An all-volunteer non-profit coalition of churches providing food and financial assistance to people in need in ther herndon, sterling, and ashburn communities of northern virginia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,600 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 $67K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
39 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 39.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$336K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$152K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$518K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$336K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$336K
Expenses
$152K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$395K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$152K
Net assets
$518K
FY2025▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$247K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$518K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1984.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $151K Management & general 1% · $2K

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

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corresponding Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pantry Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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3 programs · $151K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Financial assistance link provided emergency financial assistance through referrals from loudoun cares and fairfax county coordinators service planning agencies. The assistance is used to prevent residence eviction or utility disconnection of services. Approximately 115 families werr served.

$74Kprogram expense
02

Food assistance link volunteers made 2,414 deliveries, providing 217,260 pounds of food for 11,711 people. Each qualifying family is given about 3 to 5 days supply of food. Link held additional monthly distributions in september, october, and november that served 800 families and distributred 33,361 pounds of food.

$51Kprogram expense
03

Holiday programs link provided 847 families 4,646 individuals food, a toy for their children age newborn - 16. Over 26,000 pounds of food and 5,000 toys were distributed

$25Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$74,240
Unitemized GrantFY2023$156,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$88,597
Unitemized GrantFY2022$200,825
Unitemized GrantFY2022$123,236
Unitemized GrantFY2021$149,470
Unitemized GrantFY2021$93,511
Unitemized GrantFY2020$155,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$23,530

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$336K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Other incomeLn 4–11$317
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$152K
Ln 25
Programscol B$151K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$518K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$497K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Other incomeLn 4–11$317
Total revenueLn 12$336K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$475K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$497K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$518K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63,600
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$304K$497K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$333K$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$333K$518K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$124K$124K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$279$279
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$895$895
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$4K$504
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$152K$151K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $336K$152K$184K$518K 990 PDF
FY2024 $249K$113K$136K$333K 990 PDF
FY2023 $239K$343K−$104K$198K 990 PDF
FY2022 $287K$395K−$108K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 $387K$266K$121K$390K 990 PDF
FY2020 $404K$230K$173K$247K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $336,312 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $248,519$335,992
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53$317
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $248,619$336,312
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $93,005$124,037
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,680$28,206
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $112,685$152,243
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $135,934$184,069
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $336,312 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$4,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$331,242
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,705
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$335,992
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3$3
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$317
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3$336,312
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $152,243 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $124,037$124,037
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,079$1,079
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $279$279
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,136$3,136
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,413$16,413
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $895$895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,441 · Management $504$4,945
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,459$1,459
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,565 · Management $1,678 · Fundraising $0$152,243
Part X · Balance sheet $519,648 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $282,415$475,236
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,788$21,791
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,680$2,933
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,601$19,688
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $333,484$519,648
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,066
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,066
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,484$517,582
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $333,484$519,648
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $517,582 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$336,312
XI-2 Total expenses$152,243
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$184,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,484
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$28
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$517,582

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