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Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc

501(c)(6) organization Madison, WI EIN: 39-0782674 Website

To unite local boards of realtors and individuals in the state of Wisconsin for the purpose of serving its members by furnishing programs and services that promote an environment in which its members may successfully conduct their individual business while serving their clients and the public with the highest degree of professionalism; and through cooperative action, preserve and enhance the right to own, transfer and use real property.

Key facts about Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc

EIN
39-0782674
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024
Total assets
$25,039,878

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 filing · View filing

Total Assets

$25.0M

+14.5% YoY

Revenue

$9.6M

+43.8% YoY

Net Investment Income

$392K

+85.8% YoY

Expenses

$7.5M

-1.7% YoY

About Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc is a nonprofit organization, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $25.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $392K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Madison

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2019) to $50K (2020). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2024.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$25,039,878$21,870,619$21,026,159
Revenue$9,610,362$6,685,141$8,927,246
Expenses$7,474,391$7,604,485$7,393,731
Net Investment Income$391,635$210,788$234,997

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc is led by Thomas D. Larson, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 35 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Thomas D. Larson

    President & CEO

    Senior Vice President Legal & Public Affairs → Executive Vice President, 2021

    Executive Vice President → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $300K (2019) → $450K (2024)

  • Mary Jo Bowe

    Chair of the Board

    Treasurer → Chair of the Board-Elect, 2023

    Chair of the Board-Elect → Chair of the Board, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3.1 hrs/week

    $298 (2023) → $2K (2024)

  • Ryan Fulcer

    Regional Company Director

    Statewide Company Director → Regional Company Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Janine Smith

    Director for Statewide Prof Standards

    New on the 2024 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $132K (2024)

  • David Stark

    Regional Company Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Cappello

    Statewide Company Director

    Regional Company Director → Statewide Company Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Horning

    Statewide Company Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Sewell

    Regional Representative Director

    Executive Committee → Regional Representative Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Rybarczyk

    Regional Company Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Cole

    Regional Representative Director

    Regional-Representative Director → Regional Representative Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Slinkman

    Regional Representative Director

    Regional-Representative Di → Regional Representative Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey McKinney

    Regional Representative Director

    Regional-Representative Di → Regional Representative Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Voller Reinking

    Regional Company Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sr Mills

    At-Large Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Sykora

    Regional Company Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Carrillo

    At-Large Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kc Maurer

    Regional Representative Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bailey Hawke-James

    Regional Company Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelamar Svoboda

    Regional Representative Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kent Gabrielsen

    Regional Representative Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Jacquet

    Regional Company Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Zahrt

    Statewide Company Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Gille

    Regional Representative Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bradley Lois

    Wra Past Chair of the Board

    Chair of the Board → Immediate Past Chair, 2023

    Immediate Past Chair → Wra Past Chair of the Board, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    $162 (2021) → $0 (2024)

  • Cori M. Lamont

    Vice President Legal & Public Affairs

    Senior Director Legal → Senior Director of Legal & Public Affairs, 2022

    Senior Director of Legal & Public Affairs → Vice President Legal & Public Affairs, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $155K (2019) → $269K (2024)

  • Kristi Mikalsen

    Vice President Professional Development

    Vice President Business Services → Vice President Professional Development, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $109K (2019) → $139K (2024)

  • Mary Duff

    Wra Past Chair of the Board

    Chair of the Board → Immediate Past Chair, 2022

    Immediate Past Chair → Wra Past Chair of the Board, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2021) → $0 (2024)

  • Stephanie Larson

    Chief Financial Officer

    Vice President Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $134K (2019) → $236K (2024)

  • Joseph Horning

    Immediate Past Chair

    Chair of the Board-Elect → Chair of the Board, 2023

    Chair of the Board → Immediate Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1.2 hrs/week

    $2K (2023) → $0 (2024)

  • Andrew McKenzie

    Database Developer

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $121K (2022) → $133K (2024)

  • Eric Solari

    Software Developer

    New on the 2024 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $126K (2024)

  • Shawna Alt

    Vice President

    Statewide Company Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Lillestrand

    Vice President

    Regional-Representative Di → Regional Representative Director, 2022

    Regional Representative Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Curler

    Treasurer

    Vice President → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Devincentis

    Chair of the Board-Elect

    New on the 2024 filing

    3.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (43)
  • Former: Chris Devincentis (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Debra P. Lloyd (2019–2023) — Senior Attorney & Director of Legal Affairs
  • Former: Earl J. Murray (2019–2023) — Director of Political & Gov. Affairs
  • Former: Maxelle Rea (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Michael Theo (2019–2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Terry Hilgenberg (2019–2023) — Wra Past Chair of the Board
  • Former: Diane Campshure Walczyk (2022–2023) — Regional Representative Director
  • Former: Laurie Logan (2022–2023) — Regional Representative Director
  • Former: Thomas Keefe (2022–2023) — Regional Representative Director
  • Former: Michael Kunesh (2019–2022) — Regional Representative Director
  • Former: Peter Sveum (2019–2022) — Wra Past Chair of the Board
  • Former: Shawn Govern (2019–2022) — Regional Representative Director
  • Former: Craig Stanley (2021–2022) — At-Large Director
  • Former: Erik Sjowall (2022) — Current Nar Leadership
  • Former: Michael Didier (2019–2021) — Regional-Representative Di
  • Former: Patricia Kaster (2019–2021) — Regional-Representative Di
  • Former: Peter Stueck (2019–2021) — Regional Company Director
  • Former: Wade Williams (2019–2021) — Regional-Representative Di
  • Former: Christopher Stark (2020–2021) — Regional Company Director
  • Former: David Belman (2020–2021) — At-Large Director
  • Former: Kim Kolashinski (2020–2021) — Regional Company Director
  • Former: Stephen Beers (2020–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Alexander Young (2021) — Regional Company Director
  • Former: Amy Schaetz (2021) — Regional Company Director
  • Former: Bruce Barchus (2021) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Tom Sykora (2021) — Regional Company Director
  • Former: Daniel Lawler (2019–2020) — Regional-Representative Director
  • Former: Daniel Spransey (2019–2020) — Regional-Representative Director
  • Former: Jean Stefaniak (2019–2020) — Executive Committee
  • Former: John Flor (2019–2020) — Candidate for Nar Leadership Director
  • Former: Thomas McCormick (2019–2020) — Regional-Representative Director
  • Former: James Imhoff III (2020) — At-Large Director
  • Former: Adam Poehlman (2019) — Regional Company Director
  • Former: Charles Olson (2019) — Regional-Representative Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Hoffman (2019) — Executive Committee
  • Former: Jennifer Lancaster (2019) — Regional-Representative Director
  • Former: Kathleen Martello (2019) — Regional-Representative Director
  • Former: Paul Margerie (2019) — At-Large Director
  • Former: Rebecca Roeker (2019) — At-Large Director
  • Former: Sherri Larson (2019) — Regional Company Director · Filing note: Resigned 1-31-19
  • Former: Steven Beers (2019) — Chairman of the Board - Elect
  • Former: Steven Lane (2019) — Past President Director
  • Former: Steven Pape (2019) — At-Large Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Thomas Larson — President and CEO: $450KThomas LarsonPresident and CEO$450KCori Lamont — VP Legal and Public Affairs: $269KCori LamontVP Legal and Public Affairs$269KStephanie Larson — Chief Financial Officer: $236KStephanie LarsonChief Financial Officer$236KKristi Mikalsen — VP Professional Development: $139KKristi MikalsenVP Professional Development$139KAndrew McKenzie — Database Developer: $133KAndrew McKenzieDatabase Developer$133KJanine Smith — DIR for Statewide Prof Standards: $132KJanine SmithDIR for Statewide Prof Standards$132KEric Solari — Software Developer: $126KEric SolariSoftware Developer$126KMary Jo Bowe — Chair of the Board: $2KMary Jo BoweChair of the Board$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $450K, to Thomas Larson (President and CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc

How large is Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc?

Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc reported $25.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $9.6M.

Where does Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc operate?

Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc's EIN?

Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0782674. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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