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Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)

WERC is a trade / professional association based in Oak Brook, IL that was founded in 1977. As of 2018 they had $2.0 million in revenue and $1.3 million in assets.

Warehousing Education and Research Council's mission is to provide leadership in the warehousing/distribution field in its evolving role in the supply chain, to advance the art and science of warehousing management, and to enhance individual development.

EIN:

36-2933538

City:

Oak Brook

State:

Illinois

Metro:

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Website:

werc.org

Phone:

630.990.0001

Twitter:

@werc

Founded:

1977

Type:

501(c)(6)

NTEE:

S41: Trade / professional associations and chambers of commerce

Revenue:

$2,050,966

Assets:

$1,307,546

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

June

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at WERC

Annual Conference: A regular, annual conference open to all council members for the purpose of exchanging ideas and information related to the warehouse industry.

Education/Research Seminars: Conferences open to all council members to teach implementation and dissemination of new techniques and trends within the industry.

Form 990s for WERC

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-06	Aug 6, 2019	990O	View PDF
2017-06	Jun 14, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-06	Jul 25, 2017	990O	View PDF
2015-06	Apr 8, 2016	990O	View PDF
2014-06	Mar 4, 2015	990O	View PDF
...and four more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for WERC

Field	2017	2016
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$0	$0
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$0	$0
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$0	$0
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$0	$0
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$0	$0

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$0	$0
Program services	$2,040,041	$1,881,091	8.4%
Investment income and dividends	$10,925	$6,507	67.9%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0
Total revenues	$2,050,966	$1,887,598	8.7%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$0	$0
Grants to individuals in USA	$0	$0
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$209,549	$203,628	2.9%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$98,987	$230,375	-57.0%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$5,849	$20,587	-71.6%
Other employee benefits	$5,811	$16,960	-65.7%
Payroll taxes	$7,235	$26,615	-72.8%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$5,988	$9,818	-39.0%
Accounting fees	$15,057	$13,515	11.4%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$0	$0
Other fee-for-service	$0	$0
Advertising and promotion	$0	$0
Office expenses	$50,652	$144,557	-65.0%
Information tech. expenses	$64,095	$43,472	47.4%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$37,831	$44,770	-15.5%
Travel	$12,753	$13,095	-2.6%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$0	$810,356	-100%
Interest	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$23,449	$23,282	0.7%
Insurance	$8,448	$7,904	6.9%
All other expenses	$1,485,568	$327,314	353.9%
Total expenses	$2,031,272	$1,936,248	4.9%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$227,062	$159,147	42.7%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$543,674	$636,681	-14.6%
Pledges and grants receivable	$0	$0
Accounts receivable	$26,263	$19,783	32.8%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$62,264	$58,488	6.5%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$78,422	$35,082	123.5%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$369,861	$322,080	14.8%
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$0	$0
Total assets	$1,307,546	$1,231,261	6.2%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$54,044	$33,572	61.0%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$271,937	$381,784	-28.8%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$325,981	$415,356	-21.5%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$981,565	$815,905	20.3%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$0	$0
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0

Vendors for WERC

Vendor	Services	Date
Byrnes, Ltd	Tax accounting	2019-08-06
█████████ ████████	Software	2018-06-25
████ █ █████	Tax accounting	2018-05-21

Personnel at WERC

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Michael Mikitka	Executive Director	$167,186	Dec. 23, 2020
Ken Woodlin	President 8 X X	$0	June 30, 2018
███████ █████ ████	Vice - President X	-	June 30, 2018
██████ ███████ ██	Secretary and Treasurer	-	June 30, 2018
███ ███████████	Vice President	$0	June 30, 2017
██████ █████	Past President	$0	June 30, 2017
███████ █ ████████	Past - President	$0	June 30, 2015

Peer trade / professional associations and chambers of commerce

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA)	501(c)(6)	$5.6 million	Schaumburg, IL
2	Mason Contractors Association of America	501(c)(6)	$2.1 million	Algonquin, IL
3	Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA)	501(c)(6)	$1.8 million	Oakbrook Terrace, IL
4	Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (ITHA)	501(c)(6)	$1.2 million	North Riverside, IL
5	National Equipment Finance Association	501(c)(6)	$946,506	Northbrook, IL
6	Illinois Propane Gas Association	501(c)(6)	$1.0 million	Springfield, IL
7	Chicago Painters and Decorators Cooperation and Education Trust Fund	501(c)(6)	$5.9 million	Mokena, IL
8	Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA)	501(c)(6)	$2.1 million	Oak Brook, IL
9	Global Dairy Platform (GDP)	501(c)(6)	$3.7 million	Rosemont, IL
10	International Carwash Association (ICA)	501(c)(6)	$6.9 million	Chicago, IL
11	Illinois Craft Brewers Guild	501(c)(6)	$937,349	Chicago, IL
12	Steel Tube Institute (STI)	501(c)(6)	$1.5 million	Glenview, IL
13	American Specialty Toy Retailing (ASTRA)	501(c)(6)	$2.8 million	Chicago, IL
14	Chicago Interactive Marketing Association	501(c)(6)	$654,687	Chicago, IL
15	Ceilings and Interior Systems Construction Association	501(c)(6)	$886,219	Oak Brook, IL
16	Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA)	501(c)(6)	$3.1 million	Chicago, IL
17	Spring Manufacturers Institute	501(c)(6)	$655,281	Oak Brook, IL
18	Northcenter Chamber of Commerce	501(c)(6)	$854,880	Chicago, IL
19	Cosmetologists Chicago (CC)	501(c)(6)	$3.5 million	Rosemont, IL
20	SMACNA Greater Chicago	501(c)(6)	$1.7 million	Oak Brook, IL
21	Illinois Beef Association (IBA)	501(c)(6)	$1.9 million	Springfield, IL
22	Geneva Chamber of Commerce	501(c)(6)	$1.3 million	Geneva, IL
23	Lakeview Chamber of Commerce	501(c)(6)	$1.3 million	Chicago, IL
24	GS1 Data Excellence	501(c)(6)	$2.7 million	Ewing, NJ
25	Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce	501(c)(6)	$532,412	Sayville, NY

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Form 990s for WERC

Financials for WERC

Vendors for WERC

Personnel at WERC

Peer trade / professional associations and chambers of commerce

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