Wisconsin Library Services
Wisconsin Library Services reported $12.6 million in revenue and $13.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.78 went to program services, $4.22 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $106,894 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 31% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.2% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.5% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.4% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.8% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $106,894 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.81% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCo-op services: the wils cooperative purchasing program is designed to save members time and money, along with leveraging the buying power of a statewide membership base. Wils negotiates pricing for a variety of online resources and other products, manages subscriptions to online resources, identifies new products, and creates and maintains relationships with vendors, all on behalf of our members
Consulting and project management: wils provides its members with a variety of consulting and project management services, including planning services, reports and data collection, brokering projects with experts in the library field, events for continuing education, and collaborative project management. In addition, wils acts as project manager for a number of consortia including three ebook consortia (the wisconsin public library consortium, the horticulture library consortium, and the wisconsin schools digital library consortium) and the wispals consortium, which provides library catalog…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,894 | $0 | $0 | $106,894 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 15.00 hrs/week | $56,160 | $0 | $0 | $56,160 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wisconsin Library Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $167K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 636
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Wisconsin Library Services totaling $27 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Wisconsin Library Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Wisconsin Library Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Wisconsin Library Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Wisconsin Library Services reported that 95.8% of its $13.2 million in expenses went to program services, 4.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Wisconsin Library Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Wisconsin Library Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $106,894, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Wisconsin Library Services get its money?
Of $12.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 2.5% came from contributions and grants (including 2.4% from government grants) and 96.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Wisconsin Library Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7222270 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630909349300318 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540869349301704 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421309349302852 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331219349300513 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231189349301248 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140429349301154 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7222270: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.