Small Public Charity

Madison Workers Cooperative

Madison Workers Cooperative is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Madison, WI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $172K revenue, $155K expenses, $88K total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $217K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 461361962 Madison, WI Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: J01 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$172K
Total Expenses$155K
Total Assets$88K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$217K
Filing Years2023–2024

Mission

To expand the promise of worker ownership to marginalized communities, and to ensure that cooperative development in those communities is strategic, effective, and adequately resourced. A Wisconsin only version of the Democracy at Work Institute.

Where $100 goes at Madison Workers Cooperative

How Madison Workers Cooperative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 2 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$19 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $81 for programs

$70
Capacity support
87% of program spending
$6
Outreach including tabling at events, publishing a newsletter, education about and promotion of cooperatives to the general public, and attending/presenting at conferences and trainings
7% of program spending
$4
Educational training
4% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

President Adam Chern
Director Charity Schmidt
Secretary George Rothdrake
Director Grant Phipps
Director Ole Olson
Treasurer Rebecca Kemble

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$146,571 7 grants
Education
$69,930 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $172K $155K $88K
2023 $168K $116K $84K

Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $168K to $172K (+2%), with total assets most recently reported at $88K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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