2017-09-06T14:36:30-05:00 2016-12-31 390857178 SMITH & GESTELAND LLP PO BOX 1764 MADISON WI 53701 990 2016-01-01 391233219 WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS & COMMERCE INC WISC 6082583400 501 EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE MADISON WI 537032914 KURT R BAUER PRESIDENT/CEO 6082583400 2017-09-05 1 KEITH H BAUMGARTNER P00187845 6088367500 71.13.118.18 2017-09-05 09:51:19 CD P 1930229093FF578C98790B33C204D518D19C06BA 5E1B35C82196BF5FA0A4C323A5E47218136D82AD 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z KURT R BAUER 501 EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE MADISON WI 537032914 4588408 0 X WWW.WMC.ORG X 1911 WI WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS & COMMERCE (WMC) IS ORGANIZED AS AN ASSOCIATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE WISCONSIN THE MOST COMPETITIVE STATE IN THE NATION IN WHICH TO DO BUSINESS. IT FOSTERS AND PROTECTS THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM TO ADVANCE THE BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 57 56 33 57 105693 57130 31500 184000 3057066 3038370 110013 73061 127293 105693 3325872 3401124 11710 6020 0 0 2426058 2554697 0 0 0 782377 565155 3220145 3125872 105727 275252 3568530 3855439 4333128 4427157 -764598 -571718 WMC IS A BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO MAKING WISCONSIN THE MOST COMPETITIVE STATE IN THE NATION. WMC REPRESENTS AND PROMOTES BUSINESS INTERESTS IN THE LEGISLATURE, RESEARCHES POLICY ISSUES, AND FOSTERS COMMUNICATION WITH ITS MEMBERSHIP, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 0 0 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS:THE WMC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM OF LOBBYISTS ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS TO THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES OF WISCONSIN GOVERNMENT. WMC PROMOTES PASSAGE OF THE WMC PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA ESTABLISHED BY THE WMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVOCATES ON OTHER POLICIES AND RULES THAT COULD HAVE A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON WISCONSIN'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, LEGAL CLIMATE, OR JUDICIAL SYSTEM. OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PROGRAM ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF OUR POLICY AGENDA AND COMMUNICATES WITH POLICYMAKERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT MAKING WISCONSIN THE MOST COMPETITIVE STATE IN THE NATION. MEMBERSHIP:WMC'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO RETAINING EXISTING MEMBERS AND RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF THE WMC PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. WMC'S MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT ASSISTS OUR MEMBERS IN UNDERSTANDING GRASSROOTS STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE THE BUSINESS AGENDA AND HELPS COMMUNICATE HOW WMC'S ADVOCACY CREATES VALUE FOR OUR MEMBER BUSINESSES. BUSINESS VOICE MAGAZINE:WMC'S BUSINESS VOICE MAGAZINE IS A QUARTERLY THAT DELIVERS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S PERSPECTIVE ON KEY PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES CONFRONTING WISCONSIN DECISION MAKERS. 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DIRECTOR, GOV'T RELATIONS 36.13 1.88 X 107500 0 31075 CHRISTOPHER READER DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HR POLICY 37.50 X 100934 0 6334 1037270 201748 -29588 6 0 1 0 GODFREY & KAHN SC ONE EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 500 MADISON WI 53701 LEGAL SERVICES 105335 1 184000 184000 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 2979102 2979102 CONFERENCES/SEMINARS 900099 59268 59268 3038370 65625 65625 1174120 20600 1163241 24043 10879 -3443 7436 7436 ADVERTISING INCOME 541800 105693 105693 105693 3401124 3038370 105693 73061 6020 698658 1383861 117841 219343 134994 81779 26568 104500 18219 208543 1991 141146 240846 40837 89509 7914 10070 16154 BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 22625 DUES & MEMBERSHIPS 15508 ALLOC. 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BAUER $17,734 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 WMC MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD AND THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND DISCLOSE IF A CONFLICT DOES ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, THE PRESIDENT COLLECTS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES INCLUDING OTHER LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND STAFF COMPOSITION, AN ORGANIZATION OF PEER ASSOCIATIONS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND OTHER SOURCES PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION'S INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION ADVISOR. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION ADVISOR PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT WHO THEN MAKES COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHAIR OF THE WMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING FINAL DETERMINATIONS. THE WMC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PROPOSALS BY THE CHAIR REGARDING COMPENSATION CHANGES AND THE FRINGE BENEFIT PACKAGES FOR THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING A RECORD OF THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PENSION-RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC PENSION COST -214,908. DEFERRED COMPENSATION-RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST 88,029. SHARE OF LOSS OF SUBSIDIARY -59,332. 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