VISIT EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC
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2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $375 · expenses $502 · assets $286
- EIN
- 83-1735217
- Address
- 128 GRAHAM AVE STE 234, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54701-3646
- Website
- WWW.VISITEAUCLAIRE.COM
- NTEE code
- T12
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2019
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
VISIT EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WILL CONDUCT AND MANAGE THE CHARITABLE FUNCTIONS OF EAU CLAIRE AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, INC. (VEC). CHARITABLE DONATIONS WILL BE COLLECTED FOR CHARITABLE EVENTS AND WILL BE PAID OUT BY VISIT EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC. TO VARIOUS EAU CLAIRE AREA CHARITIES.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 23 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
23 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Jon Anderson | DIRECTOR | 2018-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Tia Anderson | DIRECTOR | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Fred Belay | DIRECTOR | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| David Burg | DIRECTOR | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| James Cialdini | DIRECTOR | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Luke Hanson | DIRECTOR | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Cathy Leibke | DIRECTOR | 2018-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Jennifer Meyer | DIRECTOR | 2018-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Amy Peterson-Foss | DIRECTOR | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Kate Beaton | DIRECTOR | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Dawn Comte | DIRECTOR | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Dan Schumacher | DIRECTOR | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Benjamin M Anderson (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Becky Squires (former) | VICE CHAIR | 2018-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Kathy Wright (former) | CHAIR | 2018-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Emily Berge (former) | DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) | 2018-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Michael Golat (former) | TREASURER | 2018-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Jill Brenner (former) | SECRETARY | 2018-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Benny Anderson (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2018-2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 7 |
| Mike Fischer (former) | DIRECTOR | 2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Mike Rindo (former) | CHAIRMAN | 2018-2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 6 |
| Nick Meyer (former) | DIRECTOR | 2018-2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Laura Benjamin (former) | DIRECTOR | 2018-2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON JON ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| TIA ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| KATE BEATON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| FRED BELAY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| DAVID BURG | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JAMES CIALDINI | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| DAWN COMTE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| LUKE HANSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| CATHY LEIBKE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JENNIFER MEYER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| AMY PETERSON-FOSS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| DAN SCHUMACHER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN M ANDERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| KATHY WRIGHT | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| BECKY SQUIRES | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| JILL BRENNER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MICHAEL GOLAT | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JASON JON ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| TIA ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| KATE BEATON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| FRED BELAY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| EMILY BERGE | DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| DAVID BURG | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JAMES CIALDINI | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2020 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNY ANDERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 7 |
| KATHY WRIGHT | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| BECKY SQUIRES | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| JILL BRENNER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MICHAEL GOLAT | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JASON JON ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| KATE BEATON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| FRED BELAY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| EMILY BERGE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| DAVID BURG | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JAMES CIALDINI | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MIKE FISCHER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2019 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| LAURA BENJAMIN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| EMILY BERGE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| MICHAEL GOLAT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| CATHY LEIBKE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JENNIFER MEYER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| NICK MEYER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| MIKE RINDO | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 6 |
| BECKY SQUIRES | 1ST VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| JILL BRENNER | 2ND VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| KATHY WRIGHT | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| BENNY ANDERSON | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 7 |
2018 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER MEYER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| CATHY LEIBKE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JASON ANDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| MICHAEL GOLAT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| LAURA BENJAMIN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| EMILY BERGE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| NICK MEYER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| KATHY WRIGHT | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| BENNY ANDERSON | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 7 |
| JILL BRENNER | 2ND VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| BECKY SQUIRES | 1ST VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| MIKE RINDO | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 6 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $375 | $502 | $286 | $286 | $375 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $4,375 | $4,482 | $413 | $413 | $4,375 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $182,449 | $182,435 | $520 | $520 | $182,449 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $0 | $5,500 | $506 | $506 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $6,006 | $0 | $67,505 | $6,006 | $70,000 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $64,100 in all, tax years 2020 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PABLO FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “VISIT EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC” | 2020, 2023 | 2 | $52,000 | 2023 | $2,000 | show |
| EAU CLAIRE AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC | Public charity | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $7,000 | 2020 | $7,000 | show |
| ROYAL CREDIT UNION | Public charity | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 | $5,000 | show |
| XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “VISIT EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC” | 2020 | 1 | $100 | 2020 | $100 | show |
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2022 · Form 990EZ · $502 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $502 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $502 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $4,482 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $4,482 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $4,482 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $182,435 spent · pay $0 · grants $182,195 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $182,195 | 99.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $240 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $182,435 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $5,500 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,500 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $5,500 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $0 spent · pay - · grants - · events $112,540
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $112,540 | reported apart |
| Total | $0 | 100% |