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RIVERWORKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

EIN 39-1731739 MILWAUKEE, WI

Revenue 2025
$2,367,855
Expenses 2025
$2,128,616

Program services were 82.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S20Z
Classification
1000
Street
526 E CONCORDIA AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

RIVERWORKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (RDC) DRIVES SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY ALIGNING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WITH SPECIALIZED RESOURCES THAT STRENGTHEN HARAMBEE, RIVERWEST AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

  • FINANCIAL CLINIC: EMPOWERS MILWAUKEE'S LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME RESIDENTS WITH FREE, PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL COUNSELING, TAX PREPARATION, AND COMMUNITY-BASED FINANCIAL EDUCATION. THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE COACHING, VITA TAX SERVICES, DEBT MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL GOAL SETTING, AND BANKING ACCESS SUPPORT, THE PROGRAM HELPS RESIDENTS IMPROVE CREDIT, REDUCE DEBT, BUILD SAVINGS, AND ACHIEVE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER, RIVERWORKS CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO FREE, HIGH-QUALITY, NO-COST FINANCIAL SERVICES. IN 2025, THE FINANCIAL CLINIC SERVED 440 RESIDENTS THROUGH 2,482 APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING 1,170 DOCUMENTED COUNSELING SESSIONS, WITH 660 TOTAL VISITS REFLECTING STRONG ENGAGEMENT AND REPEAT PARTICIPATION. PROGRAM OUTCOMES DEMONSTRATE MEANINGFUL IMPACT, WITH 266 TOTAL OUTCOMES ACHIEVED, INCLUDING 91 CLIENTS REACHING AT LEAST ONE OUTCOME AND 62 EARNING-DEFINED ACHIEVEMENTS. CLIENTS COLLECTIVELY INCREASED SAVINGS BY $52,876 AND REDUCED NON-MORTGAGE DEBT BY $541,424. THE PROGRAM ALSO EXPANDED ITS COMMUNITY EDUCATION EFFORTS THROUGH A LEGACY PLANNING WORKSHOP PILOT AND A HIGH-VOLUME VITA TAX SEASON, FURTHER STRENGTHENING ITS ROLE AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE.

    Expenses $706,839 · Revenue $28,125

  • NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT: COLLABORATES WITH RESIDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY THAT REFLECTS THE CULTURE AND VALUES OF THE HARAMBEE AND RIVERWEST NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS INCLUDES ACTIVATING AND REVITALIZING PUBLIC SPACES WITH ART AND CULTURE, FACILITATING COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND SAFETY PROJECTS, AND CONNECTING RESIDENTS AND HOMEOWNERS TO RESOURCES. IN 2025, RESIDENTS ENGAGED IN THE BEERLINE SHUFFLE, MUSIC ON THE BEERLINE, THE RIVERWEST FARMERS MARKET, THE 53212MARKETPLACE SERIES, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, 7 NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UPS, AND OTHER EVENTS THAT UNITE THE HARAMBEE AND RIVERWEST COMMUNITIES. THE BEERLINE TRAIL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONTINUED TO ENSURE THE NEXT PHASES OF TRAIL DEVELOPMENT SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT OTHER DEVELOPMENT INSPIRED BY AND CENTERED AROUND THE TRAIL BENEFITS RESIDENTS EQUITABLY.

    Expenses $325,351 · Revenue $88,359

  • RIVERWORKS CLEANS: HIRES COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THIS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROGRAM. THEY SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY CLEANING UP SIDEWALKS AND CURBS, VACANT LOTS AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. SERVICES INCLUDE LITTER AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL, MINOR LANDSCAPING, STREETSCAPE MAINTENANCE, EVENT SERVICES, AND RETURNING STOLEN PROPERTY. CONTRACTS INCLUDE THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (BIDS), AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES. IN 2025, RIVERWORKS CLEANS WORKED IN 6 MILWAUKEE BIDS AND COLLECTED 118,000 GALLONS OF LITTER, EMPTIED 788 OVERFLOWING PUBLIC TRASH RECEPTACLES, REMOVED 16 PIECES OF GRAFFITI, CLEANED UP 55 ILLEGAL DUMPS, AND RETURNED 196 SHOPPING CARTS. RIVERWORKS CLEANS ALSO COMPLETED 1,340 ILLEGAL DUMP WORK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, RESULTING IN 5,967 CUBIC YARDS OF DEBRIS REMOVED FROM CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES. ADDITIONALLY, RIVERWORKS CLEANS PROVIDED DISPOSAL AND CLEANING SERVICES AT 9 COMMUNITY EVENTS, PERFORMED LANDSCAPING, SNOW REMOVAL AND LITTER PICK UP FOR 7 MONTHLY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONTRACTS, AND SERVICED 11 ONE-TIME COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL TRASH PICK-UPS.

    Expenses $516,200 · Revenue $420,713

  • REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT: LEADS CATALYTIC RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS WHICH HAVE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUR CORE VALUES ARE: CREATE JOBS, STABILIZE THE TAX BASE, REPURPOSE VACANT & BLIGHTED PROPERTIES, AND GENERATE REVENUE FOR RDC'S PROGRAMS. THE RIVERWORKS CITY CENTER, COMPLETED IN 2018, HOUSES THE OFFICES FOR RDC STAFF, AS WELL AS A LAUNDROMAT, A LOCAL BUSINESS' EVENT SPACE, A SPACE RENTED TO FAMILY DOLLAR, AND THE BEERLINE PLAZA. THE RIVERWORKS LOFTS, COMPLETED IN 2012, HAS ONE- AND TWO- BEDROOM LOFT-STYLE APARTMENTS ON THE INTERSECTION OF HOLTON AND TOWNSEND. THE RIVERWORKS COMMONS, COMPLETED IN 2004, IS A SHOPPING CENTER ON CAPITOL DRIVE WITH 21,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE. THE CONNECTOR BUILDING, COMPLETED IN 2024, IS A 2,900 SQUARE FOOT SPACE ADJACENT TO THE BEERLINE TRAIL THAT IS HOME TO KUUMBA JUICE & COFFEEHOUSE AND A MULTI-USE COMMUNITY ROOM.

    Expenses $205,830 · Revenue $4,972

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • MUSTAFA EMIR

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHAWNTA EATON-LESCHIG

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN DOYLE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NEIL WHITE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL MAISTELMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADRIAN SPENCER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIKE OLSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANDREW RUEHL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CASSANDRA FLAGG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIKA TURNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GLENN MATTISON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TED TORCIVIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VERNON SINGLETON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAROD LITTLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICHOLAS MIGAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CINTHIA TELLEZ-SILVA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TAMIKA MALLETTE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DARRYL JOHNSON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $165,089
    From this org
    $114,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,508
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,581
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,614
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,894
    Filer's total
    $165,089

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $2,367,855
    Expenses
    $2,128,616
    Contributions
    $1,742,040
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,934,016
    Expenses
    $2,623,728
    Contributions
    $2,295,698
    Grants paid
    $391,563
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,829,114
    Expenses
    $2,272,432
    Contributions
    $2,146,138
    Grants paid
    $90,301
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,491,512
    Expenses
    $1,974,306
    Contributions
    $1,884,621
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2025 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,774,285
    Expenses
    $1,668,513
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,731,208

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,970,677
    Expenses
    $1,467,133
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,765,936

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $973,933
    Expenses
    $1,174,802
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,307,170

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,043,522
    Expenses
    $1,167,508
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,565,301

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • COPYWRITE MAGAZINE

    $80,034

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • LUSH POPCORN

    $75,000

    2023 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • MARISA CAMACHO LLC

    $60,423

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • PALOMA CONTRUCTION LLC

    $58,264

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • SAM'S PLACE JAZZ CAFE

    $38,495

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • CROPS ON TOP LLC

    $34,833

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • KOSMIK KARE DAY SPA

    $34,722

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • KUUMBA JUICE AND COFFEEHOUSE LLC

    $24,583

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • SHE SLANGS WOOD

    $20,000

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

  • WEST RIVER PARTNERS

    $15,082

    2024 BREW CITY MATCH PASS THROUGH GRANT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2025 return

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2025 return

Related partnerships on its 2025 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.