2022-09-12T15:11:35-05:00 2021-12-31 390912608 HAWKINS ASH CPAS LLP ONE EAST WALDO BOULEVARD SUITE 5 MANITOWOC WI 54220 990 2021-01-01 461455118 WISCONSIN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CENTER INC WISC 9207266002 7001 GASS LAKE RD MANITOWOC WI 54220 SANDY HARDRATH TREASURER 9207266002 2022-09-01 1 SANDY HARDRATH XXX-XX-XXXX JEFFREY DVORACHEK P00964591 9206847128 2022-09-01 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z FARM WISCONSIN DISCOVERY CENTER JULIE MAURER 7001 GASS LAKE RD MANITOWOC WI 54220 1003831 0 X WWW.FARMWISCONSIN.ORG X 2012 WI TO EDUCATE VISITORS OF ALL AGES ABOUT HOW AND WHERE THEIR FOOD IS PRODUCED AND WHY AGRICULTURE IS SO IMPORTANT TO THEM. 14 14 18 25 53432 0 267671 756340 75926 102123 23 25 40702 87047 384322 945535 0 0 0 0 357452 298154 0 0 54854 1547949 1396072 1905401 1694226 -1521079 -748691 11673876 10816582 3634688 3526085 8039188 7290497 TO EDUCATE VISITORS OF ALL AGES ABOUT HOW AND WHERE THEIR FOOD IS PRODUCED AND WHY AGRICULTURE IS SO IMPORTANT TO THEM. 0 0 1112890 102123 FARM WISCONSIN DISCOVERY CENTER CONTINUES ITS MISSION TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT THEIR FOOD SOURCES, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE IN WISCONSIN. THE CENTER DOES THIS THROUGH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, A FARM TOUR THROUGH AN OPERATING LOCAL MODERN DAIRY OPERATION, AND THROUGH THE FIRST-HAND OBSERVATION OF THE MIRACLE OF CALF BIRTH IN THE BIRTHING BARN. THE VISITORS THAT EXPERIENCE FARM WISCONSIN'S EDUCATION RANGE FROM SCHOOL GROUPS TO FAMILIES TO TOUR BUS GROUPS. SPECIAL EVENTS DELVE DEEPER INTO SPECIFIC TOPICS ON A SEASONAL BASIS AND GIVE GUESTS REASONS TO VISIT MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE YEAR.A FARMHOUSE STORE AND WISCONSIN CAFE BRING THE VISITOR FARM-TO-TABLE EXPERIENCE FULL-CIRCLE BY HIGHLIGHTING PRODUCTS PRODUCED IN WISCONSIN. 1112890 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 WI X X PATTY LEHN 9207266002 7001 GASS LAKE RD MANITOWOC WI 54220 JULIE MAURER PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ROGER SINKULA VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT GUNDERSON THROUGH AUGUST FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 SANDY HARDRATH TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 NIC SCHOENBERGER VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID DVORAK DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 CONNIE LODEN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 EUGENE NEUSER THROUGH OCTOBER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 CRAIG LALLENSACK THROUGH OCTOBER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KARL KLESSIG THROUGH OCTOBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA SCHETTER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHERYL NEHLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN NATZKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM SPURNEY DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SCHRAUFNAGEL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TRACY WEIBENSOHN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN KATERS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LORI O'CONNOR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATTY LEHN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 88339 0 0 88339 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7030 466189 283121 10301 756340 ADMISSIONS 712110 84268 84268 MEMBERSHIPS 712110 13723 13723 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMIN 712110 4132 4132 102123 25 25 14570 0 14570 14570 14570 0 7030 3270 -3270 -3270 108458 55026 53432 53432 OTHER 22315 22315 22315 945535 124438 53432 11325 88339 29152 29152 30035 186980 89896 96476 608 22835 9874 10420 2541 13267 13267 11472 105 11367 114328 114328 30339 14373 12950 3016 5176 4089 1056 31 127357 100047 26543 767 6070 5925 117 28 394 170 180 44 128816 101765 26291 760 925635 731252 188922 5461 33218 26242 6780 196 1694226 1112890 526482 54854 89814 49899 14693 65103 640082 685615 2765 8116 12442 17644 1760 13198458 3210013 10914080 9988445 11673876 10816582 94397 72744 10174 78949 3530117 3374392 3634688 3526085 X 2364483 1595109 5674705 5695388 8039188 7290497 11673876 10816582 -748691 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6580350 933664 225080 267671 756340 8763105 6580350 933664 225080 267671 756340 8763105 655185 8107920 11518 20221 29141 16518 14595 91993 25987 67269 18583 53432 165271 11756 19995 5804 22315 59870 9080239 886602 0.89290 0.91050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 799095 799095 7825504 946627 6878877 1043038 577027 466011 3530821 1686359 1844462 9988445 X 957904 12369 12369 945535 0 945535 1706595 12369 12369 1694226 0 1694226 PART X, LINE 2: FIN - 48 FOOTNOTE THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE TAXATION. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2021, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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