2026-03-09T11:03:33-05:00 2025-10-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2024-11-01 391250290 WISCONSIN HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC WISC 6082620706 PO BOX 620007 MIDDLETON WI 535620007 DENA WORTZEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082620706 2026-03-05 1 1 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 6082744020 2026-03-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X DENA WORTZEL PO BOX 620007 MIDDLETON WI 535620007 1412074 0 X WISCONSINHUMANITIES.ORG X 1976 WI WHC AWARDS GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, UNIVERSITIES, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WHC ALSO CREATES PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PUBLICATIONS TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY POWERED PROJECT AND A PERIODIC PUBLICATION CALLED "ON." 18 18 0 25 0 0 1340190 1399183 0 0 11774 12891 0 0 1351964 1412074 263235 106425 0 0 0 0 63000 22820 127552 1210146 913916 1536381 1043161 -184417 368913 391145 569072 190986 0 200159 569072 X WISCONSIN HUMANITIES STRENGTHENS OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CONNECTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 0 0 241575 106425 0 GRANT PROGRAM - THE WHC'S GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CONNECTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. GRANTS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT LOCALLY INITIATED PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE REFLECTION, DIALOGUE, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. FOR THIS TAX YEAR, 14 NEW GRANTS WERE AWARDED. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 140 GRANT-RELATED EVENTS FUNDED, WITH A TOTAL AUDIENCE REPORTED OF MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE THIS PAST YEAR. 124969 0 0 COMMUNITY POWERED PROJECT PROGRAM- THE COMMUNITY POWERED PROGRAM, LAUNCHED AS A PILOT IN FALL OF 2021, BUILDS RESILIENCE AMONG WISCONSIN COMMUNITIES BY HELPING THEM RECOGNIZE, COMMUNICATE, AND ACT UPON THEIR STRENGTHS, CHALLENGES, AND HISTORIES TO ENVISION A VIBRANT FUTURE.AS THE PROJECT CONTINUED IN ITS FOURTH YEAR OF PROGRAMMING, 8 FELLOWS WERE HIRED FROM AROUND THE STATE WHO PARTICIPATED IN SIX MONTHS OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS TEACHING THEM SKILLS IN DOCUMENTING LOCAL HISTORY, TELLING COMMUNITY STORIES, AND ACTIVATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LOCAL PROJECTS. THIS TRAINING WAS FOLLOWED BY SIX MONTHS OF MENTORSHIP AS THE WISCONSIN HUMANITIES FELLOWS PUT THEIR TRAINING TO WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, SHARING WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AND HELPING RESIDENTS WORK TOWARD A MORE VIBRANT FUTURE. AN ADDITIONAL SET OF EIGHT FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING IN THE SPRING OF 2025. DOZENS OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN TAX YEAR 2024. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING UNDER THE COMMUNITY POWERED PROGRAM UMBRELLA INCLUDED THE CONTINUATION OF THE "STAND UP TO HATE" CURRICULUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A TEACHER GUIDE FOR TEACHERS. 3 SCHOOL EVENTS WERE HELD DURING THIS TAX YEAR, WITH OVER 500 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ATTENDING. 95204 0 0 LOVE WISCONSIN PROJECT - THE LOVE WISCONSIN PROJECT "CELEBRATES OUR STATE, OUR LIVES AND OUR SHARED FUTURE" VIA A DIGITAL STORYTELLING PROJECT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON FACEBOOK, USING THE FACEBOOK GROUPS PLATFORM. THIS PLATFORM HAS CREATED AN ONLINE COMMUNITY THAT STRIVES TO BRING ABOUT A MORE CONNECTED, COMPASSIONATE, AND ENGAGED WISCONSIN. THIS PAST YEAR, MANY STORIES HAVE BEEN RE-SHARED, ALONG WITH DOZENS OF INSTAGRAM POSTS, WITH A MONTHLY REACH OF THOUSANDS, RESULTING IN NUMEROUS DIGITAL CONVERSATIONS INVOLVING THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS. 43402 0 0 PODCAST PROJECT - "HUMAN POWERED" IS A PODCAST SERIES ABOUT HOW PEOPLE MAKE PLACES BETTER. IT'S ABOUT WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN PASSIONATE, CREATIVE PEOPLE ENGAGE DEEPLY WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS AND FIND WAYS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROOTS OF COMMUNITY LIVES. THE THIRD SEASON OF THE PODCAST DEBUTED THIS PAST SUMMER, WITH POSTING OF TWO NEW PODCASTS PER MONTH, HIGHLIGHTING RELEVANT AND PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE USING THEIR PASSIONS, SKILLS, AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS TO CREATE HEALTHY CIVIC SPACES FOR ALL TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKE CONNECTIONS. OVER 3,500 PEOPLE LISTENED TO THE WISCONSIN HUMANITIES COUNCIL PODCASTS ON WHC PLATFORMS THIS YEAR, AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE VISITED THE PODCAST WEBSITE. 73859 0 0 PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP - IN ADDITION TO ITS OWN PROGRAMMING, THE WHC PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF THE GRANT PROGRAM FOR HUMANITIES PROGRAMING BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. THIS YEAR THE WHC CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO AND "WISCONSIN LIFE" RADIO PROGRAMMING, AIRING RADIO ESSAYS THAT CELEBRATE WHAT MAKES WISCONSIN UNIQUE THROUGH THE DIVERSE STORIES OF ITS PEOPLE, WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,000 RADIO LISTENERS PER WEEK THROUGH THE SPRING OF 2025. THE WHC ALSO CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE WISCONSIN POET LAUREATE COMMISSION AND THE WISCONSIN POET LAUREATE, THE STATE'S AMBASSADOR FOR POETRY. THE WHC IS ONE OF SIX MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE POET LAUREATE COMMISSION. FINALLY, AT THE END OF THIS TAX YEAR, THE WHC BEGAN CONDUCTING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON LISTENING SESSIONS AROUND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO HEAR FROM WISCONSINITES ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES, THE STRENGTHS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING. 117261 0 0 579009 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 X 18 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X CATHY RIEDL-FARREY 6082622001 780 REGENT STREET SUITE 255 MADISON WI 53715 X JENIFER COLE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID O'CONNOR VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM O'CONNELL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA DAMON-MOORE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN FROST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELOISA GOMEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY GUTIERREZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE HAIRSTON GREEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN HUNTOON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN JACKSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARA KARPENKO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EVERETT MARSHBURN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHONG MOUA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH OLSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATE RERICHA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE SALMONS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SCHULTZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE VAN HALLGREN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENA WORTZEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KEAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- SYSTEM ADMINIST 780 REGENT ST STE 255 MADISON WI 53715 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 819190 1 987634 411549 1399183 12891 12891 1412074 0 0 12891 X 106425 106425 21561 21561 22820 22820 696942 404799 188520 103623 2964 2964 20274 278 19643 353 23734 1770 21964 31771 31771 20855 4366 15733 756 68820 58407 10413 3914 3914 MEMBERSHIPS 23081 23081 1043161 579009 336600 127552 391145 319356 0 249716 391145 569072 190986 0 190986 0 X 65248 432519 134911 136553 200159 569072 391145 569072 368913 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1304864 2003265 2017284 1340190 1399183 8064786 1304864 2003265 2017284 1340190 1399183 8064786 8064786 3378 3854 8155 11774 12891 40052 8104838 0.99510 0.99610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 1 4075 1 12149 0 0 16224 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF ADVOCATING TO LEGISLATORS FOR INCREASED SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING IN WISCONSIN. 134911 1675 6967 7000 136553 128330 10115 6466 10000 134911 113771 8549 6010 128330 80444 49550 3777 20000 113771 77098 3346 80444 0.00000 0.64340 0.35660 1 0 0 PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE WENNINGER ENDOWMENT FUND, SET UP WITH THE UW-FOUNDATION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002, IS TO SUPPORT WHC-FUNDED PROGRAMMING THAT SERVES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS WISCONSIN, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO PROGRAMMING THAT SERVES NORTHERN WISCONSIN. INTEREST INCOME FROM THIS ENDOWMENT IS TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY ON THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMING. THE PURPOSE OF THE WISCONSIN HUMANITIES FUTURE FUND IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS THAT WILL BE USED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE UNIT'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO SUPPORT THE UNIT'S MISSION AND OBJECTIVES. X X X X X 1 MEANINGFULL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS 6580 MONONA DRIVE STE 1044 MONONA WI 53716 DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING 0 0 21000 -21000 21000 -21000 WI 1 CAP SERVICES INC 2900 W RIVER DR STEVENS POINT WI 54481 391080897 501(C)(3) 10000 0 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING LUSSIER COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER 55 S GAMMON RD MADISON WI 53717 391938173 501(C)(3) 7700 0 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING LYNDEN INC 2145 W BROWN DEER RD MILWAUKEE WI 53217 842337739 501(C)(3) 10000 0 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 1250 W WISCONSIN AVE MILWAUKEE WI 53233 390806251 501(C)(3) 7644 0 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART 205 VETERANS AVE WEST BEND WI 53095 391017647 501(C)(3) 10000 0 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING TRUE SKOOL INC 161 W WISCONSIN AVE STE 1000 MILWAUKEE WI 53203 203662807 501(C)(3) 10000 0 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING UW-EAU CLAIRE 105 GARFIELD AVE EAU CLAIRE WI 54702 391805963 GOVERNMENT 7436 0 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE 500 W MAIN ST WAUNAKEE WI 53597 396006402 GOVERNMENT 5200 0 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING 8 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE WISCONSIN HUMANITIES COUNCIL ARRANGES FOR AN EVALUATION OF MANY MAJOR GRANTS AND SELECTED MINI-GRANTS. THESE EVALUATIONS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF, MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, OR OUTSIDE EVALUATORS. STAFF MAY SHARE THE RESULTS OF THIS EVALUATION WITH THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND WITH THE DIRECTORS. GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE ASKED TO SEND A FINAL FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM REPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD. FOR THE PROGRAM REPORT, THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTS A SUMMARY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH AUDIENCE QUESTIONNAIRES, ANY SIGNIFICANT WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM PARTICIPANTS, AND COPIES OF ANY PRESS COVERAGE THAT THE PROJECT RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND PERFORM MANAGEMENT DUTIES SUCH AS SUPERVISING PERSONNEL, PLANNING AND EXECUTING BUDGETS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, AND SUPERVISING EXEMPT OPERATIONS. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED $117,174 OF REPORTABLE COMPENSATION AND $42,903 OF OTHER COMPENSATION AND THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RECEIVED $88,772 OF REPORTABLE COMPENSATION AND $32,402 OF OTHER COMPENSATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL OF ITS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER IS CONSIDERED AN INTERESTED PERSON UNDER THE POLICY. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST LEAVE THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS MADE. THE REMAINING DIRECTORS WILL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND WILL VOTE ON THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION ON PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ON GRANT REQUESTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH THEY ARE AFFILIATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SUBMITS A WRITTEN EVALUATION THAT INCLUDES A COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE JUNE COUNCIL MEETING. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY CONFER WITH THE GOVERNING BODY BUT IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF AND ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE REST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL USING CLEARLY ESTABLISHED POLICIES OUTLINED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM, OF WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS ADMINISTRATIVELY AFFILIATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EMPLOYEE LEASING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 404,049. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 175,771. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 103,623. TOTAL EXPENSES 683,443. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,749. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,499.