Baraboo Food Pantry Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO COLLECT AND PROVIDE FOOD FOR FAMILIES IN NEED IN THE GREATER BARABOO, WI AREA.
- Income
- $122,178
- Spending
- $123,112
- Reserves
- 9.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $122,222 spent. THE BARABOO FOOD PANTRY OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE BFP IS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER, MALNUTRITION, AND THE STRESS OF POVERTY. BFP PROVIDES FOOD AND SUPPORT TO NEEDY PERSONS TO MEET THEIR BASIC FOOD REQUIREMENTS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. THE BFP PRIMARILY SERVES PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE BARABOO SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN 2025 THT TOAL NUMBE OF FAMILIES SERVED WAS 3,874 AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED WAS 10,978 INCLUDING 5,719 ADULTS, 1,821 SENIORS AND 3,338 CHILDREN. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE OF PEOPLE USING THE BFP IN 2025 WAS 323 FAMILIES AND 915 PEOPLE. BECAUSE OF OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE USDA TEFAP, WE WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDED COMMODITIES TO ANYONE NEEDING FOOD. WE TURN NO ONE AWAY WHO NEEDS AND REQUEST FOOD.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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