Nonprofit · EIN 39-0806182
WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,845,122 | $1,861,526 | -$16,404 | $8,115,807 | $302,643 | $7,813,164 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,152,968 | $1,914,695 | $238,273 | $7,688,706 | $377,547 | $7,311,159 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,577,838 | $1,735,941 | -$158,103 | $7,199,769 | $249,363 | $6,950,406 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,011,449
- of which government grants
- $231,290
- Membership dues
- $392,129
- Program service revenue
- $503,260
- Investment income
- $329,053
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $45,878
- Other revenue
- $1,360
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $32,400
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $358,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $934,577
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,473,469
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $60,285
- Occupancy
- $40,995
- Travel
- $27,544
- Depreciation
- $2,610
- Program services (functional)
- $1,266,808
- Management and general (functional)
- $402,891
- Fundraising (functional)
- $191,827
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,688,706
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,115,807
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $302,643
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,813,164
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,481,850
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,442,493
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,370,671
- Gross receipts
- $2,080,280
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 74
- Year formed
- 1932
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON STEIN | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $196,772 | $19,371 |
| ROBERT HENKEN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $101,846 | $40,511 |
| ELIZABETH CIZINSKY | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & COMMUNITY OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,108 | $6,121 |
| KENNETH MUNSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CZARNECKI | VICE-CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BOGNAR | VICE-CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH TOMCZYK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY VIEGUT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES ARCHAMBO | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CALLANAN | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANTHONY CRUZ | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA DUPIES | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRET FINOCCHIARO | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN GURHOLT | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL PAPROKCI | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEIGH REILY | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT HENKEN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $179,841 | $41,013 |
| JASON STEIN | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $176,582 | $18,112 |
| ELIZABETH CIZINSKY | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & COMMUNITY OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,640 | $5,104 |
| KENNETH MUNSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BOGNAR ZIERER | VICE-CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CZARNECKI | VICE-CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH TOMCZYK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY VIEGUT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH RILEY | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL PAPROCKI | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRADY CROSBY | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES ARCHAMBO | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN GURHOLT | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CALLANAN | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM RASCHKA | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT HENKEN | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $226,300 | $38,348 |
| JASON STEIN | VICE PRESIDENT & RESEARCH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,626 | $22,607 |
| LEIGH RILEY | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL PAPROCKI | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH TOMCZYK | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY VIEGUT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRADY CROSBY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CZARNECKI | VICE-CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANA ALTENBURG | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES ARCHAMBO | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN GURHOLT | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH MUNSON | VICE-CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BOGNAR ZIERER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CALLANAN | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM RASCHKA | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 W VIRGINIA ST STE 502, MILWAUKEE, WI 53204-1551
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JASON STEIN, 600 W VIRGINIA ST 502, MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
- Signed the 990
- JASON STEIN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (414) 276-8240
- Website
- WISPOLICYFORUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
WE CONDUCT IMPARTIAL PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO DRIVE INFORMED DEBATE AND EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
Program accomplishments
- AS WISCONSIN'S MOST RESPECTED NONPARTISAN POLICY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, WE AIM TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKING IN WISCONSIN. WE BRING TO LIGHT NEW KNOWLEDGE ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO STATE GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS, METRO MILWAUKEE, AND WISCONSIN'S ECONOMY. WE PROVIDE IMPARTIAL DATA AND ANALYSIS THAT WILL ALLOW GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC TO CONSIDER ALL SIDES OF CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES. WE CREATE AN EFFECTIVE, VISIBLE PLATFORM TO EDUCATE AND INFORM POLICY MAKERS, CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADERS, THE MEDIA, AND OTHERS.IN 2025, THE WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM PUBLISHED 48 REPORTS COVERING A MIX OF BOTH LOCAL AND STATEWIDE POLICY ISSUES. WE ALSO HELD A TOTAL OF EIGHT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS IN 2025, THE HIGHLIGHT BEING OUR SALUTE TO LOCAL GOVENRMENT, WHICH ENJOYED NEAR-RECORD ATTENDANCE OF OVER 460 PEOPLE.Expenses $1,266,808 · grants $32,400 · revenue $503,260
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
- 39-0806182
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public and societal benefit (W22P)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,115,807
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,080,280
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,845,122 | $1,861,526 | $8,115,807 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,152,968 | $1,914,695 | $7,688,706 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,577,838 | $1,735,941 | $7,199,769 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,445,545 | $1,678,319 | $6,797,801 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 39-0806182).
Questions about WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC
- What is the EIN of WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC is 39-0806182.
- Is WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1940.
- Are donations to WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC 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 POLICY FORUM 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 WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC 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 POLICY FORUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JASON STEIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $196,772 (JASON STEIN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,845,122, expenses of $1,861,526 and total assets of $8,115,807 at year end.
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