FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC (EIN 39-1384593)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201643199349303644
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-14T10:44:02-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1777 E Wisconsin Avenue 32nd FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityMilwaukeeCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391384593EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFEEDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4149317400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 W Fond du Lac AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityMilwaukeeCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53205ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCharles P McLimansPersonNm
Person TitlePresident/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4149317400PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTroy Marine CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00187863PTIN
Phone4147775500PhoneNum
Preparation2016-10-29PreparationDt
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCharles P McLimansPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 W Fond du Lac AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityMilwaukeeCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$58,084,496GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.feedingamericawi.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo solve hunger.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee69TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7700TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$55,287,133PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$56,105,941CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,978,206PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,750,939CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,159PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$491CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$193,522PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$150,736CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$57,461,020PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$58,008,107CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$49,312,855PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$49,745,939CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,816,786PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,357,852CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$423,753PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,045,094CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,958,511PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$55,511,905PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$56,691,449CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,949,115PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,316,658CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$18,391,086TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,031,452TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,392,452TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,998,634NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo solve hunger.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$55,039,063ExpenseAmt
Grant$49,745,939GrantAmt
Revenue$1,750,939RevenueAmt
DescFeeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Inc. solicits food donations and monetary contributions to feed the hungry. Food donations are distributed to qualified non-profit programs that directly feed hungry children, families, and individuals. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Inc. also receives donor designated funds that support special projects such as school pantries, kids cafes, and mobile pantries which provide wholesome and nutritious food to children, families and individuals.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$55,039,063TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OfYes (1)Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Charles P McLimansBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4149317400PhoneNum

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Address Line11700 W Fond du Lac AveAddressLine1Txt
CityMilwaukeeCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53205ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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ANDY SCHLESINGER
DIRECTOR/Vice chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN MAHER
Chairman2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Azad Virani
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alex Petelinsek
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher M Abbott
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cindy Moon-Mogush
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID REMSTAD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harry J Metrusias
DirectoR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joan Phillips
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John M Krueger
Director/Treasurer2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Rusiniak
DireCTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leonard F Stecklein
DireCTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael M Fordney
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sally Piefer
Director/Secretary2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TED BALISTRERI
Director/Chairman2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
William B Coleman
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William M Bohn
DIRECTOR/Chair Elect2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anythony Ross
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Sprang
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles P McLimans
President40.00Yes (X)$170,685$0$12,908
JENNIFER Allison
CFO40.00Yes (X)$104,292$0$11,891
Patricia M Habeck
Executive VP40.00$116,346$0$1,024Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$391,323TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$25,823TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Government Grants$34,758GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$55,948,031AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$50,320,674NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$56,105,941TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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Shared maintenance624200$1,479,830$1,479,830
Purchased product624200$198,554$198,554
Membership Fees624200$46,775$46,775
Harvest Care sales624200$25,780$25,780
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,750,939TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$491TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$491ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$172,598FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$123,152ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$76,389FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$96,209TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$96,209ExclusionAmt

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DescMisc. RevenueDesc
Business624200BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$54,527TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$54,527ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$54,527OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,750,939RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$151,227ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,745,939TotalAmt
Program Services$49,745,939ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$287,032TotalAmt
Program Services$200,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,666FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,625,807TotalAmt
Program Services$1,778,611ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$313,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$534,098FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$13,833TotalAmt
Program Services$775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,398FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,866TotalAmt
Program Services$146,206ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,064ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,596FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$222,314TotalAmt
Program Services$147,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,532FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$2,482TotalAmt
Program Services$2,482ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$30,277TotalAmt
Program Services$30,277ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,715TotalAmt
Program Services$135,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,037FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,472TotalAmt
Program Services$51,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,135FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,210TotalAmt
Program Services$23,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,561FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$487,161TotalAmt
Program Services$421,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,459ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,889FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,342TotalAmt
Program Services$13,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,475FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,587TotalAmt
Program Services$45,587ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$534,069TotalAmt
Program Services$496,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,449FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,060TotalAmt
Program Services$135,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,690FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Special projects$564,082$564,082
Transportation And Vehi$529,794$529,794
Fund Development$207,025$207,025
Warehouse Exp & Warehou$177,794$177,794

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$521,588TotalAmt
Program Services$391,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,543FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,691,449TotalAmt
Program Services$55,039,063ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$607,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,045,094FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$196,033BOYAmt
EOY$136,644EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,354,765BOYAmt
EOY$575,071EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,914,921BOYAmt
EOY$752,384EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,115BOYAmt
EOY$105,196EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$94,177BOYAmt
EOY$18,556EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$30,225BOYAmt
EOY$46,242EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,484,932LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,063,613LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,042,969BOYAmt
EOY$9,421,319EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,764,596BOYAmt
EOY$7,335,674EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,502,801BOYAmt
EOY$18,391,086EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$1,235,901BOYAmt
EOY$491,737EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,114BOYAmt
EOY$108,568EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,692BOYAmt
EOY$2,010,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$702,745BOYAmt
EOY$782,147EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,031,452BOYAmt
EOY$3,392,452EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,321,544BOYAmt
EOY$6,519,496EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,965,679BOYAmt
EOY$5,461,482EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,184,126BOYAmt
EOY$3,017,656EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,471,349BOYAmt
EOY$14,998,634EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,502,801BOYAmt
EOY$18,391,086EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,316,658ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$789,373OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$44,071,934CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$47,400,723CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$53,283,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$55,239,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,982,789CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$255,978,093TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,735,107CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,790,357CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,846,326CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,978,206CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,750,939CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,100,935TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,191,080CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,129,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,217,599CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,733,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$265,079,028TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,322,971CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,819,322CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,528,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,343,434CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,063,112TotalAmt

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$22,049,269CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,322,971CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,819,322CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,528,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,343,434CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,063,112TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$125,015,916PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,395CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,378CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$491CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,867TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,395CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,378CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$491CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,867TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$170,634CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$164,488CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$266,239CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$288,939CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$350,277CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,240,577TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,982,070CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,357,946CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,397,263CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,508,697CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$58,084,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$266,330,472TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.46940PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.48490PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00010InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$409,373OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$409,373BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,705,648OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,166,857DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,538,791BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,940,161OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,638,597DepreciationAmt
Book Value$301,564BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$429,750OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$258,159DepreciationAmt
Book Value$171,591BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,421,319TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Milwaukee Foundation - Investments$1,031,428
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Foundation - Investments$2,250,202
Inventory - Donated Product$3,611,852
Cash Surrender Value$299,350
Assets held for sale$142,842
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$7,335,674TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred Compensation$88,237
Capital Lease Payable - Long Term$693,910
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$782,147TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,899,037TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$109,070OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$109,070RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$58,008,107RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$58,008,107TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,371,752TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$680,303OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$680,303ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$56,691,449ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$56,691,449TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Special events expense 76,389. Change in Fair Value - Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Foundation, Inc. -113,975. Change in Fair Value - Greater Milwaukee Foundation -71,484.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Special events expense 76,389. Noncash Grants to Agencies 603,914.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Miles for MealsEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$18,520GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$3,855CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$14,665GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,763RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,565EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$11,460OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Feed Your SoulEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$51,551GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$16,422CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$35,129GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,375EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,711OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$225,679GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$102,875CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$122,804GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$29,197FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$6,121EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$21,197OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$295,750GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$123,152CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$172,598GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,763RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$29,197FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$9,061EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$36,368OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$76,389DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$96,209NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFoodGrantTypeTxt
Recipient377000RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$49,745,939NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedEstimated FMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceFood distributed at reduced cost to qualified non-profit programs that directly feed the hungry.NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:All programs who receive grants are member agencies of Feeding America & are subject to requirements determined by Feeding America National, including record keeping and site visits.
SCHEDULE I, PART III, COLUMN (E)PART I, LINE 2: ALL PROGRAMS WHO RECEIVE GRANTS ARE MEMBER AGENCIES OF FEEDING AMERICA & ARE SUBJECT TO REQUIREMENTS DETERMINED BY FEEDING AMERICA NATIONAL, INCLUDING RECORD KEEPING AND SITE VISITS. (E): THIS ESTIMATE IS BASED ON THE HUNGER STUDY, WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM. IT IS A REPORT BASED ON A MAIL SURVEY OF 846 ACTIVE PROGRAMS OPERATING FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, AND SHELTERS IN EASTERN WISCONSIN, AND 356 INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH CLIENTS OF EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCharles P McLimansPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$170,685BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$12,908NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$183,593TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution116ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$50,320,674NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4NEW BY-LAWS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 9/29/15 By laws were amended to: Change the maximum # of Board members from 24 to 25. Change the Audit Committee from 3 persons to 4. Change the requirement that the Audit Committee Chair be a FAEW Board member. The new requirement states that there must be a Board member ON the Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The CEO and members of the Finance Committee review Form 990. The board is provided a copy of the return before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBOARD MEMBERS & KEY EMPLOYEES MUST REGULARLY STATE IF THEY ARE ENGAGED OR INTEND TO ENGAGE WITH ANY ENTITIES THAT WILL CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15EXECUTIVE BOARD REVIEWS PERFORMANCE AND APPROVES SALARY OF TOP OFFICIALS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19ORGANIZATION MAKES ALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THEIR OWN WEBSITE and UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in Fair Value - Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Foundation, Inc. -113,975. Change in Fair Value - Greater Milwaukee Foundation -71,484. Noncash Grants to Agencies -603,914.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cNo changes have been made from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 W Fond du Lac AveAddressLine1Txt
CityMilwaukeeCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391808502EIN
Primary ActivitiesRaise funds for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Inc.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 11c, III-FIPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
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

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1feeding America Eastern WI FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeLTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$10,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determinationactual/cashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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