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Progressive Wisconsin Political Fund

Organization Details
Purpose
An independent political organization that works on activities involving public issues, public officials and candidates for public office.
Related Organizations
Progressive Wisconsin, Inc.
Leadership

Last updated 2008

Steve Schwartz
Custodian
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$1.5M
All-Time Expenditures
$1.5M
Top Contributors

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Largest Recipients

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Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Progressive Wisconsin Political Fund since 2008.

Contributions (All time)
$1.48M
Expenditures (All time)
$1.47M

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Progressive Wisconsin Political Fund has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.

Data only includes electronic filings. To look for paper reports, try the IRS’ search function.

2011

  • $0 in contributions
  • $34,119 in expenditures
January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$34,119

2010

  • $617,788 in contributions
  • $629,984 in expenditures
December 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$8,077
October 14, 2010 to November 30, 2010
Total contributions
$153,000
Total expenditures
$365,953
Pre-election report (WI)
October 1, 2010 to October 13, 2010
(General election: November 2, 2010)
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010
Total contributions
$223,288
Total expenditures
$201,953
April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010
Total contributions
$225,000
Total expenditures
$25,830
January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010
Total contributions
$16,500
Total expenditures
$28,171

2009

  • $155,735 in contributions
  • $123,254 in expenditures
July 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
Total contributions
$37,500
Total expenditures
$61,705
January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009
Total contributions
$118,235
Total expenditures
$61,549

2008

  • $714,432 in contributions
  • $684,443 in expenditures
November 25, 2008 to December 31, 2008
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$11,917
October 16, 2008 to November 24, 2008
Total contributions
$2,500
Total expenditures
$63,497
October 1, 2008 to October 15, 2008
(General election: November 4, 2008)
Total contributions
$115,000
Total expenditures
$11,908
July 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008
Total contributions
$490,902
Total expenditures
$597,087
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed February 19, 2009 at 01:28AM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008
Total contributions
$490,902
Total expenditures
$597,087
1st report
This report was processed February 18, 2009 at 10:12PM.
May 19, 2008 to June 30, 2008
Total contributions
$106,030
Total expenditures
$34

Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.

ProPublica found 6 form 990s on the IRS website filed by Progressive Wisconsin Political Fund. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
January 5, 2015 View form
January 5, 2015 View form
September 30, 2013 View form
October 3, 2011 View form
July 22, 2010 View form
June 29, 2009 View form

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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