Mission
RIVER OF REFUGE EMPOWERS WORKING POOR FAMILIES WITH FINANCIAL SECURITY THROUGH INTERIM HOUSING
Public Charity
RIVER OF REFUGE
RIVER OF REFUGE is a Public Charity headquartered in KANSAS CITY, MO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $700K revenue, $956K expenses, $12.4M total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $175K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 270280023
KANSAS CITY, MO
Temporary Housing
NTEE: L40
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$700K
Total Expenses$956K
Total Assets$12.4M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$175K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at River of Refuge
How River of Refuge divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 10 years.
$75
Programs
the work itself
$22
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $75 for programs
$75
River of Refuge provides temporary housing to working homeless families
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM
$75,000
Human Services
$16,000
Program Fundng
$20,000
SPECIFIC PROGRAM
$10,000
Unrestricted
$6,285
Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT
Austen Schmidt
BOARD MEMBER
Dewayne Tate
BOARD MEMBER
Ebone' Watson
BOARD MEMBER
Jasmine Clasing-Lichtl
BOARD MEMBER
Jason Wohl
BOARD MEMBER
Jennifer Fallon
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $700K | $956K | $12.4M |
| 2024 | $528K | $933K | $12.7M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $838K | $13.1M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $769K | $11.6M |
| 2021 | $775K | $847K | $9.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $775K to $700K (-10%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.