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.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
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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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 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
$1K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$239K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$343K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$198K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$239K
FY2023▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$336K
Expenses
$343K
FY2023▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$395K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$152K
Net assets
$198K
FY2023▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$247K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$518K

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $332K Management & general 3% · $11K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Recording Secretary
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Corresponding Sec
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Treasurer
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Pantry Manager
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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 · $332K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Food assistance link volunteers made 3,891 deliveries, providing food for 19,487 people. 156,200 in grocery gift cards were also included with these deliveries. Each qualifying family is given about 3 to 5 days supply of food and a grocery gift card to purchase other items.

$174Kprogram expense
02

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 114 families werr served.

$89Kprogram expense
03

Holiday programs link provided 843 families 5,626 individuals food, a toy for their children age newborn - 16 and grocery gift cards. Over 23,600 pounds of food, 6,000 toys, and 58,720 in grocery gift cards were distributed

$69Kprogram 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 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$68
Money outPt IX
$343K
Ln 25
Programscol B$332K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$198K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$68
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$198K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$281K$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$394$1K
Net assetsLn 32$281K$198K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$314K$314K
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$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$661$661
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$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$486
All other expensesLn 24e$527$527
Total functional expensesLn 25$343K$332K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $336K$152K$184K$518K 990 PDF
FY2024 $249K$113K$136K$333K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $239,028 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $286,583$237,639
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $402$68
I-11 Other revenue$1,321
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $286,985$239,028
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $342,402$314,270
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,328$28,332
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $394,730$342,602
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$107,745−$103,574
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $239,028 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$9,557
VIII-1e Government grants$9,526
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$218,556
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,578
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$237,639
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $54$54
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $14$14
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,321$1,321
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,375 · Excluded from tax $14$239,028
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $342,602 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $314,270$314,270
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 feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,062$1,062
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $661$661
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,725$2,725
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 $11,241$11,241
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,074$1,074
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,556 · Management $486$3,042
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $527$527
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $331,854 · Management $10,748 · Fundraising $0$342,602
Part X · Balance sheet $198,549 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $218,456$122,143
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,702$21,756
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,316$5,637
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $19,120$12,025
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $804$812
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,721$36,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $281,119$198,549
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $394$1,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $394$1,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $280,725$197,549
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $281,119$198,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,549 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$239,028
XI-2 Total expenses$342,602
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$103,574
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$280,725
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$20,398
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,549

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