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Common Pantry

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3) EIN 23-7136034Revenue $3.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRScommonpantry.com3908 N Lincoln Ave, 60613-2418 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Nov 1971Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Common Pantry is dedicated to providing emergency food and social services to our neighbors in need while addressing the root causes of food insecurity and poverty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 4 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $742K a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
26
named funders · $326K
Looks good: 26 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$118K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$3.5M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$994K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$837K
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$4.2M

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 Nov 1971.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $2.2M Management & general 6% · $154K Fundraising 6% · $150K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Margaret O'Connor
Executive Director
$106,545Pt VII · Sec A
Brittany Barson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Camp
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beth Benjamin
Financial Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charles Herrig
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Hummel
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret O'Connor$106,545$93,100———
Margaret O'Conor——$80,893—$82,485
Margeret O'Conor———$79,296—

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

Provides emergency food and social services, addressing root causes of poverty.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Emergency Food Programs

We provide emergency food and groceries to individual adults and families who qualify for assistance. Unhoused guests are offered ready-to-eat foods and prepared meals to support nutritional needs.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Client Services Program

Common community: helps people and families address the challenges that result from economic INSTABILITY.WE offer walk-in services from 11:30 A.M. To 4 P.M. On wednesdays and our social service office is also open on thursdays from 12 P.M. To 4 P.M. Or by appointment.

$188Kprogram expense
03

Community rescue hub program- a common pantry driver safely rescues ready to eat food from retailers and delivers it to 3 partners for their own pantry programs. Launched in september 2023, the program runs 4 days a week and enables thousands of LBS of healthy food to be distrubuted to households not coming to common pantry.

$129Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$44K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$31K
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryFY2024$29K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$26K
W P & H B White FoundationFY2024$25K
The Albertsons Companies FoundationFY2024$21K
Tides FoundationFY2024$20K
The Chicago Community TrustFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 26 funders$326K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$154K
Fundraisingcol D$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$726K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$327K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Gains on assetsLn 7$67
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$273K
SavingsLn 2$453K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$726K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$641K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$982K$726K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$549K$641K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$118K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$91K$3K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$375K$320K$10K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$24K$781$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$35K$1K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$85K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$71K$4K$67K
Office expensesLn 13$91K$68K$13K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$20K$660$3K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$47K$6K$5K
InterestLn 20$57K$37K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$71K$64K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.2M$154K$150K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.5M$2.5M$989K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$1.9M$691K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.5M$475K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$1.1M$1.2M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$994K$358K$837K 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 $3,452,339 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,514,322$3,370,876
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,217$29,754
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $66,076$51,709
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,605,615$3,452,339
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,051,481$1,422,139
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $414,695$550,384
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $448,347$490,387
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,914,523$2,462,910
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $691,092$989,429
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-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,452,339 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$326,537
VIII-1e Government grants$1,037,945
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,006,394
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,319,424
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,370,876
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,687$29,687
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $7,788 · Excluded from tax $38,403$46,191
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $67$67
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$33,704−$33,704
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $39,222$39,222
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,222 · Unrelated business $7,788 · Excluded from tax $34,453$3,452,339
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,462,910 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,422,139$1,422,139
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,847 · Management $2,970 · Fundraising $12,728$106,545
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $320,045 · Management $10,463 · Fundraising $44,841$375,349
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,884 · Management $781 · Fundraising $3,346$28,011
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,514 · Management $1,129 · Fundraising $4,836$40,479
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $85,353$85,353
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,883 · Fundraising $66,694$70,577
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $68,064 · Management $13,275 · Fundraising $9,383$90,722
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,177 · Management $660 · Fundraising $2,827$23,664
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,033 · Management $6,470 · Fundraising $5,364$58,867
IX-20 InterestPrograms $36,986 · Management $19,915$56,901
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $64,282 · Management $6,653$70,935
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,661$27,661
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,862 · Management $2,845$5,707
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,158,494 · Management $154,397 · Fundraising $150,019$2,462,910
Part X · Balance sheet $4,328,357 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $538,754$272,904
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $443,218$453,398
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,118$280,531
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,354$29,435
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,133$20,337
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,701,839$2,630,904
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $549,087$640,848
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $965$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,304,468$4,328,357
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $116,228$88,960
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $90,799$29,256
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,143,811$118,216
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,036,040$4,096,914
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $124,617$113,227
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,160,657$4,210,141
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,304,468$4,328,357
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,210,141 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,452,339
XI-2 Total expenses$2,462,910
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$989,429
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,160,657
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$60,055
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,210,141

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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