2025-03-04T13:18:01-06:00 2024-06-30 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2023-07-01 391737786 WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC WISC 6082610536 30 W MIFFLIN ST 200 MADISON WI 537032558 DAVE HEILIGER TREASURER 6082610536 2025-03-03 1 1 JASON STEPHENS CPA P01263225 6082744020 2025-02-28 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIFER BIENIEK 30 W MIFFLIN ST 200 MADISON WI 537032558 269104 0 X WISVETSMUSEUM.COM/WISCONSIN-VETERANS-MUSEUM-FOUND X 1992 WI THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION HELPS THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM DEVELOP EXHIBITS, IMPLEMENT PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ACQUIRE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS, AND ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. 11 11 0 16 0 0 152073 219266 0 21346 1780 6544 16547 1737 170400 248893 0 0 0 0 84895 164638 0 0 50128 82419 60381 167314 225019 3086 23874 177446 241760 38551 78991 138895 162769 X THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION PROVIDES PRIVATE FUNDRAISING SUPPORT FOR THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM, ENSURING THAT THE MUSEUM CONTINUES ITS RECORD OF EXCELLENCE AS THE PREEMINENT INTERPRETER OF THE WISCONSIN VETERAN EXPERIENCE. WE PURSUE THIS MISSION BY FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES IN FUNDRAISING, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, AND ENSURING THAT THE FIDUCIARY AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE MET. 0 0 93152 0 21346 MUSEUM SUPPORT: THE MUSEUM OFFERS SEVERAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR. FOREST HILL CEMETERY TOUR IS HELD EACH FALL AT THE FOREST HILL CEMETERY IN MADISON. THIS AWARD-WINNING LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM ILLUMINATES THE LIVES OF MANY PROMINENT-AND LESSER KNOWN-FIGURES IN WISCONSIN HISTORY. FOCUSING ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WISCONSIN'S SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS DURING THE CIVIL WAR, LOCAL ACTORS AND ACTRESSES DON PERIOD DRESS, GIVING VIEWERS A FIRST PERSON ENCOUNTER THROUGH SCRIPTED VIGNETTES. TOUR GUIDES LEAD INFORMATIVE DISCUSSIONS OF THE CEMETERY'S RICH HISTORY DURING THE 90 MINUTE TOUR. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO RECEIVE ALL REVENUES AND PAY FOR ANY EXPENSES FOR EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS THE MUSEUM HOSTS. MOST OF THE PROGRAMS ARE VIRTUAL, WITH TWO IN-PERSON EVENTS: TALKING SPIRITS AND THE QUARTERLY MESS NIGHT EVENT AT THE MUSEUM. THE VIRTUAL PLATFORM FEES ARE SPONSORED AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC. OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS HAVE A REGISTRATION FEE IN ORDER TO COVER THE COST OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES, AS WELL AS SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT. EXHIBITS REPRESENT ONE TYPE OF THE PUBLIC PROGRAMS DEVELOPED BY THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM. TEMPORARY EXHIBITS TYPICALLY RUN FOR 12 TO 18 MONTHS AND ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION AND THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. DURING 2023/2024, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR MAINTENANCE, STORAGE OF TRAVELING EXHIBITS AND A NEW CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT THAT IS NOW ON DISPLAY IN THE 19TH CENTURY GALLERY.THE BUGLE IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION FOR ITS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES DURING THE YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED THEM TO OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE BUGLE IS THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM. 93152 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X JENNIFER BIENIEK 6082610536 30 W MIFFLIN ST STE 200 MADISON WI 537032558 DAN CHECKI PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANE MATHEWS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HUSTAD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE HEILIGER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF BOUDREAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN GREENE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LASAGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRO ARANGO-ESCALANTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHANIEL NATE MILLSAP JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MCEVILLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BIENIEK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 69411 0 11939 69411 0 11939 0 0 0 0 0 21812 197454 556 219266 EVENTS 711310 21346 21346 21346 6544 6544 17863 21812 18911 -1048 -1048 2960 1300 1660 1660 1125 1125 1125 248893 21346 0 8281 85594 34238 25678 25678 59197 23722 23321 12154 4615 1846 1846 923 5823 2329 2329 1165 9409 3720 3299 2390 10200 10200 3598 92 3506 14165 8735 2643 2787 10827 10827 2463 1595 214 654 1175 1175 PUBLIC PROGRAMS 14562 14562 ACQUISITIONS AND EXHIBI 2156 2156 SUBSCRIPTIONS 1075 157 47 871 160 160 225019 93152 81739 50128 37288 45821 133065 175382 6896 19097 0 1124 197 336 177446 241760 11068 16944 27483 27047 0 35000 38551 78991 X 60787 31836 78108 130933 138895 162769 177446 241760 23874 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 112751 117873 182400 152073 219266 784363 112751 117873 182400 152073 219266 784363 74815 709548 398 44 113 1780 6544 8879 5599 4455 16547 1660 28261 1125 1125 822628 31950 0.86250 0.90130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 35000 35000 261535 8743 8743 252792 -3899 -3899 248893 237661 8743 3899 12642 225019 0 225019 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -2,599. DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 9B -1,300. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 2,599. DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 9B 1,300. GOLF OUTING 34765 18127 16638 5519 10793 2504 34765 18127 16638 5519 10793 2504 18816 -2178 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC. LEASES EMPLOYEES FROM A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION, TANDEM HR. THE EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES OF WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC. HOWEVER, TANDEM HR IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD AND THE EMPLOYEES GET THEIR W2 FROM TANDEM HR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY THE DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND COMPARED TO PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION IN POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH AN OFFICIAL VOTE WITH DISCUSSION AND RESULTS RECORDED IN MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.