Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen

Tax-deductible

Bluffton, SC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-3282038

Increase the number of hot meals during the pandemic To-Go on Mondays and Wednesdays and still delivering to the sick, shut-in and elderly on Wednesdays. Increase the outdoor Food Pantry from one day a week to Mondays and Thursdays. In 2020 the need was great and we responded to help our neighbors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$415
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$580K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$593K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$165K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$580K
FY2025▼ -25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$773K
FY2025$580K
Expenses
$593K
FY2025▼ -18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$236K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$725K
FY2025$593K
Net assets
$165K
FY2025▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$165K

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 Sep 2018.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $471K Management & general 21% · $122K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$58,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Candyce Valmont’s $58K is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Candyce Valmont$58,000———
Constance Martin-Witter——$9,060$7,567
Constance Martin-Witter—$8,681——

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides hot meals and food pantry access to neighbors in need.

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3 program services account for $471K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Meal Program

prepare, cook, deliver and disburse hot meals to qualifying candidates through the greater Bluffton community. The organization had 121 volunteers and 9,974 volunteer hours during the year.

$357Kprogram expense
02

To Support Other Community-Based Projects Such as

1 Ida's Closet and 2 Food Tree

$64Kprogram expense
03

School House Program

25 Beaufort County School District children ages Pre-K to 12th grade participated in an after school tutoring program sponsored by the District.

$50Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$580K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$593K
Ln 25
Programscol B$471K
Managementcol C$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$165K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$415
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$191K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$580K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
SavingsLn 2$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$415
Net assetsLn 32$165K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
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$131K$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$179K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$415
Net assetsLn 32$178K$165K
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$58K$58K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$45K$40K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
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$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$376K$376K$285
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$2K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$593K$471K$122K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $580K$593K−$13K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 $773K$725K$47K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$212K$17K$128K 990 PDF
FY2022 $281K$236K$46K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021 $190K$144K$46K$67K 990 PDF
FY2020 $123K$115K$8K$57K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $579,896 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$566,016
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$191,399
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$566,016
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $12,775$12,775
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,105$1,105
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $13,880$579,896
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $592,844 across 31 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 staffManagement $58,000$58,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,155 · Management $4,969$45,124
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,437$4,437
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,714$9,714
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $25,807$25,807
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,455$7,455
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,153$34,153
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,023$1,023
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 $12,691$12,691
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,105 · Management $3,648$10,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $375,569 · Management $285$375,854
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,532 · Management $6,301$7,833
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $471,205 · Management $121,639 · Fundraising $0$592,844
Part X · Balance sheet $165,169 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,194$119,875
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $84,340$9,445
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,539$35,848
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $179,073$165,169
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $720$414
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $651$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,371$415
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $177,702$164,754
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $177,702$164,754
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $179,073$165,169
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,754 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$579,896
XI-2 Total expenses$592,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,948
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$177,702
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,754

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