WISCONSIN SKYWARD USER GROUP INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: WISCONSIN SKYWARD USER GROUP INC (EIN 39-2024781)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-03-26
IRS object ID: 201500859349300630
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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 D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-03-26T13:57:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	391336018	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GASSNER COMPANY SC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	117 S 3RD AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAUSAU	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	544014635	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	392024781	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOFTWARE & SERVICE USER GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOFT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9207759500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	221 HOOVER STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITELAW	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	54247	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TIM MATTHIAS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9207759500	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-04-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STEPHEN J GASSNER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00370460	PTIN
Phone	7158459231	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-03-03	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TIM MATTHIAS-TREASURER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	221 HOOVER STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITELAW	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	54247	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$231,071	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SASUSERGROUP.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1984	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE SOFTWARE USERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL GROUP GATHER TO EXCHANGE COMMON IDEAS & PROBLEMS AND TO DISCUSS CORRECTIONAL ENHANCEMENTS THAT WILL BENEFIT EDUCATION REPORTING OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, GRADES AND ACTIVITIES	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$216,613	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$230,647	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$375	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$424	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$216,988	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$231,071	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,000	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,000	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$187,541	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$222,188	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$189,541	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$224,188	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$27,447	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,883	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$208,400	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$215,283	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$208,400	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$215,283	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE SOFTWARE USERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL GROUP GATHER TO EXCHANGE COMMON IDEAS & PROBLEMS AND TO DISCUSS CORRECTIONAL ENHANCEMENTS THAT WILL BENEFIT EDUCATION REPORTING OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, GRADES AND ACTIVITIES	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$224,188	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS COMMON TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SEMI-ANNUAL CONFERENCES ARE HELD THAT PROVIDE SKYWARD SOFTWARE USERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH OTHERS AND TO SHARE PROBLEMS, IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO SOFTWARE ISSUES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$224,188	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	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	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	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	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	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	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	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	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TIM MATTHIAS	PersonNm
Phone	9207759500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	221 HOOVER STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITELAW	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	54247	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
NORINE KOEHLER
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
TIM MATTHIAS
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
JODI TAMMINGA
VICE PRESIDE	3.00	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
JACKIE SCHRIEBER
PRESIDENT	3.00	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
TAMMY RUSH
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDY DRICKEN
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANE AUSTIN
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CANDY LUELL
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PEGGY RYDEEN
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARB RADSCHLAG
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE RAUWORTH
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANE MRKVICKA
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TAMI MCMANUS
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROSEANNE PUNZEL
DIRECTOR		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY LYNN CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DARLENE UNERTL
DIRECTOR			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KALAHARI DEVELOPMENT	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 590	AddressLine1Txt
City	WISCONSIN DELLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53965	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONFER SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$160,418	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$230,647	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$230,647	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$230,647	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$424	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$424	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$231,071	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$231,071	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$550	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$407	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$931	TotalAmt
Program Services	$931	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONFERENCES & CONVENTIONS	$204,180	$204,180
GENERAL OFFICE ADMINISTRA	$10,400	$10,400
ONLINE FEES & SERVICES	$5,720	$5,720

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$224,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$224,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,975	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$202,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$210,308	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,864	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,864	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,283	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,283	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,283	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,283	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$6,883	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$223,546	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$263,654	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$254,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$216,988	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$231,071	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,189,766	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$223,546	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$263,654	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$254,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$216,988	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$231,071	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,189,766	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$1,189,766	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$223,546	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$263,654	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$254,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$216,988	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$231,071	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,189,766	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	1.00000	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,864	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,864	DepreciationAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE E-MAILED A COPY AFTER THE TREASURER RECEIVES THE COPY TO BE FILED. THE COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORIZED THE TREASURER TO SIGN THE RETURN UPON COMPLETION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	ALL POLICIES, STATEMENTS AND BOARD MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE RESPECTIVE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT VIA THROUGH MAIL OR E-MAIL UPON REQUEST.