Strengthening our Community in southern chester county through food, housing, crisis services, and education services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $17K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$5.5M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2021▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$9.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.4M Management & general 6% · $170K Fundraising 5% · $122K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diversity of
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Board Member
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Board Member
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$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leah Reynolds’s $117K as Executive Director (until June '25) is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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.

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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

Feeds and financially helps local families in need.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Food Cupboard/Pantry

Provides five to seven day supply of food to an average of 1,451 individuals per month with a total of 17,411 individuals served. Average of 464 families served per month for a total of 5,570 families.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Emergency Assistance

Provides case management services for a period of one to twelve months to 548 households. These households received financial assistance for motel stays, rent, utilities or other basic needs as crisis intervention.

$1.0Mprogram expense
03

Resource Building

Implementation of bridges out of poverty, interventions to reduce poverty for individual families. 200 community members and agency staff trained in bridges, as well as 18 families in the getting ahead program.

$27Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$17K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $6.1M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,113,339
Unitemized GrantFY2023$281,860
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,867,817
Unitemized GrantFY2022$380,168
Unitemized GrantFY2021$359,629
Unitemized GrantFY2020$575,531
Unitemized GrantFY2019$561,506

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$613
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$170K
Fundraisingcol D$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$325K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$922K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$613
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$536K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$259K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$695K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 6252
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$191K$259K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$614K$695K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.5M$1.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$33K$33K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$584K$471K$58K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$45K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$42K$8K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$16K$2K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$49K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$83K$71K$5K$7K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$33K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K$27
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$45K$15K$689
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.4M$170K$122K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.5M$4.4M$1.1M$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.1M$4.3M$3.8M$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$4.0M$881K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$2.9M$1.0M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.4M$2.6M$727K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.4M$509K$1.9M 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 $3,374,007 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,193,663$3,360,463
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,302$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$300,210$12,931
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,209$613
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,940,964$3,374,007
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,567,502$1,523,124
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $626,917$800,865
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,651$322,524
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,432,070$2,646,513
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $508,894$727,494
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $3,374,007 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$138,654
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,586
VIII-1e Government grants$325,385
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,848,838
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$922,380
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,360,463
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,431$7,431
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $5,500$5,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,495−$1,495
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,108$2,108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,500 · Excluded from tax $8,044$3,374,007
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,646,513 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,523,124$1,523,124
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,140 · Management $33,042 · Fundraising $33,042$99,224
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $471,127 · Management $58,042 · Fundraising $54,756$583,925
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,771 · Management $8,085 · Fundraising $7,793$60,649
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,127 · Management $7,607 · Fundraising $7,333$57,067
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,053$37,053
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,551 · Management $1,577 · Fundraising $8,248$25,376
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,967 · Management $2,297$51,264
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,168 · Management $4,965 · Fundraising $6,620$82,753
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,639$2,639
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,864 · Management $2,293 · Fundraising $3,057$38,214
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,903 · Management $27$22,930
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,772 · Management $15,443 · Fundraising $689$60,904
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,391$1,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,354,544 · Management $170,431 · Fundraising $121,538$2,646,513
Part X · Balance sheet $2,733,169 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,003$536,004
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $762,102$1,071,288
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $140,745$125,568
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $32,782$32,633
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,283$10,737
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $614,322$695,328
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $191,486$259,379
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,977$2,232
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,033,700$2,733,169
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,131$80,949
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,976$80,949
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,814,824$2,520,092
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $81,900$132,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,896,724$2,652,220
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,033,700$2,733,169
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,652,220 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,374,007
XI-2 Total expenses$2,646,513
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$727,494
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,896,724
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$28,002
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,652,220

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