2025-11-13T15:52:11-06:00 2024-12-31 393647910 WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC 2501 W BELTLINE HWY STE 501 MADISON WI 53713 990 2024-01-01 391053827 COMMUNITY ACTION COALITION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC COMM 7158928422 4101 E TOWNE BLVD MADISON WI 537042605 SAMANTHA WENDT BOARD PRESIDENT 7158928422 2025-11-11 1 1 QUINN DUGAN P02267768 6082741980 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MEGHAN MIETCHEN 4101 E TOWNE BLVD MADISON WI 537042605 8396263 0 X WWW.CACSCW.ORG X 1966 WI TO TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITIES BY FOSTERING CONDITIONS WHERE EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. 15 15 50 19 0 0 17449950 8269747 37162 16517 161224 109999 0 0 17648336 8396263 12566109 3986225 0 0 3453502 2760318 0 0 94551 1197672 1154122 17217283 7900665 431053 495598 8153200 5043338 4955833 1350373 3197367 3692965 X AT COMMUNITY ACTION COALITION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN, INC. (CAC) OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITIES BY FOSTERING CONDITIONS WHERE EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. CAC EXISTS TO PUSH BACK ON POVERTY. OUR ORGANIZATION WAS BORN OUT OF THE WAR ON POVERTY, AND THAT PURPOSE MOTIVATES US TO THIS DAY. BUT WHILE WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR FIVE DECADES, WE'RE COMMITTED TO EVOLVING THE WAY WE WORK TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE BETTER LIVES. IT'S TIME FOR A NEW APPROACH TO HOUSING SECURITY, FOOD SECURITY AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. WE CHAMPION FLEXIBILITY RATHER THAN RELYING ON A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SOLUTION. BY WORKING WITH OUR STRONG NETWORK, WE IDENTIFY SPECIFIC NEEDS WITHIN EACH OF OUR THREE COMMUNITIES, AND CARRY OUT A PLAN TO GENERATE THE GREATEST IMPACT. WHEN WE TRANSFORM TOGETHER, WE CREATE LASTING CHANGE. 0 0 3096520 1226715 16517 HOUSING SECURITY PROGRAMS: IN 2024, CAC DELIVERED COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS ACROSS THREE COUNTIES, SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO SECURE SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. CORE SERVICES INCLUDED RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, HOUSING PLACEMENT AND NAVIGATION, RAPID RE-HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INNOVATIVE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, EMERGENCY SHELTER SUPPORT, REDUCING SCHOOL MOBILITY, SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD ZONES, SERVING VETERANS AND FAMILIES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TAILORED SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLDS NEEDING RECOVERY VOUCHERS, WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT, AND/OR SERVICES TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND ADVANCEMENT. CAC ALSO WORKED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS AND COALITION BUILDING. GROUNDED IN A HOUSING FIRST APPROACH AND A STRONG NETWORK OF COLLABORATIVE SERVICES, CAC ASSISTED 1611 HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSING AND RELATED NEEDS IN 2024, WHILE ALSO ENGAGING WITH 67 COORDINATED ENTRY COALITION MEMBERS. 3454876 2686777 0 FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS:IN 2024, CAC ENABLED ACCESS TO FOOD AND NUTRITION ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH ITS CENTRALIZED FOOD BANK HUB AND DELIVERY SYSTEM. CAC SOURCED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 1.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD INCLUDING SHELF-STABLE GOVERNMENT COMMODITIES AND PURCHASED SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS SUCH AS FRESH PRODUCE, LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCTS, CULTURALLY RELEVANT CHOICES, AND PROTEIN SOURCES TO COMMUNITY PANTRIES AND FEEDING AGENCIES AT NO COST. THROUGH THIS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, CAC REACHED 79,414 FOOD-INSECURE INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY STRETCH THEIR GROCERY BUDGETS, CAC ADMINISTERED A FOOD ACCESS MATCHING PROGRAM, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 1,332 INDIVIDUALS USING NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BENEFITS. 744678 72733 0 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:IN 2024, CAC PROVIDED VITAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT HEALTH, FINANCIAL STABILITY, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS. SERVICES INCLUDED INTAKE AND REFERRAL, COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIRS, VACCINE OUTREACH, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, CAC ASSISTED 30,489 INDIVIDUALS. CAC ALSO PRIORITIZED MENTAL HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY. CAC PROVIDED SHARED LEARNING AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND WELLNESS, REACHING AND TRAINING 86 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, TARGETED PROGRAMMING SUPPORTED THE TRAUMA RECOVERY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF 55 HEALTHCARE WORKERS. ADDITIONALLY, CAC STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MOBILIZATION THROUGH ITS EVENTS AND COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT EFFORTS, REACHING 931 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY NEEDS AND DEVELOP MORE COORDINATED RESPONSES. 7296074 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 174 0 1 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WI X TIMOTHY S PRODELL 7158928422 4101 E TOWNE BLVD MADISON WI 53704 SAMANTHA WENDT PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARA TAYLOR-HENNING VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETTY GROENEWOLD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROB MCMURRICH TREASURER (START 6/10/24) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ANDREWS CHAIR OF ADMIN/TREASURER (4/1-6/10) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRITANIE PEASLEE TREASURER (THRU 4/1/24) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH BUTZ MEMBER/CHAIR OF OPS. (START 9/25/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE GILLESPIE CHAIR OF OPERATIONS (THRU 9/24/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JODI HARE-PAYNTER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 APRIL KIGEYA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY LESSNER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRK LUND MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY NELSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ROWEDDER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE VOGT MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY WAREING MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WINEKE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN MIETCHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110325 0 15435 TIM PRODELL FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100652 0 14984 210977 0 30419 2 0 0 0 0 510437 4633020 3126290 2235265 8269747 HOUSING 624200 16517 16517 16517 109999 109999 8396263 16517 0 109999 3986225 3986225 241397 241397 1916909 1826038 39233 51638 87548 84933 2615 312455 288427 15170 8858 202009 174767 22617 4625 8615 3000 5615 31050 28290 2760 28882 24487 3870 525 7561 7512 49 45018 19779 17923 7316 191607 136699 46108 8800 379075 352123 20428 6524 68215 49905 17002 1308 32866 18958 13783 125 116179 112323 3644 212 62776 55799 6286 691 MEMBERSHIP AND DUES 37624 827 36452 345 VEHICLE REGISTRATION FE 1654 1654 143000 124328 17752 920 7900665 7296074 510040 94551 5250556 159342 0 2146098 572244 569650 1487 26201 726318 704901 107371 92871 1595543 564447 1136510 1031096 21793 23762 336921 289417 8153200 5043338 222693 152502 3496786 19076 631918 621865 604436 556930 4955833 1350373 X 1983439 2308955 1213928 1384010 3197367 3692965 8153200 5043338 495598 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 8645440 12197772 34361432 17449950 8269747 80924341 8645440 12197772 34361432 17449950 8269747 80924341 80924341 5977 7631 10891 161224 109999 295722 81220063 162508 0.99640 0.99640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 21793 1969 23762 19950 2068 225 21793 22110 -1933 227 19950 18628 100 3618 236 22110 17377 1479 228 18628 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 120800 120800 809143 110869 698274 665600 453578 212022 1031096 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS - OPERATING 289417 289417 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT LOAN PAYABLE 265000 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 250434 FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS 41496 556930 X 8396263 0 8396263 0 8396263 7900665 0 7900665 0 7900665 PART V, LINE 4: THE INTENDED USE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO PROVIDE A RESERVE FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: CAC IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION ASSUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THAT POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CAC HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO AMOUNTS TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024. 1 HOUSING PROGRAMS - CAC OPERATES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THE AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, LANDLORD/TENANT MEDIATION AND TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS OR SEEKING TO RE-ENTER HOUSING AFTER A PERIOD OF HOMELESSNESS. 1611 1226705 FOOD SECURITY - EACH YEAR CAC DISTRIBUTES APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD FREE OF CHARGE TO FOOD PANTRIES AND MEAL SITES IN DANE, JEFFERSON AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES. THIS FOOD IS PROCURED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GOVERNMENT COMMODITY PROGRAMS, FOOD DRIVES, AND PERISHABLE FOOD DONATIONS FROM AREA FOOD SERVICE PARTNERS, FARMS AND FOOD PANTRY GARDENS. 80746 451512 2235265 STATE OF WISCONSIN VALUATION TEFAP COMMODITIES COMMUNITY PROGRAMS -EACH YEAR CAC PROVIDES CLOTHING VOUCHERS AND HOLDS A WINTERGLOW CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES. 31561 72733 PART I, LINE 2: WHEN STAFF REQUEST FUNDS THEY COMPLETE A PURCHASE REQUEST AND ATTACH ALL RELATED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. THE REQUEST IS SENT TO THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM LEADER FOR VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL. AFTER SATISFACTORY APPROVAL THE REQUEST AND DOCUMENTATION IS FORWARDED TO THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT FOR PAYMENT PROCESSING. THE APPROPRIATE DIRECTOR RECEIVES MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GRANT EXPENSE REPORTS TO MONITOR THE FUND BALANCES. X 1 2235265 WI STATE VALUATION 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN COLUMN B. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER SHALL ENSURE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW.THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE AUDIT FIRM AND SUBMITTED TO CAC'S FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW. AFTER SATISFACTORY REVIEW, THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990. THE BOARD PRESIDENT PRESENTS THE 990 TO THE FULL BOARD AND DISCUSSES THE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT SECTION. THE BOARD PRESIDENT SIGNS THE FORM 990 AND IS INFORMED WHEN IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETE AND SIGN A CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT UPON APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD. A BOARD MEMBER MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY ACTION OR SITUATION WHERE A CONFLICT MIGHT BE RELEVANT. THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DISCUSS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH BOARD MEMBERS REGULARLY AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT AS THEY OCCUR. IF ANY CONFLICT OR INCIDENT OCCURS, THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY REQUEST THE BOARD MEMBER TO RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION OR VOTE AND TO COMPLETE A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. EVERY TWO YEARS, EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST REVIEW, UPDATE AND SIGN THE CORPORATIONS CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY/STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN AND RECEIVES RESULTS FROM MANY COMPARABILITY STUDIES TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING WAGES FOR EACH POSITION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE TELL HOW TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.