Lindaben Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Columbia, MD501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 85-2409722

Our mission has been to improve childhood food security and nutrition and to be a safe haven for the working homeless, and at-risk population, underserved, and marginalized communities by uplifting their conditions and providing wrap around services founded in love and friendship. We envision a world that empowers those in need and invisible by providing means to improve their quality of life in a community where they feel worthy, safe and accepted. Through our collective, collaborative sustainability efforts, we are currently taking actions to achieve zero hunger, food security, and wellness equity. Our project cornerstones consisting of four major volunteer workforces behind the following initiatives: 1 Food Gleaning Program, 2 Onsite Client Choice Community Pantry, 3 Mobile Food Market (Food as Medicine), 4 FAM Rx Produce Food Distribution at Schools, 5 Wellness & Diabetes Awareness Program- Workshops, 6 Blessings in a Backpack (Kids PowerPacks), 7 Community Gardening

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $229K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$179K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $168K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$450K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
+181% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$511K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +181%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$4.0M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +168%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$511K
FY2025▲ +311%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$26K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$40K
FY2024$124K
FY2025$511K

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 Nov 2020.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $3.6M Management & general 2% · $57K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $179K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/ Executive Director
$94,000Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Vice Chair for Internal Affairs
$68,100Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/ Director of Operations
$16,675Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director, External Affairs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annabelle Beavan’s $94K as Founder/ Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Annabelle Beavan$94,000$39,000$24,000
James Beavan III$68,100$4,200—
Jeanette Mendy$16,675$16,900$6,400
Beth Manrique——$10,000

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

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 food security and support services to vulnerable populations.

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3 program services account for $3.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Our Food as Medicine program provides families, especially those from Title I schools and immigrant and refugee communities, with monthly prescription food boxes that contain fresh produce, pantry staples, and health education materials. In 2024, we served over 1500 families each month across 16+ schools.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Client Choice Community Food Distribution Program

Our Client Choice Community Food Distribution Program empowers individuals and families to select the food items that best meet their cultural, dietary, and personal preferences. This program operates daily and served over 24K households in 2025.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Food Recovery and Waste Reduction

We partnered with multiple local nonprofits and the county government for our food recovery network focused on rescuing surplus food from farms, retailers, and institutions. In 2025, we recovered over 376,000 pounds of food means you stopped about 252 tons of greenhouse gases from being released - that's the same as: Planting over 10,000…

$806Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$168K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$511K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$574K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$450K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$422K
SavingsLn 2$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$574K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$450K
Net assetsLn 32$511K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
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$203K$574K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$43K
Total assetsLn 16$373K$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K$450K
Net assetsLn 32$124K$511K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$81K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$5K$2K$3K
InterestLn 20$200$92$108
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$6K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$28K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3.4M$3.4M$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.6M$57K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.0M$3.7M$385K$511K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$74K$124K 990 PDF
FY2023 $197K$40K 990 PDF
FY2022 $143K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $104K$26K 990 PDF
FY2020 $19K$14K 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 $4,044,134 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,647 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,828
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$60,050
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,509
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,621
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,114,223 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,114,223
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $17,121 · Excluded from tax $0$17,121
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $7,726 · Excluded from tax $0$7,726
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,764,796 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,764,796
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,889,666 · Unrelated business $24,847 · Excluded from tax $0$4,044,134
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,659,110 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,474$81,474
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,112$21,112
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,298$2,298
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,587$6,587
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,960$4,960
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,597$6,597
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,000 · Management $26,809$53,809
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,500 · Management $2,732$5,232
IX-20 InterestPrograms $92 · Management $108$200
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,500 · Management $4,810$11,310
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,645$5,645
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,738 · Management $2,971 · Fundraising $0$30,709
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,429,177 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,429,177
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,602,180 · Management $56,930 · Fundraising $0$3,659,110
Part X · Balance sheet $961,025 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $202,909$421,736
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$152,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $93,736$287,372
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $600$3,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,680$46,073
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,949$43,344
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,654$7,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $372,528$961,025
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,943$293,399
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $207,110$156,560
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $248,053$449,959
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $124,475$511,066
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $124,475$511,066
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $372,528$961,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $511,066 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,044,134
XI-2 Total expenses$3,659,110
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$385,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$124,475
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$1,567
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$511,066

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