Wisconsineye Public Affairs Network Inc

Analysis

Wisconsineye Public Affairs Network Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Wisconsineye Public Affairs Network Inc reported income of $882k and spending of $1.2m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $1.3m to $882k (-34%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 469%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wisconsineye Public Affairs Network Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kansas Aviation Museum Inc ($882k), 1812 Productions Inc ($883k) and Rhizome Communications Inc ($882k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $286k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $364k. At year end it held assets of $596k against liabilities of $306k, net assets of $291k. It reported 8 employees.