Nonprofit · EIN 39-1966776
WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · WISC RAPIDS, WI 54495
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $821,530 | $538,468 | $283,062 | $4,864,861 | $762,965 | $4,101,896 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $976,858 | $449,974 | $526,884 | $4,745,872 | $927,038 | $3,818,834 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $947,106 | $523,107 | $423,999 | $4,181,014 | $889,064 | $3,291,950 |
| October 31, 2021 | 990 | $568,144 | $454,875 | $113,269 | $3,178,379 | $632,168 | $2,546,211 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $954,913
- of which government grants
- $510,187
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$153,626
- Other revenue
- -$133,383
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $76,464
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $76,464
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $38,700
- Occupancy
- $79,793
- Depreciation
- $223,190
- Program services (functional)
- $342,758
- Management and general (functional)
- $195,710
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,745,872
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,864,861
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $762,965
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,101,896
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,020,900
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,101,896
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$153,626
- Gross receipts
- $1,480,334
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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 October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL WOLFE | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR (CHANGED IN JULY) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEVEN BARTLING | PRESIDENT (FROM JULY) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| EDWARD A GRYGLESKI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DANIELLE ANDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN STAUNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT DETLEFSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JED COLGUHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON JONJAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY SAWYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NODJI VAN WYCHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE GEBHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM VAN WYCHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROCKY BIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL WOLFE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JIM VAN WYCHEN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DANIELLE ANDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN STAUNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT DETLEFSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JED COLGUHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD A GRYGLESKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON JONJAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY SAWYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NODJI VAN WYCHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE GEBHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL WOLFE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JIM VAN WYCHEN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DANIELLE ANDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN STAUNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT DETLEFSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JED COLGUHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD A GRYGLESKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON JONJAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY SAWYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NODJI VAN WYCHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2021: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL WOLFE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JIM VAN WYCHEN | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DANIELLE FABER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN STAUNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT DETLEFSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD A GRYGLESKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GABRIELLA LIDDANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY SMEDBRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NODJI VAN WYCHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1082, WISC RAPIDS, WI 54495-1082
- In care of
- % THOMAS LOCHNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVEN BARTLING, PO BOX 1082, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI 54495
- Signed the 990
- JOHN STAUNER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (715) 423-2070
- Website
- WISCRANFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES; AND SPECIFICALLY TO (1) PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR CRANBERRY GROWERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CRANBERRY GROWERS; (2) DEVELOP A RESEARCH FACILITY FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RELATED TO THE HORTICULTURE OF CRANBERRIES; AND (3) RESEARCH AND DEVELOP BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ALL ASPECTS OF CRANBERRY PRODUCTION.
Program accomplishments
- RESEARCH STATION - THE FOUNDATION PURCHASED A 130-ACRE OPERATING CRANBERRY MARSH AND RELATED EQUIPMENT TO CREATE A CRANBERRY PRODUCTION RESEARCH FACILITY. THE 130 ACRES INCLUDES 33 ACRES OF OPERATING CRANBERRY BEDS.Expenses $342,758
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 October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1966776
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U125)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,864,861
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,480,334
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $821,530 | $538,468 | $4,864,861 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2024 | $976,858 | $449,974 | $4,745,872 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2023 | $947,106 | $523,107 | $4,181,014 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2022 | $699,172 | $387,407 | $3,704,542 | IRS |
| 990-T | October 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | $568,144 | $454,875 | $3,178,379 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 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 39-1966776).
Questions about WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC is 39-1966776.
- Is WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION 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 CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names STEVEN BARTLING.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WISCONSIN CRANBERRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $821,530, expenses of $538,468 and total assets of $4,864,861 at year end.
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