Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
396076982
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
De Pere, WI, USA
Phone
7158212432
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$220,495
Expenses
$242,882
Assets
$373,059
Liabilities
$2,068

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHY HARTMANN-BREUNIG (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • EMILY JOHNSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KIRSTEN KONDER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ERIC FOLLENDORF (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JAMIE RUPP (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • GWEN BOETTCHER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHY HARTMANN-BREUNIG (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $43,160 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized exclusively for educational purposes, to improve and advance agricultural education efforts in the state of Wisconsin at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Programs and activities aim to provide professional development opportunities for teachers of agriculture, food and natural resources curriculum. This "train the trainers" approach benefits the students of the agricultural education program. The mission statement of agricultural education is that it "prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems." the organization also partakes in promotional efforts to improve stakeholder relations that will support and benefit agricultural education programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Career development events (cdes) - waae manages the career deelopment events for the Wisconsin association of ffa. This includes facilitating all the contest arrangements, which happen at three reginal events and then one state competition day. Such coordination requires communicating with all the agriculture teachers in the state to provide information about registraiton, participation fees, event instructions, and results. It also includes reserving all contest space, working with event supervisors, paying associated bills, coordinating student bussing, and tabulating results.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.2%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.54; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.8%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.2% of revenue deployed · 86.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $209K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $43K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.