WISCONSIN BREWERS GUILD INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization: WISCONSIN BREWERS GUILD INC (EIN 20-3253173)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2020-07-06
IRS object ID: 202021889349200817
Schema version: 2018v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-07-06T10:49:47-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	391203191	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SVA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCTS SC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1221 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53717	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	203253173	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WISCONSIN BREWERS GUILD INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WISC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6084411992	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 45961	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53744	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARK GARTHWAITE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6084411992	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-07-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KIRSTEN HOUGHTON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01273230	PTIN
Phone	6088318181	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	WIBREWERSGUILD.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$128,979	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$15,333	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$48,667	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues	$64,508	MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income	$471	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue	$128,979	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$12,677	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$3,608	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$139,005	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$155,290	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$26,311	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$134,268	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$107,957	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,957	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,957	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,957	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	THE GUILD'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN WISCONSIN'S BREWING INDUSTRY. WE PROVIDE A NETWORK THAT CONNECTS BREWERS, SUPPLIERS, RETAILERS, AND OF COURSE ENTHUSIASTS NOT ONLY IN WISCONSIN BUT WORLDWIDE.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN WISCONSIN'S BREWING INDUSTRY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR BREWERS AND AFFILIATED INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH TECHNICAL CONFERENCES, MEETINGS WITH INDUSTRY PEERS, AND A COMMUNICATION NETWORK THAT FACILITATES SHARED LEARNING. BREWERY MEMBERS AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS ARE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE BREWING INDUSTRY AND BENEFIT FROM COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION INITIATIVES. A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING CONTINUING EDUCATION MATERIALS AND PRIORITIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS.	$0	$0
INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WISCONSIN BEER AND BREWERIES THROUGH PROMOTIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS, MARKETING, AND CONSUMER EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HOSTING TASTING EVENTS WITHIN THE STATE AND AT MEMBER BREWERIES. ENTHUSIAST MEMBERSHIPS PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC VIA EMAIL, WEB, AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS ON AN ONGOING BASIS. ENTHUSIAST MEMBERS AND FESTIVAL MEMBERS ARE DIRECTLY ENGAGED TO GENERATE GREATER INTEREST IN WISCONSIN BEER AND BREWERIES. A MARKETING COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND INITIATIVES ON AN ONGOING BASIS.	$0	$0
PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESEARCH REGARDING PAST, PRESENT, AND PROJECTED BUSINESS CONDITIONS THAT MAY AFFECT WISCONSIN BREWERIES AND BREWPUBS AND THEIR AFFILIATED INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDES STRATEGIC PLANNING GUIDANCE TO ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED UPON MARKET TRENDS AND INFORMATION GATHERED FROM INDUSTRY PEERS. INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND PUBLIC IN AN ONGOING BASIS VIA EMAIL NEWSLETTERS AND BULLETINS.	$0	$0
EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL ABOUT WISCONSIN'S BREWING INDUSTRY AND ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION AND REGULATION THAT WILL ENSURE THAT OUR INDUSTRY CAN THRIVE UNDER IMPROVED BUSINESS CONDITIONS. A GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH MONITORING LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITY THAT MAY AFFECT BREWERIES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND CONDUCTS POLICY ANALYSIS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION ON AN ONGOING BASIS.	$0	$0

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MARC BUTTERA
PAST PRESIDENT	2.00	$0	$0	$0
WILL GLASS
PRESIDENT	2.00	$0	$0	$0
MARK GARTHWAITE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	50.00	$0	$0	$0
PAUL GRAHAM
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	$0	$0	$0
HENRY SCHWARTZ
SECRETARY	2.00	$0	$0	$0
JIM WIESENDER
TREASURER	2.00	$0	$0	$0
JEFF HAMILTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	$0	$0	$0
RUSS KLISCH
DIRECTOR	2.00	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	0	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers	0	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARK GARTHWAITE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 45961	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53744	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6084411992	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	0	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	0	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME	DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 471.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION: FESTIVAL EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 20,779. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,814. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL & CONFERENCE. AMOUNT: 5,789. DESCRIPTION: MANAGEMENT FEES. AMOUNT: 36,000. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,791. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 35,086. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 11,015. DESCRIPTION: MERCHANDISE. AMOUNT: 2,852. DESCRIPTION: DUES. AMOUNT: 20,726. DESCRIPTION: FEDERAL TAX EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,153. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 139,005.

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME

DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 471.

FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES

DESCRIPTION: FESTIVAL EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 20,779. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,814. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL & CONFERENCE. AMOUNT: 5,789. DESCRIPTION: MANAGEMENT FEES. AMOUNT: 36,000. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,791. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 35,086. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 11,015. DESCRIPTION: MERCHANDISE. AMOUNT: 2,852. DESCRIPTION: DUES. AMOUNT: 20,726. DESCRIPTION: FEDERAL TAX EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,153. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 139,005.