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Southwestern Wisconsin Cheesemakers

EIN 27-3840500 • 501(c)6 • Platteville, WI

Profile

The purposes of the association shall be to promote the interests of its members in matters affecting the dairy industry in the southwestern district of wisconsin

910 Mound View DrivePlatteville, WI 53818

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

40th percentile

-4.3%

Higher net margin than 40% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

49th percentile

-1.9%

Faster asset growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

15th percentile

-38%

Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$59,824

Up $9,803 (+20%) from 2021

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$59,824

Up $9,803 (+20%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin40th percentile

Revenue

Down

$26,363

Down $9,010 (-25%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$27,502

Up $1,721 (+6.7%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$1,139

Down $10,731 (-112%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth49th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2014: $25,769Net Assets 2014: $25,7692014Assets 2015: $40,633Net Assets 2015: $40,6332015Assets 2016: $46,362Net Assets 2016: $46,3622016Assets 2017: $45,599Net Assets 2017: $45,5992017Assets 2018: $47,863Net Assets 2018: $47,8632018Assets 2019: $50,792Net Assets 2019: $50,7922019Assets 2020: $40,429Net Assets 2020: $40,4292020Assets 2021: $50,021Net Assets 2021: $50,0212021Assets 2025: $59,824Net Assets 2025: $59,8242025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$59,824
Liabilities-
Net Assets$59,824
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth15th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2014: $24,834Expenses 2014: $24,566Net Income 2014: $2682014Revenue 2015: $16,706Expenses 2015: $1,842Net Income 2015: $14,8642015Revenue 2016: $8,234Expenses 2016: $2,505Net Income 2016: $5,7292016Revenue 2017: $11,240Expenses 2017: $12,003Net Income 2017: -$7632017Revenue 2018: $13,721Expenses 2018: $11,457Net Income 2018: $2,2642018Revenue 2019: $17,440Expenses 2019: $14,511Net Income 2019: $2,9292019Revenue 2020: $4,893Expenses 2020: $15,256Net Income 2020: -$10,3632020Revenue 2021: $35,373Expenses 2021: $25,781Net Income 2021: $9,5922021Revenue 2025: $26,363Expenses 2025: $27,502Net Income 2025: -$1,1392025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$26,363
Expenses$27,502
Net Income-$1,139
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$59,824
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$59,824
Revenue
$26,363
Expenses
$27,502
Net income
-$1,139
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$59.8$59.8$26.4$27.5$1.14
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$50.0$50.0$35.4$25.8$9.59
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$40.4$40.4$4.89$15.3$10.4
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$50.8$50.8$17.4$14.5$2.93
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$47.9$47.9$13.7$11.5$2.26
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$45.6$45.6$11.2$12.0$0.76
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$46.4$46.4$8.23$2.51$5.73
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$40.6$40.6$16.7$1.84$14.9
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.8$25.8$24.8$24.6$0.27
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed
Nov 20, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$47,755
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The purposes of the association shall be to promote the interests of its members in matters affecting the dairy industry in the southwestern district of wisconsin

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS IN MATTERS AFFECTING THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN THE S.W. DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MELISSA MEINKEPresident-$0--
SIERRA STETTLERVice Preside-$0--
PAM PUTTKAMERSecretary-$0--
LUKE BUHOLZERDirector-$0--
JOE STADLERDirector-$0--
HECTOR LARRAGADirector-$0--
GARY PIEPERDirector-$0--
LINDA LEEExecutive Di-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Golf Outing$46,875-$21,392-
Total Events$46,875-$21,392$-21,392
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Southwestern Wisconsin Cheesemakers
EIN
27-3840500
Phone
5633403827
Address
910 MOUND VIEW DRIVE, PLATTEVILLE, WI 53818

Signing Officer

Name
Linda Lee
Title
Executive Director
Phone
5633403827
Signed
2025-11-20
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Benning Group LLC
Address
6815 WEAVER RD STE 300, ROCKFORD, IL 61114-8060
Preparer
Roger L Boeke
Phone
8153162375
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Cash contribution: 21,000”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office expenses 6,387 bank fees 115 total 6,502”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The purposes of the association shall be to promote the interests of its members in matters affecting the dairy industry in the southwestern district of wisconsin”

Raw XML Appendix125 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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