The Wisconsin Union Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
396056448
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6082652446
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$158,794
Expenses
$159,796
Assets
$105,601
Liabilities
$65,973

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DARREN DEMATOFF (CHAIR)
  • IFFAT BHUIYAN (CHAIR-ELECT)
  • JASON STEPHENS (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote the interests, welfare, and development of the Wisconsin union through its membership programs, financial stewardship, and fundraising.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community - to promote the interests, welfare and development of the Wisconsin union at the university of Wisconsin, madison, Wisconsin, in cooperation with the chancellor of the university of Wisconsin madison campus, the university of Wisconsin administration, and the union council.the association supported student programming, student leadership awards, student art purchase awards, leadership training, mentoring programs, and union member engagement.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 87%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -14.4% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.8% of revenue deployed · 87% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $139K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.