Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund Inc

Overview

Mission

Citizen action of Wisconsin education fund is an issue-focusedgrassroots organization committed to achieving social, racial, economic and environmental justice and works on developing a moreinformed, engaged and empowered public.

What it reported doing in 2024

Climate and economic equity campaign-the issue education campaigncombines three key priorities in the organization"s mission: economic , environmental, and racial justice. The vision of the campaign is a massive economic conversion which both everts a climate warming induced genocide and rebuilds the economic that dramatically improves equity and erradicates racial inequality. This includes local campaigns in milwaukee and in the small metro areas and rural regions around thestate to build and implement climate action plans with robust equitycomponents, encouraging massive investments in conservation andrenewable energy at the governmental and individual level, andconverting our industrial agriculture system into a climatesustainable and local enterprise to meet regional food needs. It alsoincludes a unified focus on changes in state and federal policy andmassive new public investments along the lines of a green new deal.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 76% for direct work, and 24% for grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391520619
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4143225324
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 38.7%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 69.8%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 48.5%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.12; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 38.7% of revenue deployed · 69.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $911K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $121K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 9 annual filings from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT KRAIG (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $121,154 total reported compensation
  • BRIAN WOOLRIDGE (DIR OF OPERATIONS): $107,555 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.