PHILABUNDANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 WITH THE SIMPLE BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY WHILE HEALTHY FOOD GOES TO WASTE. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE HUNGER FROM OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY AND TO END HUNGER FOR GOOD. We have a commitment to always serving our neighbors in need with dignity and respect, and take pride in our efforts to understand the wants and needs of our communities. This work wouldn't be possible without a large network of supporters and partners who help us in fulfilling our mission.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5,600 volunteers and 216 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
24
named funders · $879K
Looks good: 24 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.7M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
$106.3M
+0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$105.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$32.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$106.3M
FY2024+0.2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$106.1M
FY2021$111.9M
FY2022$71.8M
FY2023$75.6M
FY2024$106.0M
FY2024$106.3M
Expenses
$105.5M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88.4M
FY2021$102.5M
FY2022$79.7M
FY2023$83.3M
FY2024$107.1M
FY2024$105.5M
Net assets
$32.8M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38.0M
FY2021$47.9M
FY2022$39.7M
FY2023$32.3M
FY2024$31.7M
FY2024$32.8M

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 May 1986.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $95.6M Management & general 4% · $4.6M Fundraising 5% · $5.2M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$313,274Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$196,870Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Partnership Officer
$161,684Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$147,241Pt VII · Sec A
$140,721Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Individual Giving
$129,651Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Food Sourcing Officer
$125,397Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Loree D Jones’s $313K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 40 $100M+ 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Loree D Jones$313,274$272,593$249,223$227,046$115,902—
Glenn Bergman————$171,018$204,163
Darrell K Giles$196,870$195,297$109,476———
Laura Schepps————$178,356$153,429
Gina Harlan———$172,943$21,635—
Melanie Cataldi————$166,861$148,895
Melanie J Cataldi———$163,826——
Sara Hertz———$137,023$162,196$134,747

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

Distributes nutritious, culturally responsive food to people in need while collaborating with partners to provide critical services that address the root causes of hunger.

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1 program · $95.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To fulfill its mission to relieve hunger now, philabundance directly distributes food to more than 360 community partners and distributes additional food to another 300 agencies through other indirect partnerships, throughout a 9-COUNTY service area covering southeastern pennsylvania and southern new jersey.

$95.6Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 50 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2021
Family Promise Montco PAPA · FY2021$100,000
Murphy's Giving MarketFY2021$76,809
Victory Assembly of GodFY2021$27,584
Mighty WritersPA · FY2021$17,540
Small ThingsPA · FY2021$13,883
Catholic Social ServicesPA · FY2021$7,200
Interfaith Food CupboardPA · FY2021$5,945
Manna on Main StreetPA · FY2021$500
Small ThingsPA · FY2020$261,083
Family Promise Montco PAPA · FY2020$153,919
Victory Assembly of GodNJ · FY2020$85,643
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$106.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$556K
Money outPt IX
$105.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$95.6M
Managementcol C$4.6M
Fundraisingcol D$5.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$32.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.5M
Total assetsLn 16$41.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$69.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$556K
Other incomeLn 4–11$202K
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$106.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$746K
SavingsLn 2$12.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$41.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.7M
Net assetsLn 32$32.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5216
VolunteersI 65,600
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$11.1M$13.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.2M$16.4M
Total assetsLn 16$42.7M$41.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.0M$8.7M
Net assetsLn 32$31.7M$32.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$70.7M$70.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$467K$192K$211K$64K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.5M$6.3M$1.8M$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$170K$111K$33K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.0M$1.3M$389K$312K
Payroll taxesLn 10$724K$470K$145K$109K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$139$17$84$38
Accounting feesLn 11c$200K$24K$121K$55K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$428K$593K$284K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$391K$321$2K$389K
Office expensesLn 13$3.2M$995K$294K$1.9M
Information technologyLn 14$265K$30K$214K$21K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$2.8M$274K$194K
TravelLn 17$933K$933K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$997$10K$3K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.0M$1.2M$427K$386K
InsuranceLn 23$224K$134K$47K$43K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10.0M$9.9M$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$105.5M$95.6M$4.6M$5.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $106.0M$107.1M−$1.1M$31.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $75.6M$83.3M−$7.6M$32.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $71.8M$79.7M−$7.9M$39.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $111.9M$102.5M$9.4M$47.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $106.1M$88.4M$17.6M$38.0M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $106,254,448 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $100,432,374$97,889,052
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,097,908$7,606,678
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $433,532$556,469
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,485$202,249
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,990,299$106,254,448
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,117,489$70,698,345
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,196,400$12,952,005
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,795,007$21,820,453
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $107,108,896$105,470,803
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,118,597$783,645
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 $106,254,448 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$72,307 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$97,889,052
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$69,279,624
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$97,889,052
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,606,678$7,606,678
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $530,688$530,688
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $25,781$25,781
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $274,556$274,556
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,808,927 · Excluded from tax $556,469$106,254,448
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,470,803 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $70,698,345$70,698,345
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $191,505 · Management $211,249 · Fundraising $63,835$466,589
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,293,430 · Management $1,812,131 · Fundraising $1,443,139$9,548,700
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $111,461 · Management $33,068 · Fundraising $25,706$170,235
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,341,962 · Management $388,605 · Fundraising $311,732$2,042,299
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $470,142 · Management $144,806 · Fundraising $109,234$724,182
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17 · Management $84 · Fundraising $38$139
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,925 · Management $121,198 · Fundraising $54,724$199,847
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $428,145 · Management $592,843 · Fundraising $283,975$1,304,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $321 · Management $1,563 · Fundraising $388,817$390,701
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $995,327 · Management $293,866 · Fundraising $1,878,156$3,167,349
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,318 · Management $213,950 · Fundraising $21,178$265,446
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,805,188 · Management $273,716 · Fundraising $194,175$3,273,079
IX-17 TravelPrograms $932,831$932,831
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $997 · Management $10,113 · Fundraising $3,492$14,602
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,219,284 · Management $426,749 · Fundraising $386,107$2,032,140
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $134,349 · Management $47,022 · Fundraising $42,544$223,915
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,943,441 · Management $72,000$10,015,441
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $95,620,988 · Management $4,642,963 · Fundraising $5,206,852$105,470,803
Part X · Balance sheet $41,590,748 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,895,901$745,940
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,238,891$12,798,121
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $369,556$1,432,838
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,223,753$1,299,545
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,153,104$2,736,362
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $212,151$266,585
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,175,277$16,401,207
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,190,730$3,555,735
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,205,731$2,354,415
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,665,094$41,590,748
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,423,223$1,277,676
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,552,132$491,728
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,333,136$2,294,716
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,988,490$8,744,119
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,695,099$28,819,372
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,981,505$4,027,257
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,676,604$32,846,629
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,665,094$41,590,748
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,846,629 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$106,254,448
XI-2 Total expenses$105,470,803
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$783,645
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,676,604
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$386,380
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,846,629

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