The Emergency Aid Coalition is an interfaith organization that collaborates to provide temporary assistance in the form of food, clothing and other basic needs with an emphasis on serving the working poor.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $236K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$750K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$875K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$992K
FY2022$931K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$750K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$750K
FY2021$760K
FY2022$993K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$875K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$875K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$991K
FY2024$961K
FY2025$988K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Feb 1984.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $571K Management & general 12% · $90K Fundraising 12% · $88K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,395Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jean West Evans’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 819 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jean West Evans$69,950$65,375$63,471$64,395

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, clothing, and basic needs to working poor families facing emergencies.

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3 programs · $571K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The food program provides groceries at no cost to families at or below the poverty level, and a daily free lunch to the homeless and those in need.

$303Kprogram expense
02

The clothing progam provides gently used clothing at no cost to families with incomes at or below the poverty level.

$240Kprogram expense
03

The other program provides school supplies, backpacks and uniforms to school age children living in families with income at or below the poverty level

$29Kprogram 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 · 4 grants · $110K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$210
Money outPt IX
$750K
Ln 25
Programscol B$571K
Managementcol C$90K
Fundraisingcol D$88K
Owns and owesPt X
$875K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$842K
Total assetsLn 16$931K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$170K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$210
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$842K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$842K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Total assetsLn 16$931K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$875K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K$842K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$422K$931K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$407K$875K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$236K$236K
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$111K$47K$40K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$109K$93K$5K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$13K$4K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$3K$18K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$74K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$2K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$14K$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$76K$68K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$252$252
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$11K$8K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$750K$571K$90K$88K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.2M$28K$988K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.1M−$33K$961K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$55K$991K 990 PDF
FY2022 $931K$993K−$63K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $992K$760K$232K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$750K$469K$875K 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 $1,218,236 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $953,284$1,218,026
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $926$210
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,820$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $959,030$1,218,236
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $407,672$236,092
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $242,928$241,003
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $248,363$272,552
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $898,963$749,647
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,067$468,589
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $1,218,236 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$102,989
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,115,037
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$169,574
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,218,026
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $210$210
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $210$1,218,236
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $749,647 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $236,092$236,092
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 staffPrograms $46,925 · Management $40,485 · Fundraising $24,022$111,432
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,665 · Management $5,155 · Fundraising $10,688$108,508
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,403 · Management $4,327 · Fundraising $3,333$21,063
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,976 · Management $18,437 · Fundraising $5,952$27,365
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,063 · Fundraising $4,014$78,077
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,664 · Management $1,585 · Fundraising $5,676$13,925
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,807 · Management $4,276 · Fundraising $4,174$22,257
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $68,387 · Management $3,799 · Fundraising $3,799$75,985
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $252$252
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,817$5,817
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,588$3,588
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,591 · Management $8,115 · Fundraising $26,580$45,286
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $571,390 · Management $90,019 · Fundraising $88,238$749,647
Part X · Balance sheet $931,263 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $335,388$841,902
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $42,091$57,950
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,228$31,411
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $422,269$931,263
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,732$10,137
X-25 Other liabilities$46,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,732$56,137
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $377,507$836,237
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,030$38,889
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $406,537$875,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $422,269$931,263
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $875,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,218,236
XI-2 Total expenses$749,647
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$468,589
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$406,537
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$875,126

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