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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 207,850 | 1,787,554 | 3,866,725 | 6,580,350 | 933,664 | 13,376,143 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 207,850 | 1,787,554 | 3,866,725 | 6,580,350 | 933,664 | 13,376,143 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,589,955 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 11,786,188 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 207,850 | 1,787,554 | 3,866,725 | 6,580,350 | 933,664 | 13,376,143 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 113 | 4,695 | 11,518 | 20,221 | 36,547 | |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 11,756 | 11,756 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 13,450,433 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | DURING 2018, THE ORGANIZATION OPENED IT FARM DISCOVER CENTER TO THE PUBLIC. SEE PART III LINE 4A. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION IS NOW LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 21 MEMBERS, PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM. EACH OFFICER SHALL HOLD OFFICE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM THE DATE OF HIS OR HER ELECTION FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR TERM, OFFICERS MAY BE RE-ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING. OFFICERS MAY SERVE A TOTAL OF THREE TERMS OR SIX YEARS, WHICHEVER IS LONGER. THE TERM OF AN OFFICER MAY BE EXTENDED FOR GOOD CAUSE AS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PREVIOUSLY, THE BYLAWS REQUIRED THAT OFFICERS HELD OFFICE UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING AND THE SUCCESSOR HAD BEEN DULY ELECTED AND QUALIFIED, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY ONE TERM BE IN EXCESS OF THREE YEARS. ADDITIONAL DUTIES WERE BESTOWED UPON CERTAIN POSITIONS THEY DID NOT PREVIOUSLY HAVE: IN THE EVENT THE TREASURER IS NOT AVAILABLE TO APPROVE THE CHECK REGISTRY, THE PRESIDENT IS AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. THERE SHALL BE TWO VICE-PRESIDENTS. ONE VICE-PRESIDENT SHALL HAVE OVERSIGHT OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. THE SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT SHALL HAVE OVERSIGHT OF THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OR IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OR INABILITY TO ACT OF THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, OR TREASURER, THE VICE-PRESIDENT WITH OVERSIGHT OF THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SELECTS A REPLACEMENT. IN THE EVENT THE TREASURER IS NOT AVAILABLE TO APPROVE THE CHECK REGISTRY, EITHER VICE-PRESIDENT WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. THE SECRETARY HAS OVERSIGHT OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. IN THE EVENT THE TREASURER IS NOT AVAILABLE TO APPROVE THE CHECK REGISTER, THE SECRETARY WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. THE TREASURER SHALL BE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, HAVE OVERSIGHT OF THE PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND OPERATING EXPENSES, AND GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL FINANCIAL POLICY. THE TREASURER SHALL HAVE CHARGE AND CUSTODY OF AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FUNDS AND SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL APPROVE THE MONTHLY BUDGET, FINANCIAL REPORT, CHECK REGISTRY, AND BANK AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION STATEMENTS. THE TREASURER WILL, IN GENERAL, PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES INCIDENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER AND SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE ASSIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TREASURER HAS OVERSIGHT OF THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. THE DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOW INCLUDE THE DUTY AND ABILITY TO MAKE BINDING DECISIONS FOR THE CORPORATION IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR CRISIS SITUATION WHICH IS DEFINED AS AN OCCURRENCE IMPACTING THE SAFETY OF PERSONS OR LIVESTOCK ON THE FARM WISCONSIN DISCOVERY CENTER PREMISE OR DESTRUCTION OF SAID PREMISES. NEW COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN CREATED AS FOLLOWS: A. INTERNAL AFFAIRS: RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, AND FACILITIES B. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF FUNDRAISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND MARKETING C. GOVERNANCE: RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITMENT, ORIENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF BOARD EFFECTIVENESS D. FINANCE: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF FINANCIAL MATTERS IMPACTING THE WISCONSIN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CENTER E. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE CHAIRS OF THE COMMITTEES F. AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR THE STUDY OF SPECIAL SITUATION SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD, TO SERVE UNTIL THE FINAL REPORT OF THE WORK FOR WHICH THEY WERE APPOINTED HAS BEEN FILED. THESE COMMITTEES MAY ALSO INCLUDE STAFF AND PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS OUTSIDE EXPERTS. AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, EACH BOARD DIRECTOR SHALL COMPLETE THE CORPORATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. ANY DIRECTORS JOINING THE BOARD AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS BEFORE OR AT THE DIRECTOR'S FIRST BOARD MEETING. PREVIOUSLY, DISCLOSURE WAS ONLY REQUIRED ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THIS FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN ACCOUNTING FIRM, REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AND THEN PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR INPUT PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | EACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, DISCLOSES ANY CONFLICTS NOT PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED, AND UPDATES THE STATUS OF ANY PREVIOUS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION DEVELOPED BY SUB-COMMITTEE OF BOD MEMBERS, APPROVED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF BOARD. EXEC TEAM OF BOD DOES ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION PERFORMANCE OPINIONS FROM SOLICITATION OF VOLUNTARY INPUT FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS. ONE-ON-ONE REVIEW AND UPDATE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY EXEC TEAM OF BOD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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