Nonprofit · EIN 23-7302435
WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · WALES, WI 53183
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $439,362 | $383,726 | $55,636 | $310,209 | $2,882 | $307,327 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $414,448 | $391,502 | $22,946 | $270,187 | $14,774 | $255,413 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $386,958 | $326,548 | $60,410 | $238,616 | $8,540 | $230,076 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $436,396
- Investment income
- $2,966
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $14,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,200
- Travel
- $3,014
- Depreciation
- $3,447
- Program services (functional)
- $294,539
- Management and general (functional)
- $89,187
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $270,187
- Total assets, end of year
- $310,209
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,882
- Net assets, end of year
- $307,327
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,767
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $307,327
- Gross receipts
- $439,362
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEN BROOKS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARC STEPHANIE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY PAGEL | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATE TILLIS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MCKALA KIESSLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CODY SCHOEPKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOKE KLINGBEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON EICHHORST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN BERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY HARRIS | EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARC STEPHANIE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH VOIGT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN BROOKS | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY PAGEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATE TILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CODY SCHOEPKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE JO JERZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON EICHHORST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN BERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY HARRIS | EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEREMY CRAMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICK MEALY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH VOIGT | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARC STEPHANIE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN BROOKS | DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON EICHHORST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY PAGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CODY SCHOEPKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATE TILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY HARRIS | EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 262 W MAIN ST, WALES, WI 53183-9422
- In care of
- % WADE PETERSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BEN BROOKS, 262 WEST MAIN STREET, WALES, WI 53183
- Signed the 990
- BEN BROOKS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (414) 908-4924
- Website
- WWW.WWOA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RITZ HOLMAN LLP
Mission
FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES THE TEACHING AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE WATER INDUSTRY.
Program accomplishments
- THE WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION, INC. (WWOA) HOLDS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EXPOSURE TO NEW REGULATION, OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND AN ASSISTANCE IN UNDERSTANDING MANY TECHNICAL SUBJECTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WASTEWATER TREATEMENT PROFESSIONALS TO GATHER AND EXCHANGE IDEAS ON PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES. THE AWARDS BANQUET IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CONFERENCE. IT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INDUSTRY. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WWOA CONTAINS NEWS AND TRAINING EVENTS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, DISTRICT MEETING MINUTES, AND MORE. PRINTED FIVE TIMES PER YEAR, THE CLARIFIER ALONE IS WORTH THE COST OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP. THE WWOA IS COMPRISED OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE MUNICIPALITIES AND INDUSTRIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS, ENGINEERS, CONSULTANTS, PLANT MANAGERS, EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, REGULATORY AGENCIES, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT INDUSTRY. OUR PROGRAMS AND SEMINARS TARGET WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES IN EVERY REGION OF THESTATE.THE WWOA CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS ALONE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE WWOA CO-SPONSORS OR PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SEMINAR, COLLECTION SYSTEM SEMINAR AND THE SPRING BIOSOLIDS SYMPOSIUM. OTHER SEMINARS ARE DEVELOPED AS NEEDED TO ENHANCE THE PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE WASTEWATER PROFESSION. OPERATOR TRAINING, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO IMPART PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF EVERYDAY OPERATION, IS SUPPLIED THROUGH THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. IT AFFORDS THE CERTIFIED OPERATORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. HANDS ON SEMINARS ARE ANOTHER SOURCE OF PRACTICAL OPERATOR TRAINING.SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN TO STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN FIELDS RELATED TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT.Expenses $294,539 · grants $14,000 · revenue $436,396
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. 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 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7302435
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C032)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $310,209
- Income (IRS master file)
- $439,362
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $439,362 | $383,726 | $310,209 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $414,448 | $391,502 | $270,187 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $386,958 | $326,548 | $238,616 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $354,863 | $294,521 | $200,857 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 23-7302435).
Questions about WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION is 23-7302435.
- Is WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION 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 WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BEN BROOKS.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $439,362, expenses of $383,726 and total assets of $310,209 at year end.
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