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← FOODLINK INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FOODLINK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$72,318,586
Total expenses
$67,554,916
Contributions and grants received
$56,119,650
Grants paid
$6,873,493
Program service revenue
$14,725,738
Investment income
$80,278
Other revenue
$1,392,920
Total assets, end of year
$24,873,825
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,044,685
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,829,140
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$63,975,298
Management and general expenses
$2,132,838
Fundraising expenses
$1,446,780
Program service expenses (Part III)
$63,975,298

Program services were 94.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $230,477

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $13,033,734

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $42,855,439

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $31,279,812

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WHOLESALE FOOD DISTRIBUTION

    total $8,868,868 · related or exempt $8,868,868

  • 2b · Program service revenue: KITCHEN MEALS REVENUE

    total $4,263,392 · related or exempt $4,263,392

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SHARED MAINTENANCE

    total $1,593,478 · related or exempt $1,593,478

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $33,575 · excluded $33,575

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $4,148

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $4,148

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $4,148 · excluded $4,148

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $120,148

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $73,445

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $46,703

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $46,703 · excluded $46,703

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,039,967

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $94,648

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $945,319 · excluded $945,319

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $378,902 · related or exempt $378,902

  • 11b · Other revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE

    total $64,551 · related or exempt $64,551

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $443,453

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,873,493 · program services $6,873,493

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $575,205 · program services $348,923 · management and general $165,350 · fundraising $60,932

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,361,790 · program services $5,875,771 · management and general $867,846 · fundraising $618,173

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $329,340 · program services $247,188 · management and general $49,356 · fundraising $32,796

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,503,330 · program services $1,110,593 · management and general $250,344 · fundraising $142,393

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $541,928 · program services $429,682 · management and general $64,136 · fundraising $48,110

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $48,424 · program services $16,549 · management and general $31,875

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,996 · program services $35,088 · management and general $2,940 · fundraising $1,968

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,217,529 · program services $905,772 · management and general $173,326 · fundraising $138,431

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $65,417 · program services $13,164 · management and general $2,870 · fundraising $49,383

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,021,385 · program services $830,790 · management and general $26,327 · fundraising $164,268

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $462,266 · program services $289,854 · management and general $141,694 · fundraising $30,718

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,455,985 · program services $1,222,799 · management and general $130,253 · fundraising $102,933

  • 17 · Travel

    total $84,606 · program services $55,586 · management and general $9,180 · fundraising $19,840

  • 20 · Interest

    total $64,218 · program services $57,753 · management and general $2,686 · fundraising $3,779

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,283,378 · program services $1,091,917 · management and general $180,109 · fundraising $11,352

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,311 · program services $26,083 · management and general $11,228

  • 24a · Other expenses: DONATED FOOD OTHER THAN

    total $31,279,812 · program services $31,279,812

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD PURCHASES

    total $12,486,768 · program services $12,486,768

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION AND DIST

    total $643,714 · program services $638,659 · management and general $4,880 · fundraising $175

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $88,337 · program services $58,511 · management and general $10,980 · fundraising $18,846

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $90,684 · program services $80,543 · management and general $7,458 · fundraising $2,683

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,114,889 · end of year $1,259,992

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,109,349 · end of year $7,135,962

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $208,300 · end of year $790,049

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $417,825 · end of year $624,410

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $27,196 · end of year $163,917

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

    $21,697,970

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

    $7,493,811

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,990,270 · end of year $14,204,159

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $848,421 · end of year $695,336

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,099,051 · end of year $3,765,411

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $124,425 · end of year $298,288

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $6,240,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $739,361 · end of year $740,986

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,939,954 · end of year $9,528,256

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $813,459 · end of year $4,300,884

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF FOOD TO END HUNGER AND BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.

  • AS THE REGIONAL FEEDING AMERICA FOOD BANK, FOODLINK PARTNERS WITH HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS TO CONVENE THE EMERGENCY FOOD SYSTEM ACROSS A TEN-COUNTY SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING ALLEGANY, GENESEE, LIVINGSTON, MONROE, ONTARIO, ORLEANS, SENECA, WAYNE, WYOMING, AND YATES COUNTIES. THE FOOD BANK COLLECTS, STORES, AND DISTRIBUTES MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF PURCHASED AND DONATED FOOD TO ITS 350+ MEMBER AGENCIES, INCLUDING FOOD PANTRIES, SCHOOLS, SHELTERS, AND MORE. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING BRICK-AND-MORTAR SITES, FOODLINK UTILIZES POP-UP PANTRIES TO DELIVER EMERGENCY FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS. DUE TO TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, LIMITED SOCIAL SERVICES, AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, THESE COMMUNITIES FACE HEIGHTENED FOOD INSECURITY. THE MOBILE NATURE OF POP-UP PANTRIES ALLOWS FOR RAPID, FLEXIBLE RESPONSE TO LOCAL NEEDS, DISTRIBUTING FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOOD AT OVER 60 SITES. EACH POP-UP PANTRY EVENT TYPICALLY SERVES 200 - 300 FAMILIES AND DISTRIBUTES 12,000 - 13,000 POUNDS OF FOOD. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, FOODLINK'S FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 25,820,809 POUNDS OF FOOD, WHICH EQUATES TO 21,158,774 MEALS.

    Expenses $51,806,979 · Grants $6,871,026 · Revenue $9,444,642

  • THE FOODLINK COMMUNITY KITCHEN PRODUCES NEARLY 11,000 HEALTHY SNACKS AND SCRATCH-MADE MEALS PER DAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND NEARLY 200,000 MEALS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AS THE LEAD PROVIDER OF SUMMER MEALS. FOODLINK CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 113 MEAL SITES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CHILDCARE CENTERS, SENIOR CENTERS/SITES, AND SUMMER PROGRAMS, PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND SENIORS IN MONROE COUNTY. THE MEALS PRODUCED ARE SCRATCH-MADE, NUTRITIOUS MEALS THAT GO WELL BEYOND THE FEDERAL NUTRITION GUIDELINES AND RAISE THE BAR ON THE QUALITY OF INSTITUTIONAL MEAL SERVICE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, FOODLINK PRODUCED 522,649 BREAKFASTS, 1,001,275 LUNCHES, AND 610,738 SNACKS AND SECURED $776,546 TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THESE MEALS FOR AT-RISK MEAL PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $7,433,875 · Grants $2,467 · Revenue $5,340,169

  • FOODLINK'S COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS SUPPORT FOOD ACCESS AND EDUCATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. THE CURBSIDE MARKET PROGRAM BRINGS FRESH, AFFORDABLE FOOD TO LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS ROCHESTER THROUGH MOBILE MARKETS THAT MAKE WEEKLY STOPS AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES, SENIOR CENTERS, HEALTH CLINICS, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES FOOD ACCESS BY SERVING AREAS THAT LACK TRADITIONAL GROCERY STORES AND BY ACCEPTING BENEFITS SUCH AS SNAP, WIC, DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS, AND MORE. THE FOODLINK COMMUNITY FARM IS THE LARGEST URBAN FARM IN ROCHESTER AT 2.3 ACRES AND CONSISTS OF COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOTS THAT SERVE OVER 100 LOCAL FAMILIES, A COMMERCIAL GROWING OPERATION, AN EDIBLE EDUCATION CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, A GREENHOUSE FOR YEAR-ROUND GROWING, AND A PUBLIC POCKET PARK. FOODLINK'S COMMUNITY-FOCUSED INITIATIVES ALSO INCLUDE NUTRITION EDUCATION, FOOD SAFETY CLASSES, AND BENEFITS NAVIGATION SUPPORT, ALL PROVIDED ACROSS A VARIETY OF SETTINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, FOODLINK PERFORMED 31,932 TRANSACTIONS AT THE CURBSIDE MARKET, PRODUCED 3,544 POUNDS OF PRODUCE AT THE COMMUNITY FARM, AND REACHED 3,349 PEOPLE THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND DEMOS AND 773 THROUGH BENEFITS NAVIGATION SUPPORT.

    Expenses $2,786,984 · Revenue $384,380

  • Expenses $1,947,460

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Aaron Bertram

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bobby Colon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bonnie Devinney

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carey Corea

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberly Braithwaite

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Bobo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Loren Flaum

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Luis Burgos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Squires

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meghan Dipasquale

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meghan Schublmehl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Molly Cummings

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Orlando Ortiz

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Depeters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Norman Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edith Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tonya Dickerson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristian Walker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Courtney Cotrupe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Garth Hankinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nada Debbaghi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julia Tedesco

    PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUT

    Total calculated
    $283,662
    From this org
    $240,523
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,139
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,523
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,862
    Filer's total
    $283,662

  • Terra Keller

    COO & CFO

    Total calculated
    $232,223
    From this org
    $193,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,209
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,014
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,645
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,564
    Filer's total
    $232,223

  • Tashanda Thomas Starting 824

    CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $58,202
    From this org
    $54,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,877
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

  • Mitchell Gruber

    CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $174,772
    From this org
    $163,756
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,016
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,756
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,016
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $174,772

  • Elizabeth Hershel

    VP, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $141,504
    From this org
    $122,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,687
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

  • Jessica Scannell

    VP, CAREER EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $129,108
    From this org
    $106,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,685
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

  • Carl Simon

    VP, INFRASTRUCTURE & SUSTAINABILITY

    Total calculated
    $126,693
    From this org
    $102,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,235
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

  • Michael Pitts

    VP, FOOD BANK

    Total calculated
    $122,632
    From this org
    $104,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,582
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • 585 LEXINGTON HOLDINGS LLC

    OWNING, OPERATING, AND LEASING REAL ESTATE FOR FOODLINK, INC. · NY · income $0 · assets $30,750

    Directly controlled by FOODLINK INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503109349303830

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