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US nonprofit · EIN 391307771 · Appleton, WIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 391307771) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2025.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ryan Community Inc's network

21 people20 organisationsi21 people and 20 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (50) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

21 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John Schmidt ChairChairman2025
1 yr
Amy Pfefferle OelhafenDirector2025
1 yr
Angelo NinivaggiCompany secretary2025
1 yr
Anne RenardDirector2018
8 yrs
Cathie TierneyDirector2025
1 yr
Cindy SahotskyExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
Dan Lightfuss Resigned February 202Treasurer2025
1 yr
Dean BastenVice-Chairman2025
1 yr
Greg GillDirector2025
1 yr
Joe WilzDirector2021
5 yrs
Joy RadfordDirector2025
1 yr
Kathi SeifertDirector2025
1 yr
Katie Van GompelDirector2025
1 yr
Kristene StackerDirector2025
1 yr
Michelle SchulerDirector2025
1 yr
Mike WellerDirector2025
1 yr
Patty DegoeyDirector2025
1 yr
Rayon BrownDirector2018
8 yrs
Ryan PetersonDirector2023
3 yrs
Stephanie Lyons Resigned July 2024Director2025
1 yr
Tom CastleDirector2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 21 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Cindy SahotskyExecutive Director2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Joe WilzDirector1$34k
Dan Lightfuss Resigned February 202Treasurer2$0
Stephanie Lyons Resigned July 2024Director1$0
Rayon BrownDirector1$0
Ryan PetersonDirector1$0
Anne RenardDirector1$0
Cindy SahotskyExecutive Director40$0
John SchmidtChairman2$0
Dean BastenVice-Chairman2$0
Angelo NinivaggiSecretary2$0
Tom CastleDirector1$0
Patty DegoeyDirector1$0
Greg GillDirector1$0
Joy RadfordDirector1$0
Amy Pfefferle OelhafenDirector1$0
Michelle SchulerDirector1$0
Kathi SeifertDirector1$0
Kristene StackerDirector1$0
Cathie TierneyDirector1$0
Katie van GompelDirector1$0
Mike WellerDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Ryan Community Inc
EIN
391307771
Address
913 S West Ave, Appleton, WI, 54915-2308
State
Wisconsin
Mission
Ryan community, inc. Is a community based residential facility that embraces a "community approach" for our department of corrections referrals. Residents are challenged to examine their thinking patterns which directly affect their behavior. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I44Z Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1978
Principal officer
Dan Lightfuss (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1978
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAnne Renard
≥8years on the filingsCindy Sahotsky
≥8years on the filingsRayon Brown
≥5years on the filingsJoe Wilz

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$129k
Total liabilities
$39k
Net assets or fund balances
$91k
Contributions and grants received
$784k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$11k
Employees
21
Volunteers
21

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.1m$978k$81k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Riverview Gardens IncAssets no longer needed$0