Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin
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What it says it does
THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN IS DEVOTED TO PROMOTING THE INTEREST AND VITALITY OF THE STATE'S MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
- Income
- $554,538
- Spending
- $556,226
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 26
- Highest pay
- $187,484, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN IS A STATEWIDE ALLIANCE OF 400-PLUS STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE BEST IN TRANSPORTATION. TDA MEMBERS INCLUDE BUSINESSES, LABOR UNIONS, CITIZEN GROUPS, UNITS OF GOVERNMENT, AND INDIVIDUALS. ALL SHARE ONE IMPORTANT GOAL: THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A SAFE, MODERN, INTERCONNECTED TRANSPORTATION NETWORK THAT WILL SUPPORT A ROBUST ECONOMY AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN WISCONSIN.TDA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TRANSPORTATION GROUPS IN THE NATION TO BRING TOGETHER SUCH A BROAD-BASED MEMBERSHIP TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL TRANSPORTATION TYPES. TODAY, MORE THAN 15 STATES HAVE MULTIMODAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TDA.TDA IS A LEADING FORCE FOR A MORE EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN WISCONSIN. MOST RECENTLY, TDA LED THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL "JUST FIX IT" CAMPAIGN, WHICH RESULTED IN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INFUSION OF NEW, ONGOING REVENUE INTO THE TRANSPORTATION FUND IN DECADES. SPEARHEADING BROAD-BASED COALITIONS IS NOTHING NEW FOR TDA. IN THE NOVEMBER 2014 ELECTION, TDA AND PARTNERS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN GIVING WISCONSIN VOTERS A VOICE ON PROTECTING THE STATE TRANSPORTATION FUND. TDA IS ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD HAVE BUILT AND MAINTAINED A BROAD-BASED COALITION ONE THAT REMAINED UNIFIED FOR MORE THAN SIX YEARS TO ULTIMATELY GARNER SUPPORT FROM 80 PERCENT OF THE ELECTORATE TO AMEND THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION AND PROTECT THE TRANSPORTATION FUND.TDA PUTS GUBERNATORIAL AND LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES ON THE RECORD ON TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AND WORKS WITH WISCONSIN BUSINESS, INDUSTRY LEADERS, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY CALL FOR BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. TDA ALSO PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF WISCONSIN'S COMMERCIAL PORTS AND OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND TAKES A STAND FOR RESPONSIBLE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS AND MANY OTHERS, TDA CONTINUES TO INFORM THE DISCUSSION OF NEARLY EVERY TRANSPORTATION ISSUE IN WISCONSIN.TDA PROVIDES VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT WISCONSIN TRANSPORTATION TO MEMBERS, JOURNALISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. TDA ROUTINELY PUBLISHES NEWSLETTERS, POLICY UPDATES, AND SIGNIFICANT STUDIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND EARNS PRAISE FOR TAKING COMPLEX INFORMATION AND MAKING IT UNDERSTANDABLE AND RELEVANT FOR A BROAD AUDIENCE. TDA ALSO HOLDS PUBLIC FORUMS, PARTICIPATES IN KEY GRASSROOTS ALLIANCES, AND RESPONDS TO MEDIA INQUIRIES WITH CREDIBLE, THOUGHTFUL, AND USEFUL CONTENT. TDA MEETS REGULARLY WITH CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS GROUPS THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN TO TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.BECAUSE OF TDA'S SIZEABLE AND DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, POLICYMAKERS VIEW THE ASSOCIATION AS A BALANCED VOICE FOR TRANSPORTATION.EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MUST BE INTEGRATED TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH NO MODE CAN STAND ALONE. WHAT MAKES TDA UNIQUE IS THAT OUR MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTS EVERY ELEMENT OF THE STATE'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHILE FOSTERING AGREEMENT ON THE BEST COURSE FOR WISCONSIN'S TRANSPORTATION POLICIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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