WISCNET: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
WISCNET (EIN 39-1705442)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-01-17
IRS object ID
202230179349301003
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2022-01-17T11:14:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Activity Or MissionTO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE BY ASSISTING IN THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG ITS MEMBERS BY MEANS OF HIGHSPEED DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES, AND TO ASSIST THOSE MEMBERS IN GAINING ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. THE NETWORK WILL SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE INSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE; FACILITATE ACCESS TO REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NETWORKS AND HENCE TO NATIONAL RESOURCES SUCH AS SUPERCOMPUTER CENTERS; AND GENERALLY SUPPORT THE EDUCATION, SERVICE AND RESEARCH MISSION OF THE MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionWISCNET IS WISCONSIN'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK AS A PRODUCT OF WISCONSIN IDEA, OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS TO USE THE FULL POWER OF NETWORK TO ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONS, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACROSS THE STATE.MissionDesc
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ISABEL BARR
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CHRISTOPHER WOPAT
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JOHN PEDERSON
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JAMES YOUNG
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$425,400TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,419,845CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,028,188CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,006,155CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,183,615CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,689,358CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,327,161TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$431,700CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,115,289CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,087,730CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,143,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,474,821CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,252,913TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$431,700CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,115,289CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,087,730CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,143,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,474,821CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,252,913TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$33,074,248PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,208CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$73,542CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$193,438CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$291,852CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$225,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$791,360TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,208CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$73,542CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$193,438CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$291,852CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$225,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$791,360TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,427,053CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,101,730CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,199,593CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,475,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,914,678CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,118,521TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.78530PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.83800PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01880InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01460InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$36,625OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$36,625TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE HAMILTON CONSULTING GROUP PROVIDES WISCNET POLITICAL COUNSELING/STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH REGARDS TO LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES FACED WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY. THEY KEEP US INFORMED OF POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTION AND PROVIDE TIMELY UPDATES AS DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR. THEY REVIEW BILLS AND RULES EARLY AND, WHEN WARRANTED, UNDERTAKE ANALYSIS TO HELP ASSESS THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON WISCNET OPERATIONS. THEY PROVIDE ROUTINE AND AS-NEEDED REPORTS ON ALL RELEVANT INITIATIVES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,140,628OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$814,734DepreciationAmt
Book Value$325,894BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,275,927OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,656,560DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,619,367BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,945,261TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED BARTER AGREEMENT LIABILITYDesc
Amt$178,703Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$178,703TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,703,451TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$64,906NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$64,906RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,768,357RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$25,150InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$25,150RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,793,507TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,381,814TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,381,814ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$25,150InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$25,150ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,406,964TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (4 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
DAVID LOIS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$259,768$0$0$0$0$0$26,380$0$19,099$0$305,247$0$0$0
BRIAN REMER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$158,139$0$5,000$0$0$0$16,534$0$21,376$0$201,049$0$0$0
ISABEL BARR
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$155,448$0$5,000$0$0$0$16,156$0$516$0$177,120$0$0$0
JOHN PEDERSON
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICAT$117,583$0$5,000$0$0$0$11,767$0$21,272$0$155,622$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERSHIP IN WISCNET IS OPEN TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, LIBRARIES AND ASSOCIATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS WHICH DESIRE TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSES AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AWISCNET MEMBERS WITHIN A CATEGORY (E.G., K12 EDUCATION) MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS SET OUT IN BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BCHANGES TO WISCNET BY-LAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBER-REPRESENTATIVES OF ACTIVE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BWISCNET CONTRACTS WITH A TAX PREPARATION FIRM TO PREPARE FORM 990. WISCNET DEPUTY CEO REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO PRESENTING IT TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS SHARES THE 990 WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CORAL PRESENTATION AT FISCAL-YEAR INAUGURAL BOARD MEETING (WHERE ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PRESENT) REMINDING THEM TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PER POLICY, WISCNET CONTRACTS ANNUALLY WITH AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO DELIVER A COMPARABLE-SALARY MARKET SURVEY WHICH DATA IS USED BY TOP MANAGEMENT TO SET COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND ALSO IS USED BY WISCNET BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT WISCNET, 605 SCIENCE DRIVE, MADISON, WI 53711.

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