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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SHARE MY MEALS.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,155,869
Total expenses
$3,470,673
Contributions and grants received
$3,155,137
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9,029
Other revenue
-$8,297
Total assets, end of year
$415,938
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,621
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$395,317
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,962,946
Management and general expenses
$295,985
Fundraising expenses
$211,742
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,962,946

Program services were 85.4% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $40,093

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $140,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,975,044

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,941,579

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,029 · excluded $9,029

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,476

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $40,093

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $27,440

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$8,964 · excluded -$8,964

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $667 · excluded $667

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $667

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $156,901 · program services $114,451 · management and general $36,450 · fundraising $6,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $935,372 · program services $727,051 · management and general $92,710 · fundraising $115,611

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,872 · program services $8,376 · management and general $1,286 · fundraising $1,210

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,025 · program services $16,198 · management and general $2,486 · fundraising $2,341

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,755 · program services $77,623 · management and general $11,914 · fundraising $11,218

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $465 · management and general $465

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,871 · management and general $25,871

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $127,338 · program services $43,382 · management and general $25,231 · fundraising $58,725

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,860 · program services $4,456 · fundraising $7,404

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,897 · program services $738 · management and general $3,933 · fundraising $226

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $37,880 · program services $27,809 · management and general $9,052 · fundraising $1,019

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $69,769 · management and general $69,769

  • 17 · Travel

    total $49,864 · program services $37,186 · management and general $10,529 · fundraising $2,149

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,115 · program services $1,512 · management and general $1,539 · fundraising $2,064

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,054 · program services $12,054

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,813 · program services $4,813

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $1,852,272 · program services $1,852,272

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD DELIVERY EQUIPMENT

    total $33,220 · program services $33,220

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $10,330 · program services $1,805 · management and general $4,750 · fundraising $3,775

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $127,065 · end of year $147,097

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $534,333 · end of year $201,707

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $13,804

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $81,657

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $28,827

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $64,884 · end of year $52,830

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,161 · end of year $20,621

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $559,070 · end of year $245,317

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $151,051 · end of year $150,000

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

ORIGINATING IN MERCER COUNTY IN 2020 WITH THE MISSION OF TACKLING BOTH FOOD INSECURITY AND FOOD WASTE, SHARE MY MEALS HAS SINCE EXPANDED ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. MORE THAN 994,000 NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS ARE FOOD-SECURE WHILE OVER 1.9 MILLION TONS OF FOOD ARE WASTED EACH YEAR ACROSS THE STATE. SHARE MY MEALS EXISTS TO ADDRESS BOTH OF THESE CHALLENGES, ENSURING THAT EXCESS MEALS ARE USED TO THEIR HIGHEST AND BEST POTENTIAL: TO FEED PEOPLE IN NEED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SHARE MY MEALS FIGHTS BOTH FOOD INSECURITY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOOD WASTE BY RECOVERING AND DELIVERING HEALTHY MEALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A BRIDGE BETWEEN FAMILIES IN NEED OF FOOD AND PROVIDERS WITH SURPLUS TO SHARE, ASPIRING TO A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND NO FOOD GOES TO WASTE. SHARE MY MEALS OPERATES A MEAL RECOVERY PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS CORPORATE CAFETERIAS, UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER FOOD DONORS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. FLEXIBLE, COMMUNITY-BASED DELIVERY MODELSINCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFITS AND DIRECT-TO-HOME DELIVERYARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE MEALS REACH THOSE MOST IN NEED.

  • MEAL RECOVERY PROGRAM (MRP): DISTRIBUTION OF MEALS RECOVERED FROM FOOD DONOR PARTNERS INCLUDING HOSPITALS, CORPORATIONS, AND UNIVERSITIES WITH SURPLUS, HEALTHY PREPARED MEALS. THESE MEALS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO FOOD-INSECURE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS NEW JERSEY. USING A COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS DELIVER FOOD EITHER DIRECTLY TO HOUSEHOLDS OR TO NONPROFIT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THOSE IN NEED. BY WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH TRUSTED FOOD DONORS, NONPROFITS, AND VOLUNTEERS, THE MRP COMPLEMENTS EXISTING HUNGER RELIEF SYSTEMS WHILE OFFERING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO FOOD WASTE. TO DATE, OVER 290,000 HEALTHY MEALS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING 134,000 IN 2024 ALONE.

    Expenses $2,822,011

  • MEAL RECOVERY COALITION (MRC): A STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP FOR RAISING AWARENESS ON MEAL RECOVERY AS A CREDIBLE COMPLEMENTARY FOOD SOURCE THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS, ADVOCACY, AND BEST PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT. THE MRC ASPIRES TO BUILD CLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING, ACTIVATE STAKEHOLDERS, AND SERVE AS A TEMPLATE FOR OTHERS - AND ULTIMATELY TO RECOVER ALL AVAILABLE PREPARED MEALS IN NJ BY MAKING MEAL RECOVERY THE NORM. BY ADDRESSING BOTH IMMEDIATE FOOD ACCESS NEEDS THROUGH PROGRAMMATIC MEAL RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION, AND LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC CHANGE VIA COALITION-BUILDING, SHARE MY MEALS PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING FOOD SECURITY IN NEW JERSEY.

    Expenses $140,935

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DAVID BARROW

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • DINA BREWER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ISABELLE LAMBOTTE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JANE HENDERSON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • KAREN LEMON

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • STANISLAS BERTELOOT

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • UDAY RAVAL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • WILL COLLINS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • GIOVANNI LAMBERTI-ZANARDI

    FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $36,901
    From this org
    $36,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • HELENE LANCTUIT

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $120,000
    From this org
    $120,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2025
Filed
30 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202641819349301524

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