Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
390711650
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6082515577
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,362,304
Expenses
$2,229,892
Assets
$19,745,134
Liabilities
$2,074,555

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WILLIAM SEPIC (PRESIDENT)
  • MATTHEW LAVOLD (VICE PRESIDENT - CONTROLLE)
  • BRENT KINDRED (VICE PRESIDENT WATDA FOUND)
  • SUE GOODSPEED MILLER (VICE PRESIDENT MEMBER SERVICES)

Highest reported compensation

  • WILLIAM SEPIC (PRESIDENT): $424,402 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTOPHER SNYDER (EXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL COU): $251,974 total reported compensation
  • MATTHEW LAVOLD (VICE PRESIDENT - CONTROLLE): $191,853 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Wisconsin automobile and truck dealers association, an organization of licensed dealers of new and used motor vehicles, is dedicated to advancing the common good of its members, consumers and their communities by promoting professionalism and prosperity through education, advocacy, information and service.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Wisconsin automobile and truck dealers association, inc. (association) is a statewide trade organization representing Wisconsin's franchised and independent car and truck dealers. By uniting through membership, dealers amplify their collective voice to accomplish goals that would be difficult or costly to achieve individually.the association provides a wide range of member services, including government and public relations support, industry research and analysis, industry education and training, regulatory, legal, tax and accounting resources.the association provides management services to its affiliated organizations watda services, inc. And the foundation of the Wisconsin automobile & truck dealers association, inc. And shares employees, facilities, and other operating expenses with them.together, these affiliated organizations provide automotive and truck forms, supplies, and promotional products; offer dealer bonds, endorsed products, and related services; and award scholarships to students pursuing technical careers in the retail automobile and truck industry, and deliver education, training and industry events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 96
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.7%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.85; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 58.3%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $424K · 27 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $240K reported
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.