The Wisconsin Chapter of the Emergency Number Association (Wi-nena)

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391825789
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Superior, WI, USA
Phone
7153393011
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,790
Expenses
$72,054
Assets
$167,702
Liabilities
$1,856

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAMEE THOM (PRESIDENT)
  • CHAD GODFREY (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • REBEKAH MCALEESE (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ERIK NIELSON (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TAMEE THOM (PRESIDENT)
  • DAWN VEIRS (SECRETARY (BEG JUNE))
  • DANIELLE MILLER (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

Wi-nena's mission is to foster the technological advancement, availability, and implementation of a universal emergency telephone number system. In carrying out this mission, wi-nena promotes research, planning, training, and education. The protection of human life, the preservation of property, and the maintenance of general community security are among wi-nena's objectives.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Wisconsin chapter of the emergency number association (wi-nena) sponsored a fall training course presented by the mission critical partners offering a leadership symposium for line staff and leadership roles. About 50 people attended the 2025 fall training session. Wi-nena also sponsored a spring conference and trade show in may 2025 which was attended by approximately 200 people.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 88% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.9%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.33; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.9% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $67K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 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 — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.