A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC (EIN 84-3646174)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-07-17
IRS object ID: 202341989349301994
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-07-17T15:26:52-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537134236	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	843646174	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ABET	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6085141640	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6516 MONONA DRIVE 244	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONONA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53716	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMANDA CONE	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6085141640	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-07-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	AMANDA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	CONE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SCOTT HAUMERSEN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00084908	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-07-05	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHRISTOPHER WALLOCH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6516 MONONA DRIVE 244	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONONA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53716	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$11,233,398	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	ABETTERWISCONSIN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2019	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY SERVING AS A CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION IN WISCONSIN. THE CORPORATION'S RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY MESSAGING INCLUDED FEDERAL AND STATE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	17	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,728,236	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$10,915,325	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$87,500	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$67,825	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$230,573	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,796,061	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$11,233,398	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,995,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$608,688	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,146,313	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$34,667	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,416,041	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,379,863	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,024,729	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$10,521,176	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$771,332	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$712,222	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,464,059	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,165,821	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$10,460	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,453,599	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,165,821	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY SERVING AS A CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION IN WISCONSIN.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,598,219	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	EXECUTIVE BRANCH PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON THE PUBLIC POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTIONS AND DECISIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$840,030	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON THE PUBLIC POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACTIONS AND DECISIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$814,103	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	JUDICIAL BRANCH PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON THE PUBLIC POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH JUDICIAL BRANCH ACTIONS AND DECISIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,710,813	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,995,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$87,500	RevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,710,813	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$1,995,000	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$87,500	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,963,165	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	17	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	0	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIA ARATA-FRATTA WEGNER CPAS	PersonNm
Phone	6084421908	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2921 LANDMARK PLACE STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53713	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JACQUELINE BOYNTON
PRESIDENT	5.00	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN MILLER
SECRETARY	5.00	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA CONE
TREASURER	5.00	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JASMINE NEARS
DIRECTOR	5.00	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER WALLOCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	37.00	3.00		Yes (X)	$145,093	$0	$0
MICHAEL BROWNE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	30.00	10.00			$121,000	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$266,093	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
THE NEW MEDIA FIRM INC
1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW STE 213	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	CONTENT CREATION AND PLACEMENT	$6,304,900
REAL VOICES MEDIA
1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW STE 213	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	CONTENT CREATION AND PLACEMENT	$325,000
BLUEPRINT INTERACTIVE
2307 NORTH TRENTON ST	ARLINGTON	VA	22207	CONTENT CREATION AND PLACEMENT	$250,000
GROW PROGRESS INC
1325 G ST NW STE 500 850	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	CONTENT CREATION AND PLACEMENT	$138,500
GODFREY & KAHN SC
833 EAST MICHIGAN ST ST 1800	MILWAUKEE	WI	53202	LEGAL SERVICES	$134,833

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$10,915,325	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$10,915,325	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE	Desc
Business	541900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$87,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$87,500	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$87,500	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,765	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,765	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,765	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,765	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MANAGEMENT FEE	Desc
Business	561000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$225,374	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$225,374	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,434	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,434	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$228,808	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,233,398	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$87,500	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$230,573	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,995,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,995,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,093	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,645	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,313	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$859,370	TotalAmt
Program Services	$633,121	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$216,950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,299	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,408	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,003	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,529	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,308	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,605	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,374	TotalAmt
Management And General	$124,374	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,370	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,370	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,146,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,138,699	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,847	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$133	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,222	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,671	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,551	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,912	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,494	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$456	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,168	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,657	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$332	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,457	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$810	TotalAmt
Management And General	$810	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,036	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,036	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	Desc
Total	$8,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,830	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,521,176	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,963,165	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$523,344	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,667	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,450,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,137,702	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,344	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,536	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,049	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$810	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,239	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,464,059	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,165,821	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,460	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,460	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,082,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,863,460	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,371,215	BOYAmt
EOY	$302,361	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,453,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,165,821	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,464,059	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,165,821	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$712,222	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$1,996,923	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours	0	VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities	$1,923	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$1,995,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$1,996,923	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	0	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER POLITICAL FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6516 MONONA DR 244	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONONA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53716	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	844295097	EIN
Paid Internal Funds	$1,995,000	PaidInternalFundsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,049	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$810	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,239	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,239	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER POLITICAL FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6516 MONONA DRIVE 244	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONONA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53716	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	844295097	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	527	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$1,995,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	GENERAL OPERATIONS	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTS PROVIDED TO AFFILIATED SECTION 527 ORGANIZATION OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY, BUT UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES. WHENEVER AN INTERESTED PERSON BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE PERSON SHALL MAKE THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE PRESIDENT (OR SECRETARY IF THE PRESIDENT IS REPORTING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT) AND PROVIDE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THE BOARD OR AN APPLICABLE COMMITTEE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT GIVES RISE TO AN ACTUAL CONFLICT. AFTER PRESENTING INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE INVOLVED PERSON(S) MUST RETIRE FROM THE MEETING AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT. IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO PROCEED WITH A TRANSACTION INVOLVING AN ACTUAL CONFLICT, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION SHALL BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THE TRANSACTION 1) IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; 2) IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION; AND 3) IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE CORPORATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THERE IS AN ADVISORY SUB-COMMITTEE WHICH ADVISES THE BOARD ON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PUBLIC RELATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,990. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,000. PROJECT CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 42,460. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 40. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 42,500. POLITICAL MAILING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 89,876. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 84. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 89,960. CONTENT CREATOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,991,893. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,508. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,998,401. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 282. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 282. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,198. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,205. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 133. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,536.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INSTITUTE INC
6516 MONONA DRIVE 244	MONONA	WI	53716	844321571	NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION	WI	501(C)(3)	LINE 7	A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC	Yes (1)
A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER POLITICAL FUND
6516 MONONA DRIVE 244	MONONA	WI	53716	844295097	INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE	WI	527		A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INC	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER POLITICAL FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	B	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$1,995,000	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	CASH	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt