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PORTAGE FOOD PANTRY INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $120K · expenses $104K · assets $150K

EIN
39-1820865
Address
PO BOX 474, PORTAGE, WI 53901-0474
Website
WWW.PORTAGEFOODPANTRY.ORG
NTEE code
K30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1995
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Mission

PROVIDE FOOD AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO FAMILIES IN THE PORTAGE COMMUNITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Karen Meierdirk PRESIDENT2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ann Higgins SECRETARY2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Carolyn Aldridge TREASURER2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Geoff Gilbert DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sue Conner DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jean Anderson DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Marilyn Guckenberger DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Loriann Knapton DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kelly Nelms (former) VICE PRESIDE2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN MEIERDIRK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
ANN HIGGINS SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
CAROLYN ALDRIDGE TREASURER5 $0-- $01
GEOFF GILBERT DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
SUE CONNER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JEAN ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
MARILYN GUCKENBERGER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LORIANN KNAPTON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN MEIERDIRK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
ANN HIGGINS SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
CAROLYN ALDRIDGE TREASURER5 $0-- $01
GEOFF GILBERT DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
SUE CONNER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JEAN ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
MARILYN GUCKENBERGER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LORIANN KNAPTON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN MEIERDIRK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
ANN HIGGINS SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
CAROLYN ALDRIDGE TREASURER5 $0-- $01
GEOFF GILBERT DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
SUE CONNER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JEAN ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
MARILYN GUCKENBERGER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LORIANN KNAPTON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN MEIERDIRK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
ANN HIGGINS SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
CAROLYN ALDRIDGE TREASURER5 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN MEIERDIRK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
KELLY NELMS VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
ANN HIGGINS SECRETARY/TR5 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN MEIERDIRK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
KELLY NELMS VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
ANN HIGGINS SECRETARY/TR5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,019$104,152 $149,607$149,607 $116,661- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,675$109,629 $133,737$133,737 $92,037- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,277$84,809 $147,691$147,691 $65,901- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,343$84,433 $163,302$163,302 $54,343- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,449$53,837 $193,400$193,400 $34,441- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,186$73,307 $212,787$212,787 $108,180- ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $128,093 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$125,924 2024$64,777
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THE COVIA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PORTAGE FOOD PANTRY INC” 2022-2023 2$1,250 2023$1,000
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ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PORTAGE FOOD PANTRY INC” 2020, 2022-2024 4$465 2024$100
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EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PORTAGE FOOD PANTRY INC” 2023 1$200 2023$200
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MILLIKEN & COMPANY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PORTAGE FOOD PANTRY INC” 2023 1$140 2023$140
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PORTAGE FOOD PANTRY INC” 2020-2023 4$114 2023$28
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CAMILLE BECKMAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$140,0004 12021–2024 ALLAH WALE TRUST INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $104,152 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $93,725 90.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,923 9.5%
Fees to independent contractors $504 0.5%
Total$104,152100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $109,629 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $100,871 92.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,349 7.6%
Fees to independent contractors $409 0.4%
Total$109,629100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $84,809 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $75,561 89.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,845 10.4%
Fees to independent contractors $403 0.5%
Total$84,809100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $84,433 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $84,433 100.0%
Total$84,433100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $53,837 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $53,837 100.0%
Total$53,837100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $73,307 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,307 100.0%
Total$73,307100%

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