Nonprofit · EIN 47-1896316
UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC
Tax-exempt · ONALASKA, WI 54650
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $449,415 | $450,706 | -$1,291 | $71,569 | $7,810 | $63,759 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $419,551 | $400,740 | $18,811 | $73,425 | $8,375 | $65,050 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $449,415
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $230,526
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $104,630
- Other salaries and wages
- $39,551
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $147,188
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,300
- Travel
- $34,037
- Depreciation
- $3,833
- Program services (functional)
- $335,536
- Management and general (functional)
- $70,856
- Fundraising (functional)
- $44,314
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $73,425
- Total assets, end of year
- $71,569
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,810
- Net assets, end of year
- $63,759
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $41,914
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $63,759
- Gross receipts
- $449,415
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH RIGELSKY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $104,630 |
| MITCH SPRINGER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DARA CAVANAUGH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT NELSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH ROMERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH RIGELSKY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $101,702 |
| MITCH SPRINGER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DARA CAVANAUGH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT NELSON | TREASURER (BEGAN APRIL) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JODY LYON | TREASURER (THRU APRIL) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH ROMERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- N5679 MOHICAN TRL, ONALASKA, WI 54650-9302
- In care of
- % JOSEPH W RIGELSKY
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- N5679 Mohican Trail, Onalaska WI 54650
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOSEPH RIGELSKY, PO BOX 184, HELOTES, TX 78023
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Joseph W Rigelsky, N5679 Mohican Trail, Onalaska WI 54650
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT NELSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (402) 909-2619
- Website
- UPSTREAMINT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL GRANTS MONEY TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CHARITABLE RELIEF TO POOR, DISTRESSED, AND UNDERPRIVILEGED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. WE ASSIST AND EMPOWER THEM TO HELP THOSE IN NEED AND BECOME SUSTAINABLE, INDEPENDENT, AND PROUD.
Program accomplishments
- EMPOWERING PEOPLE WHO HELP PEOPLE - THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS OUT WORLD CHANGERS AND DIFFERENCE MAKERS AROUND THE GLOBE AND EQUIPS THEM TO FULFILL THEIR UNIQUE PURPOSE. THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN NEED AND EMPOWERS THEM TO BECOME SUSTAINABLE, INDEPENDENT, AND PROUD. HOW AND WHERE THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTES IS BASED ON THE CULTURAL CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF A COMMUNITY AS DEFINED BY ITS MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE--THE PEOPLE. THE ORGANIZATION USES DONOR SUPPORT TO BUILD SCHOOLS, PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, CREATE SUSTAINABLE FOOD PROGRAMS, PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PLANT AND GROW CHURCHES, HOST MISSION TRIPS, AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.AS WE REFLECT ON ALL THAT GOD HAS ALLOWED US TO BE A PART OF THIS YEAR, WE ARE DEEPLY HUMBLED BY HIS UNWAVERING FAITHFULNESS AND THE INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY OF OUR UPSTREAM DONORS. THOSE WE SERVE DEPEND ON GOD'S PROVISION, DELIVERED THROUGH THE HANDS OF HIS PEOPLE. IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR DONORS THAT UPSTREAM IS ABLE TO STEP IN AND MEET THE NEEDS DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES 486 STUDENTS SERVED AT OUR SCHOOL, OVER 375,000 MEALS PROVIDED, AND OVER 6,200 SALVATIONS ACROSS THE CHURCHES WE SUPPORT IN 2024.AS HAITI FACES PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PREVALENCE OF VOODOO AND VIOLENCE, UPSTREAM CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE THEOLOGY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BIBLICAL CHURCHES. THIS YEAR, WE PLANTED 2 NEW CHURCHES, EXPANDING OUR OUTREACH AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AT THE SAME TIME, FAMILIES FROM ACROSS HAITI ARE GRAPPLING WITH SEVERE FOOD AND WATER CRISIS. ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR SURVIVAL, AND WITHOUT IT, PEOPLE ARE AT GREATER RISK OF DEHYDRATION, ILLNESS, AND DEATH. MEETING THESE BASIC NEEDS IS VITAL FOR THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF THESE COMMUNITIES SO UPSTREAM SUPPORTED THE PROVISION OF OVER 1.7 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.UPSTREAM ALSO CONTINUES TO SPONSOR THE BETTER THAN BULLETS PROGRAM TRAINING 136 STUDENTS 3 DAYS A WEEK WITH 4 INSTRUCTORS - ALL TO KEEP KIDS OUT OF THE LOCAL GANGS AND BUILD CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTH IN SELF AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES THAT UPSTREAM PARTNERS WITH OTHERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR HAITIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.Expenses $335,536 · grants $230,526
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1896316
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $71,569
- Income (IRS master file)
- $449,415
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $449,415 | $450,706 | $71,569 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $419,551 | $400,740 | $73,425 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $335,103 | $377,353 | $65,681 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Joseph W Rigelsky | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-1896316).
Questions about UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC
- What is the EIN of UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC is 47-1896316.
- Is UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOSEPH RIGELSKY.
- Who are the officers and directors of UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,630 (JOSEPH RIGELSKY, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $449,415, expenses of $450,706 and total assets of $71,569 at year end.
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