RIVER FOOD PANTRY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: RIVER FOOD PANTRY (EIN 20-4179749)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-08-21
IRS object ID: 202522339349301507
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-08-21T11:52:38-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	391628949	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	MIDDLETON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53562	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	204179749	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE RIVER FOOD PANTRY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	RIVE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6084428815	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2201 DARWIN ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53704	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RHONDA ADAMS	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6084428815	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-08-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRETT HOFMEISTER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01290591	PTIN
Phone	6082742002	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RHONDA ADAMS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2201 DARWIN ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53704	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,348,105	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.RIVERFOODPANTRY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR MISSION IS FOOD, RESOURCES, AND FAITH TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	35	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2909	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$16,501,499	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$14,115,247	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$56,366	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$31,949	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$21,476	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$115,844	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,506	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$81,125	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$16,580,847	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$14,344,165	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,679,895	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,905,767	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,431,639	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,717,448	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$183,314	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$64,805	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$439,883	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$544,110	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$659,766	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$12,838,958	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,347,786	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,741,889	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,996,379	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,261,037	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,301,154	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$260,467	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,304,205	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,000,570	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$11,996,949	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OUR MISSION IS FOOD, RESOURCES, AND FAITH TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$10,500,841	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,905,767	GrantAmt
Revenue	$68,524	RevenueAmt
Desc	AS SOUTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN'S BUSIEST FOOD PANTRY, THE RIVER SERVED OVER 18,777 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS A TOTAL OF 366,922 TIMES IN 2024. THIS INCLUDED FOOD-INSECURE CHILDREN, SENIORS, VETERANS, THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGHOUT DANE COUNTY. WE PROVIDED OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED WITH: OVER 3.5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIALS; 126,042 FRESHLY PREPARED TO-GO MEALS FOR ENTIRE HOUSEHOLDS TO ENJOY AT HOME; 59,301 MOBILE MEALS IN OVER 30 LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS; 3,122 GROCERY DELIVERIES TO THE HOMEBOUND; AND 1,778 ONLINE GROCERY ORDERS TO EXPAND CLIENT CHOICE. TO FURTHER INCREASE ACCESS WHEN THE RIVER IS CLOSED, WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY FOOD LOCKER PROGRAM, CALLED FOOD NOW (NIGHTS OR WEEKENDS). THESE LOCKERS WERE ACCESSED 833 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$10,500,841	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	35	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RHONDA ADAMS	PersonNm
Phone	6084428815	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2201 DARWIN RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53704	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JENNIFER NORR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY ISAACHSEN
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVE BECK ENGEL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAGGIE IMMERFALL
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
AMY BARRILLEAUX
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHAY SANTOS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAT GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAN HENDERSON
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANTONIO HERNANDEZ JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SYED ABBAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARB GOSENHEIMER
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RHONDA ADAMS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	45.00		$133,976	$0	$2,274	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$133,976	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,274	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$35,502	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,174,305	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$12,905,440	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$7,925,097	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$14,115,247	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FOOD SALES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$31,949	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$31,949	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$31,949	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$115,844	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$115,844	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$48,490	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$35,502	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$3,940	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$44,550	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$44,550	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$36,575	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$36,575	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$36,575	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,344,165	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$68,524	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$160,394	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,905,767	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,905,767	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$136,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,625	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$81,750	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,329,353	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,057,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,999	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$182,920	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,088	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,556	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,311	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,330	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,616	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,345	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,369	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,660	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,697	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,360	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,360	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,979	TotalAmt
Management And General	$65,979	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,805	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$64,805	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,790	TotalAmt
Management And General	$139,790	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,639	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,446	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,707	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,576	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,139	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,992	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,196	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,092	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,552	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,552	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,716	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,407	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,760	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350	TotalAmt
Management And General	$350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,014	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,186	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,186	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,946	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,936	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,550	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	$35,143	$5,598	$29,545
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$19,387	$19,387

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,347,786	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,500,841	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$407,062	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$439,883	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,200,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,106,472	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,085,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,195,189	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,893,703	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,652,247	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,723	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,111	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,936	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,991	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,002	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,959,807	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$666,233	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$791,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,293,574	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$183,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,559	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,261,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,301,154	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$859,296	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$20,000	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$400,000	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,078	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,909	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$260,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,304,205	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,197,044	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,526,549	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,803,526	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,470,400	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,000,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,996,949	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,261,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,301,154	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,996,379	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,511,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,089,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,583,236	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,516,756	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,163,737	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$66,864,945	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,511,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,089,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,583,236	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,516,756	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,163,737	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$66,864,945	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$66,864,945	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$21,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$115,844	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$150,898	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$67,015,843	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$36,575	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99770	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99940	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$943,572	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$943,572	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$195,447	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$195,447	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$971,681	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$462,386	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$509,295	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,849,107	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,400	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,840,707	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,293,574	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$24,909	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$24,909	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,360,015	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$11,910	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$11,910	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$14,348,105	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$3,940	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$3,940	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$14,344,165	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,363,636	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$11,910	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$3,940	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$15,850	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,347,786	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,347,786	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE RIVER IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, INCORPORATED UNDER THE WISCONSIN NONSTOCK CORPORATION LAW (CHAPTER 181 OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES). THE RIVER IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM WISCONSIN FRANCHISE OR INCOME TAX. IN ADDITION, THE RIVER QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE RIVER EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2023, THE RIVER BELIEVES ALL TAX POSITIONS TO BE HIGHLY CERTAIN. THE RIVER'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE RIVER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUCH EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS BEFORE 2021.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -3,940.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 3,940.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCDONALD SCHAEFER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2810 CROSSROADS DRIVE 4000	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$3,143,530	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$57,500	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$3,086,030	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$3,143,530	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$57,500	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$3,086,030	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SIPS AND SLICES	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$83,992	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$35,502	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$48,490	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$1,075	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$1,806	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$1,059	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$83,992	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$35,502	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$48,490	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$1,075	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$1,806	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$1,059	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$3,940	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$44,550	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	FOOD AND CLOTHING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FOOD PANTRY	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	18777	RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance	$8,905,767	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	COST AT DATE OF DONATION	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	FOOD AND CLOTHING	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE RIVER FOOD PANTRY MAINTAINS SPECIFIC RECORDS OF THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED FOOD PACKAGES DURING THE YEAR. CLIENTS MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO USE THE FOOD PANTRY. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS CLOSELY MONITOR THE USE OF FUNDS TO ENSURE THEY ARE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES AND PREPARE AND REVIEW ALL FINANCIAL AND OTHER REPORTS RELATING TO PROVIDING ASSISTANCE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$911,063	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST/SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	10490	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,931,621	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST/SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	SUPPLIES	Desc
Contribution	125	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$77,458	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST/SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN COLUMN (B).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RETURN AND THE VOTE TO APPROVE ARE GENERALLY CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE DIRECTORS REVIEW ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. IF THE DIRECTORS DETERMINE THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, ANY INTERESTED PERSON IS GENERALLY PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION ON THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	QTI REVIEWED AND COMPARED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TO PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION IN POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE STUDY WAS LAST PERFORMED IN 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE ALSO POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE.