Nonprofit · EIN 39-6064538
WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · MONONA, WI 53716
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $556,197 | $488,967 | $67,230 | $727,858 | $302,120 | $425,738 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $521,939 | $492,285 | $29,654 | $557,509 | $229,833 | $327,676 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $519,207 | $459,914 | $59,293 | $522,777 | $240,564 | $282,213 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,000
- Program service revenue
- $522,080
- Investment income
- $13,905
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $698
- Other revenue
- $18,212
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $119,680
- Other salaries and wages
- $28,370
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $160,859
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $161
- Travel
- $6,205
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $557,509
- Total assets, end of year
- $727,858
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $302,120
- Net assets, end of year
- $425,738
- Publicly traded securities
- $269,685
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $425,738
- Gross receipts
- $567,912
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 1967
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS KLEMENT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 28 | $54,670 | $14,240 |
| LAURA SAUSER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU MAY) Officer | 40 | $37,327 | $3,820 |
| KARA SULLIVAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM SEPTEMBER) Officer | 40 | $24,923 | $0 |
| KATHARINE CLARK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL ARNDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC ROBINSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BAKKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE BREED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA JEROME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILIE BRAUNEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY SHIPPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN MOSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY VREEKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA SAUSER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $98,345 | $2,950 |
| THOMAS KLEMENT | CFO Officer | 28 | $53,077 | $1,592 |
| KATHARINE CLARK | PRESIDENT (BEG JULY) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC ROBINSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL ARNDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KRIS TURNER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE DOYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILIE BRAUNEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY VREEKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY SHIPPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN MOSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA JEROME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DESIREE BONGERS | PRESIDENT (THRU JUNE) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA SAUSER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $95,481 | $2,864 |
| THOMAS KLEMENT | FINANCIAL MANAGER Officer | 28 | $51,035 | $1,532 |
| KRIS TURNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DESIREE BONGERS | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC ROBINSON | SECRETARY (BEG SEPTEMBER) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL ARNDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NYAMA REED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE DOYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY VREEKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLIE REINECKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA RAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA JEROME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE FREUND | SECRETARY (THRU JULY) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 6437, MONONA, WI 53716-0437
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- THOMAS KLEMENT, PO BOX 6437, MONONA, WI 53716
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS KLEMENT, CFO
- Phone
- (608) 245-3640
- Website
- WISCONSINLIBRARIES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
THE WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ENGAGES, INSPIRES AND ADVOCATES FOR LIBRARY WORKERS AND SUPPORTERS TO IMPROVE AND PROMOTE LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN.
Program accomplishments
- THE WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION PRODUCED A STATEWIDE LIVE LIBRARY CONFERENCE WITH ATTENDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 443, PROVIDING PROGRAMMING FOR ALL TYPES OF LIBRARIANS ON TOPICS INCLUDING TRENDS IN LIBRARY SERVICE, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, LITERACY, LITERATURE, ADVOCACY, AND IDEAS TO IMPROVE SERVICE AND PROGRAMS IN LIBRARIES ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, ANNUAL LIBRARY LEGISLATION DAY HAD 236 ATTENDEES, THE WLA ACADEMIC LIBRARY DIVISION SPRING CONFERENCE HAD 60 ATTENDEES, AND THE WLA PULIC LIBRARY DIVISION HAD 134 ATTENDEES.
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
- 39-6064538
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B71C)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $727,858
- Income (IRS master file)
- $567,912
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $556,197 | $488,967 | $727,858 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $521,939 | $492,285 | $557,509 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $519,207 | $459,914 | $522,777 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $487,389 | $484,259 | $494,693 | 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 39-6064538).
Questions about WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC is 39-6064538.
- Is WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1995.
- Are donations to WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 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 LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 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 LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 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 LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names THOMAS KLEMENT.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $54,670 (THOMAS KLEMENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER).
- How much revenue does WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $556,197, expenses of $488,967 and total assets of $727,858 at year end.
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