Nonprofit · EIN 20-1643797
WISDOM INC
Also known as CUSH CONGRGTNS UNITD TO SRV HMNTY, CUSH
Tax-exempt · KENOSHA, WI 53141
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $31,784 | $55,264 | -$23,480 | $69,230 | $6,288 | $62,942 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $54,007 | $26,781 | $27,226 | $88,217 | $1,795 | $86,422 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $86,928 | $82,450 | $4,478 | $65,105 | $5,909 | $59,196 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $23,204
- Investment income
- $580
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,569
- Other revenue
- $431
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $27,293
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $35,174
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $13,619
- Other expenses
- $6,471
- Program services (functional)
- $35,246
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $88,217
- Total assets, end of year
- $69,230
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,288
- Net assets, end of year
- $62,942
- Cash, savings and investments
- $64,230
- Gross receipts
- $37,820
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT PITTS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $27,293 | $731 |
| KAREN KEMPINEN | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTINE HAMMELEV-JONES | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON CORSO | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KAY SCHLEITER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DENA FEINGOLD | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA CUMMINGS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MICH | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV KATHLEEN GLOFF | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAL MILLER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA GARSIDE-MEYERS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY YONKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORI HAWKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $3,861 | $184 |
| REV DR MONICA CUMMINGS | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON CORSO | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KAY SCHLEITER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DENA FEINGOLD | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD CHRISTIANSEN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MICH | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV KATHLEEN GLOFF | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAL MILLER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA GARSIDE-MEYERS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY YONKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORI HAWKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $45,402 | $1,562 |
| RABBI DENA FEINGOLD | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR MONICA CUMMINGS | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON CORSO | TREASURER | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KAY SCHLEITER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR GRACE CAJIUAT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD CHRISTIANSEN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MICH | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PASTOR KEVIN BEEBE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEACON RON LESJAK | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV KATHLEEN GLOFF | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY STOOPS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1324, KENOSHA, WI 53141-1324
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 6050 8TH AVENUE, KENOSHA WI 53143
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- FLORENCE HAMMELEV, 6050 8TH AVENUE, KENOSHA WI 53143
- Signed the 990-EZ
- SHARON CORSO, TREASURER
- Phone
- (262) 564-8223
- Website
- WWW.CUSHKENOSHA.COM
- Return prepared by
- RITZ HOLMAN LLP
Mission
CUSH IS AN INTERFAITH COALITION ACTIVELY LIVING OUR FAITH AND VALUES IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT.
Program accomplishments
- OUR IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE HELPED CREATE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THE KENOSHA COMMUNITY IN THE FACE OF RISING AUTHORITARIANISM AND BRUTALITY. FORTY UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE TASK FORCE MEETINGS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOCES DE LA FRONTERA, CUSH TRAINED 22 "VERIFIERS," WHO SERVE AS LEGAL OBSERVERS AND ON-THE-GROUND REPORTERS DURING INSTANCES WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT IS OPERATING WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION. AN ADDITIONAL FIVE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FURTHER TRAINING. THROUGH THIS SAME PARTNERSHIP, WE DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 100 FLYERS WITH BASIC "KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS" INFORMATION, DETAILING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED UNDER THE 1ST AND 4TH AMENDMENTS TO THE US CONSTITUTION. THE CUSH IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE ALSO ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT THE FALL OF 2025, COMMUNICATING WITH THE KENOSHA COUNTY SHERIFF TO ADVOCATE AGAINST KENOSHA COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN A 287(G) AGREEMENT AND ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ON POLICIES RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TREATMENT, ON THE PART OF THE KENOSHA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.Expenses $35,246
- THE CUSH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE WAS FORMED IN 2025, DURING WHICH TIME THEY CONDUCTED COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH ON MEANS BY WHICH THEY COULD RAISE THE TREE EQUITY SCORE BY INCREASING CANOPY COVERAGE IN KEY NEIGHBORHOODS. APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THIS TASK FORCE'S MEETINGS. THE CUSH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE HAS HOSTED A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS IN RELATION TO THIS EFFORT. BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS ON URBAN TREE SELECTION + PLANTING.
- THE CUSH RAINBOW FORWARD TASK FORCE DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP WITH A CUSH MEMBER-CONGREGATION TO CREATE A PLAN FOR A VOLUNTEER LED YOUTH PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO FILL THE GAPS CREATED BY THE SUDDEN CLOSURE OF THE LGBTQ CENTER OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. FIFTEEN UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE RAINBOW FORWARD TASK FORCE ALSO HELD MULTIPLE DEMONSTRATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE ATTACKS AND LEGISLATIVE SETBACKS SUFFERED BY THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY NATIONALLY THROUGHOUT 2025. MORE THAN 19 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE 2025 TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE CELEBRATION (HONORING THE LIVES LOST TO ANTI-TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE). MORE THAN A DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A STONEWALL ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. AN ADDITIONAL 10 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A SILENT PROTEST TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LGBTQ PEOPLE, AND ANOTHER DOZEN PARTICIPATED IN A WORKSHOP EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF THOSE QUEER INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DISABILITY. APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN AN AUTHOR TALK CO-HOSTED BY CUSH IN ONE OF IT'S MEMBER CONGREGATIONS, FEATURING A DISCUSSION ABOUT AMERICAN TEENAGER WITH AUTHOR NICO LANG. THE TASK FORCE PARTICIPATED IN ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND DIALOGUE WORK, ENGAGING MORE THAN 30 INDIVIDUALS IN ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF IDEOLOGICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1643797
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T70)
- Group exemption
- 5251: WISDOM INC
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $69,230
- Income (IRS master file)
- $37,820
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $31,784 | $55,264 | $69,230 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $54,007 | $26,781 | $88,217 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $86,928 | $82,450 | $65,105 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: FLORENCE HAMMELEV | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1643797).
Questions about WISDOM INC
- What is the EIN of WISDOM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISDOM INC is 20-1643797.
- Is WISDOM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Which annual return does WISDOM INC file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of WISDOM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WISDOM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WISDOM INC?
- The 990-N for 2013 names FLORENCE HAMMELEV.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISDOM INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $27,293 (GRANT PITTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WISDOM INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $31,784, expenses of $55,264 and total assets of $69,230 at year end.
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