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BADGER INSTITUTE INC

EIN: 39-1592727Milwaukee, WIZIP: 53204
W00F - Public & Societal Benefit501(c)(3)

Mission

PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH - TO ENGAGE AND ENERGIZE WISCONSINITES AND OTHERS IN DISCUSSIONS AND TIMELY ACTION ON KEY PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES CRITICAL TO THE STATE'S FUTURE, ITS GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED TO IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES IN WISCONSIN WHICH ARE FAIR, ACCOUNTABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$867k$0$3.3M
2023$1.3M$0$3.6M
2022$1.4M$0$3.4M

Compensation

2024

MIKE NICHOLS
President
chief executive officer
$223,922
$18,786
$0
$259,212
PATRICK A MCILHERAN
Director of Policy
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$129,520
ANGELA SMITH
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$0
$0
$0
$123,977
NICHOLAS BAUER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANNON SWEEK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AVE BIE
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
COREY HOZE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANNON WHITWORTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA MAUER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON KOHOUT
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT DOAR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATT ROWE
Director
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN NOWAK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

MIKE NICHOLS
President
chief executive officer
$236,832
$16,106
$0
$268,981
PATRICK A MCILHERAN
Director of Policy
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$127,119
ANGELA SMITH
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$0
$0
$0
$125,312
JASON KOHOUT
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BAUMGARTEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AVE BIE
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATT ROWE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COREY HOZE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GAIL HANSON
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA MAUER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICHOLAS BAUER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID LUBAR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN NOWAK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANNON WHITWORTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

MIKE NICHOLS
President
chief executive officer
$209,897
$26,250
$0
$250,420
MICHAEL JAHR
Senior Vice President
senior vice president
$0
$0
$0
$121,535
PATRICK A MCILHERAN
Director of Policy
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$110,854
MATT ROWE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAUREEN OSTER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICHOLAS BAUER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANNON WHITWORTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AVE BIE
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA MAUER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
GAIL HANSON
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON KOHOUT
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
COREY HOZE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BAUMGARTEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID LUBAR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN NOWAK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES NELLEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JON HAMMES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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