TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$123,415FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,341,042AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,464,457TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$54,884TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$126,305TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$41,978TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$41,978ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,265OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$84,779FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,108,368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,364FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fundraising$7,544FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$125,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,427FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$141,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,752FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,395FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$9,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$848ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,817FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,464TotalAmt
Fundraising$40,464FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,838TotalAmt
Program Services$141,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,250FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,782TotalAmt
Program Services$8,567ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,580FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,226TotalAmt
Program Services$6,154ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$3,072FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,073TotalAmt
Program Services$134,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,205FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,887TotalAmt
Program Services$2,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$583ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$583FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,458TotalAmt
Program Services$36,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,023FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,066TotalAmt
Program Services$18,245ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,213ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,608FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,618TotalAmt
Program Services$5,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$596ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$463FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BOOKS, SUBSRITPTIONS AN$30,729$30,729
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN$27,438$23,048$2,469$1,921
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OU$23,018$11,509$11,509
CASE COSTS$17,553$17,553

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,177TotalAmt
Program Services$8,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,834ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,610,660TotalAmt
Program Services$2,964,869ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$321,756FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,794,702BOYAmt
EOY$5,084,217EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$990,347BOYAmt
EOY$700,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$7,333BOYAmt
EOY$17,160EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$170,870LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$125,081LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,854BOYAmt
EOY$45,789EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$15,402EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$292,130BOYAmt
EOY$213,597EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,156,366BOYAmt
EOY$6,076,165EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149BOYAmt
EOY$2,231EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,903BOYAmt
EOY$207,703EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$284,052BOYAmt
EOY$209,934EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,297,570BOYAmt
EOY$4,607,732EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,574,744BOYAmt
EOY$1,258,499EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,872,314BOYAmt
EOY$5,866,231EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,156,366BOYAmt
EOY$6,076,165EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$5,727ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$356NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,239,536CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,833,691CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,312,035CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,496,396CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,464,457CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,346,115TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,239,536CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,833,691CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,312,035CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,496,396CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,464,457CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,346,115TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,809,544SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,536,571PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,180CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,008CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,418CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$126,305CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$174,296TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,520,411TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$346,575GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.54430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.49730PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$53,227DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$168OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$53,395TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALLOCATED 49% OF LOBBYING EFFORT ON LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS OR BILLS. ALLOCATED 41% TO TOPICS NOT YET ASSIGNED A BILL OR RULE NUMBER, SUCH AS SCHOOL CHOICE/INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING, IMPROVING PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAMS, WISCONSIN PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, TRANSPARENCY/CHOICE OF SCHOOL LIBRARY/CLASSROOM MATERIALS, EMPOWERING PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS, UNIVERSAL LICENSE RECOGNITION AND CHANGES TO WISCONSIN'S EDUCATION FUNDING SYSTEM. THE REMAINING 11% OF EFFORT WAS SPENT ON MULTIPLE MINOR CAUSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,747OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,179DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,568BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$76,050OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$62,632DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,418BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,073OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,270DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,803BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$45,789TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$207,703Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$207,703TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,646,555TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$356NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$356RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,646,911RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$41,978OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$41,978RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,604,933TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,652,638TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$41,978OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$41,978ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,610,660ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,610,660TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EVENT EXPENSES; SHOWN ON 990 STATEMENT OF REVENUES AS REDUCTION
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EVENT EXPENSES; SHOWN ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS EXPENSES

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PARAGON PRINTING AND GRAPHICSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14124 SOUTH 13TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53221ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING MAILINGSActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$40,464RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$40,464NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$40,464TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$40,464TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$163,015GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$123,415CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$39,600GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$39,600FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$41,978OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$163,015GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$123,415CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$39,600GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$39,600FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$41,978OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$81,578DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$41,978NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RICHARD M ESENBERG
PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSE$425,249$0$0$0$0$0$33,000$0$1,924$0$460,173$0$0$0
LUKE BERG
DEPUTY COUNSEL$161,797$0$0$0$0$0$16,800$0$28,110$0$206,707$0$0$0
DAN LENNINGTON
DEPUTY COUNSEL$153,272$0$0$0$0$0$16,000$0$31,895$0$201,167$0$0$0
LUCAS VEBBER
DEPUTY COUNSEL$152,797$0$0$0$0$0$15,600$0$28,065$0$196,462$0$0$0
LESLIE LUEHRS
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR$125,567$0$0$0$0$0$12,600$0$21,363$0$159,530$0$0$0
KYLE KOENEN
DIRECTOR OF POLICY$123,359$0$0$0$0$0$12,700$0$16,552$0$152,611$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990 PART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND KEY PERSONNEL IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD. COMPARATIVE DATA IS USED TO REVIEW COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR ALL STAFF.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS AND KEY PERSONNEL COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. DISCLOSURE OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND KEY PERSONNEL IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD. COMPARATIVE DATA IS USED TO REVIEW COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR ALL STAFF
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,171. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,171. CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 141,652. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,765. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 27,250. TOTAL EXPENSES 181,667.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

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