Nonprofit · EIN 46-2941274
INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,307,230 | $865,666 | $441,564 | $17,983,207 | $16,295 | $17,966,912 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,048,715 | $880,317 | $168,398 | $16,601,650 | $15,149 | $16,586,501 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $591,102 | $914,397 | -$323,295 | $15,909,734 | $14,585 | $15,895,149 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,307,230
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $580,706
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $817,172
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,500
- Program services (functional)
- $817,172
- Management and general (functional)
- $48,494
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,601,650
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,983,207
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,295
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,966,912
- Publicly traded securities
- $17,366,932
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $17,966,912
- Gross receipts
- $5,062,289
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCIA BOUCHER | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 1 | $0 | $258,710 | $26,694 |
| RYAN RAMOS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE TORRENT | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT WALTERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DZIEWA | SECRETARY (THRU JUNE 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE ZA ONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL WIERZBA | SECRETARY (FROM JUNE 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCIA BOUCHER | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 3 | $0 | $245,894 | $24,448 |
| WENDY HUOT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 3 | $0 | $196,072 | $11,112 |
| KATHY ACEVEDO | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 3 | $0 | $177,021 | $27,954 |
| TRACY THOMAS | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $149,309 | $23,769 |
| JACOB NOWAK | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR/ FACILITIES DIRECT Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $120,289 | $43,924 |
| MYRA SANCHICK | MARKETING & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $123,514 | $28,469 |
| SAMANTHA HUDSON | PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $111,614 | $21,059 |
| SCOTT CURWICK | HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $109,442 | $15,337 |
| RYAN RAMOS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE TORRENTT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT WALTERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DZIEWA | SECRETARY (FROM JUNE 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FRANK | TREASURER (THRU JUNE 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE ZA ONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCIA BOUCHER | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 3 | $0 | $232,167 | $22,837 |
| WENDY HUOT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 3 | $0 | $183,773 | $16,420 |
| KATHY ACEVEDO | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 3 | $0 | $171,938 | $25,781 |
| TRACY THOMAS | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $143,272 | $22,154 |
| JACOB NOWAK | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR/ FACILITIES DIRECT Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $116,549 | $40,672 |
| MYRA SANCHICK | MARKETING & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $117,875 | $26,365 |
| SCOTT CURWICK | HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $104,893 | $14,464 |
| CHARLES SMITH | ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 3 | $0 | $100,386 | $17,363 |
| BILLIE TORRENTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN RAMOS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FRANK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT WALTERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT LUBER | VICE CHAIR (THRU JUNE 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN HUNT | SECRETARY (THRU JUNE 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE ZA ONG | DIRECTOR (FROM JULY 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR (FROM JULY 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 540 S 1ST ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53204-1605
- In care of
- % LEE SCHULZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARCIA BOUCHER, 540 S 1ST ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 532041605
- Signed the 990
- MARCIA BOUCHER, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (414) 291-7520
- Website
- WWW.INDEPENDENCEFIRST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION, INC. SUPPORTS THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF INDEPENDENCE FIRST, INC., A COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-RESIDENTIAL INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
Program accomplishments
- INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION, INC., MAY ASSIST INDEPENDENCE FIRST IN EXPANDING OR FUNDING EXISTING PROGRAMS, AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND OPERATIONS TO FULFILL INDEPENDENCE FIRST'S CHARITABLE MISSION.Expenses $817,172 · grants $817,172
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2941274
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mental health and crisis intervention (F11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,983,207
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,062,289
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,307,230 | $865,666 | $17,983,207 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,048,715 | $880,317 | $16,601,650 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $591,102 | $914,397 | $15,909,734 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $489,061 | $842,144 | $14,839,162 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-2941274).
Questions about INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC is 46-2941274.
- Is INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARCIA BOUCHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does INDEPENDENCE FIRST FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,307,230, expenses of $865,666 and total assets of $17,983,207 at year end.
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