BARABOO FOOD PANTRY INC
EIN 39-1743827 · Human Services (P20Z)
What they do
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.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1992
- Location
- PO BOX 473, BARABOO, WI 53913-0473
- County
- Sauk
- In care of
- DENNIS LINDSAY