2025-11-14T10:32:01-06:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2024-01-01 920669347 GREEN CARES FOOD PANTRY INC GREE 6089384238 PO BOX 681 MONTICELLO WI 535700681 KAREN GIERHART TREASURER 6089384238 2025-11-13 1 1 AMANDA VANNATTA CPA P00948755 6082744020 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARCIA VOSS PO BOX 681 MONTICELLO WI 535700681 466202 0 X GREENCARESFOODPANTRY.WEEBLY.COM X 2022 WI GREEN CARES HAS A BASIC BELIEF - NO ONE SHOULD BE HUNGRY. THE GOALS OF GREEN CARES FOOD PANTRY ARE TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING THE BASIC NEEDS FOR OUR CLIENTS BY ENSURING ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR YOUTH AND ELDERLY; TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL; TO SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR LOW-INCOME CITIZENS AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 9 9 0 175 0 0 507571 463111 0 0 75 3091 0 0 507646 466202 283309 353452 0 0 0 0 0 0 1709 59388 38445 342697 391897 164949 74305 519974 501675 146884 54280 373090 447395 X TO SERVE LOW-INCOME GREEN COUNTY WISCONSIN HOUSEHOLDS BY PROVIDING HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND LINKING HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, NON-PROFIT PROGRAMMING, AND GOVERNMENTAL BENEFITS TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD. WE ASSIST IN PROVIDING THE BASIC NEEDS FOR OUR CLIENTS BY ENSURING ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. WE PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND WE SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR LOW-INCOME CITIZENS. 0 0 372838 353452 0 THE GREEN CARES FOOD PANTRY (PANTRY) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2009 AND PREVIOUSLY OPERATED UNDER ANOTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (SWCAP). IN 2022, THE PANTRY WAS GRANTED ITS OWN TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAS NOW UNDERTAKEN ITS MISSION AND ACTIVITIES UNDER ITS OWN ENTITY.THIS PANTRY PROVIDES FOOD TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN GREEN COUNTY, WISCONSIN, AND IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST FOOD PANTRY IN GREEN COUNTY. ITS GOALS ARE TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING THE BASIC NEEDS FOR LOW-INCOME CLIENTS BY ENSURING ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH AND ELDERLY; TO PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL; TO SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR LOW-INCOME CITIZENS AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.IN 2024, THE PANTRY SERVED A TOTAL OF 3,060 HOUSEHOLDS WITH A TOTAL OF 7,559 INDIVIDUALS. OF THESE 29.8% WERE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18, 43.2% WERE ADULTS AGED 18-59, AND 27% WERE ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 60. THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT PANTRIES EACH WEEK AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF NEARLY 40 HOURS A MONTH STAFFED BY ALL VOLUNTEERS. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLY TO SEE THAT NO ONE GOES HUNGRY IN GREEN COUNTY. 372838 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 WI X KAREN GIERHART 6089384238 422 S GARFIELD ST PO BOX 681 MONTICELLO WI 53570 X MARCIA VOSS PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY GAFNER VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN GIERHART TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLY VOLK SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS HOLCOMB DIRECTOR 12.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE HUMMEL DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON NAFZGER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT VOSS DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 JONI MCNEILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23000 440111 313894 463111 3091 3091 466202 0 0 3091 353452 353452 6486 6486 299 299 196 196 2259 1643 616 1315 1315 8037 6830 805 402 247 247 14037 12309 1233 495 5569 5569 391897 372838 17350 1709 106213 75360 145425 148516 21000 21000 284220 27421 247336 256799 519974 501675 5742 3529 141142 50751 146884 54280 X 373090 447395 373090 447395 519974 501675 74305 0 X 0 0 0 X 507571 463111 970682 507571 463111 970682 126724 843958 75 3091 3166 973848 0.86660 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THE 2022 COLUMN ON SCHEDULE A, PART II REPRESENTS THE INITIAL TAX YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 13, 2022 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022. NO INCOME WAS RECEIVED DURING THIS TIME. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 55200 55200 184800 18480 166320 18220 7288 10932 26000 1653 24347 256799 1 FOOD ASSISTANCE 1349 0 353452 FAIR MARKET VALUE ESTIMATED USING AVERAGE VALUE PER POUND ($1.97) FOOD PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FOOD ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO THOSE IN NEED. X 159337 313894 FMV - $1.97/POUND 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE TOTAL POUNDS OF FOOD DONATED IN COLUMN (B). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARCIA VOSS AND ROBERT VOSS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO REVISE DIRECTOR TERMS AND STAGGERING OF BOARD SERVICE. DIRECTOR TERMS WERE CHANGED FROM TWO-YEAR TERMS TO THREE-YEAR TERMS, WITH TERMS CONTINUING UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED. THE BYLAWS WERE FURTHER AMENDED TO CHANGE THE STAGGERING OF DIRECTOR TERMS FROM APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF DIRECTORS ENDING THEIR TERMS EACH YEAR TO APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD EACH YEAR. THE BYLAWS ALSO UPDATED THE DEFINITION OF A DIRECTOR'S TERM OF OFFICE TO RUN FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31 OF THE THIRD YEAR, RATHER THAN THROUGH THE SECOND YEAR, UNLESS EXTENDED UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B GREEN CARES FOOD PANTRY PROVIDES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD PERIODICALLY REVIEWS OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO PROTECT THE CORPORATION'S INTEREST WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WHICH MAY BENEFIT ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, AFFILIATE, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D. UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.