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Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Food, Agriculture and Nutrition / Food Banks, Food Pantries (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

An independent audit commissioned by this organization for the fiscal year ending Dec. 2023 identified:

Material noncompliance
Audit identified a failure to follow requirements established by law, regulations, contract or grant agreements.
Significant deficiency in internal controls
Audit identified a deficiency in internal financial or governance controls that could limit the organization's ability to track and report financial data reliably. The deficiency is less severe than a material weakness but warrants attention from management.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.05M (2023)

Expenses
$4.57M (2023)

Total Assets
$10.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$3M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,045,234
Expenses
$4,570,372
Net Income
$1,474,862
Net Assets
$7,560,168
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,660,617
93.6%
Program Services $152,439
2.5%
Investment Income $151,378
2.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $32,989
0.5%
Sales of Assets $47,811
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $298,000
6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,446,751
31.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,556,580
Total Liabilities $2,996,412
Net Assets $7,560,168
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
R Karp (Executive Dir.) $164,408 $0 $26,769
J Rosenblum (Deputy Dir.) $126,533 $0 $6,718
S M Savitsky (President) $0 $0 $0
G Castillo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
B Mullen On Leave (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
N Bouffard (Member) $0 $0 $0
M Short (Member) $0 $0 $0
C King On Leave (Member) $0 $0 $0
J A Wesley (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Rogers (Member) $0 $0 $0
R Demartini (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Baker (Member) $0 $0 $0
C Sisomphou (Actg Secretary) $0 $0 $0
M Wood (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
E Kishineff (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,564,327
Expenses
$3,669,865
Net Income
-$105,538
Net Assets
$5,560,674
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,438,798
96.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $75,819
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $542
0.0%
Sales of Assets $49,168
1.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $266,318
7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,219,528
33.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,894,613
Total Liabilities $333,939
Net Assets $5,560,674
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
R Karp (Executive Dir.) $151,692 $0 $28,365
J Rosenblum (Deputy Dir.) $116,567 $0 $6,239
S M Savitsky (President) $0 $0 $0
G Castillo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
B Mullen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
N Bouffard (Member) $0 $0 $0
M Short (Member) $0 $0 $0
C King (Member) $0 $0 $0
J A Wesley (Member) $0 $0 $0
S Magnuson Retired (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Rogers (Member) $0 $0 $0
R Demartini (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Baker (Member) $0 $0 $0
C Sisomphou (Member) $0 $0 $0
M Wood (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Kishineff (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,559,458
Expenses
$2,974,408
Net Income
$585,050
Net Assets
$6,404,621
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,372,190
94.7%
Program Services $4,647
0.1%
Investment Income $111,149
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $21,505
0.6%
Sales of Assets $49,967
1.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $140,141
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,167,194
39.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,613,817
Total Liabilities $209,196
Net Assets $6,404,621
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
R Karp (Executive Dir.) $140,459 $0 $27,351
J Rosenblum (Deputy Dir.) $97,583 $0 $5,134
R Demartini (President) $0 $0 $0
M Short (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
S Magnuson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
N Bouffard (Member) $0 $0 $0
G Castillo (Member) $0 $0 $0
C King (Member) $0 $0 $0
J A Wesley (Member) $0 $0 $0
B Mullen (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Rogers (Member) $0 $0 $0
S M Savitsky (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Baker (Member) $0 $0 $0
C Sisomphou (Member) $0 $0 $0
M Wood (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,517,654
Expenses
$2,962,869
Net Income
$554,785
Net Assets
$5,568,286
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,234,149
91.9%
Program Services $57,258
1.6%
Investment Income $70,510
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $19,308
0.5%
Sales of Assets $136,429
3.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,000
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,122,481
37.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,016,320
Total Liabilities $448,034
Net Assets $5,568,286
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
R Karp (Executive Dir.) $126,073 $0 $19,013
R Demartini (President) $0 $0 $0
M Short (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
S Magnuson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
N Bouffard (Member) $0 $0 $0
G Castillo (Member) $0 $0 $0
R Giardina (Member) $0 $0 $0
D Laczkowski (Member) $0 $0 $0
B Mullen (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Rogers (Member) $0 $0 $0
S M Savitsky (Member) $0 $0 $0
E Baker (Member) $0 $0 $0
C Sisomphou (Member) $0 $0 $0
M Wood (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,877,854
Expenses
$2,724,446
Net Income
$153,408
Net Assets
$4,758,355
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,986,668
69.0%
Program Services $6,257
0.2%
Investment Income $410,447
14.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $252,386
8.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $222,096
7.7%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $200,435
7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $813,435
29.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,922,805
Total Liabilities $164,450
Net Assets $4,758,355
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ron Karp (Executive Direc) $117,810 $0 $0
Meghan Murphy (Deputy Director) $65,410 $0 $0
Margaret Mayer (Finance Dir) $10,314 $0 $0
Shan Magnuson (Secretary) $6,901 $0 $0
Rodney De Martini (President) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Bouffard (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elisa Baker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Misti Wood (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Laczkowski (President) $0 $0 $0
Mark Short (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ric Giardina (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mitchell Savitsky (Director) $0 $0 $0
Betty Mullen (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,982,635
Expenses
$2,277,272
Net Income
-$294,637
Net Assets
$4,429,475
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,694,466
85.5%
Program Services $14,668
0.7%
Investment Income $88,308
4.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $199,494
10.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$14,301
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $112,159
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $654,243
28.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,620,146
Total Liabilities $190,671
Net Assets $4,429,475
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ron Karp (Executive Direc) $112,159 $0 $0
Rodney De Martini (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Bouffard (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elisa Baker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Misti Wood (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Laczkowski (President) $0 $0 $0
Shan Magnuson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Short (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ric Giardina (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mitchell Savitsky (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Needleman (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,072,594
Expenses
$2,312,794
Net Income
-$240,200
Net Assets
$5,006,496
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,771,884
85.5%
Program Services $7,896
0.4%
Investment Income $94,791
4.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $229,567
11.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$31,544
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,813
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $572,577
24.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,167,507
Total Liabilities $161,011
Net Assets $5,006,496
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ron Karp (Executive Direc) $107,813 $0 $0
Rodney De Martini (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Marty Dekay Bemis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Garigliano (Director) $0 $0 $0
Misti Harris (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Laczkowski (President) $0 $0 $0
Shan Magnuson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Short (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Needleman (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,140,792
Expenses
$2,258,742
Net Income
-$117,950
Net Assets
$4,891,267
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,046,296
95.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $74,365
3.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,920
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $15,211
0.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $84,711
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $547,726
24.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,041,317
Total Liabilities $150,050
Net Assets $4,891,267
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ron Karp (Executive Director) $100,302 $0 $0
Frederick Kasl (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dena Bliss (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Needleman (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Gerber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Collins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandy Younglove (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Prager (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Laczkowski (President) $0 $0 $0
Mark Leavitt (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mark Short (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rodney De Martini (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shan Magnuson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Misti Harris (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,820,572
Expenses
$2,140,906
Net Income
-$320,334
Net Assets
$4,898,301
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,735,916
95.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $76,027
4.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,920
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,709
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $78,650
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $449,005
21.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,021,389
Total Liabilities $123,088
Net Assets $4,898,301
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ron Karp (Executive Director) $99,541 $0 $24,310
Frederick Kasl (President) $0 $0 $0
Dena Bliss (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Larry Needleman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Gerber (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Collins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandy Younglove (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Prager (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Laczkowski (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Leavitt (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Short (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,321,625
Expenses
$1,887,545
Net Income
$434,080
Net Assets
$5,337,383
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,155,173
92.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $94,309
4.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,920
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $67,223
2.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,033
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $390,698
20.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,427,206
Total Liabilities $89,823
Net Assets $5,337,383
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ron Karp (Executive Director) $96,621 $0 $23,878
Frederick Kasl (President) $0 $0 $0
Dena Bliss (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Larry Needleman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Gerber (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Allan Cone (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandy Younglove (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Prager (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Laczkowski (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Leavitt (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Short (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,351,910
Expenses
$1,780,487
Net Income
$571,423
Net Assets
$4,991,915
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,985,710
84.4%
Program Services $22,336
0.9%
Investment Income $77,628
3.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $205,163
8.7%
Sales of Assets $23,539
1.0%
Net Inventory Sales $37,534
1.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $78,756
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $333,038
18.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,091,792
Total Liabilities $99,877
Net Assets $4,991,915
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ron Karp (Executive Direc) $78,756 $0 $22,010
Allen Cone (Director) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Gerber (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Kasl (President) $0 $0 $0
Gar Cross (Director) $0 $0 $0
D Iana Laczkowski (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandy Younglove (Director) $0 $0 $0
Peter Pistochini (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Prager (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dena Bliss (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Larry Needleman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,150,596
Expenses
$1,455,316
Net Income
$1,695,280
Net Assets
$4,166,493
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,893,689
91.8%
Program Services $38,332
1.2%
Investment Income $58,858
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $156,224
5.0%
Sales of Assets -$18,580
Net Inventory Sales $22,073
0.7%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $72,800
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $285,448
19.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,271,373
Total Liabilities $104,880
Net Assets $4,166,493

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,073,384
Expenses
$1,311,626
Net Income
$761,758
Net Assets
$2,477,758
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,668,885
80.5%
Program Services $69,198
3.3%
Investment Income $20,978
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $253,656
12.2%
Sales of Assets -$22,323
Net Inventory Sales $82,990
4.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $86,650
6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $243,113
18.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,578,290
Total Liabilities $100,532
Net Assets $2,477,758

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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