Nonprofit · EIN 39-1702164
RENEW WISCONSIN INC
Tax-exempt · MADISON, WI 53703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,367,679 | $1,562,314 | -$194,635 | $1,786,280 | $281,400 | $1,504,880 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,648,264 | $1,686,493 | -$38,229 | $1,759,651 | $92,986 | $1,666,665 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,315,874 | $1,577,122 | -$261,248 | $1,797,898 | $98,182 | $1,699,716 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $813,891
- of which government grants
- $136,062
- Membership dues
- $110,184
- Program service revenue
- $506,010
- Investment income
- $47,010
- Other revenue
- $768
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $50,708
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $221,832
- Other salaries and wages
- $833,717
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,198,634
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,922
- Accounting fees
- $19,881
- Occupancy
- $31,682
- Travel
- $12,478
- Program services (functional)
- $1,240,954
- Management and general (functional)
- $153,294
- Fundraising (functional)
- $168,066
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,759,651
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,786,280
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $281,400
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,504,880
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,240,826
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $264,054
- Gross receipts
- $1,367,679
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 1991
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JODI JEAN AMBLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEGAN JUNE) Officer | 40 | $103,500 | $3,075 |
| SAMUEL DUNAISKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU JUNE 6) Officer | 40 | $102,500 | $3,075 |
| MICHAEL VICKERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $21,994 | $0 |
| MIKE BARNETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN REEG | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA LEINBERGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH ARNOLD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ISAIAH NESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FUNK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMARA HAMZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE CORNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIAH LYNNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH STOLZENBURG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN WALZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYISHA HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL TROGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA SOLOMON | DIRECTOR (THRU FEB) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY SEEBOTH-WILSON | DIRECTOR (THRU JULY) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC UDELHOFEN | DIRECTOR (THRU JULY) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL DUNAISKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,000 | $3,000 |
| AMY SEEBOTH-WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN REEG | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH ARNOLD | SECRETARY (BEG AUG) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BARNETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE CORNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FUNK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH STOLZENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMARA HAMZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIELS WOLTER | DIRECTOR (THRU JULY) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH ESSER | SECRETARY (THRU JULY) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIAH LYNNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA LEINBERGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN WALZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC UDELHOFEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYISHA HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA SOLOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TROGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM DUNAISKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SINCE NOVEMBER) Officer | 40 | $65,000 | $1,950 |
| JESSICA NIEKRASZ | INTERIM EXEC DIR (THRU NOV)/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 22 | $50,513 | $0 |
| AMY SEEBOTH-WILSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FUNK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH ESSER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BARNETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE CORNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN REEG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH STOLZENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMARA HAMZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIELS WOLTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH ARNOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIAH LYNNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA LEINBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN WALZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC UDELHOFEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYISHA HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA SOLOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TROGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF RICH | PRESIDENT (THRU JULY) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA MORRISON | DIRECTOR (THRU JULY) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 214 N HAMILTON ST STE 300, MADISON, WI 53703-2106
- In care of
- % DONALD B WICHERT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ISMAEEL CHARTIER, 214 N HAMILTON ST 300, MADISON, WI 53703
- Signed the 990
- ISMAEEL CHARTIER, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (608) 255-4044
- Website
- RENEWWISCONSIN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
RENEW WISCONSIN LEADS AND ACCELERATES THE TRANSFORMATION TO WISCONSIN'S RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COLLABORATION.
Program accomplishments
- RENEW PROVIDES EDUCATION ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY, ADVOCATES FOR FAVORABLE CLEAN ENERGY POLICY, AND ISSUES GRANTS TO BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS LOOKING TO INSTALL SOLAR. IN 2025, RENEW SECURED MAJOR CLEAN ENERGY WINS ACROSS WISCONSIN. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVED LANDMARK PROJECTS - INCLUDING MAPLE GROVE SOLAR + STORAGE (260 MW SOLAR / 50 MW BATTERY), BADGER HOLLOW WIND, AND WHITEWATER SOLAR - TOGETHER ADDING NEARLY 600 MW OF RENEWABLE CAPACITY TO THE STATE'S GRID. ON POLICY, RENEW ADVANCED THE CONVERSATION ON WISCONSIN'S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE BY SUBMITTING TESTIMONY IN THE VALUE OF SOLAR STUDIES (VOSS) REVIEW, PRESSING FOR A FAIR AND MEASURED TRANSITION FROM NET ENERGY METERING. WE ALSO CHAMPIONED NEW COMMUNITY SOLAR LEGISLATION, BUILDING MOMENTUM TO EXPAND SOLAR ACCESS FOR RENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFITS. THROUGH OUR FLAGSHIP SOLAR FOR GOOD PROGRAM, DOZENS OF NONPROFITS - FROM CHURCHES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS - INSTALLED SOLAR SYSTEMS THAT CUT COSTS AND STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. OUR NEW CLEAN ENERGY WORKS INITIATIVE BROUGHT STAFF INTO THE FIELD WITH SOLAR INSTALLERS, ENSURING THAT ADVOCACY IS GROUNDED IN THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF WISCONSIN'S CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE. FINALLY, OUR 14TH ANNUAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SUMMIT DREW RECORD ATTENDANCE, LAUNCHED A FIRST-EVER "DEMO DAY" WITH MREA, AND CONVENED POLICYMAKERS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES TO ACCELERATE WISCONSIN'S TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.Expenses $1,240,954 · grants $50,708 · revenue $506,010
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1702164
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C013)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,786,280
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,367,679
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,367,679 | $1,562,314 | $1,786,280 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,648,264 | $1,686,493 | $1,759,651 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,315,874 | $1,577,122 | $1,797,898 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,723,577 | $1,431,340 | $1,979,597 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 39-1702164).
Questions about RENEW WISCONSIN INC
- What is the EIN of RENEW WISCONSIN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RENEW WISCONSIN INC is 39-1702164.
- Is RENEW WISCONSIN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to RENEW WISCONSIN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RENEW WISCONSIN 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 RENEW WISCONSIN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RENEW WISCONSIN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RENEW WISCONSIN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ISMAEEL CHARTIER.
- Who are the officers and directors of RENEW WISCONSIN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $103,500 (JODI JEAN AMBLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEGAN JUNE)).
- How much revenue does RENEW WISCONSIN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,367,679, expenses of $1,562,314 and total assets of $1,786,280 at year end.
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