2025-11-03T16:31:40-06:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2024-01-01 471896316 UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL INC UPST 4029092619 PO BOX 184 HELOTES TX 78023 ROBERT NELSON TREASURER 4029092619 2025-10-28 1 1 HANNAH JENSEN CPA P01635171 6082744020 2025-10-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X JOSEPH RIGELSKY PO BOX 184 HELOTES TX 78023 449415 0 X UPSTREAMINT.ORG X 2014 WI EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES FOR AND ON BEHALF OF POVERTY-STRICKEN AND OTHER NEEDY PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES, HAITI AND OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: PROVIDING AND PAYING FOR FOOD, HOUSING, CLOTHES, MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION; STARTING AND SUPPORTING ORPHANAGES AND BOARDING SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN; PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING PRESCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND OTHER EDUCATION; PROVIDING AND PAYING FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, MICROLOANS AND GRANTS TO PURCHASE, LEASE OR ACQUIRE AGRICULTURAL LAND, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY AND TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL YIELDS; PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING MEDICAL MISSIONS; ENGAGING IN AND SUPPORTING MISSION WORK AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CHURCH PLANTING, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, AND OTHER CHURCH ACTIVITIES; PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND THE CREATION OF NONPROFIT THRIFT RETAIL STORES; PROVIDING AND PAYING FOR DISASTER RELIEF; PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO 5 4 2 6 0 0 419551 449415 0 0 0 0 0 0 419551 449415 172760 230526 0 0 145263 147188 0 0 44314 82717 72992 400740 450706 18811 -1291 73425 71569 8375 7810 65050 63759 X 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. 0 0 335536 230526 0 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. 335536 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X SHELBY LILLY 2102876740 11125 FM 1560 HELOTES TX 78023 JOSEPH RIGELSKY PRESIDENT 30.00 X X 104630 0 0 MITCH SPRINGER VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DARA CAVANAUGH SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT NELSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH ROMERO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 104630 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 449415 449415 449415 0 0 0 230526 230526 104630 62778 20926 20926 39551 2075 17754 19722 3007 1352 807 848 13300 13300 3624 3624 1960 1960 12263 1368 10037 858 3975 3975 34037 34037 3833 3400 433 450706 335536 70856 44314 48585 29520 0 135 47464 5550 24840 41914 73425 71569 8375 7810 8375 7810 X 65050 63759 65050 63759 73425 71569 -1291 0 X 0 0 0 X 171769 289643 334603 419551 449415 1664981 171769 289643 334603 419551 449415 1664981 570163 1094818 238 116 354 1665335 2344 0.65740 0.77540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8257 8257 18300 5550 12750 20907 20907 41914 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 230526 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAVEL TO HAITI FOR MISSION PURPOSES 34037 0 0 0 0 0 0 264563 0 264563 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN EDUCATION, MEDICAL NEEDS, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 92350 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TRAINING OF PASTORS, EVANGELISM EFFORTS 34662 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORTS IMPACTING COMMUNITIES SERVED 92767 WIRE TRANSFER 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE ONLY GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EXISTING GOVERNING BODIES IN PLACE. THE GRANT RECIPIENTS ACCEPT THE FUNDS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR ORGANIZATION HAS FULL ACCESS TO THEIR BOOKS AND RECORDS AT ANY TIME. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE LISTED REGIONS USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. SAMANTHA RIGELSKY WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT 39309 SALARY 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, CONTINUED DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: MISSION AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO ENGAGE IN THE FOREGOING CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION; AND ENGAGING IN FUND-RAISING IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY THE DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES. 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.