WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC (EIN 39-0915050)
Tax period: 2019-09-01 to 2020-08-31
Filed: 2021-03-19
IRS object ID: 202130789349301033
Schema version: 2019v5.2
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-03-19T15:07:50-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-08-31	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 PLACE SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537133074	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	390915050	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WISC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4142765760	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1584 N PROSPECT AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	532026501	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIC TILLICH	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4142765760	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-03-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNY TARKOWSKI CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00634290	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ERIC TILLICH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1584 N PROSPECT AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	532026501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,148,868	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WCMUSIC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1899	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC EDUCATION, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	23	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	23	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	129	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	35	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,959,630	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,491,638	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,467,803	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,938,149	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$187,487	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$108,521	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,424	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,618,344	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,538,308	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,628,392	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,572,921	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$61,611	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$36,850	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$373,587	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,080,676	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$886,004	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,770,679	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,495,775	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$847,665	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$42,533	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,987,083	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,410,362	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$401,101	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$218,194	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,585,982	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,192,168	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC EDUCATION, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,907,351	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,201,333	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE FINEST MUSIC EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH PROFESSIONALS AND BEGINNERS ALIKE. WITH 121 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, FOUR BRANCH LOCATIONS AND A HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE FACULTY, WE HAVE THE SKILLS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS EXCEL AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC SEEKS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF LEARNING FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE PATHWAY BEGINS WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EXPLORATIONS, AND CONTINUES THROUGH DISCOVERIES CLASSES, CLASSES FOR KIDS AND THEN ON TO INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION, CHAMBER GROUPS, ENSEMBLES, AND CAMPS	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$698,551	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$736,816	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSERVATORY CONNECTIONS DELIVERS MUSIC PROGRAMS, CURRICULUM AND CLASSROOM SUPPORT TO MANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE, CHARTER AND CHOICE SCHOOLS IN THE METRO-MILWAUKEE AREA, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT GREATER MILWAUKEE. OUR FACULTY TRAVEL TO CLASSROOMS WITH WORKSHOPS, CLINICS AND FULL ACADEMIC YEAR MUSIC PROGRAMMING.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,605,902	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	35	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	129	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	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	23	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	23	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THE ORGANIZATION	PersonNm
Phone	4142765760	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1584 N PROSPECT AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	532026501	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
HENRY HERZING
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK MILLER
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID HOOVER
SECOND VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN PAVLIK
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRENCE WILKINSON
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM LACY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN GIUFFRE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARVIND GOPALRATNAM
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ULICE PAYNE JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUZANNE HERZING
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRENT JOHNSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDITH MCGREGOR
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN LYNCH
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM BONIFAS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KURT THOMAS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY WALKER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDELL WILLIS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MASON KHAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER NOLTE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ARNOW
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES HOLTZ
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILLIE JEAN SMITH
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ULRICH BROECKEL MD
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC TILLICH
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$176,658	$0	$22,606
SHALISA KLINE-UGAZ
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	40.00			$106,999	$0	$3,210	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$283,657	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$25,816	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$526,662	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$964,976	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$17,000	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,491,638	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES	611600	$1,201,333	$1,201,333
CONTRACTS AND PROGRAM FEES	611600	$736,816	$736,816

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,938,149	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$205,253	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$205,253	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,513,828	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,610,560	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$96,732	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$96,732	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$96,732	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,538,308	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,938,149	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$108,521	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$203,637	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,455	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$81,455	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,727	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,040,959	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,721,591	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$123,768	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$195,600	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,852	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,263	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,847	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,742	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$137,014	TotalAmt
Program Services	$110,310	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,736	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,968	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,459	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128,431	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,997	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,031	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,963	TotalAmt
Management And General	$77,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,850	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$36,850	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,969	TotalAmt
Management And General	$30,969	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,263	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,130	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,946	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,187	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,537	TotalAmt
Management And General	$45,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,377	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$170,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$108,835	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,469	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,582	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,540	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,234	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$808	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$236,450	TotalAmt
Program Services	$207,906	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,250	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,622	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,361	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,870	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$475	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,883	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,026	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,007	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$10,465	$1,788	$5,689	$2,988
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$6,959	$1,372	$5,174	$413

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,300	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,300	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,495,775	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,605,902	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$516,286	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$373,587	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,156	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,730	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$928	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,582	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$335,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$303,171	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,755	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,718	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,660	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,232	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,962,689	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,094,108	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,931,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,868,581	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,444,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,077,508	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,687	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,840	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,987,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,410,362	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,189	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$292,394	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,005	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$401,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$218,194	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	$7,644,054	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,532,407	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,941,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,659,761	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,585,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,192,168	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,987,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,410,362	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$42,533	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$563,653	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,034,887	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$12,915	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$114,372	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,162,174	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$947,708	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$92,491	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$17,444	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$22,756	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,034,887	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$899,449	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,500	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$68,580	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$23,821	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$947,708	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$848,952	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,272	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$80,809	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$34,584	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$899,449	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$837,943	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,925	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$48,748	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$42,664	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$848,952	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.87830	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.12170	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$232,675	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$232,675	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,902,293	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,769,745	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,132,548	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,827,721	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,324,363	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$503,358	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,868,581	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,070,992	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$563,653	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$30,969	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$532,684	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,538,308	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,538,308	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,464,806	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,464,806	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$30,969	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$30,969	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,495,775	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4:

THE INTENT OF THE CONSERVATORY'S ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO CONSERVATORY PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS WHILE PRESERVING THE PRINCIPAL OR CORPUS OF THE GIFT, CREATING A FUNDING STREAM IN PERPETUITY. MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE ESTABLISHED A NAMED FUND WITHIN THE ENDOWMENT FUND TO HONOR OR MEMORIALIZE LOVED ONES AND DESIGNATED THE PROCEEDS TOWARDS A PARTICULAR AREA OF STUDY OR INSTRUMENT.

PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -30,969.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	0	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	0	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUILD FOR COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION AND AS PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION IT IS COMMITTED TO SERVING ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEX, GENDER, RACE, RELIGION, NATIONAL AND ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ABILITY, OR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE CONSERVATORY IS CURRENTLY FOLLOWING A RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY; HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT PUBLICIZE ITS POLICY USING NEWSPAPER OR BROADCAST MEDIA. THE CONSERVATORY IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO REMEDY THIS MATTER.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TER MOLEN WATKINS & BRANDT LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 103	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$36,850	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$0	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$36,850	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PAYMENTS MADE FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN CONNECTION WITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL AND SUPPLIES EXPENSES THAT WERE RELATED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	0	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIC TILLICH	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$161,658	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$15,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$5,300	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$17,306	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$199,264	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CONSERVATORY PAYS ANNUAL DUES TO THE WISCONSIN CLUB UNDER THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S NAME.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	HENRY HERZING AND SUZANNE HERZING HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN, THE PRESIDENT/CEO, AND THE TREASURER BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE DETERMINE THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE ARE NOT INVOLVED. BEFORE MAKING A DETERMINATION, DATA PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL GUILD FOR COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION AND BY THE NONPROFIT CENTER OF MILWAUKEE AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION IS CONSULTED. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS REVIEWED, BENCHMARKED, AND APPROVED, AND DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN MARCH 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE CONSERVATORY INCLUDES A FINANCIAL OVERVIEW IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO DONORS AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CONSERVATORY'S WEBSITE. THE CONSERVATORY ALSO MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.