While reducing hunger is our primary goal, we also helped clients regain stability by providing on-site shower facilities, clothing, case management services, preventative medical services, referrals, emergency financial assistance, and postal services. We served 109,898 meals and distributed 32,111 food boxes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $263K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$102K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2021▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2021▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$2.9M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1987.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $2.6M Management & general 8% · $230K Fundraising 4% · $103K

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; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$101,575Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melanie Geddes Edd$69,118$133,677$125,499$101,575$99,537
Kathleen Docteur$109,366————
Denise Brown$75,000————

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

Provides food, showers, clothing, and support services to help people regain stability.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Feeding Program

Provided necessary food, ancillary services and referrals as part of a seamless system of care in broward county. Approximately 136,706 meals served and 36,038 food boxes distributed.

$2.6Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 17 grants · $453K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$130,511
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,061
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,033
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,816
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,707
Unitemized GrantFY2023$88,452
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,333
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,396
Unitemized GrantFY2022$125,077
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,715
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,141
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,526
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,148
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,935
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,443
Unitemized GrantFY2020$23,328
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,104

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$161K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$230K
Fundraisingcol D$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$553K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
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$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$163K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$161K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$552K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$553K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$506K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$553K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$506K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$102K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$103K$103K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$20K$41K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$413K$351K$39K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$55K$12K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$38K$8K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$48K$14K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$7K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$60K$12K$45K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$7K$11K$674
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$959$96$816$47
InterestLn 20$227$221$6
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$57K$55K$1K$386
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.8M$5K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$22K$15K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.6M$230K$103K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.5M$3.1M−$615K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$3.2M−$264K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.6M$301K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.7M$2.9M−$217K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$2.7M$960K$3.7M 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 $2,671,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,498,167$2,510,335
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $141,478$161,016
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,639,645$2,671,351
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $110,453$102,997
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $635,115$643,746
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,933,884$2,141,206
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,679,452$2,887,949
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $960,193−$216,598
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 $2,671,351 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$139,067
VIII-1e Government grants$162,589
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,208,679
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,009,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,510,335
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $161,016$161,016
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $161,016$2,671,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,887,949 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $102,997$102,997
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,315 · Management $40,630 · Fundraising $40,630$101,575
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $350,975 · Management $38,675 · Fundraising $23,741$413,391
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,008 · Management $11,749 · Fundraising $9,537$76,294
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,842 · Management $8,083 · Fundraising $6,561$52,486
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,107$20,107
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,174 · Management $13,682 · Fundraising $4,152$66,008
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $7,116 · Fundraising $12,348$19,464
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,103 · Management $45,139 · Fundraising $2,421$59,663
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,288 · Management $11,108 · Fundraising $674$19,070
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $96 · Management $816 · Fundraising $47$959
IX-20 InterestPrograms $221 · Management $6$227
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $54,838 · Management $1,492 · Fundraising $386$56,716
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,537$10,537
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,843,418 · Management $4,900 · Fundraising $1,232$1,849,550
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,163 · Management $15,483 · Fundraising $1,259$38,905
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,555,438 · Management $229,523 · Fundraising $102,988$2,887,949
Part X · Balance sheet $3,571,685 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,249,247$551,978
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,174$1,001
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $118,232$66,728
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,065$5,944
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,196,861$1,152,396
X-11 Publicly traded securities$505,909
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,194,040$1,287,729
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,792,673$3,571,685
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $59,849$20,293
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,342$78,957
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,519$101,925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,984,513$1,818,419
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,707,641$1,651,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,692,154$3,469,760
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,792,673$3,571,685
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,469,760 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,671,351
XI-2 Total expenses$2,887,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$216,598
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,692,154
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,796
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,469,760

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