Wisconsin Family Council Inc
Donations deductibleWisconsin Family Council Inc's network
10 people4 organisationsi10 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Messar Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dave Schnarsky | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Cross | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David Varnam | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dick Kessenich | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Howie Miller | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jack Hoogendyk | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lee Webster | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Randy Melchert | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ruth Elmer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Julaine Appling | President | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Degner | President | 20 | $30k | $51k | |
| Ruth Elmer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Randy Melchert | Vice Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Messar | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Howie Miller | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dave Schnarsky | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lee Webster | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Cross | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Varnam | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Wisconsin Family Council Inc
- EIN
- 391556433
- Address
- Po Box 14440, Madison, WI, 53708-0440
- State
- Wisconsin
- Mission
- TO ADVANCE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND VALUES IN WISCONSIN BY INFORMING AND INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES AND POLICY MAKERS THROUGH RESEARCH, RESOURCES AND POLICY EXPERTISE TO BE INVOLVED IN STRENGTHENING, PRESERVING AND PROMOTING MARRIAGE, FAMILY, LIFE, AND LIBERTY IN OUR STATE. See Sch O. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Daniel Degner (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMike Messar
≥8years on the filingsDave Schnarsky
≥8years on the filingsDick Kessenich
≥8years on the filingsHowie Miller
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $235k
- Total liabilities
- $34k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $201k
- Contributions and grants received
- $554k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4k
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 30