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WISCONSIN WRITERS ASSOCIATION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $82K · expenses $87K · assets $31K

EIN
39-1492929
Address
PO BOX 8746, MADISON, WI 53708-8746
Website
www.wiwrite.org
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1998
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Mission

Literary and Educational

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 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
Kenneth Humphrey Employee, Director of Operations2024-2025 $10,132$19,732 1
Laurie Sheer Officer, Vice President; Workshop Facilitator2023-2025 $4,125$15,233 1
Tracey Shefchik Director, Book Marketer2024-2025 $9,290$9,290 1
Christy Wopat Director, Conference Coordinator2024-2025 $1,294$3,506 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 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
Luella Schmidt Officer, President2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Christa Bruhn Officer, Secretary2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Barry Wightman Director2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Russ Klingaman Director2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Nicholas Chiarkas Director2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Margaret Rozga Director2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sara Biren Director2025 1 $0 reported 1
Pam Parker Director2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Landwehr Director2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Rupp (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Rebecca Swanson (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Kathleen Waldvogel (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas King (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Debra King (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Catherine Gove (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Erika Adams (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Dorothy Chan (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 13 people listed · 4 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kenneth Humphrey Employee, Director of Operations8 $10,132-$0 $10,1321
Tracey Shefchik Director, Book Marketer1 $9,290-$0 $9,2901
Laurie Sheer Officer, Vice President; Workshop Facilitator1 $4,125-$0 $4,1251
Christy Wopat Director, Conference Coordinator1 $1,294-$0 $1,2941
Luella Schmidt Officer, President10 $0-$0 $01
Christa Bruhn Officer, Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Barry Wightman Director1 $0-$0 $01
Russ Klingaman Director1 $0-$0 $01
Nicholas Chiarkas Director1 $0-$0 $01
Margaret Rozga Director1 $0-$0 $01
Sara Biren Director1 $0-$0 $01
Pam Parker Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jim Landwehr Director1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 10 people listed · 3 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kenneth Humphrey Director of Operations5 $9,600-$0 $9,6001
Laurie Sheer Officer, Vice President5 $6,158-$0 $6,1581
Christy Wopat Director1 $2,212-$0 $2,2121
Luella Schmidt Officer, President15 $0-$0 $01
Christa Bruhn Officer, Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Barry Wightman Director1 $0-$0 $01
Russ Klingaman Director1 $0-$0 $01
Nicholas Chiarkas Director1 $0-$0 $01
Margaret Rozga Director1 $0-$0 $01
Tracey Shefchik Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 15 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Laurie Sheer Director, Instructor5 $4,950-$0 $4,9501
Barry Wightman Officer, President15 $0-$0 $01
Russ Klingaman Officer, Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Luella Schmidt Officer, Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Christa Bruhn Officer, Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Nicholas Chiarkas Director1 $0-$0 $01
Margaret Rozga Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Rupp Director1 $0-$0 $01
Rebecca Swanson Director1 $0-$0 $01
Kathleen Waldvogel Director1 $0-$0 $01
Thomas King Director1 $0-$0 $01
Debra King Director1 $0-$0 $01
Catherine Gove Director1 $0-$0 $01
Erika Adams Director1 $0-$0 $01
Dorothy Chan 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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,654$87,147 $31,066$30,066 $5,420$56,064 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,995$70,226 $35,565$35,559 $4,426$54,364 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,814$74,882 $26,790$26,790 $3,990$45,759 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $6,858 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. 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
DULUTH SUPERIOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$6,858 2022$6,858
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990EZ · $87,147 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,203 73.7%
Fees to independent contractors $22,707 26.1%
Printing, publications, postage $237 0.3%
Total$87,147100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $70,226 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,756 80.8%
Fees to independent contractors $12,600 17.9%
Printing, publications, postage $870 1.2%
Total$70,226100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $74,882 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $62,282 83.2%
Fees to independent contractors $12,600 16.8%
Total$74,882100%

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