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Badger Basketball Boosters Inc

EIN 39-1556434 · Madison, WI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood86 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FOR THE PROMOTION AND BETTERMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND, IN PARTICULAR, OF ITS MEN'S VARSITY ATHLETIC BASKETBALL PROGRAM; FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ENTHUSIASM FOR THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS WHICH ACCRUE TO THE UNIVERSITY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ENHANCING AND SUSTAINING THE PROGRAM; AND FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE APPRECIATION OF THE BENEFITS WHICH ACCRUE TO THE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF MAKING SUPERIOR STAFF AND PHYSICAL FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE TO AND USE BY THE PROGRAM, ALL THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY; AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE PROGRAM AS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE AT THE UNIVERSITY AND IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.

Income
$168,298
Spending
$167,665
Reserves
8.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 72%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (1)
  1. $140,724 spent. BADGER BASKETBALL BOOSTERS, INC. DEVELOPED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INTEREST AND ACTIVITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEN'S VARSITY ATHLETIC BASKETBALL PROGRAM.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1997.

    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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