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WAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $64K · expenses $99K · assets $306K

EIN
20-0287482
Address
2607 N 18TH ST, WAUSAU, WI 54403-3176
Website
HTTPS://THEFOUNDATIONWSD.ORG
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2004
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Mission

TO SUPPORT INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Debi Traeder EXECUTIVE DI2021-2024 $33,000$87,000 1
Paula Clark (former) Former Executive Director2020-2021 $10,000$40,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

21 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Evan Mayer VICE PRESIDE2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Michael J Lemanski TREASURER2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Christy Keele PRESIDENT2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Sarah Brock MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Becky Kettleson SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1
Aaron Katzmarek MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cale Bushman EX-OFFICIO2024 1 $0 reported 1
Keith Hilts (former) MEMBER2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Vandenberg (former) MEMBER2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Carl Hert (former) MEMBER2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jon Creicher (former) MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Denise Snoeyenbos (former) CO-SECRETARY2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Melissa Matteson (former) CO-SECRETARY2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Amy Reif (former) PRESIDENT2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jon Creisher (former) MEMBER2022 1 $0 reported 1
Julie Bollman (former) Member2020 0 $0 reported 2
Ann Viegut (former) Member2020 0 $0 reported 1
Andy Napgezek (former) President2020 0 $0 reported 1
Jon Winter (former) Secretary2020 0 $0 reported 1
Kathi Geiger (former) Member2020 0 $0 reported 1
Andy Witt (former) Finance Committee2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBI TRAEDER EXECUTIVE DI40 $33,000-- $33,0001
EVAN MAYER VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $02
MICHAEL J LEMANSKI TREASURER1 $0-- $01
CHRISTY KEELE PRESIDENT1 $0-- $02
SARAH BROCK MEMBER1 $0-- $01
BECKY KETTLESON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
AARON KATZMAREK MEMBER1 $0-- $01
CALE BUSHMAN EX-OFFICIO1 $0-- $01
2023 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $32K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBI TRAEDER EXECUTIVE DI40 $31,500-- $31,5001
KEITH HILTS MEMBER1 $0-- $01
KAREN VANDENBERG MEMBER1 $0-- $01
EVAN MAYER MEMBER1 $0-- $02
CARL HERT MEMBER1 $0-- $01
JON CREICHER MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DENISE SNOEYENBOS CO-SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
MELISSA MATTESON CO-SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
MICHAEL J LEMANSKI TREASURER1 $0-- $01
CHRISTY KEELE VICE-PRESIDE1 $0-- $02
AMY REIF PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
SARAH BROCK MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2022 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $19K · 1 employee · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBI TRAEDER EXECUTIVE DI40 $18,750$0$0 $18,7501
JON CREISHER MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CARL HERT MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KEITH HILTS MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTY KEELE VICE-PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL J LEMANSKI TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA MATTESON CO-SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
EVAN MAYER MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
AMY REIF PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE SNOEYENBOS CO-SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN VANDENBERG MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · 2 paid, $14K · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paula Clark Former Executive Director0 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
Debi Traeder Executive Director0 $3,750$0$0 $3,7501
Keith Hilts Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Evan Mayer Member0 $0$0$0 $02
Karen Vandenberg Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Carl Hert Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Reif President0 $0$0$0 $01
Michael J Lemanski Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Christy Keele Vice President0 $0$0$0 $02
Denise Snoeyenbos Co-Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Matteson Co-Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $30K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paula Clark Director0 $30,000$0$0 $30,0001
Denise Snoeyenbos Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Christy Keele Member0 $0$0$0 $02
Julie Bollman Member0 $0$0$0 $02
Carl Hert Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Ann Viegut Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Matteson Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Reif Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Andy Napgezek President0 $0$0$0 $01
Jon Winter Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Kathi Geiger Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Andy Witt Finance Committee0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $67K

Listed grants add up to $66,996; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $101,178. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,174$98,822 $306,459$306,459 $50,217- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,916$312,225 $341,107$341,107 $47,928- ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$456,005$150,439 $666,412$599,416 $446,299$1,420 $18,750120
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,017$30,133 $293,850$209,127 $75,617$0 $13,7502-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$283,812$260,170 $327,600$172,508 $251,642$0 $30,0001-

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $308,657 in all, tax years 2015 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2023 20$238,455 2023$55,000
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B A AND ESTHER GREENHECK FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC” 2018 1$25,000 2018$25,000
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ECMC FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2019-2020 2$20,000 2020$10,000
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DUDLEY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC” 2022 1$12,500 2022$12,500
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$9,468 2023$9,468
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BELL FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC” 2015, 2023-2024 3$3,000 2024$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC” 2021-2023 3$151 2023$50
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EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC” 2024 1$83 2024$83
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$765,5004 32020–2024 BARBARA BELLE ASH DOUGAN FOUNDATION - WOMEN HELPING WOMEN INC; LA UNIDAD LATINA FOUNDATION; OLAS FOUNDATION
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$500,0001 12021–2021 HACIA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$418,68613 12011–2024 ERIE COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA DAF sponsor$390,0008 12014–2023 DWIGHT MORROW HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONFOUNDATION INC
NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$386,71810 12015–2024 BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$281,00015 92017–2024 NEW BEGINNINGS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION; ARROWHEAD SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC; INDIAN CREEK LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOUNDATION INC; CADAH FOUNDATION and 5 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$260,0002 12020–2022 PENN-TRAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$182,1643 12011–2023 PENN-TRAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $98,822 spent · pay $35,567 · grants $44,284 · events $12,229
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $44,284 44.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,567 36.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,073 16.3%
Fees to independent contractors $2,898 2.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$12,229reported apart
Total$98,822100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $312,225 spent · pay $35,567 · grants $251,096 · events $20,940
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $251,096 80.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,567 11.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,257 4.2%
Fees to independent contractors $12,305 3.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$20,940reported apart
Total$312,225100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $150,439 spent · pay $32,357 · grants $101,178 · events $2,633
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $101,178$101,178-- 67.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $18,750$7,500$3,750$7,500 12.5%
Other salaries and wages $11,250$4,500$2,250$4,500 7.5%
Information technology $6,587-$6,587- 4.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,633-$2,633- 1.8%
Office expenses $2,498-$648$1,850 1.7%
Payroll taxes $2,357$943$471$943 1.6%
Fees: investment management $1,681-$1,681- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,559--$1,559 1.0%
Insurance $1,337-$1,337- 0.9%
Other (as described)DUE AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $400-$400- 0.3%
Fees: other services $180-$180- 0.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE $29$29-- 0.0%
Total$150,439100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $30,133 spent · pay $16,270 · grants $6,899 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $13,750-$13,750- 45.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $6,899$6,899-- 22.9%
Information technology $3,156-$3,156- 10.5%
Fees: investment management $1,696-$1,696- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $1,560-$1,560- 5.2%
Insurance $1,367-$1,367- 4.5%
Other employee benefits $960-$960- 3.2%
Advertising and promotion $359--$359 1.2%
Other (as described)Other Misc $201-$201- 0.7%
Office expenses $185-$185- 0.6%
Total$30,133100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $260,170 spent · pay $32,818 · grants $192,885 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $192,885$192,885-- 74.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $30,000-$30,000- 11.5%
Fees: other services $20,000-$20,000- 7.7%
Fees: investment management $6,208-$6,208- 2.4%
Information technology $5,198-$5,198- 2.0%
Payroll taxes $2,295-$2,295- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,380--$1,380 0.5%
Insurance $1,012-$1,012- 0.4%
Other employee benefits $523-$523- 0.2%
Other (as described)Dues $354-$354- 0.1%
Other (as described)Other Misc $214-$214- 0.1%
Office expenses $101-$101- 0.0%
Total$260,170100%

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