WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 39-0833612)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2012-11-14
IRS object ID
201243199349304514
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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DescriptionDIRECT FISCAL 2011-12 GRANTS OF $55,343,632 WERE MADE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON. THE DIRECT GRANTS SUPPORTED 60 NAMED PROFESSORSHIPS, 8 NEW KELLETT MID-CAREER FELLOWSHIPS AND 11 NEW ROMNES FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS BRINGING THE TOTAL OF SUCH FELLOWSHIPS TO 176 DURING THE YEAR. IN ADDITION, 145 WARF GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS WERE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE FOUNDATION DURING 2011-12. THE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE ENDOWMENT FOR EXCELLENCE FUNDED 46 INTERDISCIPLINARY FACULTY MEMBERS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; AGROECOLOGY, AFRICAN DISPORA, CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, COGNITIVE SCIENCE, COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, COSMOLOGY, DISABILITY STUDIES, ENERGY SOURCES/POLICY, FOOD SAFETY, FUNCTIONAL ORGANIC MATERIALS, LAND USE, MATERIALS DESIGN, MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS, MINIMALLY INVASIVE MEDICAL TECHNIQUES, MOLECULAR BIOMETRY, NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, STEM CELL AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, SYMBIOSIS, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, VITAMIN D AND WOMEN'S HEALTH.THE PATENT AND LICENSING FUNCTION PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS DURING THE YEAR: THE UNIVERSITY OF MADISON DISCLOSED 372 INVENTIONS TO THE WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION FILED 247 U.S. PATENTS AND 257 FOREIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. DURING THE 2011-12 FISCAL YEAR 151 U.S. PATENTS AND 194 FOREIGN PATENTS WERE GRANTED TO THE FOUNDATION BY THE RESPECTIVE PATENT OFFICES.UNDER FEDERAL LAW (I.E. THE BAYH DOLE ACT) UNIVERSITIES OR THEIR 501(C)(3) PATENT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE TITLE TO INVENTIONS MADE IN THE COURSE OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY AN AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON HAS DELEGATED THIS RIGHT TO WARF. WARF IS THE DESIGNATED PATENT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON AND IN THAT ROLE WARF EXERCISES THE UNIVERSITY'S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE BAYH DOLE ACT. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011-12, 57 LICENSES AND OPTIONS AGREEMENTS AND 3 EQUITY AGREEMENTS WERE CONCLUDED WITH INDUSTRIAL FIRMS.Description

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DescriptionTHE MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH WAS ESTABLISHED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2006 TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AUTHORITY. THE PRIMARY PURPOSES FOR THE INSTITUTE ARE AS FOLLOWS:1) COLLABORATION - SPARK RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS ACROSS THE SCIENCES AND THE UW-HOSPITAL THAT ACCELERATE BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERIES TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH.2) INTERACTION - FOSTER INTERACTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESEARCH THAT BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS BETWEEN RESEARCHERS, LABS AND SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES.3) COMMUNITY - DEVELOP VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACE ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON THAT BUILDS COMMUNITY AND ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES.DURING FISCAL 2011-12, THE MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH MAINTAINED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY:- TO UNDERSTAND AND IDENTIFY THE GENOMICS OF THE HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL- TO CREATE PHYSIOLOGICALLY STABLE, SAFE, AND FUNCTIONAL CELLS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DISEASED CELLS IN HUMANSEDUCATION RESEARCH:- SEEK TO IMPROVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF KEY CONCEPTS IN SCIENCE, BIOMEDICINE, AND HEALTHCARE BY BECOMING A "GO-TO" PLACE FOR GAMES AND SIMULATION-BASED LEARNING RESOURCES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCESMEDICAL DEVICE:- DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY BE HELPED WITH MEDICAL DEVICES- INVENT, DESIGN, BUILD, ENHANCE, AND TEST MEDICAL DEVICES- MAKE THE TRANSLATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES TO THE CLINIC MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND SAFEVIROLOGY:- ADVANCE PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF VIRUSES AND THEIR DISEASES- ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIOLOGY OF HEALTHY CELLS AND TISSUES- DEVELOP NEW TOOLS DERIVED FROM VIRUSES FOR USE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, NANOTECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE PHARMACEUTICAL INFORMATICS:- DEVELOP A NETWORK OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECTS IN COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY- DEVELOP COMPOUNDS THAT ARE SAFE AND VIABLE THAT SOLVE DISEASE MODELS- EXPAND THE CHEMICAL LIBRARY THROUGH PETASCALE COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY- DEVELOP NEW ECONOMIC MODELS FOR ALLIANCES BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITIESOUTREACH EXPERIENCES:- MAKE THE SCIENCE TAKING PLACE AT THE MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE ACCESSIBLE, EXCITING AND RELEVANT TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ALL WALKS OF LIFE- ASSIST THE MORGRIDGE EDUCATION RESEARCH CHALLENGE AREA IN DEVELOPING CONTENT FOR ITS DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORMS- CREATE MATERIAL AND HANDS-ON INTERFACES RELATED TO MORGRIDGE RESEARCH FOR THE INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN THE TOWN CENTER AT THE WISCONSIN INSTITUTES FOR DISCOVERYDescription

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DescriptionWICELL'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON; PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION INTO THE CULTURE, DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFERENTIATION OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; DISTRIBUTE CELLS; TEACH SCIENTISTS HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY CULTURE THE CELLS; EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE SCIENCE; LICENSE THE TECHNOLOGY TO OTHER QUALIFIED RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THIS AREA. WICELL DISTRIBUTES HUMAN AND ANIMAL EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS AND LICENSES THE RELATED TECHNOLOGY ONLY TO QUALIFIED RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS WHICH COMMIT TO CARRY ON SUCH RESEARCH IN AN ETHICAL MANNER.THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CARRIED OUT BY WICELL AND OTHERS WHO ACQUIRE CELLS AND THE RIGHT TO USE THE RELATED TECHNOLOGY HAVE AS THEIR OBJECTIVE THE EVENTUAL, USE OF CELLS TO TREAT OR PREVENT DISEASE AND TO ENABLE DEFECTIVE OR INJURED BODY PARTS OR SYSTEMS TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED, AS WELL AS TO UNDERSTAND EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.WICELL LABORATORY OPERATIONS ARE LOCATED IN THREE SEPARATE FACILITIES: 1) THE WICELL LABORATORY LOCATED AT 5501 RESEARCH PARK BLVD.IS USED FOR CYTOGENETIC TESTING. 2) A LABORATORY LOCATED AT 505 ROSA ROAD IN THE UW RESEARCH PARK IN MADISON, WISCONSIN IS USED FOR CELL DISTRIBUTION AND CORE SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR STEM CELL ACTIVITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON. 3) ANOTHER LABORATORY, ALSO LOCATED AT 505 ROSA ROAD, IS USED TO DERIVE AND CHARACTERIZE NEW, NON-FEDERALLY APPROVED, CELL LINES.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011-12 WICELL DISTRIBUTED 290 HUMAN CELL LINES TO COMMERCIAL AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES BRINGING THE TOTAL CELL LINES DISTRIBUTED TO DATE TO 2,485.WICELL OPERATES ITS RESEARCH FACILITIES WITH 22 SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCH TECHNICIANS.Description

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Total957952Total
Program Services957952ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total199078Total
Program Services5748ProgramServices
Management And General193330ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total262997Total
Management And General262997ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total5196089Total
Management And General5196089ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1209638Total
Program Services1004960ProgramServices
Management And General204678ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total171447Total
Program Services544ProgramServices
Management And General170903ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total302477Total
Program Services192666ProgramServices
Management And General109811ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total533090Total
Program Services107290ProgramServices
Management And General425800ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total8335854Total
Program Services8335854ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1039072Total
Program Services712919ProgramServices
Management And General326153ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total155458Total
Program Services80653ProgramServices
Management And General74805ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total4928Total
Management And General4928ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-28669Total
Program Services-69113ProgramServices
Management And General40444ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total6766519Total
Program Services6694978ProgramServices
Management And General71541ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total5899454Total
Program Services5700344ProgramServices
Management And General199110ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total334374Total
Program Services181668ProgramServices
Management And General152706ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServices
DOMESTIC LEGAL/PATENTS33199983319998
FOREIGN LEGAL/PATENTS27393972739397
TECH COMMERCIAL ACCEL14878151487815
FOREIGN PATENT MTC FEES12534681253468

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total954668Total
Program Services499382ProgramServices
Management And General455286ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total110054725Total
Program Services95162083ProgramServices
Management And General14892642ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY11815079BOY
EOY9229781EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY732583BOY
EOY131544EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY50989417BOY
EOY29879960EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2763067BOY
EOY210153EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY225177BOY
EOY431244EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis182820179LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec11946302LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY183551433BOY
EOY170873877EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY322047292BOY
EOY289449230EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1847638058BOY
EOY1962275103EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY96718504BOY
EOY124160596EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2516480610BOY
EOY2586641488EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5452485BOY
EOY7942623EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY245272446BOY
EOY219501100EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY160301655BOY
EOY159725748EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY70751014BOY
EOY77294002EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY481777600BOY
EOY464463473EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1887069010BOY
EOY1967786779EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY147634000BOY
EOY154391236EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2034703010BOY
EOY2122178015EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2516480610BOY
EOY2586641488EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses206407299ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes-118932294ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement BothXFinancialStatementBoth
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3XSupportingOrganization509a3
Supporting Org509a3 Type3 Func IntXSupportingOrg509a3Type3FuncInt
Contrib By Controlling Individual0ContribByControllingIndividual
Contribution By Related Party0ContributionByRelatedParty
Contrib By35 Controlled Entity0ContribBy35ControlledEntity

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformation

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN396006492EIN
Type Of Organization2TypeOfOrganization
Listed In Governing Doc1ListedInGoverningDoc
Supported Organization Notified1SupportedOrganizationNotified
Organized In US1OrganizedInUS
Amount$55,343,632Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Supported Orgs1TotalNumberOfSupportedOrgs
Sum Of Amounts55343632SumOfAmounts

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Limited Control Provisions ApplyXLimitedControlProvisionsApply

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals262997FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals262997FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals95066378FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals95329375FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals1000000FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals250000FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus31000000CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus21000000CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus11000000CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year1000000CurrentYear
Total4000000Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3340584CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2235428CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1351485CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year262997CurrentYear
Total1190494Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3250000CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2250000CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1250000CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year250000CurrentYear
Total1000000Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis15340740OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value15340740BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis142371139OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation5439229Depreciation
Book Value136931910BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis924429OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation731233Depreciation
Book Value193196BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis24183871OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation5775840Depreciation
Book Value18408031BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings170873877TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (9 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
MONEY MARKET FUNDS439445604F
HEDGE FUNDS709621377F
INVESTMENT IN WICELL2474006F
INVESTMENT IN WISYS980928F
FIXED INCOME538684730F
PRIVATE EQUITY - LTD PS231627435F
INVESTMENT IN MORGRIDGE16878412F
INVESTMENT IN WARF STARTUP COMPANIES16430012F
VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERSHIPS6132599F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities1962275103TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
ROYALTIES PAYABLE$252,162
DUE TO BROKER$10,869,104
SECURITIES LENDING CASH COLLATERAL OBLIGATION$62,445,851
LIABILITY FOR PENSION BENEFITS$3,726,885
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts77294002TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue316462024TotalRevenue
Total Expenses110054725TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year206407299ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-89811449NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other-$29,120,845OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-118932294TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS87475005ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt212553581TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-89811449NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990-89811449RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal302365030RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included14096994OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt14096994RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990316462024TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt95957731TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal95957731ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included14096994OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt14096994ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990110054725TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:THE FOUNDATION, WICELL, WISYS, PROPERTIES, AND MORGRIDGE HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNDER THIS EXEMPTION, INCOME TAX IS PAID ONLY ON NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALSO EXEMPT FROM WISCONSIN INCOME AND REAL ESTATE TAX. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE RELATIVE TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). ANY TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORMS 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2009.
PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ALLOCATION OF INVEST APPREC TO DEPT ROYALTY TRUSTS,UNIVERSITY & DONOR FUNDS -8,274,314. EQUITY GAIN IN SUBSIDIARIES -20,425,999. APPRECIATION IN DONOR DIRECTED FUNDS 6,714,417. CHANGE IN MINIMUM PENSION OBLIGATION -7,134,949. TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 8: -29,120,845.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SHARED ROYALTIES NETTED AGAINST INCOME IN AUDIT 8,335,853. REIMBURSED EXPENSES FROM AFFILIATE NETTED AGAINST EXPENSES IN AUDIT 5,665,436. UBIT REVENUE RECORDED IN EXPENSES IN AUDIT 95,705.
PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SHARED ROYALTIES NETTED AGAINST EXPENSES IN AUDIT 8,335,853. REIMBURSED EXPENSES FROM AFFILIATE NETTED AGAINST EXPENSES IN AUDIT 5,665,436. UBIT REVENUE RECORDED IN EXPENSES IN AUDIT 95,705.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientIRC SectionIRCSectionAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
1025 W JOHNSON STMADISONWI53706396006492501(C)(3)55343632SEE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS; FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A
MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH
330 N ORCHARD STMADISONWI537151119208325570501(C)(3)450681SEE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS; FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B
WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
614 WALNUT ST 13TH FLOORMADISONWI53726391972235501(C)(3)400000SEE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS; FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants3TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: 1) UW - THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES WARF WITH AN ANNUAL SUMMARY OF GRANT EXPENDITURES THAT DETAILS HOW THE GRANT FUNDS WERE SPENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR 2) MIR & WICELL - WARF HAS ACCESS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, THE WARF MANAGING DIRECTOR CARL GULBRANDSEN SITS ON THE BOARD OF MIR AND WICELL.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (11 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
CARL E GULBRANDSEN
4762162000011700000018136202999408045722000000
STEVE MIXTACKI
265206046000000904300248740426510000
LEIGH CAGAN
238857034500000807630253570379477000
MICHAEL FALK
2582210375680001490710256830470543000
CARRIE THOME
30376001600000001281080281180619986000
ALAIN HUNG
2717730145000000951000274370539310000
KENNETH LUTZ
2009330249900002766480246690527240000
STEPHANIE ADAMANY
170761023255000532750236670270958000
LAURA HEISLER
142459018074000784240237210262678000
KATHI STANEK
186259027600000653790244950303733000
HOWARD BREMER
117741010000000062070124948000

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY- CITY OF MADISONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Issuer EIN396006968IssuerEIN
Date Issued2009-12-17DateIssued
Issue Price161453470IssuePrice
Description Of PurposeFOR CONSTRUCTING A RESEARCH FACILITY LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF UW-MADISONDescriptionOfPurpose
Defeased0Defeased
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuer
Pool Financing0PoolFinancing

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Proceeds161453470TotalProceeds
Issuance Costs From Proceeds2569756IssuanceCostsFromProceeds
Capital Expenditures151462411CapitalExpenditures
Amount Unspent7421303AmountUnspent
Year Of Subst Completion2010YearOfSubstCompletion
Current Refunding0CurrentRefunding
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation Made0FinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds Maintaind1AdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease Arrangements1AnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd Prprty0MngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research Agreements1AnyResearchAgreements
Engage Bond Counsel Research1EngageBondCounselResearch
Prcntge Prvt Business Use By Others0.00000PrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers
Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBI0.00000PercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUse
Post Issuance Compliance Procdrs1PostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiled
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssue
Hedge Identified In Books And Recds0HedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGIC
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvested
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebate

Form990 Schedule K Part VI Form990ScheduleKPartVI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSCH K, PART III, #2Identifier
Return ReferencePRIVATE BUSINESS USEReturnReference
ExplanationALTHOUGH THERE IS PRESENTLY NO PRIVATE BUSINESS USE OF THE BOND-FINANCED PROPERTY, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH, INC., A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION ("MORGRIDGE"). AS A MEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT COLLABORATES WITH PRIVATE INDUSTRY IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE ACTIVITY ON THE PROPERTY COULD RESULT IN PRIVATE BUSINESS USE. HOWEVER, MORGRIDGE IS AWARE OF THE LIMITATIONS ON PRIVATE USE, AND PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR WARF AND MORGRIDGE TO TRACK PRIVATE USE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH BOND REQUIREMENTS.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9900NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierNON REPORTING OF REVENUE:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 33:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED SHARES OF STOCK VALUED AT $16,744,036 TO OFFSET A PLEDGE RECEIVABLE THAT WAS RECORDED AS REVENUE IN THE PRIOR YEAR.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CFO, CONTROLLER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM. AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE WARF MANAGING DIRECTOR REQUIRES THAT THE TRUSTEES REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. WARF REVIEWS CONFLICT MATTERS AS DISCLOSED THROUGH THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE AND ON A ROLLING BASIS AND CONSIDERS THEM IN THE MATTER PROSCRIBED IN ITS CONFLICT POLICY. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALSO MEETS AS APPROPRIATE TO CONSIDER CONFLICT SITUATIONS. ALL WARF EMPLOYEES SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AT AN EMPLOYEE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A) WARF RETAINS A MADISON, WISCONSIN-BASED INDEPENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING FIRM SPECIALIZING IN COMPENSATION ACTIVITIES TO REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, TOP MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONSULTANT IS RETAINED BY AND REPORTS TO THE CHAIR OF THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT COMMITTEE AND TO THE TRUSTEE PRESIDENT. B) EACH YEAR IN MID AUGUST THE CONSULTANT PROVIDES COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION DATA TO THE TRUSTEE PRESIDENT AND THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS COMMITTEE. C) THE TRUSTEE PRESIDENT REVIEWS A WRITTEN SUMMARY OF EXECUTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS COMMITTEE AND WITH THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. D) IN LATE AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS COMMITTEE HOLDS A TELECONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE GENERAL DIRECTION AND SCOPE/RANGE OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE OUTSIDE CONSULTANT PARTICIPATES IN THE DISCUSSION. E) IN MID SEPTEMBER THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIR OF THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT COMMITTEE DISCUSS THE EXECUTIVE EVALUATION AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT. F) THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATION IN (E) ABOVE AND APPROVES FINAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS. G) THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE FULL BOARD AT THE FALL TRUSTEE MEETING. H) THE OUTSIDE CONSULTANT PROVIDES A LETTER TO THE CHAIR OF THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT COMMITTEE DESCRIBING THE CONSULTANT'S ROLE IN ESTABLISHING THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS STANDARD UNDER THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS AND HOW THE CONSULTANT PROVIDED THE ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE REASONABLENESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -89,811,449. ALLOCATION OF INVEST APPREC TO DEPT ROYALTY TRUSTS,UNIVERSITY & DONOR FUNDS -8,274,314. EQUITY GAIN IN SUBSIDIARIES -20,425,999. APPRECIATION IN DONOR DIRECTED FUNDS 6,714,417. CHANGE IN MINIMUM PENSION OBLIGATION -7,134,949. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -118,932,294.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE WERE NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR
FORM 8621:WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION OWNS A STAKE IN THE FOLLOWING PARTNERSHIPS WHICH HAVE INDIRECT INVESTMENTS IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES (PFICS), AND HAVE FILED FORM 8621 ON BEHALF OF WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION: SIGULER GUFF BRIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP SIGULER GUFF BRIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, LPFILING OF FORM 8621 ON BEHALF OF WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
FORM 8886:THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENTS OF WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION HAVE FILED FORM 8886 DISCLOSING REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS. AS A LIMITED PARTNER IN THESE INVESTMENTS, WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S ALLOCABLE SHARE FROM THE RESPECTIVE PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES DOES NOT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD AMOUNTS. THEREFORE, WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION HAS NOT PARTICIPATED IN A LOSS TRANSACTION REPORTABLE ON FORM 8886: COMMONFUND CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS V, LP COMMONFUND CAPITAL PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS VI, LP COMMONFUND CAPITAL VENTURE PARTNERS VII, LP OAK HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS II (CAYMAN) LP WIND POINT PARTNERS V, L.P.DISCLOSURE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (3 entries)

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