WISCONSIN HISTORY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
WISCONSIN HISTORY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 39-0921093)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-11-13
IRS object ID
201813179349304231
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-13T13:00:25-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12921 LANDMARK PL STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537134236ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN390921093EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWISCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082646460PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1816 STATE STAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537061417ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID WILDERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082646460PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMIKE HABLEWITZ CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01259157PTIN
Phone6082744020PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address66.222.124.178IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-12IPDt
IP Tm15:35:27IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID WILDERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537061417ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,270,867GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WISCONSINHISTORY.ORG/WHFWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1952FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION EXISTS TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: TO HELP PEOPLE CONNECT TO THE PAST BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND SHARING STORIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers26TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$163,377PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$186,197CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,263,529PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,039,495PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$5,089,058PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,422,280CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,174,471PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,848,587CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$621,797TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,512,941NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION EXISTS TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: TO HELP PEOPLE CONNECT TO THE PAST BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND SHARING STORIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,769,021ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,010,612GrantAmt
Revenue$1,151,234RevenueAmt
DescFUNDING PROVIDED BY THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION TO THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY SUPPORTS ALL AREAS OF THE SOCIETY INCLUDING HISTORIC SITES AND MUSEUMS, ITS LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES, PUBLIC HISTORY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND THE WHS PRESS. THROUGH THOSE PROGRAM AREAS THE SOCIETY WAS ABLE TO PUT ON OVER 400 STATEWIDE PROGRAMS AND HOST THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO THE 12 HISTORIC SITES AND MUSEUMS LOCATED ACROSS THE STATE. EACH YEAR THE SOCIETY IMPACTS OVER 3 MILLION USERS BETWEEN THE SITES, LIBRARY, WEBSITE, AND ARCHIVES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$719,593ExpenseAmt
Grant$719,593GrantAmt
DescTHE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. IS IN THE EARLY PHASES OF A CAMPAIGN TO BUILD A NEW WISCONSIN HISTORY MUSEUM. IN 2017, AT THE REQUEST OF THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S BOARD OF CURATORS, THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD APPROVED A MOTION TO BEGIN A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $50 MILLION FOR THE NEW MUSEUM PROJECT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$381,657ExpenseAmt
Grant$381,657GrantAmt
DescIN 2017 THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. RECEIVED THE FIRST CONTRIBUTIONS FOR A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AT OLD WORLD WISCONSIN. THE CAMPAIGN IS FOCUSED ON CREATING A NEW ENTRY EXPERIENCE AT OLD WORLD WISCONSIN. THE TOTAL CAMPAIGN GOAL IS $6.7 MILLION. ONCE COMPLETE THE NEW ENTRY EXPERIENCE WILL FEATURE MODERN GUEST AMENITIES, STEM LEARNING AREA, AND HERITAGE BREWERY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenue$105,866RevenueAmt
DescTHE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION CURRENTLY MANAGES SOME FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS ARE MANAGED AS ENDOWMENTS. ANNUALLY THE DONOR ORGANIZATIONS CAN REQUEST A DISTRIBUTION FROM THEIR FUND.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$3,870,271TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID WILDERPersonNm
Phone6082646590PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537061417ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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CATHERINE ORTON
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRI RICHARDS
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN CRANE
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK FEE
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER BERRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT DOHMEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHONA VOGEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE VILLA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK RHODES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER OSTLIND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL YOUNGMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA PREHN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN BRENTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK REINHART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH JEFFERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS HER-XIONG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID RYDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOREN ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILL SCHOYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEREK TYUS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHI WIEBRECHT-SEARER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE DEI ROSSI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSIE GARCIA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG HUBER
EX-OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN RUDE
EX-OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WILDER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$115,043$0$27,598
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$115,043TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$27,598TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$8,827,570AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$253,101NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,827,570TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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SERVICE INCOME561110$1,041,708$1,041,708
MANAGEMENT FEES561110$126,869$126,869
CONFERENCE REVENUE561290$88,523$88,523
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,257,100TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$186,197TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$186,197ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,270,867TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$186,197ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,111,862TotalAmt
Program Services$3,111,862ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,328TotalAmt
Program Services$31,301ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,368FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$960,896TotalAmt
Program Services$211,325ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$450,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$299,540FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,423TotalAmt
Program Services$69,369ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$147,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$98,327FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,387TotalAmt
Program Services$20,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,488FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$128,060ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$221,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,997FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,500TotalAmt
Management And General$17,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,565TotalAmt
Management And General$31,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,698TotalAmt
Program Services$18,308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$214,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$313,992TotalAmt
Program Services$222,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,256FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,226TotalAmt
Program Services$367ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$677FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,400TotalAmt
Management And General$32,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,339TotalAmt
Program Services$11,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,132FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,622TotalAmt
Program Services$40,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,774ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,449FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,575TotalAmt
Management And General$3,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,471TotalAmt
Program Services$1,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$222FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBAD DEBT EXPENSEDesc
Total$567,291TotalAmt
Management And General$567,291ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,816TotalAmt
Program Services$3,798ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$455FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,422,280TotalAmt
Program Services$3,870,271ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,971,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$580,923FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$249,375BOYAmt
EOY$146,751EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,494,714BOYAmt
EOY$3,013,466EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,721,331BOYAmt
EOY$5,319,208EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,292BOYAmt
EOY$96,767EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,403BOYAmt
EOY$18,866EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$164,727LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$157,400LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,902BOYAmt
EOY$7,327EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,585,719BOYAmt
EOY$11,665,291EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,359,788BOYAmt
EOY$867,062EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,609,524BOYAmt
EOY$21,134,738EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$265,962BOYAmt
EOY$468,836EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,343BOYAmt
EOY$78,528EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,503BOYAmt
EOY$13,695EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,627BOYAmt
EOY$60,738EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$502,435BOYAmt
EOY$621,797EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,036,503BOYAmt
EOY$2,233,401EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,825,507BOYAmt
EOY$8,222,759EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,245,079BOYAmt
EOY$10,056,781EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,107,089BOYAmt
EOY$20,512,941EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,609,524BOYAmt
EOY$21,134,738EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,848,587ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$557,265NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,885,443CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,058,720CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,767,072CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,862,194CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,827,570CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,400,999TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$445,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$566,307CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$887,217CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,237,958CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,257,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,394,377TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,331,238CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,625,027CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,654,289CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,100,152CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,084,670CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,795,376TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$476,242CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$215,965CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$127,829CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$132,719CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,415,663CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,368,418TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$476,242CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$215,965CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$127,829CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$132,719CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,415,663CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,368,418TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$27,426,958PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$162,033CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$124,270CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$130,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$163,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$186,197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$765,923TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$162,033CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$124,270CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$130,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$163,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$186,197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$765,923TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,493,271CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,749,297CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,784,335CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,263,529CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,270,867CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,561,299TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.89740PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93200PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02510InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02650InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held3DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri$106,053DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$0DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$116,657DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl0DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps0DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,574,703BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,045,307ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$677,547InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$379,165OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,918,392EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,486,372BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$482,178ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,234,199InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$628,046OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,574,703EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,940,984BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$374,207ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$428,695InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$400,124OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,486,372EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,598,040BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,488,628ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$223,732InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$369,416OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,940,984EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,592,478BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$373,082ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,025,355InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$392,875OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,598,040EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.06460BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.84380PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.09160TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$164,727OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$157,400DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,327BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,327TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescANNUAL GIFT ANNUITYDesc
Amt$60,738Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$60,738TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. COLLECTS RECEIPTS AND MAKES DISBURSEMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE SOCIETY'S PRESS BOOK.
PART V, LINE 4:THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. USES EARNINGS FROM ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS WITHIN THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCLUDING HISTORIC SITES AND MUSEUMS, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC HISTORY.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
816 STATE STMADISONWI537061417396006447GOVERNMENT$2,936,795GENERAL SUPPORT
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION INC
816 STATE STMADISONWI537061417300595385501(C)(3)$175,067PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. STAFF FROM THE FOUNDATION WORK REGULARLY WITH THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY AS THEY ASSIST THE SOCIETY WITH FUNDING REQUESTS. FOUNDATION STAFF RECEIVE INVOICES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FROM THE SOCIETY FOR SUPPORTED PROJECTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$253,101NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET PRICESMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS LISTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE REPORTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BODY DELEGATED POWERS. A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEES WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. THE GOVERNING BODY OR DESIGNATED COMMITTEE CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION LEVELS ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW GIVEN BY THE BOARD CHAIR BASED ON INPUT FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PAGE 5, PART V, LINE 3ATHE ORGANIZATION'S UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX IS FROM EMPLOYER PAID PARKING BENEFITS FOR STAFF, NOT FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WISCONSIN HISTORICAL REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1816 STATE STAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537061417ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300595385EIN
Primary ActivitiesHOLDS TITLE TO REAL PROPERTYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12C, III-FIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION INC
B$175,067MARKET VALUE
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION INC
N$470,206MARKET VALUE

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