2013-08-15T13:35:30-05:00 2012-12-31 390758449 WIPFLI LLP PO BOX 8700 MADISON WI 537088700 990 2012-01-01 391777015 FOND DU LAC AREA ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC FOND 9209219500 207 NORTH MAIN STREET FOND DU LAC WI 54935 JOSEPH R REITEMEIER 9209219500 2013-08-09 1 JOHN HEMMING P00856805 6082741980 2013-08-09 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z JOSEPH R REITEMEIER 207 NORTH MAIN STREET FOND DU LAC WI 54935 228283 0 X WWW.FDLAC.COM X 1994 WI PROMOTING COMMERCE, DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, BUILDING COMMUNITY. 14 14 0 125 0 0 158149 142276 51791 55313 1500 1139 11875 13940 223315 212668 0 0 0 0 841 0 0 0 0 198417 225451 199258 225451 24057 -12783 292609 250570 30256 1000 262353 249570 X PROMOTING COMMERCE. DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES. BUILDING COMMUNITY.THE FOND DU LAC AREA ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY SINCE 1994. NO OTHER ENTITY REPRESENTS NEARLY 900 BUSINESSES, EQUAL IN VALUE TO $1 BILLION OF PAYROLL, IN THE FOND DU LAC AREA. WE ARE EMPOWERED BY...THE NEARLY 900 MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. WE FUNCTION THROUGH...A 15-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AN 13 PERSON STAFF. WE ARE DEPENDENT UPON...COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN THE EXECUTION OF OUR MISSION THROUGH SERVICE ON A VARIETY OF COMMITTEES.WE SERVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF THE FOND DU LAC AREA. 0 1 85368 6933 AG AMBASSADOR PROGRAM: THE FOND DU LAC AREA AGRICULTURAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED OUT OF A NEED TO EDUCATE AND INFORM ADULTS AND YOUTH ABOUT THE PRODUCTION AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED IN OUR COMMUNITY OR STATE, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT AGRICULTURE HAS ON OUR DAILY LIVES. THE AGRICULTURE AMBASSADOR PRESENTS VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS FREE OF CHARGE. TOPICS INCLUDE: HEALTH AND NUTRITION, CONSUMER BUYING HABITS, FOOD SAFETY, ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL CAREERS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. 43859 48170 LEADERSHIP FOND DU LAC PROGRAM: LEADERSHIP FOND DU LAC IS A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE TO INDIVIDUALS WILLING TO MAKE A LASTING COMMITMENT OF SERVICE TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF FOND DU LAC.QUALIFIED APPLICANTS BEGIN THE NINE-MONTH PROGRAM IN SEPTEMBER WITH AN OVERNIGHT RETREAT. RIGHT AWAY, THE CLASS STARTS ON TEAM BUILDING SKILLS, AND DISCUSSES HOW THEY CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR GROUP PROJECT. THE CLASS MEETS ONCE A MONTH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, ITS UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS, THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, ROLE PLAYING, TOURS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. CLASSES PREPARE THE LEADERS TO FILL ROLES THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHIER, MORE VITAL COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.LEADERSHIP FOND DU LAC PARTICIPANTS ARE A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WITH BIG TITLES OR NO TITLE AT ALL. THEY SHARE ONE THING IN COMMON: A DESIRE AND WILLINGNESS TO COMMIT TO SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY AND A DEDICATION TO THE POWER OF TEAMWORK. 34956 DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM: THE DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC PARTNERSHIP (DFP) IS DEDICATED TO BRINGING PEOPLE, ACTIVITY, BUSINESS AND A THRIVING CIVIC LIFE TO THE HEART OF FOND DU LAC. THROUGH STRATEGIC MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT OF DOWNTOWN'S RESOURCES, THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO RE-ESTABLISH DOWNTOWN AS A GATHERING PLACE IN THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY.IN 2012, THE FOUNDATION CEASED OPERATION OF THIS PROGRAM AS THE DFP HAS BECOME A SEPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. 23328 210 YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS 11121 EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2433 FOUNDATION PROGRAMS 1449 CRIME ALERT PROGRAM 38331 210 202514 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 WI X JOSEPH R REITEMEIER 9209219500 702 NORTH MAIN STREET FOND DU LAC WI 54935 BRIAN BAKER 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 DONNA BRAATZ 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 STEVE DISALVO 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 LISA HALBACH 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 ALLAN HATHAWAY 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 RANDY HOPPER THRU AUGUST 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 KATIE HORNUNG 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 LISA MADER 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 STEVE PETERSON 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 DR SHEILA RUHLAND 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 MARTIN S RYAN 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 GARY SHARPE 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 STEVE LITTLE 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN CRAMER 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 MIKE FRYDRYK 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH REITEMEIER 0.30 40.00 X 0 140226 29870 0 140226 29870 0 0 1 0 0 1000 15953 125323 142276 REGISTRATIONS 900099 48380 48380 SALES AND PUBLICATIONS 511190 6933 6933 55313 1139 1139 15353 1000 10120 5233 5233 11577 5495 6082 6082 2625 2625 2625 212668 55313 0 15079 X 12842 12842 120446 117793 2653 27363 26652 711 5516 5516 10481 10481 DFP EXPENSE 24471 24471 LEADERSHIP TEAMS 7270 7270 JUNIOR ACHEIVEMENT 6072 6072 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 3802 3802 7188 5973 1215 225451 202514 22937 0 291646 237587 643 500 320 12483 292609 250570 6400 1000 23856 0 30256 1000 X 262336 249253 17 317 262353 249570 292609 250570 -12783 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 122786 97224 135095 158149 142276 655530 71464 65101 78098 82574 84868 382105 194250 162325 213193 240723 227144 1037635 0 88775 48932 48555 75276 13953 275491 88775 48932 48555 75276 13953 275491 762144 3467 1575 964 1500 1139 8645 3467 1575 964 1500 1139 8645 197717 163900 214157 242223 228283 1046280 0.72840 0.69520 0.00830 0.01330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 228283 0 228283 -15615 -15615 212668 241066 15615 15615 225451 0 225451 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION ASSUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THAT POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO AMOUNTS TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2009 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -15,615. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,615. EMPTY BOWLS 10120 1000 9120 10120 SILENT AUCTION 6233 6233 16353 1000 15353 10120 10120 5233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOSEPH REITEMEIER 0 114178 0 17048 0 9000 0 15228 0 14642 0 170096 0 0 CHANGES IN PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 IN 2012, FOND DU LAC AREA ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION, INC. CEASED CONDUCTING A PROGRAM, THE DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC PARTNERSHIP (DFP) WHICH BECAME A FREESTANDING 501(C)(3) PROGRAM INDEPENDENT OF FOND DU LAC ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION, INC. THE DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC PARTNERSHIP (DFP) IS DEDICATED TO BRINGING PEOPLE, ACTIVITY, BUSINESS AND A THRIVING CIVIC LIFE TO THE HEART OF FOND DU LAC. THROUGH STRATEGIC MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT OF DOWNTOWN'S RESOURCES, THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO RE-ESTABLISH DOWNTOWN AS A GATHERING PLACE IN THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE THE RETURN IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS HANDED OUT EACH YEAR TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF ANYONE IDENTIFIES A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND IF DETERMINED TO BE OF CONCERN, IT IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL REVIEW. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IF THE BOARD WERE TO BE CONFRONTED WITH AN ISSUE COVERED BY THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER'S CONFLICT, THEY WOULD BE ASKED TO EITHER EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING OR AT LEAST ABSTAIN FROM THE DISCUSSION AND THE VOTE COVERING THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 117,793. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 117,793. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,653. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,653. 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