UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION (EIN 39-0743975)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-15
IRS object ID: 201613209349304436
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-15T12:04:53-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	366055558	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 E WISCONSIN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	390743975	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	University of Wisconsin Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNIV	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6082634545	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1848 University Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Madison	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537264090	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIDGET BUSH	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHELLE L WEBER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00556798	PTIN
Phone	4142898200	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-11-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MICHAEL M KNETTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1848 University Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Madison	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537264090	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,647,539,495	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SUPPORTUW.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1945	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	University of Wisconsin Foundation aids UW - Madison by soliciting gifts and bequests, administers & invests securities & property, and distributes Payments for benefit of UW-Madison.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	51	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	48	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	507	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	51	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$2,372,832	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$2,888,911	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$388,508,377	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$543,651,612	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,972,234	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,503,387	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$153,860,401	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$119,467,086	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$585,530	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,254,238	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$544,926,542	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$667,876,323	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$246,727,971	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$220,615,230	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$20,031,373	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$26,517,731	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$26,364,738	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$27,759,069	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$31,158,594	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$294,518,413	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$278,291,555	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$250,408,129	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$389,584,768	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,283,644,772	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,492,673,853	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$374,482,676	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$316,212,663	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,909,162,096	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,176,461,190	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The University of Wisconsin foundation is the official not-for-profit fund raising corporation for the University of Wisconsin Madison (UW-Madison). it receives gifts and bequests, administers and invests securities and property, and disburses payments to and on behalf of UW-Madison for (continued from page 2 - Organization's Mission) advancement of scientific, literary, education, and athletic purposes. in addition, the university of Wisconsin foundation receives gifts and bequests, administers and invests securities and property and disburses payments to and on the behalf of several other units of the university of Wisconsin system for advancement of scientific, literary and educational purposes.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$220,615,230	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$220,615,230	GrantAmt
Desc	In accordance with the Organization's primary exempt purpose, the University of Wisconsin foundation assists by making payments to or on behalf of the University of Wisconsin.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenue	$3,255,148	RevenueAmt
Desc	Membership Services: Providing programs, activities, alumni learning, alumni clubs and chapters, as well as awards and recognition for approximately 40,000 members. these programs promote the University of Wisconsin.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenue	$248,239	RevenueAmt
Desc	Publications: "On Wisconsin" is a quarterly publication and serves as the official University of Wisconsin alumni magazine. "Badger Insider" is a members only publication serving as the member forum. "Forward Under 40" is the Alumni Association's newest awards program, this publication recognizes prominent University of Wisconsin alumni under the age of 40 living in the Wisconsin area.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$220,615,230	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	Yes (true)	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	284	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	507	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	Yes (true)	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	1	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	51	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	48	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRIDGET BUSH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6083085469	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1848 UNIVERSITY AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53726	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (67 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Michael M Knetter
President and CEO	60.0	0.5	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$624,671	$0	$109,151
Paula E Bonner
Chief Alumi Officer/Ex Officio	45.0		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$277,409	$0	$38,317
Thomas J Falk
Chair - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffery D Wiesner
Vice Chair - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard L Antoine
Ex Officio - Term is Continuous	2.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nancy L Ballsrud
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	3.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rajiv Batra
Director - Term Exp 6/2018	0.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John D Baumann
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan J Cellmer
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jerome A Chazen
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul J Collins
Ex Officio - Term is Continuous	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey J Diermeier
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan S Engeleiter
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Wade Fetzer III
Ex Officio - Term is Continuous	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David F Florin
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jere D Fluno
Ex Officio - Term is Continuous	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter L Frechette
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	0.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Curtis J Fuszard
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	0.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Colleen A Goggins
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey c Hammes
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jon D Hammes
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth M Harned
Director - Term Exp 6/2018	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jill S Hatton
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	3.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Elzie L Higginbottom
Director - Term Exp 6/2018	0.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John P Holton
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William P Hsu
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ted D Kellner
Ex Officio - Term is Continuous	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter S Kies
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Christopher Kozina
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	0.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul A Leff
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter A Leidel
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas P Madsen
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jane R Mandula
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Karen A Monfre
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alice D Mortenson
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Melinda J Mount
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	0.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John S Nelson
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cory Nettles
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John J Oros
Ex Officio - Term is Continuous	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Stephen R Petersen
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	3.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Linda L Procci
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Frederick A Robertson
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	0.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ricky C Sandler
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jay R Sekelsky
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul S Shain
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael S Shannon
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael R Splinter
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Stephanie L Swartz
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Frances S Taylor
Ex Officio - Term is Continuous	0.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Patrick A Thiele
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	1.5		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Doris F Weisburg
Director - Term Exp 6/2017	2.0		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Julie M Van Cleave
Chief Investment Officer	50.0			Yes (X)	$733,621	$0	$27,998
Thomas P Olson
CIO - Private Markets	50.0			Yes (X)	$512,940	$0	$45,151
Alisa A Robertson
Assistant Secretary	50.0	0.5		Yes (X)	$229,839	$0	$21,050
Kari P Myrland
Chief Information Officer	45.0			Yes (X)	$197,913	$0	$27,058
Geoffrey M McCloskey
Chief Financial Officer	60.0			Yes (X)	$176,323	$0	$36,659
Steven C Hudson
Chief Financial Officer	45.0			Yes (X)	$158,533	$0	$27,175
Russell N Howes
Assistant Treasurer	45.0	0.5		Yes (X)	$168,769	$0	$24,573
Scott T McKinney
Chief Administrative Officer	50.0	0.5		Yes (X)	$154,232	$0	$22,392
Catherine M Ahrens
Secretary	45.0			Yes (X)	$101,968	$0	$28,789
Bridget A Bush
Treasurer	45.0	0.5		Yes (X)	$96,166	$0	$10,335
Mary M DeNiro
Chief Engagement Officer	45.0			Yes (X)	$46,985	$0	$7,963
Kong Her
Sr Dir Inv- Fixed Income	45.0				$184,829	$0	$16,656	Yes (X)
James P Kennedy
Chief Marketing Officer	45.0				$172,856	$0	$34,467	Yes (X)
Marion F Brown
VP of Development	45.0				$167,854	$0	$17,901	Yes (X)
Anne M Lucke
VP & Managing Group Leader	50.0				$160,914	$0	$23,181	Yes (X)
Jodi K Patek
Chief of Staff	50.0				$152,145	$0	$27,958	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,317,967	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$546,774	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	42	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Robert W Baird Co Inc
777 e wisconsin avenue suite 2700	MILWAUKEE	WI	53202	investment advisor/custodian	$1,479,392
Morgan stanley
1585 Broadway	New York	NY	10036	alt investment advisor	$1,039,267
US Bank NA
PO Box 7900	Madison	WI	53707	investment advisor/custodian	$1,030,129
Yorktown Partners LLC
410 park avenue 19th flr	NEW YORK	NY	10022	alt investment advisor	$1,013,517
Stepstone Group
4275 Executive Square	LaJolla	CA	92037	investment consultant	$884,589	Suite 500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	53	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Related Organizations	$55,000	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$543,596,612	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$147,384,423	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$543,651,612	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Registration	900099	$1,434,253	$1,434,253
Membership Revenue	541900	$736,878	$736,878
Athletic Travel Income	900099	$404,806	$404,806
Publications	541800	$248,239		$224,720	$23,519
Sponsorship Income	900099	$231,497	$231,497

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$447,714	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$447,714	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,503,387	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$25,553,777	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$5,466,872	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$31,020,649	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,024,098	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,024,098	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$44,380	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$44,380	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$44,380	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$44,380	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,069,563,605	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$3,973,278	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,978,637,581	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$985,993	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$90,926,024	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$2,987,285	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$93,913,309	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,869,320	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$91,043,989	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$51,999	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$22,315	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$29,684	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$29,684	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$102,647	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$17,283	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$85,364	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$85,364	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Miscellaneous	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$70,712	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$70,712	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$70,712	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$667,876,323	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,255,148	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$2,372,832	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$123,342,395	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$220,615,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$220,615,230	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,905,983	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,952,955	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$953,028	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,662,813	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,770,225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,892,588	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,331,420	TotalAmt
Management And General	$725,028	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$606,392	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,137,906	TotalAmt
Management And General	$798,304	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,339,602	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,479,609	TotalAmt
Management And General	$927,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$552,471	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$216,542	TotalAmt
Management And General	$79,631	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$136,911	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$188,627	TotalAmt
Management And General	$183,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,736	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,587,442	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,587,442	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,804,592	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,268,187	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,536,405	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$880,736	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$878,933	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,316,006	TotalAmt
Management And General	$440,633	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$875,373	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,993,680	TotalAmt
Management And General	$888,565	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,105,115	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$928,755	TotalAmt
Management And General	$415,073	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$513,682	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$899,082	TotalAmt
Management And General	$365,956	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$533,126	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$346,132	TotalAmt
Management And General	$177,451	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$168,681	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,829	TotalAmt
Management And General	$89,829	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,728,264	TotalAmt
Management And General	$693,299	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,034,965	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$497,586	TotalAmt
Management And General	$238,599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$258,987	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Bad Debt Expense	$3,713,432	$3,713,432
Alumni Events	$2,499,782		$2,499,782
Income Tax Liability	$308,153	$308,153
Credit Card Usage Fees	$283,774	$283,774

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$876,180	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$402,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$473,961	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$278,291,555	TotalAmt
Program Services	$220,615,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,311,587	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,364,738	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$400	BOYAmt
EOY	$400	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$956,664,822	BOYAmt
EOY	$258,842,208	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,049,969	BOYAmt
EOY	$192,092,654	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,096,158	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,977,689	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,169,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,082,170	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,554,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,674,044	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$28,968,484	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,244,655	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,437,128	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,723,829	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,686,812,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,469,100,094	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$525,933,965	BOYAmt
EOY	$492,403,040	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,926,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,777,725	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,283,644,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,492,673,853	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,291,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,910,797	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$888,453	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,533	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,878,218	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$365,302,845	BOYAmt
EOY	$278,287,115	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$374,482,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$316,212,663	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$228,830,607	BOYAmt
EOY	$197,494,864	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,398,302,164	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,464,488,384	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,282,029,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,514,477,942	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,909,162,096	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,176,461,190	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,283,644,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,492,673,853	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$389,584,768	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$121,841,220	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$444,454	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
College Organization	Yes (X)	CollegeOrganizationInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$197,541,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$211,242,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$266,773,753	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$388,508,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$543,651,612	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,607,718,256	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$197,541,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$211,242,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$266,773,753	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$388,508,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$543,651,612	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,607,718,256	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$451,194,849	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,156,523,407	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$24,330,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,098,234	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,812,554	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$41,049,808	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$32,089,127	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$159,380,303	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$103,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$120,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$38,939	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$225,358	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$488,478	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,767,587,037	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$5,152,316	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.6543	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.6678	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - GAMING ACTIVITY, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - 38939.0, COLUMN E - 51999.0, COLUMN F - 90938.0; DESCRIPTION - INVENTORY SALES, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - 102647.0, COLUMN F - 102647.0; DESCRIPTION - MISCELLANEOUS REVNUE, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - 103805.0, COLUMN C - 120376.0, COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - 70712.0, COLUMN F - 294893.0;	ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,661,118,411	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$168,905,586	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$23,968,864	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$8,810,549	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,814,865,682	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,555,980,597	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$84,185,170	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$68,320,858	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$47,368,214	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,661,118,411	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,380,851,767	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$44,274,718	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$179,220,591	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$48,366,479	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,555,980,597	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$979,721,429	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$24,271,427	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$122,517,831	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	-$304,936,665	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$50,595,585	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,380,851,767	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,022,570,168	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$35,834,472	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$41,848,815	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$36,834,396	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$979,721,429	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.8229	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.1771	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$502,530	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$502,530	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$12,313,026	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,181,667	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,131,359	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$624,261	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$482,626	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$141,635	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,731,814	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,580,362	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$12,151,452	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$796,853	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$796,853	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$20,723,829	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Limited Partnerships	$322,560,367	F
Real Asset Funds	$167,572,875	F
Other Funds	$2,269,798	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$492,403,040	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (9 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Deferred Compensation	$2,260,880
Accrued Social Security
Liability Under Split Interest	$43,884,223
Funds Due to Other Organizations	$2,062,879
Benefit of U.W. - Hospital & Clinic	$194,532,835
Benefit of U.W. - Stevens Point Fdn	$27,663,805
Benefit of U.W. - Stout Fdn	$1,368,831
Benefit of U.W. - Green Bay Fdn	$6,511,513
Benefit of WIAC	$2,149

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$278,287,115	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds

The Foundation's endowment consisted of 3,726 and 3,513 individual funds at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These funds were established for a variety of purposes related to the organization's exempt purpose. As required by GAAP, net assets associated with endowment funds are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions and on state law.

Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote

ORGA NIZATION 'S LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER ASC 740: The Foundation has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that it is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code ("IRC "). However, the foundation is subject to federal and state income taxes on its unrelated business s income, as a result of ownership in various investment entities. The foundation recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statement is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The foundation applied the uncertain tax position guidance to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remained open. The foundation is subject to federal income taxes and files state tax returns in various states. In addition to filing in its home state of Wisconsin, the foundation files state income tax returns in thirty-eight states. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant Judgment to apply. Tax years open to Examination by tax authorities under federal statute of limitations include calendar years 2012 through 2015. Open tax years under the various state statutes of limitations include calendar years 2009 to 2015. For states where the foundation has not filed a state return, all tax years remain open. The foundation, if applicable, recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized ta x benefits in interest expense and recognizes penalties in operating expenses. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the foundation did not recognize any material interest or penalties.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Investments
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	0	Investments
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	Investments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$0	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$0	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule F, Part I, Line 3(f)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Activities per Region: Due to the extent and indirect tiered partnership structure of the Foundation's investments, total expenditures and investment information is not readily available. The Foundation monitors investments for Form 926 and Form 8865 filing requirements and files applicable returns as needed which are submitted with the organization's Form 990-T.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	$51,999	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Other Gaming	$10,415	CashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming	$11,900	OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	false	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$51,999	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming	$10,415	CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming	$11,900	OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming Conducted	WI	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed	Yes (true)	LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc	false	LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers	Yes (true)	GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity	false	MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility	1.0	GamingOwnFacilityPct
Individual With Books	Bridget Bush	IndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1848 University Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Madison	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53726	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev	false	CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd

Gaming Manager Business Name GamingManagerBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Bridget Bush	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Manager Compensation	$0	GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services Prov	Oversees student organization raffle	GamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is Director Ofcr	Yes (X)	GamingManagerIsDirectorOfcrInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr	false	CharitableDistributionRqrInd
Distributed	$0	DistributedAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (15 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis	$198,963,592	See Sch I, Part IV
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$20,840,000	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$312,250	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$150,100	Appraisal	Books
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$70,000	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$50,000	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$42,312	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$42,000	Fair Mkt Value	Medical Equipment
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$37,000	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$12,000	Appraisal	Grand Piano
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$10,100	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$10,000	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$9,600	Appraisal	Artwork
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$6,366	Appraisal	Books
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 N Park St	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	State of Wis		See Sch I, Part IV	$5,127	Fair Mkt Value	Event Hosting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION AIDS THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN BY SOLICITING GIFTS OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH IT COLLECTS, ADMINISTERS AND DISTRIBUTES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN ADVANCING ITS SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, ATHLETIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THERE IS NO FURTHER MONITORING OF THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOLLOWING DISBURSEMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Michael M Knetter
President and CEO	$503,290	$0	$108,000	$0	$13,381	$0	$90,500	$0	$18,651	$0	$733,822	$0	$0	$0
Paula E Bonner
Chief Alumi Officer/Ex Officio	$275,429	$0	$0	$0	$1,980	$0	$25,752	$0	$12,565	$0	$315,726	$0	$0	$0
Julie M Van Cleave
Chief Investment Officer	$519,831	$0	$212,500	$0	$1,290	$0	$26,500	$0	$1,498	$0	$761,619	$0	$0	$0
Thomas P Olson
CIO - Private Markets	$380,510	$0	$131,740	$0	$690	$0	$26,500	$0	$18,651	$0	$558,091	$0	$0	$0
Alisa A Robertson
Assistant Secretary	$195,947	$0	$33,592	$0	$300	$0	$19,552	$0	$1,498	$0	$250,889	$0	$0	$0
Kari P Myrland
Chief Information Officer	$196,623	$0	$0	$0	$1,290	$0	$20,027	$0	$7,031	$0	$224,971	$0	$0	$0
Geoffrey M McCloskey
Chief Financial Officer	$175,642	$0	$0	$0	$681	$0	$18,097	$0	$18,562	$0	$212,982	$0	$0	$0
Steven C Hudson
Chief Financial Officer	$157,391	$0	$0	$0	$1,142	$0	$16,065	$0	$11,110	$0	$185,708	$0	$0	$0
Russell N Howes
Assistant Treasurer	$166,571	$0	$0	$0	$2,198	$0	$16,979	$0	$7,594	$0	$193,342	$0	$0	$0
Scott T McKinney
Chief Administrative Officer	$153,936	$0	$0	$0	$296	$0	$15,569	$0	$6,823	$0	$176,624	$0	$0	$0
Kong Her
Sr Dir Inv- Fixed Income	$182,275	$0	$0	$0	$2,554	$0	$860	$0	$15,796	$0	$201,485	$0	$0	$0
James P Kennedy
Chief Marketing Officer	$172,406	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$15,750	$0	$18,717	$0	$207,323	$0	$0	$0
Marion F Brown
VP of Development	$164,044	$0	$0	$0	$3,810	$0	$16,562	$0	$1,339	$0	$185,755	$0	$0	$0
Anne M Lucke
VP & Managing Group Leader	$160,224	$0	$0	$0	$690	$0	$16,272	$0	$6,909	$0	$184,095	$0	$0	$0
Jodi K Patek
Chief of Staff	$151,696	$0	$0	$0	$449	$0	$15,499	$0	$12,459	$0	$180,103	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees	THE PERSONAL USE PORTION OF MICHAEL M KNETTER'S COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERSHIP WAS INCLUDED IN HIS FORM W-2.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: MICHAEL KNETTER PARTICIPATES IN A 457 (B) AND 457 (F) SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION. THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $18,000 AND $55,500 RESPECTIVELY TO THESE PLAN DURING 2015.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments	Non-fixed payments not described in lines 5 & 6: BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR YEAR 2007, THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION BOARD INSTITUTED AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR SELECTED PARTICIPANTS OF THE UW FOUNDATION INVESTMENT MANAGMENT GROUP. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN WHICH IS DETAILED BELOW: PARTICIPANTS: CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, SENIOR DIRECTORS OF INVESTMENTS, AND OTHERS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND APPROVED BY THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AND BUDGET AND PERSONNEL COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION: PARTICIPANTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS RANGING FROM ZERO TO 50% OF THEIR ANNUAL BASE CASH COMPENSATION EARNED IN THE FISCAL YEAR UNDER REVIEW. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR OF THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, RECOMMENDS APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE AWARDS BASED UPON A RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AGAINST GOALS ON A SET OF WEIGHTED FACTORS CUSTOMIZED FOR EACH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE. THE ASSESSMENTS ARE COMPLETED AS DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, TYPICALLY DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY PRESENTED TO THE BUDGET AND PERSONNEL COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARDED UNDER THIS PLAN WILL NOT TRIGGER ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION'S DEFINED CONTRIBUTION 401(k) PLAN. FACTORS TO CONSIDER: IN DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE OF SALARY TO BE AWARDED, EACH ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT WILL BE EVALUATED ON INVESTMENT RETURN RESULTS AS WELL AS NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO HIS/HER PERFORMANCE. THE SPECIFIC FACTORS, COMPARISONS, TIMEFRAMES AND WEIGHTINGS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT'S ROLE, LENGTH OF SERVICE, ASSET CLASS RESPONSIBILITY AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS. THESE PERSONALIZED PERFORMANCE MEASURES WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN MATRICES, AND APPROVED BY THE BUDGET AND PERSONNEL COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE FOR EACH PARTICIPANT PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO BE MEASURED. METHOD OF PAYMENT: PAYMENTS WILL BE AWARDED AS CASH OR DEFERRED COMPENSATION, THE LATTER SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE IRS AND SEC REGULATIONS. PARTICIPANTS MAY SELECT THE FORM OF COMPENSATION IN INCREMENTS OF 25%.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Robert W Baird Co Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	Director on the board	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$1,479,392	TransactionAmt
Transaction	Investment Management Fees	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part IV Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Business Transaction Involving Interested Person The UW Foundation paid Robert W Baird & Co, Inc . $1,479,392 for investing management Cory Nettles, a UW Foundation director, is a director at Robert W Baird & Co, Inc.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	27	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$21,414,140	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Opinions of experts	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$161,266	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Opinions of experts	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	458	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$124,781,564	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Other	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Closely Held Stock SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$254,312	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Other	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$721,500	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Opinions of experts	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Life Insurance Policies	2	$40,000	Other
Yes (X)	Event Hosting	14	$10,184	Other
Yes (X)	Weaving Wool	1	$750	Other
Yes (X)	Antique Powder Boxes	1	$549	Other
Yes (X)	Miscellaneous Items	10	$158	Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	102	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b Third parties used to solicit, process, or sell noncash contributions

Third Parties and Non-cash contributions the University of Wisconsin Foundation hires real estate agents (at arm's length), as necessary, to sell real estate that is not transferred to the University of Wisconsin.

Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions

Art - Works of art: The organization is reporting number of contributions. Books and publications: The organization is reporting number of contributions. Securities - Publicly traded: The organization is reporting number of contributions. Securities - Closely held stock: The organization is reporting number of contributions. Real estate - Residential: The organization is reporting number of contributions. Other: The organization is reporting number of contributions.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons	Susan S Engeleiter and Michael S Shannon - Family relationship, Paul S Shain and Ted Kellner - Business relationship, Paul S Shain, Ted D Kellner, and Michael M Knetter - Business relationship, Jane Mandula and Michael Splinter - Business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Significant changes to organizational documents	Changes to Bylaws on October 30, 2015 removing organization members/membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	The following was removed from bylaws as of October 30, 2015: ORGANIZATION MEMBERS: ACCORDING TO UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION BYLAWS, ARTICLE II - MEMBERS : "2.01 NUMBER THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ON HUNDRED (100) MEMBERS AND NO MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED (500) MEMBERS, THE EXACT NUMBER TO BE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP " "2.02 QUALIFICATIONS MEMBERS SHALL BE NATURAL PERSONS MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE PERSONAL TO A MEMBER AND NO MEMBERSHIP OR RIGHTS OF A MEMBER SHALL BE ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN ANY MANNER IT SHALL NOT BE A CONDITION OF MEMBERSHIP THAT A PERSON SHALL HAVE BEEN A GRADUATE OR STUDENT OR FORMER STUDENT OF A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE, OR SHALL HAVE FIELD ANY OFFICE, POSITION OR MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE."
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	The following was removed from bylaws as of October 30, 2015: MEMBERS MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY: ACCORDING TO UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION BYLAWS, ARTICLE II: "2.09 NOTICE OF MEETING: WRITTEN NOTICE STATING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE MEETING AND, IN THE CASE OF A SPECIAL MEETING, THE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE MEETING IS CALLED, SHALL BE GIVEN NOT LESS THAN FIVE (5) DAYS NOR MORE THAN FIFTY (50) DAYS BEFORE SUCH MEETING BY OR AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CHAIR, IF THE CHAIR CALLED THE MEETING AT THE REQUEST OF MEMBERS, TO EACH MEMBER ENTITLED TO VOTE AT SUCH MEETING NOTICE MAY BE GIVEN IN PERSON OR BY ANY RELIABLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION PERMITTED BY WISCONSIN STATUTES, INCLUDING E-MAIL, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OR CONVENTIONAL MAIL IF MAILED, SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE DELIVERED WHEN DEPOSITED IN THE UNITED STATES MAIL, ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER AT HIS/HER ADDRESS AS IT APPEARS IN THE RECORDS OF THE CORPORATION WITH POSTAGE THEREON PREPAID." "2.10 QUORUM: TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF THE MEMBERS IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING AND ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE SUBJECT MATTER SHALL BE THE ACT OF THE MEMBER UNLESS THE VOTE OF A GREATER NUMBER IS REQUIRED BY LAW THOUGH LESS THAN A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS REPRESENTED AT A MEETING, A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS SO REPRESENTED MAY ADJOURN THE MEETING FROM TIME WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE AT SUCH ADJOURNED MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM SHALL BE PRESENT OR REPRESENTED, ANY BUSINESS MAY BE TRANSACTED WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRANSACTED AT THE MEETING AS ORIGIONALL NOTIFIED." "2.12 VOTING OF MEMBERS: EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE UPON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE AT A MEETING OF THE MEMBERS THE AFFIRMIATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY MEMBERS PRESENT, INPERSON OR BY PROXY, AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT SHALL BE THE ACT OF THE MEMBERS, UNLESS A GREATER NUMBER OF VOTES IS REQUIRED BY LAW, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THE BYLAWS."
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	The following was removed from bylaws as of October 30, 2015: ACCORDING TO UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION BY LAWS, ARTICLE VII: "8.01 BY MEMBERS: THESE BY-LAWS MAY BE ALTERED, AMENDED OR REPEALED AND NEW BY-LAWS MAY BE ADOPTED BY THE MEMBERS BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY AT A MEETING OF MEMBERS AT WHICH QUORUM IS PRESET, UNLESS A GREATER VOTE IS REQUIRED BY LAW, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION , OR THESE BYLAWS."
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR DIRECTOR OF TAX. THE DRAFT RETURN IS REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE RETURN IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION PRIOR TO FILING. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION ARE COVERED UNDER THE FOUNDATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND EMPLOYEES ARE TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT MAY LEAD TO A CONFLICT. OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. THE INTERESTED PARTY MUST FULLY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND COMPLETELY RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM DISCUSSION AND ANY RELATED VOTE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT: ANNUALLY THE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BUDGET AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETS TO: 1) DETERMINE AND APPROVE THE PRESIDENT'S PAY, AND 2) REVIEW AND APPROVE THE PAY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT FOR ALL OTHER OFFICERS. THE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR BUDGET AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND SELECT OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. THE SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY SURVEYS ADMINISTERED BY PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS THAT INCLUDE BIG TEN, BIG 12 AND OTHER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONS AND DEVELOPEMENT DEPARTMENTS. THE SUBCOMMITTEE USES THIS MARKET DATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH INDIVIDUAL JOB PERFORMANCE AND THE FOUNDATIONS COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY TO BE COMPETITIVE ON A NATIONAL BASIS FOR SIMILAR JOBS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS A BASIS FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. ACTIONS TAKEN ARE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF EACH COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES ARE DISTRIBUTED, REVIEWED, AND OFFICIALLY APPROVED AT SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT: SUPPORTUW.ORG/ABOUT-US/TAX-LEGAL/ -RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION -BY-LAWS -FORM 1023 APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION -IRS TAX DETERMINATION LETTER -AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ANNUAL REPORTS -FORM 990 -FORM 990-T THE CONFLICT OF THE INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service Revenue	Travel/Tour Commission - Total Revenue: 224358, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 224358, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Membership Insurance - Total Revenue: 223356, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 223356, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Miscellaneous Adjustment - -28000; WAA Service Corporation Liquidation / Equity Adjustment - -416454;
FORM 990, PART V, LINES 4A & 4B	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES: THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS FOREIGN OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FUND HOLDINGS BASED ON RECENT IRS GUIDANCE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE FILING OF FORM TD F 90-22.1 TO REPORT ITS INTERESTS IN FOREIGN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS. THESE ACCOUNTS ARE FOREIGN OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FUND HOLDINGS AND DO NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF FOREIGN MUTUAL FUNDS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
UW-MADISON SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION INC
1848 UNIVERSITY AVENUE	MADISON	WI	53726	391947636	SUPPORT ORG	WI	501(c)(3	UNIV WI FNTN	Yes (true)
THE EVJUE FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 8060	MADISON	WI	53708	396073981	SUPPORT ORG	WI	501(c)(3	NA	false
TERRY FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
6048 S HIGHLANDS AVE	MADISON	WI	53705	391831024	SUPPORT ORG	WI	501(c)(3	NA	false

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt
CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST - 118 participants
1848 UNIVERSITY AVE	MADISON	WI	53726	TRUST	WI	UW FOUNDATION	Trust
CHARITABLE REMAINDER ANNUITY TRUST - 11 participants
1848 UNIVERSITY AVE	MADISON	WI	53726	TRUST	WI	UW FOUNDATION	Trust
POOLED INCOME FUND A - 18 participants
1848 UNIVERSITY AVE	MADISON	WI	53726	POOLED FUND	WI	UW FOUNDATION	Trust
POOLED INCOME FUND B - 7 participants
1848 UNIVERSITY AVE	MADISON	WI	53726	POOLED FUND	WI	UW FOUNDATION	Trust
POOLED INCOME FUND D - 3 participants
1848 UNIVERSITY AVE	MADISON	WI	53726	POOLED FUND	WI	UW FOUNDATION	Trust

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt	Business Name Line2OtherOrganizationName/BusinessNameLine2Txt
UW-Madison Supporting Organization Inc
C	$55,000	cash value
Charitable Remainder Unitrusts - 3 residual gift values paid out to UWF due
S	$527,139	cash value	to participant deaths
POOLED INCOME FUND A - Charitable Remainder Unitrusts - 3 residual gift val
S	$92,982	CASH VALUE	ues paid out to UWF due to participant deaths

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule R, Part V, Line 1m	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Line 1m and 1n: TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION SHARES FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND PAID EMPLOYEES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION; HOWEVER, THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT OF SUPPORT PROVIDED IS NOT READILY DETERMINABLE.	ExplanationTxt