Civic Intelligence

Best Dam Fest Inc

EIN 39-1953696 • 501(c)4 • Beaver Dam, WI

Profile

City Festival

PO Box 50Beaver Dam, WI 53916
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 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

23rd percentile

-19%

Higher net margin than 23% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

33rd percentile

-13%

Faster asset growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

81st percentile

27%

Faster revenue growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$49,739

Down $7,216 (-13%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$49,739

Down $7,216 (-13%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin23rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$38,643

Up $8,194 (+27%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$45,859

Up $4,165 (+10.0%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$7,216

Up $4,029 (+36%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth33rd percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $52,707Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $32,107Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $49,931Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $26,613Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $31,480Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $53,452Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $52,796Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $66,252Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $55,577Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $54,358Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $53,720Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $53,7202021Assets 2022: $68,200Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $68,2002022Assets 2023: $56,955Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $56,9552023Assets 2024: $49,739Net Assets 2024: $49,7392024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$49,739
Liabilities-
Net Assets$49,739
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth81st percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $51,025Expenses 2011: $57,795Net Income 2011: -$6,7702011Revenue 2012: $53,306Expenses 2012: $73,906Net Income 2012: -$20,6002012Revenue 2013: $76,156Expenses 2013: $58,332Net Income 2013: $17,8242013Revenue 2014: $43,619Expenses 2014: $66,937Net Income 2014: -$23,3182014Revenue 2015: $53,037Expenses 2015: $48,150Net Income 2015: $4,8872015Revenue 2016: $75,754Expenses 2016: $53,782Net Income 2016: $21,9722016Revenue 2017: $62,191Expenses 2017: $62,847Net Income 2017: -$6562017Revenue 2018: $104,007Expenses 2018: $90,571Net Income 2018: $13,4362018Revenue 2019: $77,580Expenses 2019: $88,255Net Income 2019: -$10,6752019Revenue 2020: $1,848Expenses 2020: $1,336Net Income 2020: $5122020Revenue 2021: $44,051Expenses 2021: $44,689Net Income 2021: -$6382021Revenue 2022: $66,306Expenses 2022: $51,826Net Income 2022: $14,4802022Revenue 2023: $30,449Expenses 2023: $41,694Net Income 2023: -$11,2452023Revenue 2024: $38,643Expenses 2024: $45,859Net Income 2024: -$7,2162024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$38,643
Expenses$45,859
Net Income-$7,216
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$49,739
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$49,739
Revenue
$38,643
Expenses
$45,859
Net income
-$7,216
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.50$0.39$0.46$0.07
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.57$0.00$0.57$0.30$0.42$0.11
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.68$0.00$0.68$0.66$0.52$0.14
2021Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$0.54$0.00$0.54$0.44$0.45$0.01
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.54$0.00$0.02$0.01$0.01
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.78$0.88$0.11
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.66$0.00$1.04$0.91$0.13
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.53$0.00$0.62$0.63$0.01
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.53$0.00$0.76$0.54$0.22
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.31$0.00$0.53$0.48$0.05
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.27$0.00$0.44$0.67$0.23
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.50$0.00$0.76$0.58$0.18
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.53$0.74$0.21
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.53$0.00$0.51$0.58$0.07
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
Signed
Aug 4, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$39,496
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

City Festival

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Carnaval, Fireworks, Bands, Sale of Food and Beverage Water Ski Show it is a four day annual event each summer-$45,859
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Mary Vogl-RauscherCo ChairPT$0--
Michelle LesherTreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Best Dam Fest Inc
EIN
39-1953696
Phone
9203929515
Address
PO Box 50, Beaver Dam, WI 53916

Signing Officer

Name
Michelle Lesher
Title
Treasurer
Phone
9203929515
Signed
2025-08-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Simich Tax & Bookkeeping Service
Address
705 W Burnett St, Beaver Dam, WI 53916
Preparer
Shelley D Simich
Phone
9203924280
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Insurance 2,347”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Volunteer Expenses 7,300”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Bands/Fireworks/Carnival 24,743”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Tournaments, Prizes, Donations 500”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Advertising Web Pages 6,544”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Licenses and permits 35”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Ground Management and Waste Removal 2,056”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Donations 1,960”

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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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