2020-05-26T16:39:47-05:00 2019-08-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990EZ 2018-09-01 391454629 WOMEN IN FOCUS INCORPORATED WOME 6082398520 PO BOX 44013 MADISON WI 537444013 KENDRA GASSNER TREASURER 6082398520 2020-05-23 1 SCOTT HAUMERSEN CPA P00084908 6082744020 66.222.124.178 2020-05-23 13:10:25 CD P 50C9C09D56ED613F9D7879BDC11063DCF385CB9F B76E0BF02510E84774D23025ACA82C8567F4C183 2018 2020-11-19 02:30:22Z X X WWW.WOMENINFOCUSMADISON.ORG X X 55515 X 44695 2080 7840 18365 -10525 900 37150 42500 500 8782 51782 -14632 147874 3940 137182 X 61852 47758 86022 89424 147874 137182 0 0 147874 137182 X OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE MINORITY YOUTH TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: EACH YEAR, WOMEN IN FOCUS, INC. AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING COLLEGE-BOUND MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE WIF SCHOLARSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE. PROCEEDS FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL "I HAVE A DREAM" SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET AND BALL, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SUPPORTERS ARE USED IN FUNDING THE AWARDS.WOMEN IN FOCUS, INC. OFFERS DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS: THE MAJORITY OF OUR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SEEKING TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION POST-HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE OR OTHER POST-HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO ADULT STUDENTS WHO ARE CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE OR OTHER POST-HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION.EACH SPRING, WIF HONORS THE STUDENT AWARDEES AND THEIR FAMILIES AT A RECEPTION. THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR WIF MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR SPONSORS TO MEET AND CONGRATULATE THE AWARDEES IN PERSON. WE ARE PROUD TO ENCOURAGE THESE STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION. THE WOMAN IN FOCUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AWARDED $35,000 OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO 14 STUDENTS ENTERING OR RETURNING TO COLLEGE. 42500 43681 LITERACY PROGRAM: THE WOMEN IN FOCUS LITERACY PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE READING AND LEARNING FOR CHILDREN PRIMARILY FROM LOW-INCOME HOMES AND FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR. WE INTRODUCE THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY FOR CHILDREN BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN, MAKE PLAY A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, AND ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY BY HELPING CHILDREN DISCOVER THE WORLD AROUND THEM.ESTABLISHED IN 2001, OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE THE ENJOYMENT OF READING. THOUSANDS OF BOOKS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO MADISON AREA CHILDREN AT LOCAL CELEBRATIONS LIKE JUNETEENTH.WOMEN IN FOCUS ALSO WORKS WITH FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN THE THIRD STREET PROGRAM AT THE YWCA. VOLUNTEERS MEET MONTHLY WITH THE FAMILIES. THE CHILDREN ARE READ STORIES AND PARTICIPATE IN SIMPLE, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. AT THE END OF THE EVENING, THEY CHOOSE BOOKS TO TAKE HOME. WHILE THE CHILDREN ARE OCCUPIED, THE MOTHERS AND WIF VOLUNTEERS HAVE AN INTERACTIVE SESSION, DISCUSSING HOW CHILDREN LEARN, THE IMPORTANCE OF READING, AND HOW LANGUAGE AND LITERACY WORK TO HELP MAKE READING AN ENJOYABLE ACTIVITY. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PARTNER WITH PARENTS, UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE THEIR CHILD'S MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS AND DONATIONS. 0 5620 49301 EDITH HILLIARD PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 VERONA MORGAN VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 KENDRA GASSNER TREASURER 5.00 0 0 0 TREATER PRESTINE SECRETARY 5.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WI KENDRA GASSNER PO BOX 44013 MADISON WI 537444013 6082398520 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 43062 37332 38737 32434 44695 196260 43062 37332 38737 32434 44695 196260 6075 190185 196260 131709 0.96900 0.99990 X SCHOLARSHIP BALL 52535 44695 7840 599 11100 1662 5004 52535 44695 7840 599 11100 1662 5004 18365 -10525 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 900. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCE, CONVENTION, AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 6,801. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 858. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 1,123. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 8,782. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. AMOUNT: 3,940. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 86,022. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 89,105. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 319. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.