2012-11-09T16:41:47-06:00 2012-03-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2110 LUANN LN MADISON WI 537133074 990 2011-04-01 237052345 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC AMER 4142724032 207 E BUFFALO ST NO 325 MILWAUKEE WI 532025774 FRED ROYAL 4142724032 2012-11-01 1 JENNY TARKOWSKI CPA P00634290 6082744020 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z FRED ROYAL 207 E BUFFALO ST NO 325 MILWAUKEE WI 532025774 739232 0 X WWW.ACLU-WI.ORG X 1969 WI THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION PROTECTS AND PROMOTES THE CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL WISCONSIN RESIDENTS BY MEANS OF LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ORGANIZING. 12 12 0 350 0 0 326702 434384 978104 285206 1049 2825 6800 -14405 1312655 708010 0 0 0 0 402931 53510 0 0 120013 790732 629700 1193663 683210 118992 24800 1173962 1034382 162261 63445 1011701 970937 X THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION PROTECTS AND PROMOTES THE CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL WISCONSIN RESIDENTS BY MEANS OF LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ORGANIZING. 0 0 478670 285206 PROGRAMS OF THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION (ACLU-WIF) ADDRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS. THE ACLU-WIF, THROUGH ITS PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO THE MEDIA, EVENTS AND PUBLICATIONS, RAISES THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF IMPORTANT CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS. THE ACLU-WIF PROVIDES A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ENCOUNTERS, VOTING, DEMONSTRATING, ETC. YOUTH ARE A MAJOR FOCUS OF THESE EDUCATION EFFORTS. THE ACLU-WIF'S YOUTH PROGRAMMING REACHED OVER 800 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-AGED YOUTH THROUGH OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WHICH INCLUDES THE YOUTH SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUM AND ACLU STUDENT ALLIANCES ESTABLISHED IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. WE MAINTAIN AND ORGANIZE OUR STATEWIDE ACTIVISTS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS BY USING APPROPRIATE MEDIA, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA. THE ACLU-WIF IS FREQUENTLY THE ONLY VOICE ADVOCATING FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES WHEN CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES ARISE OR THE RIGHTS OF DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS ARE IN JEOPARDY. IN FISCAL 2011-12 WE DISTRIBUTED 40,000 VOTING RIGHTS BROCHURES, 5,000 FELON VOTING RIGHTS CARDS, AND 25,000 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CARDS FOR DEMONSTRATORS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE INTERACTION WITH THE POLICE. ACLU-WIF DEPLOYED MORE THAN FOUR DOZEN TRAINED, NEUTRAL LEGAL OBSERVERS AT DEMONSTRATIONS IN MILWAUKEE, MADISON, AND ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE. THE ACLU-WIF, THROUGH ITS LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS, IDENTIFIES CURRENT AND POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS BY REVIEWING NEARLY 3,000 LEGAL INQUIRIES RECEIVED EACH YEAR. IT PROVIDES SERVICES TO APPROPRIATE REFERRALS OR LEGAL REPRESENTATION BY STAFF OR VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. LEGAL SERVICES MAY TAKE MANY FORMS: ADVOCACY, ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS, AMICUS OR "FRIEND OF THE COURT" BRIEFS, DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF INDIVIDUALS, AND/OR LARGE-IMPACT LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF CLASSES OF WISCONSIN RESIDENTS. MONITORING THE EXTENT AND ADEQUACY OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTION IS ANOTHER PROGRAM AREA. IN ADDITION TO ANALYZING THE INQUIRIES RECEIVED BY OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT, THE ACLU-WIF IS IN FREQUENT CONTACT WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ADVOCATES WHO HELP IDENTIFY EXISTING OR POTENTIAL CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS PROBLEMS. THE ACLU-WIF FREQUENTLY USES PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS TO INVESTIGATE SPECIFIC CONCERNS. OUR ATTORNEYS REGULARLY FILE SUIT AND MONITOR CASES REGARDING, FOR EXAMPLE, VOTING RIGHTS; EDUCATIONAL NON-DISCRIMINATION; FAIR HOUSING; POLICE, PRISONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DUE PROCESS; LGBT RIGHTS; FREE SPEECH AND THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE (SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE). 478670 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X ANGELA TRUDELL VASQUEZ 4142724032 207 E BUFFALO ST STE 325 MILWAUKEE WI 532025774 ATHAN THEOHARIS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN ALVARADO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED ROYAL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MILDRED LARSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JERALYN WENDELBERGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HALL JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AZEEZA ISLAM 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LYNCH 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN DAVID MARSHALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN REVIE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN HEYWOOD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN GRUBERG 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER AHMUTY 40.00 X 0 66423 21655 0 66423 21655 0 0 0 0 0 19240 13061 402083 434384 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 224755 224755 CASE COST REIMBURSEMEN 541100 38530 38530 PROGRAM COST REIMBURSE 541100 21721 21721 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 900999 200 200 285206 2219 2219 5973 5367 606 606 606 11450 13061 25855 -14405 -14405 708010 285206 0 -11580 53510 37424 6906 9180 35590 35590 10300 10300 53 53 451717 310965 55688 85064 2743 2493 250 43245 29325 2906 11014 516 144 67 305 46761 36490 3992 6279 5538 4221 316 1001 10991 8764 781 1446 831 831 6197 4248 642 1307 2861 2463 155 243 MEMBERSHIP DUES 6503 4105 386 2012 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 999 999 4855 2438 505 1912 683210 478670 84527 120013 27617 45914 413735 174890 155012 576852 412659 3914 1328 1021 1020 54298 27745 30918 26553 133000 165992 37919 1173962 1034382 37789 50535 124472 12910 162261 63445 X 424582 397654 587119 540923 32360 1011701 970937 1173962 1034382 X 24800 -65564 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 646066 536742 1199299 326702 434384 3143193 646066 536742 1199299 326702 434384 3143193 1003611 2139582 8568 5528 3506 1049 2219 20870 236 208 444 3164507 1505224 0.67610 0.61100 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 0 0 0 32 0 EXPLANATION OF OTHER LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1I: THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION SHARES A WEBSITE WITH THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN. A SMALL PORTION OF THE WEBSITE IS DEDICATED TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION PAYS THE HOSTING FEE FOR THE ENTIRE WEBSITE. THE ANNUAL COST OF HOSTING THE WEBSITE WAS $450, BUT ONLY $32 OF THAT COST WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. 37770 149 37919 37770 37770 37770 37770 37770 37770 0.85340 0.14660 0 0 54298 27745 26553 26553 DUE TO AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN, INC. 12910 12910 708010 683210 24800 -1432 37770 -101902 -65564 -40764 619028 -1432 -101955 -103387 722415 -14405 -14405 708010 697562 14405 14405 683157 53 53 683210 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES. PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES RECEIVABLE -101,902. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES RECEIVABLE -101,902. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -53. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -14,405. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 14,405. BILL OF RIGHTS 24511 13061 11450 20840 825 350 3840 24511 13061 11450 20840 825 350 3840 25855 -14405 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND SENIOR STAFF BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INCLUDES PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL PROFITS FROM THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN'S OR THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES AND USE OF MEMBERSHIP OR DONOR LISTS, A REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL INTERESTS IN ACLU OF WISCONSIN OR ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION MATTERS, AND A REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE INVOLVEMENT IN ANY OTHER CORPORATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS. THE DISCLOSURES AND PROHIBITIONS ALSO APPLY ALSO TO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS. SPECIAL LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN ANY AND ALL DEALINGS REGARDING THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN'S OR THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE DETERMINING HIS COMPENSATION. APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TAKES PLACE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. REPORTED COMPENSATION IS PRO-RATED TO REFLECT THE TIME SPENT ON ACTIVITIES SPECIFIC TO THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION. THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE GOVERNING BODY ARE INDEPENDENT, UNPAID VOLUNTEERS. 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -1,432. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: 37,770. LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES RECEIVABLE -101,902. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -65,564. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN INC 207 W BUFFALO ST STE 325 MILWAUKEE WI 532025774 396057574 PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL LIBERTIES WI 501(C)(4) N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN INC N 435544 ACTUAL COST