Nonprofit · EIN 39-6075604
WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · MADISON, WI 53704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $771,573 | $757,914 | $13,659 | $1,450,201 | $223,744 | $1,226,457 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $915,275 | $896,733 | $18,542 | $1,365,388 | $152,066 | $1,213,322 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $963,177 | $906,814 | $56,363 | $1,226,553 | $152,525 | $1,074,028 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $647,912
- Investment income
- $107,475
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $21,234
- Other revenue
- $16,186
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $14,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $251,903
- Other salaries and wages
- $69,331
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $363,926
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,940
- Occupancy
- $21,156
- Travel
- $1,394
- Depreciation
- $580
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,365,388
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,450,201
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $223,744
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,226,457
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,901
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,250,771
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,226,457
- Gross unrelated business income
- $8,525
- Gross receipts
- $925,134
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 1994
- 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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BRESSNER | PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $118,450 | $11,894 |
| GRACE HOWE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $66,769 | $5,798 |
| JEFF HODGE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GAUSMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE WITT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LADD PETTIT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BIDDICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN DUFFY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN DELONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNDI HEATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE SPOONER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HELLENBRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN JAHNKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BRESSNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,613 | $10,718 |
| JEFF HODGE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GAUSMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE WITT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LADD PETTIT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BIDDICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN DUFFY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRY GARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GRAPSAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD HARTMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HELLENBRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN JAHNKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BRESSNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,892 | $10,356 |
| HOWARD HARTMANN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRY GARD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GAUSMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LADD PETTIT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE WITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GRAPSAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN JAHNKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HELLENBRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BIDDICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2801 INTERNATIONAL LN STE 105, MADISON, WI 53704-3151
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GRACE HOWE, 2801 INTERNATIONAL LANE 105, MADISON, WI 53704
- Signed the 990
- LADD PETTIT, TREASURER
- Phone
- (608) 223-1111
- Website
- WWW.WIAGRIBUSINESS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC
Mission
TO GROW THE PROSPERITY OF WISCONSIN'S AGRIBUSINESS THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND ENGAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS, SEMINARS, AND CONFERENCES:WABA PROVIDES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS FOR THE MEMBERSHIP ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. THESE SEMINARS HAVE COVERED SUCH SUBJECTS AS INSTRUCTION AND CERTIFICATION IN GRAIN GRADING, AND BOTH AN INTRODUCTORY AND ADVANCED INSTRUCTION IN GRAIN MERCHANDISING. IN ADDITION, WABA COORDINATES REGIONAL CONFERENCES IN DAIRY HERD HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT AND ANOTHER COVERING THE TOPIC OF DAIRY FORAGE MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW RELATED TO ALL CONFLUENCES OF THE AGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRY. WABA ALSO OFFERED A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SEMINARS FOR MEMBERS AS WELL AS ANIMAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING.
- DIRECTORY:WABA PREPARES AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS.
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-6075604
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,450,201
- Income (IRS master file)
- $925,134
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $771,573 | $757,914 | $1,450,201 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $915,275 | $896,733 | $1,365,388 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $963,177 | $906,814 | $1,226,553 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $1,047,665 | $1,009,654 | $1,145,211 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 39-6075604).
Questions about WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC is 39-6075604.
- Is WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1995.
- Are donations to WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS 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 AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names GRACE HOWE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,450 (THOMAS BRESSNER, PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WISCONSIN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $771,573, expenses of $757,914 and total assets of $1,450,201 at year end.
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