Emergency food shelf

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 2 employees.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $79K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$775K
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$598K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$504K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$775K
FY2025▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$533K
FY2025$775K
Expenses
$598K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$293K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$598K
Net assets
$504K
FY2025▲ +54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$504K

From the FY2025 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 Oct 2016.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $568K Management & general 3% · $18K Fundraising 2% · $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

15 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$46,070Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kaki McGeary’s $46K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M 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.

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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

Aunt Dots Place INC is a food and nutrition nonprofit based in Essex, VT.

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1 program · $568K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Services provided Aunt Dots Place is a community food shelf open 3 days a week to residents facing food insecurity in Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho, Underhill and Westford. In 2025, we distributed over 259,000 pounds of nutritious food and essential personal care items through 3,324 client visits.

$568Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$775K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$727K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$598K
Ln 25
Programscol B$568K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$504K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$514K
Total assetsLn 16$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$727K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$297K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$781
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$775K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$448K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$514K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$504K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$335K$514K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$339K$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$327K$504K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$46K$39K$1K$6K
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$4K$3K$115$458
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$148$148
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
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$696$696
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$488K$482K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$598K$568K$18K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $775K$598K$177K$504K 990 PDF
FY2024 $533K$469K$64K$327K 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$408K−$39K$262K 990 PDF
FY2022 $373K$314K$59K$301K 990 PDF
FY2021 $349K$293K$56K$242K 990 PDF
FY2020 $187K$186K 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 $775,464 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $492,747$727,362
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,448$10,671
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,934$37,431
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $533,129$775,464
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,304$49,888
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $433,359$548,436
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $468,663$598,324
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,466$177,140
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $775,464 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $31,181 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$781
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$726,581
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$297,394
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$727,362
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,671$10,671
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,250$6,250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,250 · Excluded from tax $10,671$775,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $598,324 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $39,160 · Management $1,382 · Fundraising $5,528$46,070
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 taxesPrograms $3,245 · Management $115 · Fundraising $458$3,818
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,677$3,677
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,317$13,317
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $148$148
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,728$8,728
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,068$24,068
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 $696$696
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,977$1,977
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $482,218 · Fundraising $5,386$487,604
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,221$8,221
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $568,461 · Management $18,491 · Fundraising $11,372$598,324
Part X · Balance sheet $515,724 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,597$66,594
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $276,411$447,606
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,134$1,524
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $338,648$515,724
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,973$11,909
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,973$11,909
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $326,675$503,815
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $326,675$503,815
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $338,648$515,724
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $503,815 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$775,464
XI-2 Total expenses$598,324
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$177,140
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$326,675
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$503,815

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