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GREEN LAKE COUNTY BASIC NEEDS FOUNDATION INC

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2021 · Form 990 · revenue $116K · expenses $23K · assets $765K

EIN
81-2788397
Address
PO BOX 4, BERLIN, WI 54923-0004
NTEE code
P60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 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
Paul Salzwedel (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE GREEN LAKE COUNTY BASIC NEEDS FOUNDATION INC DISTRIBTUES FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CITIZENS OF GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WISCONSIN; THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SUPPORTING LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES, ADVOCAP, CHRISTINE ANN CENTER, TRI COUNTY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, ETC.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Carol Joseph SECRETARY2021 1 $0 reported 1
Wendy Seaman VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Salzwedel PRESIDENT2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Lehner (former) PRESIDENT2016-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Debra Hartwig (former) SECRETARY2019 0 $0 reported 1
Dennis Plantz (former) VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER2016-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Deana Ceman (former) SECRETARY2016-2018 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROL JOSEPH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
WENDY SEAMAN VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL SALZWEDEL PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL LEHNER PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
WENDY SEAMAN TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
DEBRA HARTWIG SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL SALZWEDEL VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL LEHNER PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS PLANTZ VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
DEANA CEMAN SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL LEHNER PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DENNIS PLANTZ VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
DEANA CEMAN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL LEHNER PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
DENNIS PLANTZ VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
DEANA CEMAN SECRETARY0 $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 · 4 grants to organizations · $70K

Listed grants add up to $70,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $79,500. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2018 · 1 grant to organizations · $21K

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
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,487$23,489 $764,595$764,595 $33,331$0 $0025
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$156,213$89,960 $590,834$590,834 $208,656$0 $0025
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,298$24,639 $374,740$374,740 $113,335$0 $0025
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,667$39,920 $283,676$283,676 $154,667- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,056$16,351 $168,929$168,929 $184,056- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $161,797 in all, tax years 2016 to 2025. 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
THOMAS J AND CAROL J JOSEPH FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Green Lake County Basic Needs Foundation Inc” 2016-2017 2$145,000 2017$60,000
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ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GREEN LAKE COUNTY BASIC NEEDS FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2025 6$16,766 2025$2,882
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GREEN LAKE COUNTY BASIC NEEDS FOUNDATION INC” 2022-2023 2$31 2023$19
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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.

2021 · Form 990 · $23,489 spent · pay $0 · grants $19,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $19,750$19,750-- 84.1%
Fees: investment management $3,739-$3,739- 15.9%
Total$23,489100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $89,960 spent · pay $0 · grants $79,500 · events $19,420
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $79,500$79,500-- 88.4%
Fees: other services $5,898-$5,898- 6.6%
Fees: legal $4,562-$4,562- 5.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $0$19,420reported apart
Total$89,960100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $24,639 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,967 · events $14,818
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $20,967$20,967-- 85.1%
Fees: other services $2,844-$2,844- 11.5%
Advertising and promotion $648-$648- 2.6%
Fees: legal $180-$180- 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $0$14,818reported apart
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $39,920 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,636 46.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,000 45.1%
Fees to independent contractors $2,880 7.2%
Printing, publications, postage $404 1.0%
Total$39,920100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $16,351 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,351 100.0%
Total$16,351100%

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