Waukesha County Business Alliance Inc
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What it says it does
THE WAUKESHA COUNTY BUSINESS ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN WAUKESHA COUNTY BY FOSTERING A VIBRANT BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH FOUR KEY PILLARS: ADVOCATE, DEVELOP, ENGAGE, AND GROW.
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $164,764, svp finance & operations
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- DURING THE YEAR, THE WAUKESHA COUNTY BUSINESS ALLIANCE HELD A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS TO BUILD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND LISTEN TO LEADERSHIP OR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: BUSINESS GROWTH & ENGAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, ADVOCACY PROGRAMS SUCH AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHERS. ATTENDANCE AT THESE PROGRAMS RANGES FROM 25 FOR SMALL PROGRAMS TO OVER 500 FOR LARGER PROGRAMS.
- EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IS KEY TO ANY COMMUNITY'S SUCCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING LEADERS IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE. LEADERSHIP WAUKESHA COUNTY IS A PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE GREATER WAUKESHA COUNTY AREA. IN MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, OVER 1,200 GRADUATES OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE STRENGTHENED THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. THE PROGRAM EVOLVES EVERY YEAR TO REFLECT THE CHANGING NEEDS AND TRENDS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD.
- ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS WE HEAR FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS A LACK OF WORKFORCE. IN A RECENT SURVEY, OVER 70 PERCENT OF BUSINESSES IN WAUKESHA COUNTY REPORTED FINDING A SKILLED WORKFORCE TO BE A PRIIMARY CHALLENGE IN MAINTAINING AND GROWING THEIR BUSINESS. WE ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS THE LABOR SHORTAGE TO ENSURE THAT BUSINESSES HAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS HAVE ACCESS TO JOBS WITH FAMILY-SUSTAINING WAGES. WE HAVE CREATED EMPLOYER COLLABORATIVES FOCUSED ON OUR HIGH-DEMAND INDUSTRIES OF MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, AND HEALTHCARE TO ENSURE OUR BUSINESSES HAVE A VOICE IN THE PROCESS AND WE ARE COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS. WITHIN THOSE COLLABORATIVES WE ARE FOCUSED ON A COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TO ATTRACT, DEVELOP, AND RETAIN TALENT. THE WAUKESHA COUNTY BUSINESS ALLIANCE PROVIDES PROGRAMMING TO INFORM STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND PARENTS ABOUT CAREER PATHWAYS AVAILABLE IN WAUKESHA COUNTY DRIVER INDUSTRIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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