Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INTERFAITH SOCIAL SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $4,639,612
Total expenses: $4,493,359
Contributions and grants received: $4,346,343
Grants paid: $152,303
Program service revenue: $306,758
Investment income: $49,516
Other revenue: -$63,005
Total assets, end of year: $2,954,257
Total liabilities, end of year: $230,506
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $2,723,751
Program services expenses (Part IX): $4,014,362
Management and general expenses: $214,786
Fundraising expenses: $264,211
Program service expenses (Part III): $4,014,362

Program services were 89.3% 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

$493,742
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$3,852,601
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$2,600,741
2a · Program service revenue: BUREAU DRAWER THRIFT S

total $190,201 · related or exempt $190,201
2b · Program service revenue: CLIENT COUNSELING FEES

total $116,557 · related or exempt $116,557
3 · Investment income

total $49,516 · excluded $49,516
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$61,864
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$493,742
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$134,370
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$72,506 · excluded -$72,506
11d · All other revenue

total $9,501 · related or exempt $9,501
11e · Other revenue, total

$9,501

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $152,303 · program services $152,303
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $155,141 · program services $62,057 · management and general $41,887 · fundraising $51,197
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $713,093 · program services $578,374 · management and general $42,330 · fundraising $92,389
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $44,575 · program services $28,318 · management and general $8,919 · fundraising $7,338
9 · Other employee benefits

total $35,516 · program services $30,430 · management and general $4,769 · fundraising $317
10 · Payroll taxes

total $76,707 · program services $58,483 · management and general $6,418 · fundraising $11,806
11c · Fees: accounting

total $41,300 · management and general $41,300
11g · Fees: other

total $31,352 · program services $30,841 · management and general $511
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $19,282 · program services $17,155 · management and general $1,642 · fundraising $485
13 · Office expenses

total $181,755 · program services $79,957 · management and general $61,681 · fundraising $40,117
16 · Occupancy

total $103,626 · program services $98,126 · management and general $3,118 · fundraising $2,382
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $55,280 · program services $50,858 · management and general $2,211 · fundraising $2,211
24a · Other expenses: DONATED FOOD AND GOODS

total $2,883,429 · program services $2,827,460 · fundraising $55,969

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $782,936 · end of year $111,496
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $906,791 · end of year $1,679,489
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $3,750 · end of year $2,500
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $58,581 · end of year $4,429
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $115,243 · end of year $112,664
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $28,941 · end of year $30,971
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$1,416,162
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$545,665
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $750,695 · end of year $870,497
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $167,967 · end of year $142,211
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $73,740 · end of year $83,688
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $276 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $169,652 · end of year $146,818
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $2,422,486 · end of year $2,569,251
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $148,750 · end of year $154,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE SOUTH SHORE RESIDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY AND FULFILLING LIFE. OUR TEAM DELIVERS PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ALLEVIATING HUNGER, PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, AND BRINGING JOY TO CHILDREN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

INTERFAITH'S FOOD PANTRY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SUPPORTIVE FOOD PROGRAMS IN GREATER BOSTON, BEGINNING IN 1974, IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FOOD PANTRIES ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2024, THE FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTED 100,976 BAGS OF GROCERIES TO HUNGRY SOUTH SHORE FAMILIES. THE FOOD PANTRY ALSO OPERATES THE LARGEST FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM ON THE SOUTH SHORE. LAST YEAR STAFF MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS SALVAGED 434,723 POUNDS OF FOOD FROM LOCAL SUPERMARKETS. THE FOOD PANTRY'S "JOY FOR CHILDREN" INITIATIVES BRING HAPPINESS TO THOUSANDS OF DISADVANTAGED LOCAL CHILDREN EACH YEAR BY DISTRIBUTING HUNDREDS OF HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, BUNNY BASKETS, BACKPACKS FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HOLIDAY GIFTS, AND THANKSGIVING MEAL PACKAGES. THE FOOD PANTRY ALSO DISTRIBUTED 101,000 PADS AND TAMPONS AND 88,500 DIAPERS TO THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN SERVED BY OUR PROGRAM.

Expenses $3,252,118
INTERFAITH'S NEW DIRECTIONS COUNSELLING CENTER IS A SAFETY NET FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE NO PLACE ELSE TO TURN FOR HELP. FOR 75+ YEARS OUR CLINICIANS HAVE PROVIDED THERAPY AND COUNSELLING SERVICES TO FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. IN 2024, INTERFAITH'S THERAPISTS PROVIDED 3,112 THERAPY SESSIONS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. MOST FORMS OF HEALTH INSURANCE ARE ACCEPTED, HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE CO-PAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES REQUIRED BY THEIR CARRIERS. ALL CLIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE ARE ASSESSED ON A SLIDING-FEE-SCALE BASED ON FEDERAL POVERTY RATES. CLIENTS' CO-PAY AMOUNT IS TIED TO THEIR INCOME. TO FURTHER BREAK DOWN FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO TREATMENT EACH NEW CLIENT RECEIVES THEIR FIRST FOUR COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR FREE.

Expenses $373,229 · Revenue $116,557
INTERFAITH SOCIAL SERVICES HOMESAFE PROGRAM HAS ONE PRIMARY GOAL - KEEP FAMILIES "SAFE AT HOME". THIS PAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO PREVENT THE TRAGEDY OF HOMELESSNESS FOR 609 INDIVIDUALS, 261 OF WHOM WERE CHILDREN. IN ADDITION TO PRESERVING TENANCY, WE WERE ABLE TO PREVENT BASIC UTILITY SHUTOFFS FOR SOME CLIENTS AND PROVIDED BUDGET COUNSELING FOR ALL OF THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE ASSISTED.

Expenses $221,132 · Grants $152,303
THE BUREAU DRAWER THRIFT SHOP OFFERS LOW-COST CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO THE COMMUNITY.

Expenses $167,883 · Revenue $190,201

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

Listed in Part VII

Jay MarvinJAY MARVIN

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Nancy PowersNANCY POWERS

FIRST ASSISTANT PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Gillian GrossmanGILLIAN GROSSMAN

SECOND ASSISTANT PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Peter LungPETER LUNG

TREASURER/FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rich BrandiRICH BRANDI

FIRST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Maggie TrudelMAGGIE TRUDEL

SECOND ASSISTANT TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Cynthia LeeCYNTHIA LEE

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Bill BlackmerBILL BLACKMER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Barbara CaronBARBARA CARON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Roberta Ferguson-GreggROBERTA FERGUSON-GREGG

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Maddy GaborMADDY GABOR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Judy KileyJUDY KILEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Donna McGinnDONNA MCGINN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Rhonda ProkosRHONDA PROKOS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Jill RuppleJILL RUPPLE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Joseph Silva JrJOSEPH SILVA JR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Bill SwansonBILL SWANSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Silvana ZakrzewskiSILVANA ZAKRZEWSKI

NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Richard DoaneRICHARD DOANE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$143,423

From this org

$110,307

From related orgs

$0

Other

$33,116

Hours/week

35

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: 5 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202521279349300902

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