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WISCONSIN PHARMACY FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $208K · expenses $311K · assets $1.5M

EIN
39-1817686
Address
701 HEARTLAND TRL, MADISON, WI 53717-1916
Website
PSWI.ORG/WPF
NTEE code
B99Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1997
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Mission

THE WISCONSIN PHARMACY FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT AND PURSUE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF PHARMACY. WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH PSW, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR WISCONSIN PHARMACISTS AND STUDENT PHARMACISTS AND PURSUES PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PURSUES FUNDRAISING EFFORTS THROUGH GIFTS FROM PHARMACY SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN (PSW) MEMBERS, RESEARCH GRANTS, AND OTHER CHARITABLE GIFTS TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES AND PURSUE ITS PROGRAMS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Sarah Sorum SECRETARY-TREASURER2020-2024 $274,109$1,308,029 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 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
Janet Fritsch OFFICER (FROM SEPTEMBER)2024 0 $0 reported 2
Melissa Theesfeld OFFICER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Mike Gillard CHAIR2021-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Ellina Seckel OFFICER2024 0 $0 reported 2
Dean Gruber DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Russell Jensen DIRECTOR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Terry Audley DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Joylyn Moore DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 2
Matthew Mabie (former) CHAIR2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Steve Rough (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Lynnae Mahaney (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Nicholas Olson (former) BOARD CHAIR2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Richard Smith (former) DIRECTOR2022 0 $0 reported 1
Michelle Farrell (former) BOARD CHAIR2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Mike Grunske (former) CHAIR2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $274K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH SORUM SECRETARY-TREASURER5 $0$238,489$35,620 $274,1092
MELISSA THEESFELD OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $02
MIKE GILLARD CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $02
JANET FRITSCH OFFICER (FROM SEPTEMBER)0 $0$0$0 $02
ELLINA SECKEL OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $02
DEAN GRUBER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL JENSEN DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
TERRY AUDLEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JOYLYN MOORE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $361K · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH SORUM SECRETARY-TREASURER5 $0$327,326$33,241 $360,5672
MIKE GILLARD OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $02
MATTHEW MABIE CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA THEESFELD OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $02
STEVE ROUGH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
DEAN GRUBER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL JENSEN DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LYNNAE MAHANEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $233K · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH SORUM TREASURER & SECRETARY5 $0$200,437$32,778 $233,2152
MIKE GILLARD OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $02
NICHOLAS OLSON BOARD CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
DEAN GRUBER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LYNNAE MAHANEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE ROUGH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW MABIE OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA THEESFELD OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $02
RICHARD SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $228K · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH SORUM TREASURER & SECRETARY5 $0$196,357$32,083 $228,4402
MIKE GILLARD OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $02
MICHELLE FARRELL BOARD CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
NICHOLAS OLSON OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
DEAN GRUBER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LYNNAE MAHANEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE ROUGH DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW MABIE OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $212K · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH SORUM TREASURER & SECRETARY5 $0$180,516$31,182 $211,6982
MIKE GRUNSKE CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE FARRELL OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
NICHOLAS OLSON OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
DEAN GRUBER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
LYNNAE MAHANEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE ROUGH DIRECTOR0 $0$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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$207,784$310,579 $1,542,051$1,472,282 $100,447$0 $008
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$277,652$347,029 $1,543,023$1,512,070 $215,838$0 $008
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$269,918$287,091 $1,531,481$1,456,221 $219,100$0 $009
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$250,837$138,915 $1,753,084$1,734,960 $131,514$0 $007
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$316,209$266,434 $1,686,365$1,598,012 $270,180$0 $006

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $71,558 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
WISCONSIN CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$25,000 2023$25,000
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NCPDP FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2019 1$25,000 2019$25,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$5,558 2019$5,558
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IOWA PHARMACY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WISCONSIN PHARMACY FOUNDATION INC” 2019 1$5,000 2019$5,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WISCONSIN PHARMACY FOUNDATION INC” 2019 1$1,000 2019$1,000
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2024 · Form 990 · $310,579 spent · pay $0 · grants $22,540 · events $141,696
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $127,936$98,199$29,737- 41.2%
Fees: management $101,400-$101,400- 32.6%
Fees: other services $36,023$36,023-- 11.6%
Grants to US individuals $22,540$22,540-- 7.3%
Fees: accounting $9,680-$9,680- 3.1%
Fees: investment management $8,840-$8,840- 2.8%
Office expenses $2,306$1,560$635$111 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,800$1,260$450$90 0.6%
All other expenses $54-$54- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $34,469$13,760reported apart
Total$310,579100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $347,029 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,641 · events $102,666
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $162,185$162,185-- 46.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $82,244$55,621$26,623- 23.7%
Fees: management $73,125-$73,125- 21.1%
Fees: investment management $7,907-$7,907- 2.3%
Fees: accounting $7,800-$7,800- 2.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $6,607$6,607-- 1.9%
Grants to US individuals $5,034$5,034-- 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $1,800$1,260$450$90 0.5%
Office expenses $327$174$141$12 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $34,276$20,422reported apart
Total$347,029100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $287,091 spent · pay $0 · grants $28,000 · events $100,152
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $139,127$139,127-- 48.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $70,345$55,317$15,028- 24.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $23,000$23,000-- 8.0%
Other (as described)BAD DEBT $16,331-$16,331- 5.7%
Fees: management $15,000-$15,000- 5.2%
Fees: investment management $8,102-$8,102- 2.8%
Fees: accounting $6,800-$6,800- 2.4%
Grants to US individuals $5,000$5,000-- 1.7%
All other expenses $2,360-$2,360- 0.8%
Depreciation and depletion $900$630$225$45 0.3%
Office expenses $126$71$50$5 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $19,770$29,807reported apart
Total$287,091100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $138,915 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $80,525
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $80,525$64,268$16,257- 58.0%
Fees: other services $47,541$47,541-- 34.2%
Fees: investment management $8,711-$8,711- 6.3%
Fees: accounting $1,750-$1,750- 1.3%
Office expenses $388$220$152$16 0.3%
Total$138,915100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $266,434 spent · pay $0 · grants $50 · events $45,317
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $197,659$197,659-- 74.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $45,317$30,095$15,222- 17.0%
Information technology $16,373$16,373-- 6.1%
Fees: investment management $6,921-$6,921- 2.6%
Office expenses $114$42$72- 0.0%
Grants to US individuals $50$50-- 0.0%
Total$266,434100%

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