MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART INC (EIN 39-1017647)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-07-08
IRS object ID: 201341899349300924
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-07-08T14:05:40-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KIECKHAFER DIETZLER HAUSER HANSON LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 637	AddressLine1
City	WEST BEND	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	530950637	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391017647	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MUSE	NameControl
Phone	2623349638	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 VETERANS AVE	AddressLine1
City	WEST BEND	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53095	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LAURIE WINTERS	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	2623349638	Phone
Date Signed	2013-06-28	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JAMES SAUERESSIG	Name
Phone	2623342341	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-07-08	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	LAURIE WINTERS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 VETERANS AVE	AddressLine1
City	WEST BEND	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53095	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	993340	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.WISCONSINART.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1964	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	WI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART SERVES THE PUBLIC GOOD BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, DOCUMENTING, AND EXHIBITING VISUAL ART THAT REPRESENTS THE STATE'S UNIQUE ART HISTORY. THE MUSEUM PROMOTES APPRECIATION AND CREATION OF VISUAL ART THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR ALL AGES, THEREBY ENRICHING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE THROUGH THE POWER OF ART.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	22	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	22	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	25	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	110	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2151893	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	889511	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	29954	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	83933	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	9993	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1465	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	75600	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	14388	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2267440	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	989297	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	595258	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	638126	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	13878	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	357825	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	494826	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	953083	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1132952	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	1314357	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-143655	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	11039116	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	13998489	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	123580	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	3226608	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	10915536	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	10771881	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART SERVES THE PUBLIC GOOD BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, DOCUMENTING, AND EXHIBITING VISUAL ART THAT REPRESENTS THE STATE'S UNIQUE ART HISTORY. THE MUSEUM PROMOTES APPRECIATION AND CREATION OF VISUAL ART THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR ALL AGES, THEREBY ENRICHING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE THROUGH THE POWER OF ART.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	92328	Expense
Description	MAINTAIN THE OPERATING ASSETS OF THE MUSEUM IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE ARTS/CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	92328	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	true	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	9	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	25	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	22	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	22	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	LAURIE WINTERS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2623349638	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	205 VETERANS AVE	AddressLine1
City	WEST BEND	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53095	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
THOMAS LIDTKE
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	X	100355	0	0
LAURIE WINTERS
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	X	13846	0	0	X
SUSAN CERLETTY
VICE PRESIDE	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
VIRGILYN DRISCOLL
SECRETARY	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
ANDREW GUMM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
PRUDENCE PICK HWAY
TREASURER	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
JAMES HYDE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
DALE KENT
PRESIDENT	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
RAYMOND LIPMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL SCHILLING
EMERITUS	1.00	X	0	0	0
VIRGINIA SCHUMANN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
FREDERICK SCHWERTFEGER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
ANDREA SELLINGER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
THOMAS UTTECH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
BARBARA PFEIFER WOOG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
AMY GRINNA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN DEDRICK
EMERITUS	1.00	X	0	0	0
ANDREA SCHLOEMER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
JANET TREACY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
ELLEN DROUGHT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
MAUREEN JOSTEN
EMERITUS	1.00	X	0	0	0
NC JOSEPH LAI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
TRUMAN LOWE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
RUSSELL PANCZENKO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	114201	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
MA MORTENSON COMPANY
17975 W SARAH LANE	BROOKFIELD	WI	53045	GENERAL CONTRAC	4394906
TWIN METALS
N57 W13500 CARMEN AVE	MENOMONEE FALLS	WI	53051	METAL FABRICAT.	289123
IRGENS
10700 RESEARCH DR SUITE ONE	MILWAUKEE	WI	53226	PROJECT MANAGER	122390
HAMMEL GREEN & ABRAHAMSON INC
333 E ERIE ST	MILWAUKEE	WI	53202	ARCHITECTURAL	115532

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	4	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	889511	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	203600	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	889511	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MEMBERSHIPS	53219	53219
CURATORIAL	16303	16303
OTHER INCOME	8540	8540
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & CLASSE	5871	5871

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	83933	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1465	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,465	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	1575	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	1575	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1575	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,575	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	16856	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	4043	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	12813	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$12,813	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	989297	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	83933	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$15,853	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	114201	Total
Management And General	114201	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	422668	Total
Management And General	422668	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53777	Total
Management And General	53777	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	47480	Total
Management And General	47480	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9804	Total
Management And General	9804	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5388	Total
Program Services	5388	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32906	Total
Program Services	15993	ProgramServices
Management And General	13335	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3578	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	45622	Total
Program Services	8615	ProgramServices
Management And General	26884	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10123	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	96472	Total
Management And General	96472	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4997	Total
Program Services	453	ProgramServices
Management And General	4544	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1309	Total
Program Services	948	ProgramServices
Management And General	184	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	177	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2940	Total
Management And General	2940	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	42608	Total
Management And General	42608	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21712	Total
Management And General	21712	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	Program ServicesProgramServices
CONSULTANT - DEVELOPMENT	48000	48000
PAYROLL EXPENSES	39093	39093
BOOK EXPENSES	35568	35568
CATALOGUE & VIDEOS	20659		20659

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	87748	Total
Program Services	40272	ProgramServices
Management And General	47476	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1132952	Total
Program Services	92328	ProgramServices
Management And General	1026746	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13878	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1930416	BOY
EOY	356666	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2260227	BOY
EOY	210851	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2571743	BOY
EOY	1726879	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	54704	BOY
EOY	36037	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	10153208	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	992013	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1958978	BOY
EOY	9161195	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9996	BOY
EOY	17879	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2253052	BOY
EOY	2488982	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11039116	BOY
EOY	13998489	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	108670	BOY
EOY	53758	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	3157940	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14910	BOY
EOY	14910	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	123580	BOY
EOY	3226608	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4508558	BOY
EOY	8999355	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6406978	BOY
EOY	1772526	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10915536	BOY
EOY	10771881	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11039116	BOY
EOY	13998489	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-143655	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2262049	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	736319	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1017584	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2151893	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	889511	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7057356	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2262049	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	736319	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1017584	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2151893	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	889511	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7057356	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	848480	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	6208876	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	39900	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	13112	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	15877	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	10935	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3040	CurrentTaxYear
Total	82864	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	50225	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	86676	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	16856	CurrentTaxYear
Total	153757	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	7293977	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	184541	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.85120	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.66590	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amts ArtPublicExhibitionAmts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	203600	RevenuesIncluded
Assets In Part X	2488982	AssetsInPartX

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch Prgrms	X	CollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	30000	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	314775	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	344775	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	9506452	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	724203	Depreciation
Book Value	8782249	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	266211	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	248345	Depreciation
Book Value	17866	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	35770	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	19465	Depreciation
Book Value	16305	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	9161195	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
COLLECTIONS	2488982
MARR CATALOGUES
INTEREST RECEIVABLE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	2488982	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ADVANCE-CATALOGUES	Description
Amount	$14,910	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	14910	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	818219	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	29325	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	3197	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	32522	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	785697	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	203600	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	203600	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	989297	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1219474	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	29325	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	57197	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	86522	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1132952	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	1132952	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
COLLECTIONS AND RELATION TO EXEMPT PURPOSE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4	THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION FOCUSES ON THE ART OF THE REGION; CENTRAL TO THE COLLECTION ARE THE WORKS OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY MILWAUKEE-MUNICH ARTIST CARL VON MARR, A RELATIVE OF THE MUSEUM'S FOUNDERS. THE MUSEUM SERVES THE PUBLIC GOOD BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, DOCUMENTING, AND EXHIBITING THIS COLLECTION THAT REPRESENTS WISCONSIN'S UNIQUE ART HISTORY.
LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT ACCOUNTING POLICY IS TO DISCLOSE LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEN A LIABILITY IS PROBABLE AND ESTIMABLE. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY VIOLATION OF ITS TAX STATUS AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES, NOR IS IT AWARE OF ANY EXPOSURE TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL INCOME AND STATE TAX RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2007 ARE CLOSED. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY TAX RETURNS CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY A FEDERAL OR STATE JURISDICTION.
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,197
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B	ART CONTRIBUTIONS 203,600
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	ART ACQUISITIONS 54,000 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,197

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	AUCTION,RAFFLE,	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	16856	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	16856	GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	846	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	3197	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	16856	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	16856	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	846	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	3197	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	4043	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	12813	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	87	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	203600	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART SERVES THE PUBLIC GOOD BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, DOCUMENTING, AND EXHIBITING VISUAL ART THAT REPRESENTS THE STATE'S UNIQUE ART HISTORY. THE MUSEUM PROMOTES APPRECIATION AND CREATION OF VISUAL ART THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR ALL AGES, THEREBY ENRICHING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE THROUGH THE POWER OF ART.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990. EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER FILING, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WILL REPORT BACK TO THE FULL BOARD ON ITS REVIEW OF THE FORM 990.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	EACH YEAR THE FULL MUSEUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AT AN OFFICIALLY CALLED MEETING, WILL REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL THEN SIGN A STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY WHICH IS HELD ON RECORD.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AS FOLLOWS: ANNUALLY THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL ASK FOR FEEDBACK ON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION FROM THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEN THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SET HIS SALARY.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE MUSEUM WILL MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ITS PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, AND IN RESPONSE TO WRITTEN REQUESTS RECEIVED AT ITS PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.