Provide food/meals to the needy

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $625
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$122K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$348K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$253K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$508K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$348K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$488K
FY2025$505K
Expenses
$253K
FY2021▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$495K
FY2025$475K
Net assets
$508K
FY2021▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$413K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$622K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1988.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $189K Management & general 19% · $47K Fundraising 6% · $16K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$32,241Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$9,360Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Fastie’s $46K as Executive Dir. is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Fastie$45,625$46,772$44,985$41,558$9,360—
Martha Tighe————$32,241$40,484

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

Feeds hungry people with meals and food.

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1 program · $189K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

General Program

Provide meals & emergency food services to the needy of west springfield and agawam mass

$189Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$625

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$348K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Money outPt IX
$253K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Managementcol C$47K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$508K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Gains on assetsLn 7$78K
Total revenueLn 12$348K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$878
SavingsLn 2$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$421K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
Net assetsLn 32$508K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$433K$421K
Total assetsLn 16$548K$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K$122K
Net assetsLn 32$413K$508K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$28K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$6K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$3K$102
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$95K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$76$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$253K$189K$47K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $505K$475K$30K$622K 990 PDF
FY2024 $488K$495K−$7K$591K 990 PDF
FY2023 $465K$427K$37K$598K 990 PDF
FY2022 $393K$340K$53K$561K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $348K$253K$95K$508K 990 PDF
FY2020 $303K$250K$53K$413K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $347,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $299,279$267,969
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,339$79,645
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $302,618$347,614
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $116,495$121,242
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,412$131,455
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $249,907$252,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,711$94,917
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $347,614 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$267,969
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$77,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,969
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,482$1,482
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $78,163$78,163
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $78,163 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,482$347,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $252,697 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $27,734 · Fundraising $13,867$41,601
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,965$69,965
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,068 · Management $2,405 · Fundraising $1,203$9,676
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,570 · Management $1,142$5,712
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,997 · Management $2,667$8,664
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,622 · Management $2,814 · Fundraising $102$10,538
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,199 · Management $4,515$99,714
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $76 · Management $3,669 · Fundraising $1,082$4,827
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $189,497 · Management $46,946 · Fundraising $16,254$252,697
Part X · Balance sheet $629,767 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $308$878
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $109,505$204,924
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,307$3,003
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $433,398$420,962
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $547,518$629,767
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $825$1,530
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134,560$121,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $412,958$507,875
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $412,958$507,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $547,518$629,767
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $507,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$347,614
XI-2 Total expenses$252,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,917
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$412,958
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$507,875

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