{"id":3915,"date":"2010-05-10T22:53:19","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T22:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?page_id=3915"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:12:32","slug":"tax-returns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/about\/funding\/tax-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax returns and financial statements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this page, we\u2019ve posted any tax returns we\u2019ve filed with the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Form 990 is required for nonprofit organizations, and it has information about our mission, programs and finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a public document, and as investigative journalists we use it all the time to understand what organizations do. We\u2019ve also included our financial statements, which have been reviewed by a certified public accounting firm. 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