Civic Intelligence

Polo Lifeline Food and Self Help Project

EIN 36-3266881 • 501(c)3 • Polo, IL

Profile

Providing food for those in need

113 N Green Ave Ste APolo, IL 61064

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

91st percentile

57%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

94th percentile

151%

Faster asset growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

94th percentile

142%

Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$184,618

Up $110,997 (+151%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$184,618

Up $110,997 (+151%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin91st percentile

Revenue

Up

$193,224

Up $113,336 (+142%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$82,227

Up $2,166 (+2.7%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$110,997

Up $111,170 (+64260%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth94th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2021: $87,596Net Assets 2021: $87,5962021Assets 2022: $81,158Net Assets 2022: $81,1582022Assets 2023: $73,794Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $73,7942023Assets 2024: $73,621Net Assets 2024: $73,6212024Assets 2025: $184,618Net Assets 2025: $184,6182025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$184,618
Liabilities-
Net Assets$184,618
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth94th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2021: $58,156Expenses 2021: $54,612Net Income 2021: $3,5442021Revenue 2022: $57,810Expenses 2022: $64,248Net Income 2022: -$6,4382022Revenue 2023: $67,586Expenses 2023: $74,950Net Income 2023: -$7,3642023Revenue 2024: $79,888Expenses 2024: $80,061Net Income 2024: -$1732024Revenue 2025: $193,224Expenses 2025: $82,227Net Income 2025: $110,9972025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$193,224
Expenses$82,227
Net Income$110,997
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$184,618
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$184,618
Revenue
$193,224
Expenses
$82,227
Net income
$110,997
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.85$1.85$1.93$0.82$1.11
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.74$0.74$0.80$0.80$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.74$0.00$0.74$0.68$0.75$0.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.81$0.81$0.58$0.64$0.06
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.88$0.58$0.55$0.04
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Mar 3, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$193,224
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providing food for those in need

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We are a food pantry providing food for those in need. We are open every Tuesday and Saturday from 9AM until 11:30AM. In 2025 we served 1298 families which represents 4277 people of which 1535 are 18 or younger.$0$82,227
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Katherine WraggPresidentPT$0--
Donna HayesSecretary-$0--
Darlene ShaferTreasurerPT$0--
Karen SchmidtDirectorPT$0--
David PooleDirectorPT$0--
Tereesa PearsonDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Polo Lifeline Food and Self Help Project
EIN
36-3266881
Address
113 N GREEN AVE STE A, POLO, IL 61064

Signing Officer

Name
Darlene Shafer
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8154110348
Signed
2026-03-03
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| $65542 is the amount of money spent to purchase food for our clients, $65542|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| $4000 is the estimated value of food products we had in our inventory as of 12 31 2025, $4000, $4000|”

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