Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,615,220

Total expenses

$1,792,102

Contributions and grants received

$1,084,466

Grants paid

$145,916

Program service revenue

$512,268

Investment income

$11,086

Other revenue

$7,400

Total assets, end of year

$1,995,255

Total liabilities, end of year

$26,251

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,969,004

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,647,290

Management and general expenses

$135,057

Fundraising expenses

$9,755

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,647,290

Program services were 91.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FOOD PANTRY PROGRAMS: OUR FOOD PANTRY REMAINED A CORNERSTONE OF SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY IN 2023, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL FOOD ASSISTANCE TO AN AVERAGE OF 397 HOUSEHOLDS PER MONTH THROUGH OUR SHOPPING SERVICES-AN INCREASE FROM THE AVERAGE 301 HOUSEHOLDS SERVED PER MONTH IN 2022 AND THE AVERAGE 210 HOUSEHOLDS SERVED IN 2021. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS DISTRIBUTED OVER 263,284 POUNDS OF FOOD. OUR SELF-SELECT, DIGNITY-FORWARD PANTRY ALLOWED CLIENTS TO CHOOSE THE ITEMS THEY NEEDED MOST, WHILE MAINTAINING A STRONG FOCUS ON NUTRITION. WE CONTINUED TO PRODUCE MINIMALLY PROCESSED, READY-TO-EAT MEALS-INCLUDING SOUPS, PASTA SAUCES, AND FROZEN ENTREES- IN OUR COMMUNITY KITCHEN, REDUCING BARRIERS TO HEALTHY MEALS. OUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTHFUL FOOD EXTENDED TO THE CONTINUED BAKING OF FRESH, WHOLE-WHEAT BREAD MADE WITH MONTANA-GROWN ORGANIC GRAINS. IN TOTAL, OUR BAKERY PRODUCED 6,336 LOAVES, WITH 1,203 LOAVES DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO OTHER FOOD PANTRIES ACROSS MONTANA. THIS INITIATIVE HAS GROWN INTO A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR COMMUNITY-FOCUSED EFFORTS, PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS BREAD TO THOSE IN NEED WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL AGRICULTURE.

  Expenses $1,174,039 · Grants $145,916 · Revenue $478,869

• EXPANDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MOBILE SERVICES: WE CONTINUED TO SERVE CLIENTS IN THE MOST RURAL PARTS OF OUR COUNTY, RECOGNIZING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESOURCE CHALLENGES FACED BY THESE RESIDENTS. IN 2023, THE MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM REACHED 613 HOUSEHOLDS, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FOOD RESOURCES FOR EVERYONE IN OUR SERVICE AREA. OUR HEALTHY WEEKEND PROGRAM IS NOW CALLED BACKPACK BUDDIES,AND WE DISTRIBUTED 10,997 TOTAL FOOD BAGS IN PARK COUNTY SCHOOLS. WITH ITS REDESIGN IN FALL 2023, THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED AN OPEN ELIGIBILITY POLICY WITH AN OPT-OUT SYSTEM, ENSURING THAT NO CHILD IN NEED IS EXCLUDED. FOOD BAGS, CONTAINING NUTRITIOUS ITEMS, ARE DISCREETLY PLACED IN STUDENTS' BACKPACKS OR LOCKERS BY SCHOOL STAFF, MINIMIZING ATTENTION FROM PEERS. THIS APPROACH HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SUPPORT WITHOUT DRAWING UNWANTED ATTENTION TO RECIPIENTS, ENSURING EVERY STUDENT WHO NEEDS HELP RECEIVES IT. ADDITIONALLY, OUR SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM SERVED 2,169 MEALS ACROSS THREE SITES IN LIVINGSTON, ENSURING CHILDREN HAD ACCESS TO BALANCED, NUTRITIOUS FOOD EVEN WHEN SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION. WE CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH LIVINGSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FARM TO SCHOOL OF PARK COUNTY, AND THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON TO OFFER THIS PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED 7 SITES TOTAL. SUPPORTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: OUR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM EXPANDED IN 2023, NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR. THIS INITIATIVE OFFERS FREE COUNSELING TO ANY LFRC CLIENT, PROVIDING CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE FACING THE STRESSES OF POVERTY AND FOOD INSECURITY. IN 2023, TWO COUNSELORS PROVIDED 1,213 TOTAL COUNSELING SESSIONS TO 423 INDIVIDUALS, HELPING THEM NAVIGATE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND IMPROVE THEIR WELL-BEING. THIS INCLUDES ASSISTING 63 INDIVIDUALS IN SIGNING UP FOR SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM), ENSURING THAT MORE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD ASSISTANCE. THE PANTRY SUPPER CLUB CONTINUED TO BE AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MANY OF WHOM FACE MOBILITY OR HEALTH CHALLENGES THAT MAKE SHOPPING OR COOKING DIFFICULT. IN 2023, WE PROVIDED 12,365 MEALS TO PARTICIPANTS, THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED TO MEET THEIR UNIQUE DIETARY NEEDS. THESE MEALS ARE PREPARED USING FRESH, MINIMALLY PROCESSED INGREDIENTS, REFLECTING OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY.

  Expenses $230,111

• COMMUNITY KITCHEN AND LOCAL FOOD INITIATIVES THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN PLAYED A ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY SUPPORTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS, PROVIDING A CERTIFIED SPACE FOR SMALL FOOD BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP THEIR PRODUCTS. FOR THANKSGIVING WE PREPARED SCRATCH-MADE, MINIMALLY PROCESSED COMPONENTS FOR 380 LOCAL FAMILIES TO ENJOY HOLIDAY MEALS, INCLUDING HOUSEMADE STOCK, GRAVY, AND CRANBERRY SAUCE. WE ALSO PURCHASED AND PROCESSED 1,200 POUNDS OF LOCALLY SOURCED GREEN BEANS FOR INCLUSION IN THESE KITCHEN BAGS. IN 2023, THE LIVINGSTON FOOD RESOURCE CENTER DEMONSTRATED ITS RESILIENCE AND ADAPTABILITY, GROWING OUR PROGRAMS TO MEET THE DIVERSE AND EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. BY PRIORITIZING LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, AND ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY, LFRC IS BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE FOOD-SECURE FUTURE FOR ALL OF PARK COUNTY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS IMPORTANT WORK IN 2024 AND BEYOND.

  Expenses $243,140 · Revenue $33,399

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

6 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

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