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Screen a listLegal Action of Wisconsin Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$17Mrevenue
FY2024 · +37% in 3 yrs158staff
6 of 6years filed
’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−0.4%
Months of reserve1.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.8%
Middle half of peersMedianLegal Action of Wisconsin
Where the money goes FY2024 · $17M spent
Programs$14M83%Management and general$2.9M17%Fundraising$81k0%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$519k in FY2022 and −$75k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.4 months, under the peer median of 2.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
25 of 25 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
13 of the 18 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 6 of its 6 returns, 91% of revenue in FY2024. $4.1M is traced federal awards from Department of Justice.
990 Part VIII · USAspending38funders
$10.0Ma year, last 3 years
55%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Legal Services CorporationSince FY2018$4.4M$3.8M$5.3M$5.0M$5.3M$6.1MWisconsin Trust Account Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$1.0M$1.2M$1.2M$1.2M$1.3M$1.6M$4.8MWisconsin Equal Justice Fund IncSince FY2019$201k$103k$104k$129k$256kGreater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources IncEvery year since FY2017$81k$89k$124k$88k$95k$34k$75kUnited Way Fox Cities IncEvery year since FY2017$75k$75k$75k$75k$71k$71k$71kUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County IncOn and off$8k$175k$50k$230kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$158k$81k$241k$20k$2.6M20 other fundersUp to $362k a year each$208k$149k$95k$176k$302k$401k$877k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund