Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association Inc
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What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO BE THE TRUSTED VOICE ADVANCING WISCONSIN'S HOTEL AND LODGING INDUSTRY THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $834,644
- Spending
- $860,335
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 60
- Highest pay
- $167,813, president/ceo
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)
- APPROXIMATELY 140,000 COPIES OF THE WISCONSIN LODGING DIRECTORY ARE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH BOTH PAID DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER DELIVERY CHANNELS. THE DIRECTORY INCLUDES LISTINGS OF NEARLY 500 LODGING PROPERTIES AROUND THE STATE, PROVIDING TRAVELERS WITH A POPULAR AND EASY-TO-USE PRINT GUIDE (WITH A LIVE VERSION ALSO AVAILABLE ON A WEBSITE) TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO BOOK OVERNIGHT STAYS IN WISCONSIN'S LODGING PROPERTIES. MEMBER PROPERTIES HAVE REPORTED THAT THE DIRECTORY GENERATES LEADS FOR THEIR PROPERTIES, PROVIDING INCREASED BUSINESS FOR LODGING PROPERTIES AROUND THE STATE, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR OVERALL GENERAL WELFARE AND SUCCESS.
- THE WISCONSIN LODGING CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PROPERTIES IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS AND BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL. THE SYMPOSIUM ALLOWS PROPERTY OWNERS AND OPERATORS TO LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE INDUSTRY TO MAKE THEM MORE OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT AND SUCCESSFUL. IN FY25, 157 OWNERS AND OPERATORS PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT.
- THE TARGETED MARKETING PROGRAM, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OUR CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAM, PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 30 OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW MEMBER PROPERTIES TO JOIN TOGETHER TO GAIN COST EFFICIENCIES AND SAVINGS IN MARKETING BY PURCHASING COLLABORATIVE ADVERTISING THAT MARKETS OVERNIGHT STAYS AT PARTICIPATING PROPERTIES AND LOCAL AREAS ALONG WITH ENCOURAGING ACCESS TO ALL MEMBER PROPERTIES BY MARKETING THE ASSOCIATION'S SEARCHABLE WEBSITE THAT LISTS ALL MEMBER LODGING PROPERTIES AROUND THE STATE. THIS PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TO THE GENERAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS BY ENCOURAGING TRAVELERS TO BOOK OVERNIGHT STAYS AT MEMBER PROPERTIES.
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 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 June 2025.
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 August 1945.
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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