Nonprofit · EIN 39-6040605
WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC
Tax-exempt · GRAFTON, WI 53024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $183,545 | $151,292 | $32,253 | $1,245,034 | $0 | $1,245,034 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $184,047 | $161,636 | $22,411 | $1,213,439 | $7,836 | $1,205,603 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $81,592
- Program service revenue
- $70,675
- Investment income
- $31,540
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,583
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$262
- Other revenue
- -$262
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $57,751
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,187
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $70,516
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,400
- Occupancy
- $8,121
- Travel
- $1,524
- Program services (functional)
- $48,777
- Management and general (functional)
- $83,259
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,256
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,213,439
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,245,034
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,245,034
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $557,914
- Publicly traded securities
- $488,211
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,156,235
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $88,799
- Gross receipts
- $183,807
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1942
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER LAZEWSKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $57,750 |
| LYNN BARBER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| STEVE HOLZMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA KESLING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| ALICIA KING | SECRETARY (FROM JULY 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| REBECCA GILMAN | SECRETARY (THRU JULY 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SUNIL GOPALAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL PICKARTS | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| THOMAS SCHULTZ | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WENDY SCHULTZ | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DARWIN TIEDE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARL SCHROEDER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGELA TORNES | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LINDEMANN | MEMBER AT LARGE (FROM MAY 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVOR GRGIC | MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU MAY 2024) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUENTIN YOERGER | MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU MAY 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARL SCHWARTZ | MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU MAY 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER LAZEWSKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $56,692 |
| SUNIL GOPALAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| LYNN BARBER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| REBECCA GILMAN | SECRETARY, CONSERVATION CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DANIELLE BAUMANN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DAVOR GRGIC | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAN PICKARTS | HONEY CREEK CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CARL SCHROEDER | HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG BISBEE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAR TIEDE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS SCHULTZ | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM HAHN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| QUENTIN YOERGER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WENDY SCHULTZ | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACK COULTER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE HOLZMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LINDEMANN | MEMBER AT LARGE (FROM 5/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BAUGHMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU 5/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARL SCHWARTZ | MEMBER AT LARGE (THRU 5/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2, GRAFTON, WI 53024-0002
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNIFER LAZEWSKI, 604 BUTLER PL, WAUSAU, WI 54401
- Signed the 990
- LYNN BARBER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (262) 617-1268
- Website
- WSOBIRDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF WSO IS TO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT, STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLISH 11-ISSUE NEWSLETTER AND JOURNAL, SENT TO 1,100 MEMBER EMAIL AND TRADITIONAL ADDRESSES; PUBLISH CHECKLISTS AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND BIRDER HOBBYISTS. FURTHERING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED ITS NONPROFIT STATUS, THE JOURNAL ROUTINELY FEATURES ARTICLES ON ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND CITIZEN-BASED SCIENCE. IT ALSO PRESENTS REPORTS FROM THE BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE AND SEASONAL SIGHTINGS OF RARE BIRDS. OBJECTIVE: TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BIRDS OF WISCONSIN AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.Expenses $33,290 · revenue $1,973
- WSO GAVE NINE (9) $500 GRANTS AND ONE (1) $1000 GRANT IN 2024. GRANTS WENT TO NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC., CEDAR GROVE ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION, FRIENDS OF BEAVER CREEK RESERVE, VICTORIA PIASKOWSKI, BRAD BUMGARDNER AND RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER FOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION. (1) PROJECT SOAR (SNOWY OWL AIRPORT RESCUE PROGRAM); (2) TRACKING THE PHANTOMS (RED-SHOULDERED HAWK MONITORING PROGRAM); AND (3) BIRD MONITORING AT RESTORATION SITES ON THE ONEIDAN NATION RESERVATION; (4) KESTREL MONITORING PROGRAM; (5) BLUEBIRD RESTORATION PROJECT; (6) NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL BANDING; (7) BIRD BANDING AT RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER.Expenses $5,500 · grants $5,500
- WSO PROGRAMMING INCLUDES ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT, STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF WISCONSIN'S BIRDS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, WSO SPONSORED BIRDING FIELD TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OFFERS RESEARCH GRANTS, AND SERVES AS AN INFORMATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON BIRD-RELATED ISSUES.Expenses $5,482 · revenue $68,440
- CONTINUE WORK ON PREPARATION FOR PUBLISHING AN UPDATED EDITION OF ATLAS OF THE BREEDING BIRDS OF WISCONSIN. OBJECTIVE: TO DOCUMENT BREEDING ACTIVITY OF WISCONSIN'S BIRDS, THEREBY INCREASING BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BIRD HABITAT AND EMPHASIZING THE IMPACT OF HABITAT CHANGE ON BIRD POPULATIONS AND NESTING SUCCESS.Expenses $4,505
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 | Not 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
- 39-6040605
- 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
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U53C)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,245,034
- Income (IRS master file)
- $183,807
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $183,545 | $151,292 | $1,245,034 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $184,047 | $161,636 | $1,213,439 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $178,570 | $165,501 | $1,169,946 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 39-6040605).
Questions about WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC
- What is the EIN of WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC is 39-6040605.
- Is WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY 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 SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JENNIFER LAZEWSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $57,750 (JENNIFER LAZEWSKI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $183,545, expenses of $151,292 and total assets of $1,245,034 at year end.
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