Lunch Break freely provides life's basic necessities - food,clothing and fellowship for our community members in need. Our mission is to alleviate hunger and lead those we serve to self-sufficiency and healthier lifestyles. We serve everyone, with compassion and dignity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 759 volunteers and 27 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $315K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$441K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $48K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.1M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$6.7M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$8.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.1M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$6.1M
Expenses
$6.7M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$6.7M
Net assets
$8.9M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$8.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1983.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $5.5M Management & general 12% · $782K Fundraising 7% · $460K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $441K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$219,808Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$115,449Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$105,335Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gwendolyn O Love’s $220K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gwendolyn O Love$219,808$228,461$152,617$172,370$137,991
Kevin McGee$115,449$112,640———
Jill Gwydir$105,335$105,710———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, and fellowship to community members in need, fostering self-sufficiency and healthier lifestyles.

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3 programs · $5.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Lunch Break's Food Operations Include

I) your choice pantry & ii) community kitchen. Your choice pantry is a food pantry that provides fresh produce and other healthy food goods to local residents via a communal distribution center. Community kitchen offers free, hot meals daily provided by a fully staffed kitchen that utilizes fresh and healthy ingredients.

$4.0Mprogram expense
02

Additional lunchbreak offerings include like skills, clara's closet, youth services, health & wellness, womyn's worth and other services. Life skills provides personalized assistance for job readiness, resume building, professional presentation, interview prep, and effective communication.

$841Kprogram expense
03

Lunch break's family promise of monmouth county (LBFPMC) housing program is a comprehensive case management program designed to support families at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Preventing families from falling into homelessness is an essential part of LBFPMC mission. Housing stability is the overall goal of all LBFPMC programs.

$607Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$48K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$47,543
Unitemized GrantFY2023$57,231
Unitemized GrantFY2022$77,816
Unitemized GrantFY2021$177,591
Unitemized GrantFY2021$142,859
Unitemized GrantFY2020$782,293

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$270K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Money outPt IX
$6.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.5M
Managementcol C$782K
Fundraisingcol D$460K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$747K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$537K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$270K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$78K
Total revenueLn 12$6.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$669K
SavingsLn 2$4.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$70K
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$8.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 6759
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M$5.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M$8.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$48K$48K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$144K$55K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$983K$368K$263K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$11K$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$140K$74K$41K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$157K$103K$28K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$4K$9K$189
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$9K$22K$456
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$186K$54K$129K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$15K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$11K$25K$510
OccupancyLn 16$240K$215K$20K$5K
InterestLn 20$254$254
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$180K$141K$31K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$81K$70K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.7M$3.6M$24K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$20K$326$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.7M$5.5M$782K$460K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.1M$6.7M−$581K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.5M$5.4M$71K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$5.6M−$513K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.7M$4.8M$847K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.8M$5.1M$1.8M$8.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,146,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,109,350$5,880,199
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,650$46,332
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $336,647$270,318
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,327−$50,553
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,477,320$6,146,296
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $57,231$47,543
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,024,665$2,167,955
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,324,308$4,512,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,406,204$6,727,793
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $71,116−$581,497
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,146,296 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$537,443
VIII-1e Government grants$747,028
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,595,728
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,359,297
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,880,199
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,332$46,332
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $347,853$347,853
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$77,535−$77,535
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$50,553−$50,553
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,332 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $219,765$6,146,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,727,793 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $47,543$47,543
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,648 · Management $54,887 · Fundraising $38,944$237,479
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $983,256 · Management $368,209 · Fundraising $263,397$1,614,862
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,341 · Management $4,473 · Fundraising $3,247$19,061
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,318 · Management $40,640 · Fundraising $24,832$139,790
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $102,823 · Management $28,343 · Fundraising $25,597$156,763
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,905 · Management $9,261 · Fundraising $189$13,355
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,424 · Management $22,345 · Fundraising $456$32,225
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,753$14,753
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,354 · Management $128,880 · Fundraising $2,630$185,864
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,632 · Fundraising $11,034$25,666
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,543 · Management $25,000 · Fundraising $510$36,053
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $214,724 · Management $19,787 · Fundraising $5,181$239,692
IX-20 InterestPrograms $254$254
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $140,767 · Management $31,049 · Fundraising $7,762$179,578
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $70,081 · Management $9,779 · Fundraising $1,630$81,490
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,583,795 · Management $23,861 · Fundraising $56,789$3,664,445
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,459 · Management $326 · Fundraising $18,135$38,920
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,485,867 · Management $781,593 · Fundraising $460,333$6,727,793
Part X · Balance sheet $10,442,528 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $384,686$668,585
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,847,264$4,860,718
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $824$45,824
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,328$8,051
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,114,226$1,989,620
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,095,558$2,799,767
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,029,021$69,963
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,479,907$10,442,528
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $156,643$176,768
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $56,155$10,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,897,093$1,317,953
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,109,891$1,504,721
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,223,033$8,266,390
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,146,983$671,417
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,370,016$8,937,807
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,479,907$10,442,528
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,937,807 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,146,296
XI-2 Total expenses$6,727,793
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$581,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,370,016
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$149,288
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,937,807

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