Totals
- Total revenue
- $118,527
- Total expenses
- $60,334
- Contributions and grants received
- $118,527
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $63,715
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,522
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $58,193
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $44,697
Program services were 74.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
Spirit of Matthew 25 is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Specifically, the purpose of Spirit of Matthew 25 is to renew hope through generosity and love by offering food and supplies to the poor, distressed, and underprivileged in the eight-county region surrounding Coon Rapids, Minnesota, including the following counties: Anoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.
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Our program goal is to give away food to people in need. In 2024, Spirit of Matthew 25 donated $1.5 million dollars' worth of food and supplies to 27,000 people with the help of 14,000 volunteer hours. The food was acquired via food rescue from our food donation network. We held 52 Friday Food Giveaways where people could choose what they want/need from available options including protein/meat, produce, pantry, dairy, bread, bakery, and miscellaneous items. We held 12 Drive-through Food Distributions where each household received approximately $75 in groceries. We also made 24 deliveries of free groceries to 70 people at twoo subsidized apartment complexes. This is important because these families have low incomes, and many do not have transportation to get to other food shelves. We packed over 1,000 bags of nutritious, culturally relevant food in needy elementary students' backpacks at Mississippi Elementary in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. This is important because it provides food over the weekend when school meals are not available. Additionally, we supported 100 students experiencing homelessness at Coon Rapids High School through our Dignity Pantry which is located at the high school. We contributed food, hygiene items, gas cards, clothing items, and reusable water bottles. Finally, we provided a Community Garden where we offered 13 free garden boxes to the public and also had space to grow our own produce for the Friday Food Giveaway. In 2024, we provided an extra 1,800 servings of produce for the giveaway.
Expenses $44,697
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Sue Lehrer
President & Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Evelyn Nelson
Vice-chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Tammy Gallagher
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Lisa Schultze
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Wendy Dorholt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Dianna Foltz
ex-officio member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 29 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202501239349200715
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