WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY INC (EIN 45-1606079)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-04-12
IRS object ID
202331029349301803
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-04-12T15:55:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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
Signature2023-04-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstSTACYPersonFirstNm
Person LastSTUECKPersonLastNm
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOEL JOYCEPreparerPersonNm
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Phone4142717800PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
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$4,748,768GrossReceiptsAmt
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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CY Other Expenses$601,463CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,119,137PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,417,220CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,192,039PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$284,052TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,624,430NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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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$1,513,276ExpenseAmt
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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Expense$1,278,042ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,791,318TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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 Document17IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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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)$408,624$0$32,424Yes (X)
STACY A STUECK
TREASURER & DIRECTOR OF AD40.00$108,587$0$29,698Yes (X)
ANTHONY LOCOCO
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$150,972$0$36,585Yes (X)
ELISABETH SOBIC
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POLI40.00$154,502$0$16,171Yes (X)
DAN LENNINGTON
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$142,094$0$44,259Yes (X)
LUKE BERG
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$145,086$0$41,387Yes (X)
KYLE KOENEN
DIRECTOR OF POLICY40.00$111,467$0$27,180Yes (X)
LUCAS VEBBER
DEPUTY COUNSEL40.00$141,191$0$40,992Yes (X)
LESLIE LUEHRS
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40.00$107,884$0$30,456Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,470,407TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$299,152TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$62,298FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$4,434,098AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,496,396TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$201,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$4,418TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$755OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$755OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$46,954FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion-$32,292ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$937,563TotalAmt
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Fundraising$65,629FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$1,153,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$96,117FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$103,156ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$168,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,029FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,969TotalAmt
Program Services$132,694ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,058FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$6,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$561ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,202FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$694ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,487FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,912TotalAmt
Fundraising$23,912FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$25,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,439FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,353TotalAmt
Program Services$13,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,104FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,064TotalAmt
Program Services$6,713ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$3,351FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,560TotalAmt
Program Services$137,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,449FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,951TotalAmt
Program Services$2,765ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$593ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$593FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,503TotalAmt
Program Services$37,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,075FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,754TotalAmt
Program Services$18,728ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,675FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,502TotalAmt
Program Services$5,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$585ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$455FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, R$20,648$20,648
CASE COSTS$18,751$18,751
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OU$11,024$5,512$5,512
MEMBERSHIP DUES$10,534$6,241$4,293

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Total$36,182TotalAmt
Program Services$6,492ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$540FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,417,220TotalAmt
Program Services$2,791,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$337,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$288,223FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,212,786BOYAmt
EOY$4,794,702EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$296,951BOYAmt
EOY$990,347EOYAmt

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BOY$3,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,631BOYAmt
EOY$7,333EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$170,870LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$99,016LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,562BOYAmt
EOY$71,854EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,500BOYAmt
EOY$292,130EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,624,430BOYAmt
EOY$6,156,366EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$149EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$283,903EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$284,052EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,746,805BOYAmt
EOY$4,297,570EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$877,625BOYAmt
EOY$1,574,744EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,624,430BOYAmt
EOY$5,872,314EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,624,430BOYAmt
EOY$6,156,366EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,247,884ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$1,841,926CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,239,536CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,833,691CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,312,035CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,496,396CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,723,584TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,841,926CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,239,536CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,833,691CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,312,035CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,496,396CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,723,584TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,872,503SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,851,081PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,506CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,180CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,008CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,385CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,418CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$64,497TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,788,081TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$291,691GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.49730PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.46240PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$317MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$19,568DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$2,073OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$21,958TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALLOCATED 70% OF LOBBYING EFFORT ON A RANGE OF TOPICS WITH THE MAJORITY OF EFFORT BEING PLACED ON K-12 AND EDUCATION REFORM BILLS. ALLOCATED 10% ON STATE-LEVEL ELECTION REFORM. ALLOCATED 10% ON OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORM. THE REMAINING 10% 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$6,358DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,389BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$76,050OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,636DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,414BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,073OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,022DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,051BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$71,854TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$283,903Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$283,903TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,701,059TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,701,059RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$35,955OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$35,955RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,665,104TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,453,175TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$35,955OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$35,955ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,417,220ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,417,220TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 FINACIAL 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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
ALPHAGRAPHICS
330 E KILBOURN AVE SUITE 103MILWAUKEEWI53202FUNDRAISING MAILINGS0$0$8,417-$8,417
PARAGON PRINTING AND GRAPHICS
4124 SOUTH 13TH STMILWAUKEEWI53221FUNDRAISING MAILINGS0$0$15,495-$15,495
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$23,912TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$23,912TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$109,252GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$62,298CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$46,954GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,440RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$44,514FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$35,955OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$109,252GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$62,298CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$46,954GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$2,440RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$44,514FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$35,955OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$82,909DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$35,955NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$408,624$0$0$0$0$0$30,500$0$1,924$0$441,048$0$0$0
ANTHONY LOCOCO
DEPUTY COUNSEL$150,972$0$0$0$0$0$10,809$0$25,776$0$187,557$0$0$0
LUKE BERG
DEPUTY COUNSEL$145,086$0$0$0$0$0$14,836$0$26,551$0$186,473$0$0$0
DAN LENNINGTON
DEPUTY COUNSEL$142,094$0$0$0$0$0$14,872$0$29,387$0$186,353$0$0$0
LUCAS VEBBER
DEPUTY COUNSEL$141,191$0$0$0$0$0$14,482$0$26,510$0$182,183$0$0$0
ELISABETH SOBIC
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POLI$154,502$0$0$0$0$0$15,450$0$721$0$170,673$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 (6 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 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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