Open Pantry Community Services INC

Tax-deductible

Springfield, MA501(c)(3)Since 1977Human ServicesEIN 52-1084599Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSopenpantry.orgPo Box 5127, 01101-5127 · Springfield, MATax-exempt since Oct 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To run programs that provide meaningful Services for those who are homeless or disadvantaged in the greater springfield, massachusetts area to help them become empowered to improve their quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $274K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$413K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$708K
FY2022$804K
FY2023$993K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M

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 Oct 1978.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $926K Management & general 9% · $93K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides services to empower homeless and disadvantaged individuals in Springfield, MA.

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3 programs · $855K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Teen parent program is a residential program for teenage parents and their children who are pregnant AND/OR parenting and in need of a safe place to live, the program is designed to address immediate and long-term needs by identifying long term goals of self sufficiency and independence through parenting and life skills classes as well…

$506Kprogram expense
02

City Homeless Health Services

To help individuals experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders, individuals living with, or at high risk for, hiv and other and co-occurring conditions; individuals who are at risk for or are being commercially sexually exploited AND/OR trafficked.

$247Kprogram expense
03

Open pantry's emergency food pantry provides groceries to families and individuals in need, 40% of the food distributed is for children. Recipients may use this service up to 6 times annually (senior citizens are eligible 12x annually), the program also assists with referrals to other essential services and assists with applications for…

$101Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$96K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$926K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$413K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$96K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$211K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$464K
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$413K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
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$179K$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$463K$464K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K$413K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$509K$509K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$78K$78K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$46K
Management feesLn 11a$93K$93K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79$79
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$147K$147K
TravelLn 17$680$680
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$43K$43K
InsuranceLn 23$39K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$926K$93K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.0M$272K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.0M$460K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.5M$189K$993K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.4M$96K$804K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.3M$414K$708K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.2M$215K$294K 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 $1,291,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$31,208
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,424,125$1,160,109
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$4,069
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $64,823$95,832
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,488,948$1,291,218
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 $657,212$633,201
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $371,792$386,079
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,029,004$1,019,280
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $459,944$271,938
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,291,218 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,208
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,208
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,160,109$1,160,109
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,069$4,069
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $95,832$95,832
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,160,109 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $99,901$1,291,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,019,280 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $509,487$509,487
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $77,952$77,952
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,762$45,762
IX-11a Management feesManagement $93,194$93,194
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79$79
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,507$1,507
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,322$5,322
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,028$6,028
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $146,831$146,831
IX-17 TravelPrograms $680$680
IX-20 InterestPrograms $20,008$20,008
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,446$43,446
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,650$38,650
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,528$24,528
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,806$5,806
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $926,086 · Management $93,194 · Fundraising $0$1,019,280
Part X · Balance sheet $2,137,831 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,325$211,485
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $379,095$240,861
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $463,340$463,940
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $961,768$1,221,545
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,983,528$2,137,831
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $154,092$14,260
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,590$34,195
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $530,344$412,709
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,453,184$1,725,122
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,453,184$1,725,122
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,983,528$2,137,831
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,725,122 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,291,218
XI-2 Total expenses$1,019,280
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$271,938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,453,184
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,725,122

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

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