Fall Mountain Friendly Meals EIN 02-0501490 Form 990 (PDF)

Fall Mountain Friendly Meals FY2024 filing

Claimed

Delivers meals to Alstead's homebound and provides free food to New Hampshire residents. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $193K in revenue, $139K in expenses, and $539K in net assets.Pt I

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The Fall Mountain Friendly Meals Program was formed in 1987 by Mary Lou Huffling and Janice Miles in response to a need to provide meals to local residents who are elderly, homebound, chronically ill, or just in need of the companionship of others along with a good hot meal. It now consists of 3 programs Friendly Meals, Fall Mountain Food Shelf and Charlestown Food Shelf.
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Alstead, NH
Website
www.fallmountainfoodshelf.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2024)
Claimed
Yes
Revenue
$193KFY2024
Expenses
$139K
Net assets
$539K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  02-0501490 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Alstead, NH
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To reduce hunger and malnutrition in the Fall Mountain Region of New Hampshire and Vermont, thereby diminishing consequent negative health and social effects on the families and communities we serve.

The Fall Mountain Friendly Meals Program was formed in 1987 by Mary Lou Huffling and Janice Miles in response to a need to provide meals to local residents who are elderly, homebound, chronically ill, or just in need of the companionship of others along with a good hot meal. It now consists of 3 programs Friendly Meals, Fall Mountain Food Shelf and Charlestown Food Shelf.

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  • Phone603-574-4989
  • Mailing addressP.O. Box 191Alstead, New Hampshire 03602
Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Delivers meals to Alstead's homebound and provides free food to New Hampshire residents.
Leadership
Susan Esslinger · Member
Money in and out
$193K revenue, $139K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$193K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$139K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$539K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $54K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
46.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+28%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$193K
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses
$139K
FY2024▼ -11%
Total assets
$539K
FY2024▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$193K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$139K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$539K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$54K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$539K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $130K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

585 - 615 hot meals are served per week to elderly, handicapped, & severely-ill people in alstead, NH and surrounding area (440 - 460 meals on wheels & 145 - 155 congregate meals weekly).

$130Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFall Mountain Friendly Meals
EINHdr · item D02-0501490
Principal addressHdr · item CAlstead, NH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fallmountainfoodshelf.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$192K
Investment income$685
— government grantsLn 1e$18K
Total revenueLn 12$193K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program services94%$130K
Management & general6%$9K
Fundraising$61
Total functional expensesLn 25$139K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$534K
Total assetsLn 16$539K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$539K
Months of cash on handcomputed46.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $534K · Operating expenses/yr $139K
46.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $130K · Total expenses $139K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $9K · Total expenses $139K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61 · Total expenses $139K
0.04%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $68 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $185K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $192K · Total revenue $193K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $18K · Total revenue $193K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $193K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $685 · Total revenue $193K
+0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $139K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $193K · Prior year $189K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $281K · FY2024 $193K
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $539K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $193K · Expenses $139K
+28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $539K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $539K · Total assets $539K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $539K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Esslinger · Reported title MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $139K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $139K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.03%
Revenue growth 2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$295K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$193K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$189K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$221K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$211K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$281K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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