2024-11-14T09:39:59-06:00 2023-12-31 390919055 RITZ HOLMAN LLP 330 E KILBOURN AVE SUITE 550 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 990 2023-01-01 832154946 MILWAUKEE WATER COMMONS INC MILW 4147636199 1836 W FOND DU LAC AVE MILWAUKEE WI 53205 KIRSTEN SHEAD CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4147636199 2024-11-14 1 0 RENEE MESSING P01872384 4142711451 2024-11-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KIRSTEN SHEAD 1836 W FOND DU LAC AVE MILWAUKEE WI 53205 1955156 0 X HTTPS://WWW.MILWAUKEEWATERCOMMONS.ORG/ X 2018 WI MILWAUKEE WATER COMMONS INC. IS A CROSS-CITY NETWORK THAT FOSTERS CONNECTION, COLLABORATION, AND BROAD COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMON WATERS. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES STEWARDSHIP OF EQUITABLE ACCESS TO AND SHARED DECISION-MAKING FOR OUR COMMON WATERS. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON SIX INITIATIVES: WATER QUALITY, DRINKING WATER, ARTS AND CULTURE, BLUE GREEN JOBS, EDUCATION AND RECREATION, AND GREEN INITIATIVE. 8 8 15 15 0 0 868979 1901756 4985 53400 0 0 0 0 873964 1955156 24714 22500 0 0 498720 798979 36000 42000 88682 147156 239183 706590 1102662 167374 852494 730738 1569850 137511 124129 593227 1445721 X MILWAUKEE WATER COMMONS IS HELPING CATALYZE MILWAUKEE AS A TRUE MODEL WATER CITY-A PLACE WHERE WE ALL HAVE A STAKE IN THE HEALTH OF OUR WATERS AND ALL SHARE IN THEIR STEWARDSHIP AND BENEFITS. WE ARE ADVANCING OUR COMMUNITY ENVISIONED WATER CITY AGENDA THROUGH THE ORGANIZING FRAMEWORKS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, COLLECTIVE IMPACT, THE COMMONS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 0 0 810901 22500 53400 THE BRANCH OUT MILWAUKEE PROGRAM ALONG WITH SHERMAN PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION'S TREE BOARD CELEBRATED ARBOR DAY WITH A TREE PLANTING AT 35TH AND LOCUST. STUDENTS FROM SHERMAN MULTICULTURAL ARTS SCHOOL PARTICIPATED WITH THE PLANTING AND WATERING, AND ENJOYED FUN CREATIVE ACTIVITIES. THE BEACH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM WAS IN ITS THIRD YEAR! THEY CONTINUE TO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE SAFE ENJOYMENT OF MILWAUKEE'S BEACHES, AND THEY HAVE EXPANDED THEIR EFFORTS BY PARTICIPATING IN OUTREACH AT OTHER LOCAL EVENTS. WE KICKED OFF A NEW PROGRAM PILOT BY WELCOMING FIVE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE. THEY PARTICIPATED IN WATER SCHOOL AND ARE DEVELOPING A FRESH VARIETY OF PROJECTS TO PUSH OUR WORK DEEPER INTO THE MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY. 2023 MARKED THE 9TH YEAR OF WATER SCHOOL. WE WORKED WITH GROWING GREEN GARDENS, JARDIN DEL PUEBLO, PEAK INITIATIVE, THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, TRUE SKOOL AND OUR FIRST COHORT OF ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE. IT'S EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE DISCOVER MILWAUKEE'S WATERWAYS WITH FRESH EYES. OUR WATER SCHOOL ALUMNI ARE EXCELLENT ADVOCATES FOR OUR WATERS. WE INVITED THEM ON A BOAT TRIP TO DELVE INTO THE WORK HAPPENING AROUND THE HISTORIC AREA OF CONCERN RIVER CLEAN-UP. IT WAS AN EVENING OF DEEPENING KNOWLEDGE AND STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS. WORKING WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND UTILITIES, WE DEVELOPED AN EQUITABLE APPROACH TO REPLACING LEAD SERVICE LINES. AREAS WITH ELEVATED CHILDHOOD BLOOD LEAD LEVELS, A HIGHER DENSITY OF LEAD LINES, AND LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS WERE PRIORITIZED. OUR ADVOCACY HAS HELPED ACCELERATE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT. 810901 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X X KIRSTEN SHEAD 4147636199 1836 W FOND DU LAC AVENUE MILWAUKEE WI 53205 DINORAH MARQUEZ ABADIANO CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TINA JOHNSON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE O'CONNOR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DENIENE POWELL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE MILLS-WEMM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 J PETER ORDWAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NARYAN LEAZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIN MAHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA COLEY CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 123000 0 8708 KIRSTEN SHEAD CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 123000 0 18310 246000 0 27018 2 0 0 0 0 244179 1657577 1901756 PROJECT REVENUE 900099 53400 53400 53400 1955156 53400 0 0 22500 22500 273016 191112 40952 40952 410060 386960 23100 58584 53848 3652 1084 57319 48853 5242 3224 18991 18991 42000 42000 66053 61235 4818 4239 906 3333 9143 9143 11671 200 11471 23703 20148 2133 1422 58401 1056 57345 36914 20050 16864 2945 2945 PROGRAM EQUIPMENT AND S 4033 4033 HONORARIA AND GIFTS 1189 1189 MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSCRI 1083 1083 BANK CHARGES 818 818 1102662 810901 203079 88682 420660 418081 192053 1056252 118025 95517 730738 1569850 6141 16199 131370 107930 137511 124129 X 158227 404054 435000 1041667 593227 1445721 730738 1569850 852494 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 544646 718125 634446 868979 1901756 4667952 544646 718125 634446 868979 1901756 4667952 1311487 3356465 4667952 161829 0.71900 0.68270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING 95517 95517 LEASE LIABILITY 107930 107930 X 1955156 0 1955156 0 1955156 1102662 0 1102662 0 1102662 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. 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