GREATER WISCONSIN OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC
EIN 45-2568919 · Economic Development (S30)
What they do
THE PURPOSE of THE CORPORATION SHALL BE to ENGAGE IN ALL LAWFUL ACTIVITIES UNDER THE WISCONSIN NONSTOCK CORPORATION LAW, SO LONG AS SUCH ACTIVITIES SUPPORT THE CORPORATIONS MISSION of PRINCIPALLY LOW-INCOME PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN 66 FR 65807), INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION: (A) to MAKE QUALIFIED LOW INCOME COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE of WISCONSIN (THE "SERVICE AREA"), or OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH QUALIFY for THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT ("NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT") UNDER SECTION 45D of THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE of 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"); and (B) to ENGAGE IN ALL ACTIVITIES NECESSARY, CUSTOMARY, CONVENIENT or INCIDENT to ANY of THE FOREGOING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) FORMING SUBSIDIARY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES IN WHICH IT SERVES AS MANAGING MEMBER or SUBSIDIARY LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS IN WHICH IT SERVES AS GENERAL PARTNER, (II) APPLYING ON BEHALF of SUCH SUBSIDIARIES for THEIR CERTIFICATION AS QUALIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES, AS DEFINED
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (10)
BRETT GERBERVICE-PRESIDENT
ELMER MOORE JRPRESIDENT
GARY MEJCHARDIRECTOR
NICOLE HARRISONDIRECTOR
RYAN ZERWERTREASURER AND SECRETARY
STACEY WAGNERASSISTANT TREASURER/SECRET
TERESE M CARODIRECTOR
TOM PATZMANDIRECTOR
WENDY K BAUMANNDIRECTOR
WILLIE SMITHDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 908 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 501, MADISON, WI 53703-2930
- County
- Dane
- In care of
- % STACEY WAGNER
- Primary officer
- STACEY WAGNER, ASSISTANT TREASURER/SECRETARY
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
- NTEE classification
- Economic Development (S30)
- IRS tax category
- Economic Development