2024-10-04T09:42:39-05:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2023-07-01 392014812 WISCONSIN TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL INC WISC 6084427557 455 SCIENCE DR 240 MADISON WI 53711 THOMAS STILL PRESIDENT 6084427557 2024-10-01 1 1 KIMBERLY ANDERSON CPA P00188889 6086628600 2024-10-01 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z THOMAS STILL 455 SCIENCE DR 240 MADISON WI 53711 1020276 0 X WWW.WISCONSINTECHNOLOGYCOUNCIL.COM X 2001 WI DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF SCIENCE AND TECH-BASED BUSINESSES IN WISCONSIN. 53 52 4 55 0 0 468115 648854 403391 357195 529 3426 0 2628 872035 1012103 0 0 0 0 425098 533129 0 0 82058 548454 526057 973552 1059186 -101517 -47083 403434 294027 197400 135076 206034 158951 X TO LEAD WISCONSIN IN DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION OF SCIENCE AND TECH-BASED BUSINESSES AND TO PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE TO LAWMAKERS, THE GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN, STATE AGENCIES, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. 0 0 266177 0 0 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN INITIATIVE TO FAST TRACK ENTREPRENEURS, OR SWIFT, CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURS OF ALL TYPES NOT JUST TECH-BASED WITH RESOURCES, ADVICE AND NETWORKING THROUGH THE TECH COUNCIL AND OTHERS TO HELP THEM SUCCEED. FIVE EVENTS WERE HELD IN THIS FISCAL YEAR AT LOCATIONS WITH LESS POPULATION DENSITY THAN THE TECH COUNCIL'S LARGER EVENTS. 184149 0 127716 WISCONSIN EARLY STAGE SYMPOSIUM - OPEN TO TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES SEEKING ALL TYPES OF CAPITAL, THE TECH COUNCIL'S ANNUAL INVESTMENT ORIENTED CONFERENCE IS HELD IN NOVEMBER FOR 350 TO 400 ATTENDEES. 168338 0 89899 WISCONSIN ENTREPRENEURS' CONFERENCE THIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN JUNE ATTRACTS ABOUT 300 PEOPLE AND FOCUSES IN STIMULATING MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG, PRE-REVENUE, OFTEN PRE-INVESTMENT COMPANIES. IT IS WHERE THE WISCONSIN GOVERNOR'S BUSINESS PLAN CONTEST AND THE WISCONSIN YES CONTEST CULMINATED DURING THE TAX YEAR. 87763 0 65692 TECH COUNCIL INNOVATION NETWORK HELD 30 INPERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS HELD AROUND WISCONSIN ON VARYING TIMELY TOPICS: MADISON AREA, MILWAUKEE AREA, THE FOX VALLEY, THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY, WESTERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHWWEST WISCONISN ARE RECURRING LOCATIONS. 36379 0 10464 VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS AND EVENTS INCLUDING INVESTOR HALL OF FAME AND WOMEN'S RECEPTIONS. 0 0 0 POLICY GUIDANCE - A CORE PURPOSE OF THE TECH COUNCIL IS TO PROVIDE POLICY ADVICE TO THE GOVERNOR, THE LEGISLATURE, STATE AGENCIES, AND OTHERS ON HOW TO ENHANCE WISCONSIN'S TECH-BASED ECONOMY. THIS INCLUDES PREPARATION OF REPORTS, NEWS RELEASES, SURVEYS, TESTIMONY AND MORE TO INFORM THOSE POLICY MAKERS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC ABOUT MAJOR ISSUES AFFECTING THE TECH ECONOMY. 80594 0 55174 WISCONSIN TECH SUMMIT - THE TECH SUMMIT IS A CONTROLLED MATCHMAKING EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER MAJOR COMPANIES AND EMERGING FIRMS, ALLOWING THEM TO BUILD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AROUND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AND INNOVATION. MAJOR COMPANIES HAVE ALSO INVESTED IN EMERGING COMPANIES. THERE WERE 220 PARTICIPANTS IN THE TAX YEAR, WITH 22 MAJOR COMPANIES MEETING WITH 60 PLUS EMERGING COMPANIES IN A SERIES OF 300, 15 MINUTE MEETINGS. 18920 0 8250 WISCONSIN GOVERNOR'S BUSINESS PLAN CONTEST - THE CONTEST IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR CASH AND IN KIND PRIZES, BUT ITS ALSO A CHANCE TO GET CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK ON A BUSINESS PLAN AND TO HELP MOVE IT FROM "VIRTUAL BUSINESS" TO REALITY. OVER 20 YEARS, MORE THAN 4,500 PEOPLE FROM 330 WISCONSIN COMMUNITIES HAVE PARTICIPATED. ABOUT $2.5 MILLION IN CASH AND SERVICE PRIZES HAVE BEEN AWARDED SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THE BUSINESS SURVIVAL RATE FOR FINALISTS IN ABOUT 75% OVER FIVE YEARS, ACCORDING TO FOLLOW UP SURVEYS, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT. 223656 0 139580 842320 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 53 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X LOUGHRIN ACCOUNTING SC 6088198567 725 HEARTLAND TRL STE 207 MADISON WI 53717 AARON OLVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMIT ACHARYA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARJUN SANGA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL HICKEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB HOUGARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS PRESTIGIACOMO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORDERO BARKLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN EINHORN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN MCQUARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK MATZKE BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DON SCHLIDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC BORGERDING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC C APFELBACH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC FULCOMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED ROBERTSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY FRINGS BOARD CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG ROBINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN ROBERTSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILKE PANZER BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES SCHMIDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ZYLSTRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON FIELDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANINE BURMANIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SAVINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA SILVAGGI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CHAPMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GARNETTI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MANYDEEDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN NEIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WALZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FRITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KALEEM CAIRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KALPA VITHALANI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN BOGGS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KURT WALDHUETTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORRIE KEATING HEINEMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK BAKKEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK EHRMANN BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK GEHRING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA TURCZYN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FLANAGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY DIMOND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA COOKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN NATZKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM RIKKERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SPENCER X SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HEALY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SVERRE ROANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS STILL PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 272962 0 8189 TOM AABY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM TOEPEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONI SIKES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 272962 0 8189 1 0 1 0 0 143876 2670 498708 3600 3600 648854 EVENT SPONSORSHIP 900099 300060 300060 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 57135 57135 357195 3426 3426 10801 2670 8173 2628 2628 1012103 357195 0 6054 284248 227398 28425 28425 210711 168569 21071 21071 4292 3434 429 429 5680 4544 568 568 28198 22558 2820 2820 52751 52751 64750 51800 6475 6475 8578 8300 139 139 31686 28550 1568 1568 12973 10379 1297 1297 111179 101277 4951 4951 13538 10830 1354 1354 214415 191731 11342 11342 1442 1154 144 144 3833 3067 383 383 CREDIT CARD MERCHANT FE 8088 6470 809 809 DUES AND MEMBERSHIP 887 709 89 89 1937 1550 193 194 1059186 842320 134808 82058 137006 19982 130108 80428 120515 179255 7253 7253 29525 26416 4552 3109 4000 4000 403434 294027 15271 30761 182129 104315 197400 135076 X 206034 158951 206034 158951 403434 294027 -47083 0 X 0 0 0 X 460404 487959 457635 468115 648854 2522967 460404 487959 457635 468115 648854 2522967 24323 2498644 3101 101 1110 529 3426 8267 2628 2628 2533862 1718045 0.98610 0.97720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4730 4730 0 24795 21686 3109 3109 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMAS STILL PRESIDENT 247962 0 25000 0 0 0 8189 0 0 0 281151 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS A SUBSET OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MEETS QUARTERLY TO DISCUSS TECH COUNCIL STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE IN A COLLABORATIVE MANNER. KEY PARTNERS OF THE TECH COUNCIL MAY ALSO ATTEND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS NEEDED. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS ABLE TO OFFER ADVICE BUT THERE ARE NO VOTES TAKEN ON PROCEDURAL MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN UNAFFILIATED , OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE TECH COUNCIL'S REGULAR ACCOUNTING TEAM AND THE TECH COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO KEY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL BY THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AS NEEDED BY THE DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A FIRST, THE PRESIDENT PERFORMS A SELF-EVALUATION THEN MEETS WITH THE BOARD CHAIRMAN TO DISCUSS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE YEAR, GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, AND HOW WELL THE PRESIDENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES WERE COMPLETED. THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE PRESENTS THE RESULTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND GIVES HIS/HER RECOMMENDATION ON THE SALARY AND BONUS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN VOTES ON THE CHAIRMAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND, IF NECESSARY, OFFERS ALTERNATIVES. THE CHAIRMAN WRITES A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT WISCONSIN TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL, INC. SUMMARIZING WHAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVED FOR SALARY AND BONUS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.