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Wisdom Inc

EIN 20-1643797 · Kenosha, WI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CUSH IS AN INTERFAITH COALITION ACTIVELY LIVING OUR FAITH AND VALUES IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT.

Income
$31,784
Spending
$55,264
Reserves
13.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 73%
Highest pay
$28,024, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 9% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 74% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $35,246 spent. OUR IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE HELPED CREATE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THE KENOSHA COMMUNITY IN THE FACE OF RISING AUTHORITARIANISM AND BRUTALITY. FORTY UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE TASK FORCE MEETINGS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOCES DE LA FRONTERA, CUSH TRAINED 22 "VERIFIERS," WHO SERVE AS LEGAL OBSERVERS AND ON-THE-GROUND REPORTERS DURING INSTANCES WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT IS OPERATING WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION. AN ADDITIONAL FIVE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FURTHER TRAINING. THROUGH THIS SAME PARTNERSHIP, WE DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 100 FLYERS WITH BASIC "KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS" INFORMATION, DETAILING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED UNDER THE 1ST AND 4TH AMENDMENTS TO THE US CONSTITUTION. THE CUSH IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE ALSO ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT THE FALL OF 2025, COMMUNICATING WITH THE KENOSHA COUNTY SHERIFF TO ADVOCATE AGAINST KENOSHA COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN A 287(G) AGREEMENT AND ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ON POLICIES RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TREATMENT, ON THE PART OF THE KENOSHA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  2. THE CUSH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE WAS FORMED IN 2025, DURING WHICH TIME THEY CONDUCTED COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH ON MEANS BY WHICH THEY COULD RAISE THE TREE EQUITY SCORE BY INCREASING CANOPY COVERAGE IN KEY NEIGHBORHOODS. APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THIS TASK FORCE'S MEETINGS. THE CUSH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE HAS HOSTED A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS IN RELATION TO THIS EFFORT. BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS ON URBAN TREE SELECTION + PLANTING.
  3. THE CUSH RAINBOW FORWARD TASK FORCE DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP WITH A CUSH MEMBER-CONGREGATION TO CREATE A PLAN FOR A VOLUNTEER LED YOUTH PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO FILL THE GAPS CREATED BY THE SUDDEN CLOSURE OF THE LGBTQ CENTER OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. FIFTEEN UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE RAINBOW FORWARD TASK FORCE ALSO HELD MULTIPLE DEMONSTRATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE ATTACKS AND LEGISLATIVE SETBACKS SUFFERED BY THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY NATIONALLY THROUGHOUT 2025. MORE THAN 19 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE 2025 TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE CELEBRATION (HONORING THE LIVES LOST TO ANTI-TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE). MORE THAN A DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A STONEWALL ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. AN ADDITIONAL 10 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A SILENT PROTEST TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LGBTQ PEOPLE, AND ANOTHER DOZEN PARTICIPATED IN A WORKSHOP EXPLORING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF THOSE QUEER INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DISABILITY. APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN AN AUTHOR TALK CO-HOSTED BY CUSH IN ONE OF IT'S MEMBER CONGREGATIONS, FEATURING A DISCUSSION ABOUT AMERICAN TEENAGER WITH AUTHOR NICO LANG. THE TASK FORCE PARTICIPATED IN ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND DIALOGUE WORK, ENGAGING MORE THAN 30 INDIVIDUALS IN ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF IDEOLOGICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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