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MEGA CHARITIES FOUNDATION INC

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2018 · Form 990EZ · revenue $23K · expenses $20K · assets $115K

EIN
20-0465977
Address
2280 EASTRIDGE CTR, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54701-3410
NTEE code
T12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2004
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Mission

TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THROUGH DONATIONS, CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 24 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 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
Mike Buck PRESIDENT2016-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Jake Day TREASURER2018 1 $0 reported 1
Missy Grill (former) TREASURER2013-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Sue Goettl (former) DiRECTOR2012-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Mitch Hell (former) DIRECTOR2013-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Julson (former) DIRECTOR2012-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Ann Mattison (former) DIRECTOR2013-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Cory Krause (former) PRESIDENT2011-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Kevin Stabenow (former) VICE PRESIDENT2010-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Jenny Rathke (former) SECRETARY2011-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan Anderegg (former) DIRECTOR2013-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Sue Mueller (former) DIRECTOR2013-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Shaurette (former) DIRECTOR2010-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Jaci Winsand (former) DIRECTOR2015 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Estes (former) DIRECTOR2014 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Schaurette (former) DIRECTOR2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Christine Dusick (former) TREASURER2011-2012 1 $0 reported 1
Tina Anderson (former) SECRETARY2011-2012 1 $0 reported 1
Janelle Krause (former) DIRECTOR2011-2012 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Desforge (former) PRESIDENT2011 1 $0 reported 1
Brian Stenseth (former) PRESIDENT2010 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Miller (former) TREASURER2010 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Desforge (former) DIRECTOR2010 1 $0 reported 1
Daniel Ortmann (former) DIRECTOR2010 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE BUCK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JAKE DAY TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE BUCK President1 $0-$0 $01
MISSY GRILL TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SUE GOETTL DiRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MITCH HELL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF JULSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ANN MATTISON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CORY KRAUSE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN STABENOW VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JENNY RATHKE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MISSY GRILL TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RYAN ANDEREGG DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
SUE GOETTL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MITCH HELL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF JULSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ANN MATTISON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
SUE MUELLER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SHAURETTE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JACI WINSAND DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CORY KRAUSE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN STABENOW VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JENNY RATHKE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MISSY GRILL TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RYAN ANDEREGG DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
SUE GOETTL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MITCH HELL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF JULSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ANN MATTISON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
SUE MUELLER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SHAURETTE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARK ESTES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CORY KRAUSE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN STABENOW VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JENNY RATHKE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MISSY GRILL TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RYAN ANDEREGG DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
SUE GOETTL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MITCH HELL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF JULSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ANN MATTISON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
SUE MUELLER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SCHAURETTE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CORY KRAUSE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN STABENOW VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINE DUSICK TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
TINA ANDERSON SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
JANELLE KRAUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF JULSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
SUE GOETTL DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JENNY RATHKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SCHAURETTE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE DESFORGE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN STABENOW VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINE DUSICK TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
TINA ANDERSON SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
JANELLE KRAUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CORY KRAUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SHAURETTE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JENNY RATHKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN STENSETH PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN STABENOW VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL MILLER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
PAUL SHAURETTE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL DESFORGE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL ORTMANN DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,561$20,344 $115,399$115,399 $22,561- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,330$20,752 $192,981$192,981 $15,189- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,914$15,268 $203,403$203,403 $41,264- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,931$24,219 $174,757$174,757 $37,174- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,381$81,390 $161,045$161,045 $76,899- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,062$56,655 $168,054$168,054 $63,785- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,132$50,884 $156,647$156,647 $41,325- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,925$67,996 $141,399$141,399 $35,529- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $11,418 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. 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
CHARITY BRIDGE FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$11,100 2019$11,100
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MEGA CHARITIES FOUNDATION INC” 2021-2023 3$318 2023$98
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TULL FAM FOUNDATION Private foundation$25,0001 12019–2019 PIATT FAMILY 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.

2018 · Form 990EZ · $20,344 spent · pay $0 · grants $19,472 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $19,472 95.7%
Fees to independent contractors $725 3.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $147 0.7%
Total$20,344100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $20,752 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,996 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,996 91.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,650 8.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $106 0.5%
Total$20,752100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $15,268 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,802 · events $18,689
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $13,802 90.4%
Fees to independent contractors $825 5.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $641 4.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$18,689reported apart
Total$15,268100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $24,219 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,123 · events $18,335
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $24,123 99.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $96 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$18,335reported apart
Total$24,219100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $81,390 spent · pay $0 · grants $80,384 · events $15,751
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $80,384 98.8%
Fees to independent contractors $825 1.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $181 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$15,751reported apart
Total$81,390100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $56,655 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,530 · events $16,027
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $52,530 92.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,300 5.8%
Fees to independent contractors $825 1.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$16,027reported apart
Total$56,655100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $50,884 spent · pay $0 · grants $47,485 · events $26,385
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $47,485 93.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,699 5.3%
Fees to independent contractors $700 1.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$26,385reported apart
Total$50,884100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $67,996 spent · pay $0 · grants $67,099 · events $27,683
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $67,099 98.7%
Fees to independent contractors $810 1.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $87 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$27,683reported apart
Total$67,996100%

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