Melvin F Wagner Foundation

Milwaukee, WI
Tax-exempt since April 1970
EIN: 39-6129125

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$829k (2024)

Expenses

$559k (2024)

Total Assets

$7.79M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$828,610

Expenses

$558,948

Net Income

$269,662

Net Assets

$7,790,679

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$306,652	37.0%
Sales of Assets	$521,676	63.0%
Other Income	$282	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$462,257	82.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$87,101	15.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,790,679
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,790,679

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank N A (Trustee)	$74,301	$0
Tim Ellis (Co Trustee)	$3,200	$0
Jim Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$3,200	$0
Delores Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$3,200	$0
Robin J Callan (Co Trustee)	$3,200	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 8, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$679,542

Expenses

$516,295

Net Income

$163,247

Net Assets

$7,521,056

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$237,994	35.0%
Sales of Assets	$433,520	63.8%
Other Income	$8,028	1.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$435,760	84.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$81,947	15.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,521,056
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,521,056

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank Na (Trustee)	$69,287	$0
Tim Ellis (Co Trustee)	$3,165	$0
Jim Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$3,165	$0
Delores Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$3,165	$0
Robin J Callan (Co Trustee)	$3,165	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 5, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$353,136

Expenses

$603,731

Net Income

-$250,595

Net Assets

$7,357,706

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$154,036	43.6%
Sales of Assets	$197,880	56.0%
Other Income	$1,220	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$508,919	84.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$76,981	12.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,357,706
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,357,706

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank N A (Trustee)	$64,741	$0
Tim Ellis (Co Trustee)	$3,060	$0
Jim Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$3,060	$0
Delores Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$3,060	$0
Robin J Callan (Co Trustee)	$3,060	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 8, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$1,034,549

Expenses

$554,946

Net Income

$479,603

Net Assets

$7,609,057

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$225,024	21.8%
Sales of Assets	$807,662	78.1%
Other Income	$1,863	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$482,626	87.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$74,966	13.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,609,057
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,609,057

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank N A (Trustee)	$63,491	$0
Tim Ellis (Co Trustee)	$3,060	$0
Jim Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$3,060	$0
Robin J Callan (Co Trustee)	$3,060	$0
Delores Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$2,295	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 9, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$341,291

Expenses

$516,672

Net Income

-$175,381

Net Assets

$7,129,453

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$147,786	43.3%
Sales of Assets	$193,505	56.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$444,813	86.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$68,109	13.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,129,454
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$7,129,453

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank N A (Trustee)	$59,409	$0
Tim Ellis (Co Trustee)	$2,175	$0
Jim Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$2,175	$0
Delores Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$2,175	$0
Robin J Callan (Co Trustee)	$2,175	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$444,757

Expenses

$495,484

Net Income

-$50,727

Net Assets

$7,304,926

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$208,298	46.8%
Sales of Assets	$235,979	53.1%
Other Income	$480	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$426,819	86.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$69,242	14.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,304,927
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$7,304,926

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank N A (Co Trustee)	$58,367	$0
Tim Ellis (Co Trustee)	$3,625	$0
Jim Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$2,900	$0
Delores Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$2,900	$0
Robin J Callan (Co Trustee)	$1,450	$0

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990-PF

Filed on July 7, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$750,833

Expenses

$539,591

Net Income

$211,242

Net Assets

$7,354,560

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$214,148	28.5%
Sales of Assets	$536,685	71.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$454,967	84.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$70,874	13.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,354,560
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,354,560

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank (Co Trustee)	$60,024	$0
James E Raffel (Co Trustee)	$3,600	$0
Dolores V Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$2,900	$0
Jim Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$2,900	$0
Eugene D Weber (Co Trustee)	$1,450	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 2, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$680,214

Expenses

$502,906

Net Income

$177,308

Net Assets

$7,226,129

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$283,124	41.6%
Sales of Assets	$397,090	58.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$430,679	85.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$69,998	13.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,226,129
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,226,129

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank (Co Trustee)	$59,498	$0
Eugene D Weber (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
Dolores V Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
Jim Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
James E Raffel (Co Trustee)	$2,100	$0

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990-PF

Filed on April 26, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$303,901

Expenses

$482,943

Net Income

-$179,042

Net Assets

$7,105,956

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$259,889	85.5%
Sales of Assets	$40,327	13.3%
Other Income	$3,685	1.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$417,766	86.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$69,574	14.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,105,956
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,105,956

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank Na (Co Trustee)	$58,374	$0
Eugene D Weber (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
James E Raffel (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
Dolores V Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
James Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 4, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$326,932

Expenses

$513,344

Net Income

-$186,412

Net Assets

$7,217,132

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$257,713	78.8%
Sales of Assets	$63,053	19.3%
Other Income	$6,166	1.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$447,309	87.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$66,911	13.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,217,132
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,217,132

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank Na (Co Trustee)	$56,411	$0
Eugene D Weber (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
James E Raffel (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
Dolores V Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$2,800	$0
James Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$2,100	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 11, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$804,812

Expenses

$544,338

Net Income

$260,474

Net Assets

$7,403,544

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$402,025	50.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$402,787	50.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$462,056	84.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$51,567	9.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,403,544
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,403,544

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank (Co Trustee)	$51,567	$0
Eugene D Weber (Co Trustee)	$0	$0
James E Raffel (Co Trustee)	$0	$0
Dolores V Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$0	$0
James Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$935,620

Expenses

$471,221

Net Income

$464,399

Net Assets

$7,143,068

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$15	0.0%
Dividends	$284,302	30.4%
Sales of Assets	$651,303	69.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$421,726	89.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$50,910	10.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,143,068
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,143,068

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Us Bank Na (Co Trustee)	$40,270	$0
Eugene D Weber (Co Trustee)	$2,660	$0
James E Raffel (Co Trustee)	$2,660	$0
Dolores V Slesrick (Co Trustee)	$2,660	$0
James Kitzinger (Co Trustee)	$2,660	$0

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990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$251,882

Expenses

$459,783

Net Income

-$207,901

Net Assets

$6,678,668

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$184,858	73.4%
Sales of Assets	$67,024	26.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$410,457	89.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$47,881	10.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,678,669
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$6,678,668

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$309,115

Expenses

$478,698

Net Income

-$169,583

Net Assets

$6,886,569

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$174,032	56.3%
Sales of Assets	$135,083	43.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$423,240	88.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$56,227	11.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,886,570
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$6,886,569

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Melvin F Wagner Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $829k (2024)

Expenses $559k (2024)

Total Assets $7.79M (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Revenue

$829k (2024)

Expenses

$559k (2024)

Total Assets

$7.79M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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