The Peace Pantry

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Cedar Hill, MO501(c)(3)Since 1998Food & AgricultureEIN 43-1814790Revenue $3.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSpeacepantry.orgPo Box 32, 63016-0032 · Cedar Hill, MOTax-exempt since Dec 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To improve the health and well-being of the needy with emphasis on securing and providing food, clothing, nurturing, and spiritual support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $144K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $58K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1998.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $3.0M Management & general 0% · $6K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Member, Director of Operations
$96,136Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Williams Andie’s $96K as Member, Director of Operations is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, and support to improve the health and well-being of those in need.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Providing clients with donated used clothing and household goods, donated and purchased food pantry items, and dental care. Clients served: 28,613.

$3.0Mprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$58K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $34K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$450
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,165
Unitemized GrantFY2023$118
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,283
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,717
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,019
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,863
Unitemized GrantFY2020$131

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$183K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$731K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$183K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$731K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$731K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$701K$731K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.6M$2.6M
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$122K$122K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$154K$154K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$3.0M$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.0M−$58K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$3.1M−$1K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.7M$75K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$4.3M$470K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$3.4M$113K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$3.2M$265K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,958,517 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,907,763$2,747,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,809$27,612
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $196,721$183,064
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,126,293$2,958,517
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,804,641$2,629,015
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,109$387,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,127,750$3,016,329
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,457−$57,812
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,958,517 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,747,841
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,592,353
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,747,841
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $27,612$27,612
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $182,721$182,721
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $343$343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,955 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $182,721$2,958,517
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,016,329 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,629,015$2,629,015
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,254$4,254
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $121,986$121,986
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,124$2,124
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,998$52,998
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $154,484$154,484
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,479$14,479
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,989$36,989
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,009,951 · Management $6,378 · Fundraising $0$3,016,329
Part X · Balance sheet $2,003,998 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $695,223$730,528
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,698$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,360,133$1,273,470
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,061,054$2,003,998
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,470$2,226
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,470$2,226
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,059,584$2,001,772
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,061,054$2,003,998
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,001,772 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,958,517
XI-2 Total expenses$3,016,329
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,812
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,059,584
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,001,772

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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