To provide food, clothing, utility, and other necessities to the needy of the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2023 · 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 $40K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $48K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$193K
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$310K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$193K
FY2023▼ -44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$382K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$387K
FY2025$422K
Expenses
$310K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$247K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$336K
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$4.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1941.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $286K Management & general 7% · $23K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$43,000Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Admin.
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carleen Farabaugh$53,000$59,323$43,000$43,249$43,300$40,650
Donna Williams$16,450$11,167$12,000$12,166$11,650$10,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, and other necessities to community members in need.

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1 program · $286K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Distribution of food, clothing, heating assistance and other necessities to the needy of the community. During the last fiscal year, 22 families received heat assistance, 16,701 households receive food assistance, and during the school year, weekly backpacks of food were sent home in five of the york city schools to an average of 995…

$286Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$48K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $66K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,970
Unitemized GrantFY2022$34,198

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$193K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Money outPt IX
$310K
Ln 25
Programscol B$286K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$96K
Total revenueLn 12$193K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$581K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$27K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$547K$581K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$139K$139K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$48K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$295
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$222
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$29K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$310K$286K$23K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $422K$336K$87K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $387K$341K$46K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $193K$310K−$117K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $345K$278K$67K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $382K$247K$136K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $281K$258K$23K$3.1M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $192,960 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $267,205$245,725
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $77,416−$52,765
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $344,621$192,960
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $116,283$138,880
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,840$77,261
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,788$94,057
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $277,911$310,198
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,710−$117,238
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $192,960 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$3,212
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$242,513
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$245,725
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,246$43,246
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$96,011−$96,011
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$52,765$192,960
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $310,198 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $138,880$138,880
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,355 · Management $12,166$60,521
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,699$10,699
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,959 · Management $1,082$6,041
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,200$5,200
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $8,786$8,786
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,659 · Management $295$2,954
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,995 · Management $222$2,217
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,434$28,434
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,395$8,395
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,634 · Management $3,182$31,816
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,111$1,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,132 · Fundraising $1,012$5,144
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $285,928 · Management $23,258 · Fundraising $1,012$310,198
Part X · Balance sheet $3,458,111 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $250$250
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $77,769$26,470
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $546,873$581,103
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,683,637$1,615,998
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,199,304$1,217,768
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,935$16,522
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,524,768$3,458,111
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,807$5,481
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,807$5,481
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,522,608$2,430,523
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $997,353$1,022,107
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,519,961$3,452,630
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,524,768$3,458,111
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,452,630 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$192,960
XI-2 Total expenses$310,198
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,238
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,519,961
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$67,068
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$116,975
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,452,630

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