2024-08-26T12:18:40-05:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2023-01-01 396081519 WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC WISC 6082733840 660 JOHN NOLEN DR 300 MADISON WI 537131469 JAMES PALMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6082733840 2024-08-22 1 1 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 6082744020 2024-08-02 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z JAMES PALMER 660 JOHN NOLEN DR 300 MADISON WI 537131469 3311063 0 X WPPA.COM X 1933 WI SINCE THE WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION (WPPA) BEGAN SERVING THE NEEDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL STATEWIDE IN 1932, IT HAS DEVELOPED EXPERTISE IN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING, LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, AND PROVIDING FRATERNAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS. 27 27 22 29 0 0 0 1017 3162402 3268009 26765 33757 3822 6989 3192989 3309772 33325 25216 0 0 2543262 2598272 0 0 0 722849 792282 3299436 3415770 -106447 -105998 2762571 2868241 1724831 1803920 1037740 1064321 X WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION (WPPA) PROVIDES FOR THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE OF WISCONSIN POLICE OFFICERS. 0 0 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ONGOING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR CONTRACTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 6,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS OF 370 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVILIAN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNITS. LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES INCLUDED SECURING PASSAGE OF A NEW LAW THAT ENSURES THAT THE FAMILIES OF SLAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS. EXTENDED LEGAL PROTECTION PLAN - THE ASSOCIATION'S IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS REPRESENT MEMBERS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF AREAS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS THAT GOVERN THAT VITAL SERVICE. ASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS ALSO REPRESENT MEMBERS IN CRITICAL INCIDENTS, SUCH AS WHEN OFFICERS ARE INVOLVED IN SHOOTINGS, SQUAD ACCIDENTS, OR IN-CUSTODY DEATHS. LEGISLATIVE - WPPA EMPLOYS LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY AT LARGE ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LABOR AND PROFESSIONAL POLICY MATTERS BEFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE. ALONG WITH PASSING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH ESTABLISHED "JUST CAUSE" AS THE STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST OFFICERS BY EMPLOYERS, SOME OF OUR MORE RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE NEW LAWS THAT REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PAY THE LEGAL FEES OF OFFICERS WHO ARE EXONERATED IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING FROM ON-DUTY CONDUCT, ESTABLISH TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT INJURE OFFICERS WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE, AND REQUIRE INDEPENDENT AND TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATIONS INTO OFFICER INVOLVED DEATHS BY OUTSIDE AGENCIES. OTHER PROGRAMS - OTHER PROGRAMS CONSIST OF COSTS INCURRED FOR THE ANNUAL CONVENTION, WISCONSIN POLICE JOURNAL, AND THE WISCONSIN LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM OF VALOR. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X JEAN STEINHAUER 6082733840 660 JOHN NOLEN DR STE 300 MADISON WI 537131469 NICHELLE NELSON PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 3000 0 0 BRIAN BARBOUR SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 2000 0 0 ADAM ZUKOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW ROSENOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN TUESCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY RINDFLEISCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN FREI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEVON GASZAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIC MEINCKE DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARRETT CARR DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY DARST DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY RINDFLEISCH DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN STUBBENDICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY POWERS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 1000 0 0 MARK HOLLISTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT KUETHER DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICA WEBER DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK GROTH TREASURER 1.00 X X 1000 0 0 NICK SEEGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN BARTELS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED KNOECK DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS LEVANDOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRAVIS TUTTLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE SMATANA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KOLBACH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TROY DEILER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN GREUEL DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES PALMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 2.00 X 221405 0 71700 JEAN STEINHAUER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 2.00 X 119611 0 21421 RANDY INGRAM FIELD SERVICES COORDINATOR 1.00 X 101417 0 38433 ROGER PALEK DIRECTOR OF LEGAL & FIELD SERVICES 1.00 X 150705 0 47772 600138 0 179326 4 0 1 0 0 1017 1017 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 3010754 3010754 EXTENDED LEGAL PROTECT 900099 213674 213674 CONVENTION 561499 42625 42625 WISCONSIN POLICE JOURN 513120 956 456 500 3268009 33757 33757 3600 0 3600 3600 3600 1481 1291 190 190 INSURANCE INCOME 900099 384 384 2815 2815 3199 3309772 3267509 0 41246 8216 17000 441137 1462826 93018 469229 132062 19049 18700 39600 10210 2255 18707 107058 52193 190930 156130 90101 3679 25300 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 58370 3415770 75655 115597 20331 43706 83850 62831 35672 53439 287034 273547 5127 13487 1303411 1444147 75571 29687 1162954 1105347 2762571 2868241 72776 122037 9550 12550 118649 119414 1523856 1549919 1724831 1803920 X 1037740 1064321 1037740 1064321 2762571 2868241 -105998 132579 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 1 0 0 216488 216488 0 70546 57059 13487 13487 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 1079347 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 26000 1105347 DEFERRED COMPENSATION OBLIGATION 270295 SEVERANCE LIABILITY 148184 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1104959 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 26481 1549919 1 SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS ENROLLING IN A COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN A COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO A DEGREE IN POLICE SCIENCE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, OR A LAW ENFORCEMENT-RELATED FIELD 8 12000 DEATH BENEFITS PAID TO FAMILIES OF DECEASED MEMBERS 1 5000 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THE SEMESTER TUITION INVOICE MARKED "PAID" AS PROOF OF HIS OR HER ENROLLMENT IN AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOOL. AFTER THE STUDENT HAS SUBMITTED PROOF OF ENROLLMENT, A CHECK FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WILL BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO THE RECIPIENT. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO MAKES SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FAMILIES OF DECEASED MEMBERS ONCE THE MEMBER'S DEATH HAS BEEN VERIFIED. X X 0 0 0 JAMES PALMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 221405 0 0 0 0 0 36228 0 35472 0 293105 0 0 0 ROGER PALEK DIRECTOR OF LEGAL & FIELD SERVICES 150705 0 0 0 0 0 12300 0 35472 0 198477 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION HAS FOUR CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP INCLUDING ACTIVE, ASSOCIATE, RETIRED AND HONORARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERSHIP HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING BODY. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE GENERALLY ELECTED DURING THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CONVENTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ASSOCIATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE AND IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS COMPLETE A STATEMENT TO DISCLOSE ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE KEPT AT THE ASSOCIATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. A PERSON INVOLVED IN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST LEAVE THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING DIRECTORS WILL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST NOT BE PRESENT WHILE THE REMAINING DIRECTORS DECIDE IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ALL COMPENSATION IS NEGOTIATED ANNUALLY BASED ON DATA FROM INDEPENDENT SOURCES. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS OWN WEBSITE. THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REGULATIONS. WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 660 JOHN NOLEN DR STE 300 MADISON WI 537131469 204823700 ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAKE EXPENDITURES FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS WI 527 WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC 1 COPS FOR JUSTICE FUND 660 JOHN NOLEN DR STE 300 MADISON WI 537131469 453775525 ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAKE EXPENDITURES FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS WI 527 WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC 1 THE WISCONSIN LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM OF VALOR INC 660 JOHN NOLEN DR STE 300 MADISON WI 537131469 463247456 EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION WI 501(C)(3) LINE 7 WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0