Community Servings INC FY2020 filing

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Community Servings is a not-for-profit food and nutrition program providing (see schedule o)

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-3154028) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$785K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
77% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$785K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.1 mo
of spending, in cash
9.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $205K
13 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.5M
36% of total assets
Liabilities are 36% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
25 of 25 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$12.5M
Spent
$9.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$15.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$18.0M
FY2024$19.9M
FY2025$21.4M
Expenses
$9.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.6M
FY2021$10.8M
FY2022$13.3M
FY2023$16.7M
FY2024$19.4M
FY2025$21.9M
Net assets
$15.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.0M
FY2021$17.4M
FY2022$19.2M
FY2023$20.5M
FY2024$20.9M
FY2025$20.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1992.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $7.4M Management & general 10% · $965K Fundraising 13% · $1.2M

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

30 people listed on the 990; $785K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$238,572Pt VII · Sec A
$168,740Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$135,658Pt VII · Sec A
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
$117,320Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David B Waters’s $336K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David B Waters$335,774$318,277$287,082———
David Waters————$304,438$238,572
Watersdavid B———$277,854——
Timothy Leahy$218,978$203,618$191,744—$182,748$168,740
Silifata Wallace$192,138$185,851$94,308———
Leahytimothy———$183,772——
Monica Molina Austin$170,440—————
Brian R Hillmer$165,541$158,202$136,981———

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

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  • 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 medically tailored meals to critically ill individuals while offering a culinary job training program for people facing barriers to employment.

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3 programs · $6.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Food and Nutrition Program

Annually, community servings prepares and delivers over 800,000 scratch-made medically tailored meals to more than 3,000 individuals and their families across massachusetts. The agency's standard service includes five days' worth of lunches, dinners, and snacks for each primary client, all dependent children in the household, and a…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-3154028) · Dispute this line
$5.5Mprogram expense
02

Workforce Development

Community servings' food service job training program offers a 12-WEEK curriculum for individuals facing barriers to employment, including cooking and life skills, nutrition, food safety, job readiness skills and job placement support.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-3154028) · Dispute this line
$356Kprogram expense
03

Food & Health Policy

Community servings works to address the nutritional needs of severely ill individuals, and expand our model of home delivered medically tailored meals by making medically tailored meals an integrated part of the healthcare delivery and payment systems.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-3154028) · Dispute this line
$291Kprogram 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
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.9M federal money spent
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through Boston Public Health Commission$1.1M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural ResearchDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.847 · Direct and through Tufts University$439K
HIV Care Formula GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.917 · Through Department of Public Health$100K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through Suffolk County Local Board$86K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Direct$65K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $2.5M federal money spent
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through Boston Public Health Commission$1.2M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural ResearchDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.847 · Direct and through Tufts University$541K
Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.251 · Direct$289K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Commonwealth Corporation and 1 more$149K
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services-Access to RecoveryDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.275 · Through Department of Public Health$104K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $2.4M federal money spent
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through Boston Public Health Commission$1.2M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural ResearchDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.847 · Direct and through Tufts University$543K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through Suffolk County Local Board$327K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Commonwealth Corporation$114K
HIV Care Formula GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.917 · Through Department of Public Health$90K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $1.7M federal money spent
HIV Emergency Relief Project GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.914 · Through Boston Public Health Commission$1.1M
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural ResearchDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.847 · Direct$446K
HIV Care Formula GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.917 · Through Department of Public Health$90K
Rehabilitation Services_vocational Rehabilitation Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.126 · Through Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission$3K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$791K
Money outPt IX
$9.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.4M
Managementcol C$965K
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$15.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$23.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$201K
Other incomeLn 4–11$791K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$12.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$6.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.3M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1.6M
Accounts receivableLn 4$583K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$13.3M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$65K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$290K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$250K
Other assetsLn 15$36K
Total assetsLn 16$23.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$15.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5201
VolunteersI 68,900
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$188K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$7.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$909K$290K
Total assetsLn 16$21.6M$23.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$13.4M$15.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$859K$603K$151K$104K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$1.8M$450K$298K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$103K$72K$18K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$615K$431K$101K$83K
Payroll taxesLn 10$271K$194K$47K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$475K$186K$122K$167K
Office expensesLn 13$136K$100K$14K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$601K$513K$29K$59K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$508K$446K$18K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.1M$2.8M$363K
All other expensesLn 24e$422K$384K$15K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.6M$7.4M$965K$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 1, 2026 $21.4M$21.9M−$501K$20.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 1, 2025 $19.9M$19.4M$427K$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2024 $18.0M$16.7M$1.3M$20.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2023 $15.2M$13.3M$1.8M$19.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 4, 2022 $13.5M$10.8M$2.6M$17.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 10, 2021 $12.5M$9.6M$2.8M$15.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $12,458,745 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,522,348$10,130,402
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,164,961$1,336,844
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $151,295$200,865
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,557,120$790,634
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,395,724$12,458,745
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 $3,754,079$4,356,711
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,640,351$5,256,975
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,394,430$9,613,686
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,001,294$2,845,059
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 $12,458,745 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,824,276
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,306,126
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$188,183
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,130,402
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,336,844$1,336,844
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $197,800$197,800
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,065$3,065
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $790,634$790,634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,336,844 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $991,499$12,458,745
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,613,686 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $603,266 · Management $151,239 · Fundraising $104,032$858,537
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,761,636 · Management $450,313 · Fundraising $298,016$2,509,965
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,097 · Management $18,075 · Fundraising $12,433$102,605
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $430,799 · Management $100,913 · Fundraising $83,316$615,028
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $193,519 · Management $46,936 · Fundraising $30,121$270,576
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $185,958 · Management $122,220 · Fundraising $166,924$475,102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $99,533 · Management $13,530 · Fundraising $23,191$136,254
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $513,261 · Management $28,703 · Fundraising $58,855$600,819
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $445,759 · Management $18,090 · Fundraising $43,834$507,683
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,751,725 · Fundraising $363,412$3,115,137
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $384,403 · Management $15,263 · Fundraising $22,314$421,980
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,441,956 · Management $965,282 · Fundraising $1,206,448$9,613,686
Part X · Balance sheet $23,567,109 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $711,095$1,321,258
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,789,668$5,969,482
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,293,867$1,639,050
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $313,469$583,299
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $13,280,000$13,280,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $67,997$64,873
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $145,012$133,282
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $908,665$289,665
X-12 Other securities$250,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $62,395$36,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,572,168$23,567,109
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $552,788$1,056,147
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $31,000$443,366
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $7,634,109$7,046,132
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,217,897$8,545,645
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,748,585$11,851,731
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,605,686$3,169,733
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,354,271$15,021,464
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,572,168$23,567,109
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,021,464 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,458,745
XI-2 Total expenses$9,613,686
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,845,059
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,354,271
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,177,866
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,021,464

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