2024-05-14T11:47:40-05:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PLACE SUITE 300 MADISON WI 537133074 990 2023-01-01 271136786 WISCONSIN LUMBER DEALERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC WISC 2623137672 W289N9394 DIEBALL RD HARTLAND WI 530299583 CHRIS HEGEMAN CHAIRPERSON 2623137672 2024-05-13 1 CHRIS HEGEMAN 999009999 0 JENNY TARKOWSKI CPA P00634290 6082744020 2024-05-06 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRIS HEGEMAN W289N9394 DIEBALL RD HARTLAND WI 530299583 196031 0 X WWW.WLDEF.COM X 2010 WI THE WISCONSIN LUMBER DEALERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION (WLDEF) IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH WAS CREATED AND SHALL BE OPERATED TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE RETAIL LUMBER INDUSTRY IN WISCONSIN AND THE MICHIGAN UPPER PENINSULA. THE WLDEF WILL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO CURRENT WISCONSIN AND UPPER MICHIGAN BASED MEMBERS. THE WLDEF WILL SUPPORT ATTENDANCE AT EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES, AND WILL DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE BUILDING MATERIALS AND THE BUILDING TRADES TO PURSUE POST SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. 10 10 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 29549 65281 0 0 29549 65281 28867 32663 0 0 5480 5458 0 0 0 49669 51577 84016 89698 -54467 -24417 1659816 1750516 0 0 1659816 1750516 X THE WLDEF IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH WAS CREATED AND SHALL BE OPERATED TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE RETAIL LUMBER INDUSTRY IN WISCONSIN AND THE MICHIGAN UPPER PENINSULA. THE WLDEF WILL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO CURRENT WISCONSIN AND UPPER MICHIGAN BASED MEMBERS. THE WLDEF WILL SUPPORT ATTENDANCE AT EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES AND WILL DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE BUILDING MATERIALS AND THE BUILDING TRADES TO PURSUE POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. 0 0 DURING 2023 THE FOUNDATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 5 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, OR ACCREDITED VOCATIONAL PROGRAM OF HIGH LEARNING AND WHO HAVE INTEREST IN A CAREER THAT CENTERS ON, OR SUPPORTS, THE LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY, THE BUILDING TRADES, OR IN SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDED TUITION ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS' WHOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY. WLDEF CO-SPONSORED THE WISCONSIN LUMBER DEALERS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR RETAIL LUMBER DEALERS TO PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING WITH PEERS. THIS EVENT WAS HELD IN JANUARY 2023 AND SPONSORED A INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X CONNIE JOHNSON 2623137672 W289N9394 DIEBALL RD HARTLAND WI 530299583 X CHRIS HEGEMAN CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX GOODMAN VICE-CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BALDUZZI TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIK HALVORSEN SECRETARY (THRU JANUARY) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACOB BUSWELL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETE KLINGBEIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK POSTEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL QUANDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK BALDUZZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE HUGHES ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEDER ANDERSON ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RASMUSSEN TREASURER (THRU JANUARY) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62218 62218 133813 130750 3063 3063 3063 65281 0 0 65281 32663 5000 458 1500 8298 1396 813 359 30018 7432 1653 108 89698 7191 13791 1624188 1720300 28437 16425 1659816 1750516 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 1659816 1750516 1659816 1750516 1659816 1750516 -24417 115117 0 X 0 0 0 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 9 24000 TUITION ASSISTANCE 15 8163 ROUNDTABLE GRANTS 1 500 PART I, LINE 2: TUITION GRANTS APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITED BY COMPANIES. ATTENDANCE OF THE EVENT WHICH THE GRANT IS HELPING PAY FOR ALONG WITH PAYMENT FOR THE REGISTRATION IS CONFIRMED AT WHICH TIME THE GRANT IS ISSUED DIRECTLY TO THE MEMBER COMPANY (NOT ATTENDEE). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 NICK BALDUZZI AND DAVID BALDUZZI - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SINGLE CLASS OF MEMBERS, WHO ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN GOOD STANDING WITH BLD CONNECTION AND RESIDE IN WISCONSIN OR UPPER MICHIGAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SIGN A DECLARATION FORM CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE CHAIRPERSON DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVES THE CHAIRPERSON, THE ISSUE GOES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR CONSIDERATION. ACTUAL CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OR BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY IF THE CONFLICT INVOLVES THE CHAIRPERSON. RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS ARE IMPOSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND/OR THE DIRECTORS. TYPICALLY, IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE INTERESTED PERSON WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.