Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391356328
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6084427295
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$70,695
Expenses
$61,546
Assets
$137,606
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REBECCA HOGAN (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH OWEN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CHRIS LAROWE (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • GEORGE KLAETSCH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • REBECCA HOGAN (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH OWEN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BRIAN PLEVA (SECRETARY/TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Association of Wisconsin lobbyists, inc. (awl) enhances the integrity of our profession and promotes understanding of the importance of advocacy in the democratic process. The awl dedicates itself to providing members with information tailored to enhance their grasp of the Wisconsin political landscape and to maintain compliance with state laws governing lobbying activities. In addition, the association presents members with opportunities for collegial discussion and forums for debate and exchange of opinion on public affairs. Awl focuses attention on the workings of the legislative and executive branches of Wisconsin state government and provides members with opportunities to participate in a dialogue with policy makers.

What it reported doing in 2025

The association of Wisconsin lobbyists (awl) is a voluntary association for government relations professionals in Wisconsin and was formed to protect and advance the rights of the governed. Awl has approximately 250 members. Awl is committed to facilitating high professional standards by keeping members informed of regulatory law, administrative rules and other applicable policies through educational seminars and communications. Four educational seminars were held in 2025: awl's annual meeting and freshmen legislator program, jfc and lfb budget briefing, 2025 summer seminar, and sunshine (cfis) seminar.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 71% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.9%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.24; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.