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Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
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| Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Type: | 501(c)(6) |
| Top official: | Timothy Sheehy, President |
| Website: | Official website |
| Budget | |
| 2013: | $6,280,198 |
| Board members | |
| Ted Kellner (Chair) | |
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization and business association that represents more than 1,800 member businesses in Milwaukee, Wis., and the surrounding area. The group builds relationships among its members and represents area business interests at the local, state and federal levels through lobbying and other forms of advocacy. MMAC hosts business conferences, manages economic development programs, supports young professionals and provides a range of other services to its members.[1]
The organization represents 1,800 member businesses working in manufacturing, service, wholesale, transportation and more. About 80% of those members are small businesses (1 to 100 employees), but MMAC also represents most Fortune 500 and Forbes 1000 companies in the Milwaukee region. A full directory of MMAC members can be found here.[1]
The organization runs an associated 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the MMAC Community Support Foundation, which works "to promote quality education for Milwaukee youth and promote other projects and activities that benefit the greater Milwaukee area." As of July 2014, the foundation's principal officer was Ulice Payne Jr. and it had an annual revenue of approximately $350,000.[2]
Mission
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce has the following mission statement:
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Our mission is to improve metro Milwaukee as a place to invest capital, grow business and create jobs.[3] |
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Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's revenue and expenses for the 2010-2013 tax years:
| Annual revenue and expenses for MMAC, 2010-2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
| 2013[4] | $6,280,198 | $4,148,342 |
| 2012[4] | $4,649,362 | $3,595,739 |
| 2011[5] | $4,268,601 | $5,640,887 |
| 2010[5] | $4,256,703 | $3,709,143 |
Noteworthy events
John Doe investigations
Two John Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov. Scott Walker (R).[6] The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce was one of 29 conservative organizations that were targeted during the course of the second of two John Doe investigations in Wisconsin related to Gov. Scott Walker (R).[7][8]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, "About MMAC," accessed July 31, 2015
- ↑ GuideStar, "MMAC Community Support Foundation IRS Form 990 (2013)," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GuideStar, "MMAC IRS Form 990 (2013)," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 GuideStar, "MMAC IRS Form 990 (2011)," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division, "Eric O’Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc.," accessed February 23, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Watchdog, "Wall Street Journal: GAB targeted conservative justices in John Doe defense," September 17, 2015
- ↑ Eric O'Keefe v. Francis Schmitz, et al., "Complaint," accessed September 16, 2015
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