Badgers United Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831752750
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Monona, WI, USA
Phone
6085715386
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion

Reported finances

Revenue
$92,483
Expenses
$115,970
Assets
$296,613
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PETER KIES (PRESIDENT)
  • BRIAN HELLMER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • PETER KIES (PRESIDENT)
  • BILL MONFRE (SECRETARY)
  • RICHARD ANTOINE (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Research and compile the ways uw-madison positively impacts the state's economy and the ongoing applicability of the "Wisconsin idea". Analyze uw-madison's governance structure and identify cost-effective changes to maintain and strengthen these contributions to the state going forward. Create public relations and education campaigns via digital and traditional media to improve the public's understanding of uw-madison's significant economic impact and how it is impacted by governance structure and policy decisions.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education - research and compile the ways uw-madison positively impacts the state's economy and the ongoing applicability of the "Wisconsin idea and to analyze uw-madison's governance structure and identify cost-effective changes to maintain and strengthen these contributions to the state going forward. It also creates public relations and education campaigns via digital and traditional media to improve the public's understanding of uw-madison's significant economic impact and how it is impacted by governance structure and policy decisions.

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 80% for direct work, and 20% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.7%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 64.6%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th 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; 80th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.4%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.56; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -28% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -35.2% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.7% of revenue deployed · 64.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $75K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.