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WISCONSIN BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
WISCONSIN BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 47-3681908)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-07-15
IRS object ID
201931969349301078
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-07-15T14:57:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN391203191PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SVA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCTS SCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11221 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN473681908EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WISCONSIN BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWISCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6088190150PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116 N CARROLL STREET NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53703ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT WELCHPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6088190150PhoneNum
Signature2019-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIRSTEN HOUGHTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273230PTIN
Phone6088318181PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address69.128.11.234IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-07-15IPDt
IP Tm13:30:14IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT WELCHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116 N CARROLL ST STE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$248,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTES THE PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE BIOFUELS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$248,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$257,235PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$248,000CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,555PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$204,094PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$196,530CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$207,649PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$198,030CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$49,586PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$49,970CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$297,477TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$347,447TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$297,477NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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MissionPROMOTES THE PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE BIOFUELS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPRODUCED AND PLACED RADIO ADS PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF FUELS WITH HIGHER ETHANOL BLENDSDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWORKED TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH RETAILERS OF AUTOMOTIVE FUELS THROUGH TRADE SHOWPARTICIPATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIESDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGENERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES - IN ADDITION TO FORMAL LOBBYING ON TOPICS, THE ORGANIZATION WORKED ON INTRODUCING ITS MEMBERS TO POLICY MAKERS, GOT INVOLVED IN SEVERAL PROJECTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN (BOTH PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE), AND HELPED EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS ON THE GENERAL STATE OF THE ETHANOL INDUSTRY IN WISCONSIN.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ROBERT WELCHBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone6088190150PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116 N CARROLL STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ERIK HUSCHITT
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEAL KEMMET
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DALE DRACHENBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD BOPPART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM LEITING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARB BONTRAGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE LUTES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT WELCH
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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ASSOCIATE MEMBER DUES900099$4,000$4,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$248,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$248,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,500TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,300TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,000TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,256TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,579TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$885TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PROFESSIONAL DUES/ MEMB$17,000
BUSINESS REGISTRATION F$510

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,030TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,477BOYAmt
EOY$347,447EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,477BOYAmt
EOY$347,447EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,477BOYAmt
EOY$347,447EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,477BOYAmt
EOY$347,447EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,477BOYAmt
EOY$347,447EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$49,970ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$248,000DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$17,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$17,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$17,360AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$360TaxableAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NET ASSETS UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S DISSOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BREVIEW PROCESS FOR FORM 990: A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.