2020-02-14T16:58:16-06:00 2019-03-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2018-04-01 237052345 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC AMER 4142724032 207 E BUFFALO ST NO 325 MILWAUKEE WI 532025774 CHRISTOPHER OTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4142724032 2020-02-14 1 JENNY TARKOWSKI CPA P00634290 6082744020 66.222.124.178 2020-02-14 15:58:23 CS P 50C9C09D56ED613F9D7879BDC11063DCF385CB9F BB9037E3AA85FAE4E129294E83CD7747F0718998 2018 2020-11-06 18:47:13Z CHRISTOPHER OTT 207 E BUFFALO ST NO 325 MILWAUKEE WI 532025774 1945511 0 X WWW.ACLU-WI.ORG X 1969 WI TO MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE CIVIL LIBERTIES INCLUDING THE FREEDOMS OF ASSOCIATION, PRESS, RELIGION, AND SPEECH, AND THE RIGHTS TO FRANCHISE, TO DUE PROCESS OF LAW, AND TO EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAWS FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 10 10 19 42 0 0 791264 1076577 72371 555843 16857 10830 -7161 2311 873331 1645561 0 0 0 0 660836 695619 0 0 98974 290153 278121 950989 973740 -77658 671821 643452 1299683 46383 39329 597069 1260354 X THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION, INC. 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 712261 0 555843 WE MAINTAIN AND ORGANIZE OUR STATEWIDE ACTIVISTS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS BY USING APPROPRIATE MEDIA, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA. THE ACLU OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION (ACLU-WIF) IS FREQUENTLY THE ONLY VOICE ON BEHALF OF CIVIL LIBERTIES WHEN CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES ARISE OR THE RIGHTS OF DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS ARE IN JEOPARDY. THE ACLU-WIF, THROUGH ITS LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS, IDENTIFIES CURRENT AND POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS BY REVIEWING NEARLY 2,000 LEGAL INQUIRIES RECEIVED EACH YEAR. IT PROVIDES SERVICES TO APPROPRIATE REFERRALS OR LEGAL REPRESENTATION BY STAFF OR VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. SUCCESSES IN 2018-19 INCLUDED EXPANSION OF OUR WORK EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC ABOUT POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN MILWAUKEE AND MADISON; CONTINUED MONITORING OF NEW BUS ROUTES WE HELPED CREATE; MONITORING AND COMMENTING ON STATE PLANS TO EXPAND FREEWAYS WITHOUT CONSIDERING MASS TRANSIT; CONTINUED LITIGATION AGAINST THE VOTER PHOTO ID LAW; AND INVESTIGATIONS INTO LANGUAGE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST IMMIGRANTS. LEGAL SERVICES MAY TAKE MANY FORMS: ADVOCACY, ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS, AMICUS OR "FRIEND OF THE COURT" BRIEFS, DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF INDIVIDUALS, 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 WHO HELP IDENTIFY EXISTING OR POTENTIAL CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS PROBLEMS. THE ACLU-WIF FREQUENTLY USES PUBLIC RECORDSREQUESTS TO INVESTIGATE SPECIFIC CONCERNS. OUR ATTORNEYS REGULARLY FILE SUIT AND MONITOR CASES REGARDING ISSUES SUCH AS 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). 712261 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 10 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X MARCOS GUEVARA 4142724032 207 E BUFFALO ST STE 325 MILWAUKEE WI 532025774 MARY JO MCBREARTY PRESIDENT 0.20 0.80 X X 0 0 0 NICHOLE YUNK TODD VICE PRESIDENT 0.20 0.80 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE FILLINGHAM SECRETARY/TREASURER 0.20 0.80 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN ALVARADO DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 BRIAN THOMPSON DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 ANGELA LANG DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 SHAADIE ALI DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN MARQUEZ DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE MUNSON DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 TRICIA ZUNKER DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 EMILY BELL THRU JUNE DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 ELLIOTT GARB THRU DECEMBER DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 JERALYN WENDELBERGER THRU FEB NATIONAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM CROWLEY DIRECTOR 0.20 0.80 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER OTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 24.80 15.20 X 82720 0 1002 82720 0 1002 0 0 0 0 0 35360 1041217 1076577 LEGAL FEES 541100 555843 555843 555843 5780 5780 305000 299950 5050 5050 5050 2311 2311 2311 1645561 555843 0 13141 90033 65442 14878 9713 457418 332482 75588 49348 70894 51531 11715 7648 33743 24527 5576 3640 43531 31641 7194 4696 12422 11140 1282 11263 11263 206 206 39524 39241 85 198 23241 22560 386 295 39749 27455 6381 5913 11743 9075 680 1988 47848 28013 13613 6222 40517 32682 4743 3092 31748 23001 4617 4130 2375 2375 6845 6045 776 24 MEMBERSHIP DUES 8314 7426 618 270 2326 529 1797 973740 712261 162505 98974 2644 85230 32029 57440 176128 416810 2953 405 64900 53587 6912 11313 336643 100000 0 390034 50307 51443 35836 187008 643452 1299683 46383 39329 46383 39329 X 514733 1128363 49976 99631 32360 32360 597069 1260354 643452 1299683 671821 -8536 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 386862 292624 998878 791264 1076577 3546205 386862 292624 998878 791264 1076577 3546205 770672 2775533 1752 1496 2066 3086 5780 14180 3560385 1485658 0.77960 0.89390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: 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 $1,626, BUT ONLY $10 OF THAT COST WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. 50307 1342 206 51443 46347 3960 50307 41469 4878 46347 45809 -2537 1803 41469 43577 2232 45809 0.00000 0.62900 0.37100 0 0 56080 44767 11313 8820 8820 0 11313 MONEY MARKET FUNDS 390034 C 390034 DUE FROM AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN, INC. 187008 187008 1636819 -8536 -206 -8742 1645561 0 1645561 973534 0 973534 206 206 973740 PART V, LINE 4: THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED AUTHORIZED UNITS IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS TRUST, TO BUILD AN ENDURING ENDOWMENT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION AND PERSEVERING AND EXPANDING CIVIL LIBERTIES OF ALL PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -206. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN ELECTS THE BOARD OF THE FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 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 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. ANY PERSON WHO HAS AN ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE TOPIC TO WHICH THE CONFLICT RELATES. 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. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN INC 207 W BUFFALO ST STE 325 MILWAUKEE WI 532025774 396057574 PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS WI 501(C)(4) N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN INC O 251894 BOOK VALUE