Pro-Life Wisconsin Incorporated
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What it says it does
DEFEND THE RIGHT TO LIFE OF ALL CITIZENS OF OUR STATE, WHETHER BORN OR PREBORN, YOUNG, OLD, DISABLED, OR TERMINALLY ILL. WE AFFIRM THAT THE RIGHT TO LIFE EXISTS AT THE MOMENT OF FERTILIZATION AND EXTENDS UNTIL NATURAL DEATH.
- Income
- $95,868
- Spending
- $236,592
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 1,000
- Highest pay
- $89,401, state 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)
- $191,052 spent. PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN, INC. IS A GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO PROTECT ALL INNOCENT HUMAN LIFE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, BY INFLUENCING THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF WISCONSIN. OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM, INCLUDING A PROFESSIONAL LOBBYIST AND LEGAL COUNSEL, SEEKS TO MOVE TOTAL PROTECTION PRO-LIFE LEGISLATION THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR STATE OFFICE STAFF, PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN, INC. CONDUCTS DIRECT LOBBYING, GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION, AND MEDIA OUTREACH. IN 2023, DIRECT LOBBYING INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT OF OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND DIRECT VISITS WITH STATE LEGISLATORS TO ADVANCE THAT AGENDA. OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM DRAFTED POSITION PAPERS, PRESS RELEASES, OP-ED COLUMNS, ACTION ALERTS AND TALKING POINTS. WE OFFERED PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS. OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM ALSO APPEARED ON TELEVISION AND RADIO AND AT PUBLIC SPEAKLING FORUMS. WE CONDUCTED PETITION DRIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE PROTECTION OF INNOCENT HUMAN LIFE IN WISCONSIN. PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN, INC. MOBILIZED SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE STATE TO APPLY DIRECT POLITICAL PRESSURE TO THEIR STATE LEGISLATORS WITH THE AIM OF MOVING PRO-LIFE LEGISLATION AND BLOCKING ANTI-LIFE LEGISLATION.
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)(4) social welfare organization.
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)(4) social welfare organization 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 June 1994.
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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