To partner with hunger-relief organizations to raise critical funds to fight hunger in eastern massachusetts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$47K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$47K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$666K
Spent
$608K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$192K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$666K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$666K
FY2021$643K
FY2022$603K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$637K
Expenses
$608K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$654K
FY2022$582K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$653K
Net assets
$192K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$191K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $592K Management & general 1% · $9K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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; $47K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$47,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcia Robinson’s $50K as Director/Interim Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Marcia Robinson$49,900—
Katherine Sigel$8,462$47,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Raises funds to fight hunger in Eastern Massachusetts by partnering with relief organizations.

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2 programs · $592K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization holds an annual bike ride event known as the "ride for food", to raise hunger awareness and support initiatives. Proceeds from the annual events are distributed to local non-profit organizations that provide assistance to those in need.

$592Kprogram expense
02

The organization holds an annual dinner known as the "food rescue challenge" to raise hunger awareness and support initiatives. Proceeds from the annual events offset the operational expenses of holding the ride for food.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 103 grants · $2.2M · 2020–2024
Food Link INCMA · FY2024$32,864
Open TableFY2024$30,976
Brookwood Community Farm INCMA · FY2024$28,853
Newton Food Pantry INCMA · FY2024$24,564
Community Farms OutreachMA · FY2024$21,217
Boston Area Gleaners INCMA · FY2024$18,835
Mgh Revere Food PantryMA · FY2024$18,594
Womens Lunch Place INCMA · FY2024$17,251
The Food Project INCMA · FY2024$16,866
The Ellie FundMA · FY2024$13,992
Community Servings INCMA · FY2024$11,607
A Place to Turn INCMA · FY2024$10,746
Wellesley Food Pantry INCMA · FY2024$10,721
Umass Boston (u-Access) Food PantryFY2024$9,500
Pete & Andy's Food Pantryst Peter's & St Andrew's Episcopal ChruchFY2024$7,808
Dedham Food PantryFY2024$7,674
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$666K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$664K
Investment incomeLn 3$801
Other incomeLn 4–11$582
Money outPt IX
$608K
Ln 25
Programscol B$592K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$192K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$203K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$664K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$801
Other incomeLn 4–11$582
Total revenueLn 12$666K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$203K
Other assetsLn 15$862
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$192K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 611
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K$203K
Total assetsLn 16$159K$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$134K$192K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$467K$467K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$47K$40K$5K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$4K$3K$350$175
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$452$226
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$139$70
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$9K$1K$550
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$12K$1K$607
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$19K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$248$427
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$79$79
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$647$263$384
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$27K$451$860
All other expensesLn 24e$188$188
Total functional expensesLn 25$608K$592K$9K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $637K$653K−$16K$191K 990 PDF
FY2023 $575K$569K$6K$207K 990 PDF
FY2022 $603K$582K$20K$201K 990 PDF
FY2021 $643K$654K−$11K$181K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $666K$608K$58K$192K 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
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Part I · Summary $665,803 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $562,703$664,420
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $973$801
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$582
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $563,676$665,803
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $405,457$466,710
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $56,250$55,020
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,608$85,841
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $555,315$607,571
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,361$58,232
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $665,803 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$664,420
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,880
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$664,420
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $801$801
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $582$582
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,383$665,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $607,571 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $466,710$466,710
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,950 · Management $4,700 · Fundraising $2,350$47,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $2,975 · Management $350 · Fundraising $175$3,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,842 · Management $452 · Fundraising $226$4,520
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,291 · Management $139 · Fundraising $70$2,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,357 · Management $1,101 · Fundraising $550$11,008
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,303 · Management $1,198 · Fundraising $607$14,108
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,222 · Fundraising $1,283$20,505
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,716 · Management $248 · Fundraising $427$5,391
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $79$79
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,225$3,225
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $263 · Fundraising $384$647
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,879 · Management $451 · Fundraising $860$28,190
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $188$188
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $591,921 · Management $8,718 · Fundraising $6,932$607,571
Part X · Balance sheet $205,871 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $152,965$203,438
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $742$1,033
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,763$538
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,036$862
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $158,506$205,871
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,288$13,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,288$13,421
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,620$133,022
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $48,598$59,428
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $134,218$192,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $158,506$205,871
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $192,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$665,803
XI-2 Total expenses$607,571
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,232
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$134,218
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$192,450

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