Riverfest Inc
Create and hold a 4th of july family festival with "something for everyone", encourage citizens of the la crosse area to celebrate the holiday at home and invite visitors from outside the area to join for fireworks, entertainment, food and festivities.
Riverfest Inc at a glance
In short: Riverfest Inc reported $21K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $20,517 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +12.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $181,185
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $341,159
- -19.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $10,974
- +38.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $380,930
- -11.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Riverfest Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $23K (2019). In 2025 it reported $21K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| La Crosse Jaycees Foundation Inc La Crosse, WI | Community Service | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $181,185 | $341,159 | $380,930 | $20,517 | Total only | $10,974 |
| 2024 | $216,095 | $421,461 | $429,579 | $18,208 | Total only | $7,950 |
| 2023 | $205,669 | $548,669 | $551,881 | $7,500 | 1 | $7,420 |
| 2022 | $218,044 | $426,155 | $451,417 | $6,000 | 1 | $2,897 |
| 2021 | $263,225 | $512,687 | $474,104 | $8,000 | 1 | $8,737 |
| 2020 | $239,451 | $28,610 | $30,587 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $208,930 | $454,769 | $440,754 | $22,700 | 2 | $3,377 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Riverfest Inc
Based on IRS filings
Riverfest Inc is a public charity focused on Sports and recreation, based in La Crosse, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $181K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $21K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $11K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Riverfest Inc is led by Dj Olbrys, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dj Olbrys
President
President → Past President, 2023
Past President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Bjerke
President El
Director → President El, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Pitel
Director
Director → President El, 2020
President El → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Hellesen
Director
Secretary → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Cox
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marion Byerson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Petersen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Sovereign
Director
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Amunrud
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Vogel
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emory Thiemann
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shay McReynolds
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barb Frahm
Vice President
President El → President, 2023
President → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Schieber
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Norton
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Derek Martin (2019–2023) — President El
- Former: Bill Larue (2023) — Director
- Former: Nathan Harter (2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Wieser (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kris Lafleur (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Bailey McGowan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lyndsey Langer (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Matt Binsfeld (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Amanda Olbrys (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jayson Lesch (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Matt Mahlum (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jason Jones (2020) — Director
- Former: Dave Erickson (2019) — Director
- Former: Katrina Rykal (2019) — Director
- Former: Rhett Rykal (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Riverfest Inc
How much does Riverfest Inc give each year?
Riverfest Inc reported $21K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $18K in grants paid.
How large is Riverfest Inc?
Riverfest Inc reported $181K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $341K.
What is Riverfest Inc?
Riverfest Inc is a public charity focused on Sports and recreation, based in La Crosse, WI. It holds $181K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Riverfest Inc operate?
Riverfest Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Riverfest Inc's EIN?
Riverfest Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1458523. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)
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