Neillsville Improvement Corporation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391621910
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Neillsville, WI, USA
Phone
7157977155
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$32,169
Expenses
$37,807
Assets
$297,980
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Daniel Clough (President)
  • Judy Zickert (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Daniel Clough (President)
  • Judy Zickert (Vice President)
  • Deanna Heiman (Secretary)

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

Our purpose is to stimulate and strengthen the community of Neillsville and its tourist trade through ongoing improvement projects, making the area more attractive to potential new businesses, residents, and tourists.

What it reported doing in 2025

Rails to Trails Economic Development Project: The objective is to build a non-motorized use, recreational trail on an active powerline corridor which was once a railroad bed. In prior years, we purchased 0.46 acres for the Neillsville Trailhead and Park, and 6.42 acres for the Trail. Construction of the Trailhead and Opelt Park was completed in 2024. It includes a play structure with accessible elements, adult fitness stations, a picnic shelter, an accessible bathroom, a glide swing for wheelchairs, and water access for kayaks and canoes. In 2025, construction of the packed gravel recreation trail was completed along with the construction of a Trail Rest Area along the creek with a picnic table and bench. Opelt Park and the Recreation Trail see multigenerational usage on a regular basis, attracting both families and individuals. The new Trail Rest Area attracts employees from the nearby Courthouse for their lunch breaks. Four community events were held at the Trailhead and Trail during 2025. This is an economic development project to promote recreation, tourism, and community and business growth. We estimate this project will have far reaching benefits to all of Clark County with a population of 34,659 as of 2020. We anticipate this Trail and Trailhead will continue to attract visitors having a direct impact on the City of Neillsville with a population of 2,384 (2020 census).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 91% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.3%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17.5%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.88; rating input score 89; 89th 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: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.