WE OWN IT INC

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2019 · Form 990 · revenue $491K · expenses $627K · assets $314K

EIN
47-4058872
Address
1325 E DAYTON ST STE 100, MADISON, WI 53703-2407
Website
HTTPS://WEOWN.IT
NTEE code
P02
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Jake Schlachter (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

CATALYZING CITIZEN ACTION FOR DEMOCRACY, PARTICIPATION, AND EXCELLENCE IN COOPERATIVES, THROUGH MEMBER EDUCATION AND ORGANIZING. OUR VISION IS AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US, WITH MANY DEMOCRATICALLY-OWNED BUSINESSES WORKING TO BUILD CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND LOCAL ASSETS, EQUITY, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jake Schlachter EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2016-2019 $90,902$333,416 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Don Kreis CHAIR2018-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Patrick Cox TRUSTEE2018-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Kathryn Anderson TREASURER2018-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Nathan Schneider SECRETARY2018-2019 2 $0 reported 1
James Blaine TRUSTEE2018-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Susannah Tuttle (former) CO-CHAIR (THRU AUG)2017-2018 2 $0 reported 1
Duane Ninneman (former) CO-CHAIR (THRU AUG)2017-2018 2 $0 reported 1
Beth Becker (former) SECRETARY (THRU AUG)2017-2018 2 $0 reported 1
Charles Taylor (former) TREASURER (THRU AUG)2017-2018 2 $0 reported 1
Rory Mcilmoil (former) TRUSTEE (THRU AUG)2017-2018 2 $0 reported 1
Katie Disalvo-Thronson (former) CHAIR2016-2017 3 $0 reported 1
Keith Taylor (former) SECRETARY/TREASURER2016-2017 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $91K · 2 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAKE SCHLACHTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $85,000$0$5,902 $90,9021
DON KREIS CHAIR3 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK COX TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
KATHRYN ANDERSON TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
NATHAN SCHNEIDER SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES BLAINE TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $82K · 5 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAKE SCHLACHTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $80,000$0$1,957 $81,9571
DON KREIS CHAIR (BEG AUG)3 $0$0$0 $01
SUSANNAH TUTTLE CO-CHAIR (THRU AUG)2 $0$0$0 $01
DUANE NINNEMAN CO-CHAIR (THRU AUG)2 $0$0$0 $01
BETH BECKER SECRETARY (THRU AUG)2 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES TAYLOR TREASURER (THRU AUG)2 $0$0$0 $01
RORY MCILMOIL TRUSTEE (THRU AUG)2 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK COX TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
KATHRYN ANDERSON TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
NATHAN SCHNEIDER TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES BLAINE TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $84K · 5 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAKE SCHLACHTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $84,115$0$0 $84,1151
KATIE DISALVO-THRONSON CHAIR3 $0$0$0 $01
KEITH TAYLOR SECRETARY/TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES TAYLOR TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
BETH BECKER SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSANNAH TUTTLE CO-CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
DUANE NINNEMAN CO-CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
RORY MCILMOIL TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $76K · 1 employee · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAKE SCHLACHTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $71,288$0$5,154 $76,4421
KATIE DISALVO-THRONSON CHAIR3 $0$0$0 $01
KEITH TAYLOR SECRETARY/TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $10K

Listed grants add up to $10,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $160,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2018 · 7 grants to organizations · $59K

Listed grants add up to $59,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $164,809. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$491,036$626,793 $314,170$301,525 $484,462$0 $90,90225
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$697,145$716,764 $505,257$437,282 $693,768$0 $81,957510
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$705,157$483,494 $478,872$456,901 $703,866$0 $84,11557
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$214,251$248,696 $241,528$214,575 $214,251$0 $75,443115

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $895,077 in all, tax years 2015 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WE OWN IT INC” 2017-2018 2$300,000 2018$150,000
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SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2015 1$237,500 2015$237,500
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THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$100,000 2019$100,000
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Green Advocacy Project Public charity Exact 2018 1$88,577 2018$88,577
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THE NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WE OWN IT INC” 2019 1$75,000 2019$75,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$50,000 2020$50,000
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MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$30,000 2018$30,000
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TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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SOLUTIONS PROJECT INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$4,000 2019$4,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990 · $626,793 spent · pay $156,137 · grants $160,000 · events $130,225
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $150,000$150,000-- 23.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $130,225$124,416$5,809- 20.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $90,902$36,360$27,271$27,271 14.5%
Other salaries and wages $49,700$34,790$9,940$4,970 7.9%
Fees: other services $46,994$46,994-- 7.5%
Depreciation and depletion $37,898-$37,898- 6.0%
Travel $34,027$26,272$6,827$928 5.4%
Office expenses $19,988$1,407$18,287$294 3.2%
Advertising and promotion $19,660$7,500$12,160- 3.1%
Payroll taxes $11,549$6,382$3,141$2,026 1.8%
Information technology $10,723$10,723-- 1.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $10,000$10,000-- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $4,516-$4,516- 0.7%
Fees: legal $3,687-$3,687- 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $3,600$2,520$720$360 0.6%
Insurance $1,399-$1,399- 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,334$960$374- 0.2%
Other employee benefits $386$270$77$39 0.1%
All other expenses $205$150$55- 0.0%
Total$626,793100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $716,764 spent · pay $189,634 · grants $164,809 · events $82,982
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $129,922$129,922-- 18.1%
Grants to US individuals $95,588$95,588-- 13.3%
Other salaries and wages $89,262$63,455$20,267$5,540 12.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $82,982$81,861$1,035$86 11.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $81,957$32,783$24,587$24,587 11.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $69,221$69,221-- 9.7%
Travel $37,161$34,549$1,817$795 5.2%
Information technology $33,341$33,341-- 4.7%
Advertising and promotion $21,030$1,500$19,530- 2.9%
Office expenses $20,511$10,598$9,558$355 2.9%
Depreciation and depletion $17,057-$17,057- 2.4%
Payroll taxes $13,776$7,743$3,609$2,424 1.9%
Fees: accounting $7,500-$7,500- 1.0%
Fees: legal $6,837-$6,837- 1.0%
Pension plan contributions $3,000$1,686$786$528 0.4%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,650$720$1,855$75 0.4%
All other expenses $2,164$2,155$9- 0.3%
Other employee benefits $1,639$921$429$289 0.2%
Insurance $1,166-$1,166- 0.2%
Total$716,764100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $483,494 spent · pay $219,113 · grants $80,700 · events $76,770
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $105,835$62,535$30,979$12,321 21.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,115$49,702$24,621$9,792 17.4%
Grants to US individuals $80,700$80,700-- 16.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $76,770$67,371$7,325$2,074 15.9%
Travel $38,017$27,314$9,408$1,295 7.9%
Advertising and promotion $26,214$4,000$22,214- 5.4%
Office expenses $18,255$6,307$11,691$257 3.8%
Depreciation and depletion $15,259$12,906$2,353- 3.2%
Payroll taxes $13,642$8,061$3,993$1,588 2.8%
Other employee benefits $8,772$5,183$2,568$1,021 1.8%
Pension plan contributions $6,749$3,988$1,975$786 1.4%
Information technology $4,664$4,664-- 1.0%
Fees: legal $2,360$600$1,760- 0.5%
Insurance $2,101-$2,101- 0.4%
All other expenses $41-$41- 0.0%
Total$483,494100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $248,696 spent · pay $80,739 · grants $3,290 · events $8,519
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $87,927$62,048$25,879- 35.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $75,443$37,721$18,861$18,861 30.3%
Travel $33,625$30,262$3,363- 13.5%
Information technology $25,678$25,678-- 10.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $8,519$4,019$4,500- 3.4%
Office expenses $6,220-$6,220- 2.5%
Payroll taxes $5,296-$5,296- 2.1%
Grants to US individuals $3,290$3,290-- 1.3%
Depreciation and depletion $1,440-$1,440- 0.6%
Insurance $1,158$579$579- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $100-$100- 0.0%
Total$248,696100%

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Trademarks

1 US trademark, 0 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
WE OWN IT870937852016-07-05Registration cancelledTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03

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