The organization's mission is to eliminate food insecurity for the residents of Arlington, ma by operating a food pantry (market), snack program in the schools, and organizing and operating community meal programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ 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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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 $286K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$817K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$758K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025-0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.8M Management & general 9% · $202K Fundraising 9% · $191K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$96,543Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (until 10/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andi Doane’s $97K as Executive Director is at the 48th 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

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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

Provide food and meals to eliminate hunger in Arlington, MA.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Arlington eats distributes nutritious and culturally appropriate food to arlington, ma residents in need. The MARKET/FOOD pantry, provided 24,565 visits (in-person and home delivery). The school vacation lunch program provided 438 visits to families during school BREAKS.THE snack program provided 54,260 snacks to kids in school.

$1.8Mprogram 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$32K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2019–2019
Arlington Public Schools Food ProgrFY2019$6,481

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$202K
Fundraisingcol D$191K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$856K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$817K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$166K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$772K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$856K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$434K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$817K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$513K$856K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$635K$434K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$740K$817K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$9K$39K$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$230K$214K$9K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$29K
Management feesLn 11a$96K$126$4K$92K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$919$919
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$14K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$25K$13K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$83K$57K$26K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$116K$106K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$3K$7K$188
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.4M$6K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$202K$191K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.2M$2.2M−$19K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$2.1M−$176K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.8M$56K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.3M$177K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$1.1M$1.2M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$758K$450K$1.2M 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 $2,192,550 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,779,063$2,156,766
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,143$52,078
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $106,578−$16,294
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,923,784$2,192,550
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $384,469$400,178
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,715,682$1,811,764
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,100,151$2,211,942
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$176,367−$19,392
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $2,192,550 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $139 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$165,850
VIII-1e Government grants$65,248
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,925,668
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,086,984
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,156,766
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,449$45,449
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,629$6,629
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,433−$16,433
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,784$2,192,550
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,211,942 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,408 · Management $39,160 · Fundraising $47,041$95,609
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $214,219 · Management $8,998 · Fundraising $6,850$230,067
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $5,694$5,694
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $39,737$39,737
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $29,071$29,071
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $126 · Management $4,321 · Fundraising $91,831$96,278
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,100$10,100
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $919$919
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,326 · Management $1,882$16,208
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,456 · Management $13,447 · Fundraising $26,859$65,762
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,001 · Management $26,007$83,008
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,152$12,152
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $106,055 · Management $10,025$116,080
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,078 · Management $6,628 · Fundraising $188$9,894
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,377,253 · Management $5,951 · Fundraising $18,159$1,401,363
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,819,074 · Management $201,940 · Fundraising $190,928$2,211,942
Part X · Balance sheet $3,246,779 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,589$84,006
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $401,212$771,757
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $38,785$22,320
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,369$3,864
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,352,334$1,245,629
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $634,875$433,831
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $626,078$685,372
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,174,242$3,246,779
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,455$54,807
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,268$30,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $659,281$731,926
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $740,004$816,733
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,434,238$2,420,046
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,434,238$2,430,046
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,174,242$3,246,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,430,046 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,192,550
XI-2 Total expenses$2,211,942
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,434,238
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,200
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,430,046

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