Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$10,108,085

Total expenses

$10,434,466

Contributions and grants received

$9,732,344

Grants paid

$502,337

Program service revenue

$366,646

Investment income

$14,312

Other revenue

-$5,217

Total assets, end of year

$6,368,712

Total liabilities, end of year

$5,321,571

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,047,141

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$8,210,858

Management and general expenses

$1,992,144

Fundraising expenses

$231,464

Program service expenses (Part III)

$8,210,858

Program services were 78.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• NUTRITION EDUCATION - THE FOOD TRUST (TFT) WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, ALONG WITH PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE FOOD TRUST'S TEAM OF EDUCATORS CONDUCTS THE SCHOOL NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM IN NEARLY 40 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF PHILADELPHIA, NORRISTOWN AND READING, PA, AS WELL AS CAMDEN, NJ. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO ENGAGE AND COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR VISION OF A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES AT AN EXISTING COMMUNITY HUB.THE PROGRAM INCLUDES IN-CLASSROOM NUTRITION EDUCATION, SCHOOL FARM STANDS, ADULT/CAREGIVER COOKING WORKSHOPS, FINANCIAL INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, SCHOOL GARDENS, SCHOOL WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS.IN ADDITION, TFT PROVIDES ADAPTABLE, COMMUNITY-LEVEL NUTRITION EDUCATION AND FOOD ACCESS FOR ADULTS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF PHILADELPHIA, NORRISTOWN AND READING, PA, AS WELL AS CAMDEN, NJ. HELD IN CHURCHES, LIBRARIES, FOOD STORES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY SITES, THESE ADULT NUTRITION EDUCATION LESSONS AND WORKSHOPS INTRODUCE PARTICIPANTS TO NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, TAUGHT THEM HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS, AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL TOURS OF NEARBY SUPERMARKETS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND HEALTHY CORNER STORES TO TEACH THEM HOW TO PURCHASE NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ON A BUDGET.

  Expenses $2,922,129

• NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS - THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS WORKS ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN UNDERSERVED AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH A VARIETY OF CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS, THE CAMPAIGN IS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS SNAP, SNAP-ED AND HFFI. THE CAMPAIGN HAS WORKED AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL ON HFFI, IN AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN HOSTS THE ANNUAL HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS CONVENING IN WASHINGTON TO FACILITATE A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS.BY CONVENING THE SNAP-ED STRATEGY GROUP, THE CAMPAIGN WORKED TO SUPPORT THE SNAP-ED PROGRAM AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL DURING THE RECENT PASSAGE OF THE FARM BILL. THE CAMPAIGN IS WORKING WITH BUSINESSES TO FOCUS MARKETING EFFORTS ON HEALTHIER CHOICES AND IS EXPANDING SNAP-INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO MAKE HEALTHIER FOOD MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THOSE ON FOOD STAMPS. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO PROMOTES THE HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS PORTAL SO ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES CAN SHARE SUCCESSES WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND PROVIDES RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH SHARED GOALS.

  Expenses $2,677,924 · Grants $502,337

• FARMERS MARKET AND FOOD BUCKS PROGRAMS - TO INCREASE HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, TFT WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL FARMERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO OPERATE A NETWORK OF OVER 20 FARMERS MARKETS AND FARM STANDS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS PHILADELPHIA. MANY OF THESE MARKETS ARE LOCATED IN LOWER INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LOW ACCESS TO HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE FOOD. THE FARMERS MARKET PROGRAM CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE CONSUMPTION OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY PROVIDING ON-SITE NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AT A NUMBER OF MARKETS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN PHILADELPHIA. TFT ALSO CONTINUED ITS FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM, A COUPON INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MARKET CUSTOMERS WITH A $2 COUPON FOR FREE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EACH TIME THEY SPEND $5 AT THE MARKET USING THEIR SNAP (FOOD STAMP) BENEFITS. BASED ON THE SUCCESS OF THE FOOD BUCKS COUPON PROGRAM, TFT CONTINUED EXPANDING ITS HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVE WORK ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, TO MAKE HEALTHY FOOD MORE AFFORDABLE FOR PEOPLE USING SNAP BENEFITS. FOOD BUCKS ARE NOW ACCEPTED AT 10 SUPERMARKETS ACROSS IN PHILADELPHIA AND ONE IN PITTSBURGH. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT FOOD BUCKS RX, A FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM TARGETING LOW-INCOME PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN CAMDEN.

  Expenses $1,720,627 · Revenue $363,146

• HEALTHY CORNER STORE INITIATIVE - THE FOOD TRUST DEVELOPED THE HEALTHY CORNER STORE INITIATIVE (HCSI) IN 2004 TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT LACK SUPERMARKETS OR OTHER FRESH-FOOD RETAILERS. THE INITIATIVE HAS SINCE GROWN: THE FOOD TRUST WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, COMMERCE DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS, HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS AND RESIDENTS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY CORNER STORE NETWORKS IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES. FOOD TRUST STAFF CURRENTLY LEAD DIRECT PROGRAMMING IN OVER 1,000 GROCERY STORES ACROSS SIX STATES. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF HAS SUPPORTED HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL PROGRAMMING IN SMALL STORES IN MORE THAN 30 STATES AS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER, SHARING RESOURCES, INCLUDING BILINGUAL MARKETING MATERIALS AND ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING TO HELP STOREOWNERS STOCK AND SELL HEALTHY FOOD. TFT EMPLOYS HCSI AMBASSADORS TO IDENTIFY CULTURALLY RELEVANT HEALTHY FOOD FOR INVENTORY, PROMOTE HCSI PROGRAMMING IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND HELP STORE OWNERS IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN THE HEALTHY RETAIL ENVIRONMENT. ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THE FOOD TRUST'S HCSI IS THE "HEART SMARTS" PROGRAM, A STORE-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION MODEL THAT INCLUDES LESSONS, TASTE TESTS, AND INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMERS TO MAKE HEART-HEALTHY CHOICES AS STORES BEGIN STOCKING NEW HEALTHY PRODUCTS. IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL HEALTH CARE PARTNERS, TFT OFFERS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART-RISK ASSESSMENT AND/OR ANXIETY SCREENINGS WITH COUNSELING AND REFERRALS IN SOME OF THE STORES WE WORK WITH.

  Expenses $473,046

• TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - TFT DEVELOPED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTE GOOD NUTRITION AND INCREASE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. TFT'S TEAM SHARES THE ORGANIZATION'S DEEP KNOWLEDGE BASE TO REPLICATE ITS SUCCESSFUL, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND IS COMPRISED OF STAFF WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY, HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL, FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS, REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES, HEALTHY EQUITY, AND FARM TO SCHOOL INITIATIVES. TFT'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES INCLUDE: HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL (INCLUDING SUPERMARKETS, CORNER STORES, CHAIN CONVENIENCE STORES AND RURAL GROCERY STORES), NUTRITION INCENTIVES, FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS, HEALTHCARE/FOOD SYSTEM LINKAGES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD EVENTS, FARM TO SCHOOL, FARM TO INSTITUTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION AND ADULT NUTRITION EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, TFT IS A CERTIFIED SUBCONTRACTOR ON SEVERAL MAJOR FEDERAL CONTRACTS WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. TFT'S STAFF WORKS DIRECTLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, COMMERCIAL AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS AND POLICY INITIATIVES, RANGING FROM PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CONSULTING SUPPORT FOR LARGER PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT ALIGN WITH THE CORE VALUES AND MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.

  Expenses $122,618 · Revenue $3,500

• FARM TO SCHOOL AND FARM TO EARLY CARE - TFT PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION CENTERS (ECE), FARMERS, AND OTHER GROUPS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN FARM TO INSTITUTION PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES. IN ADDITION TO HELPING CENTERS BUILD THEIR CAPACITY FOR FARM TO EARLY CARE ACTIVITIES, TFT LED A MULTI-PARTNERED STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT FOR FARM TO EARLY CARE PROGRAMS IN DIVERSE CHILDCARE SETTINGS, ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. TFT RELEASED A NEW REPORT, READY SET GROW: EMERGING STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT FARM TO EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH DESCRIBES FARM TO ECE, SHOWCASES PROVIDERS ADOPTING FARM TO ECE PRACTICES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH, AND DESCRIBES WHY ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD AND HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ARE CRITICAL FOR EVERY CHILD IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE NEED FOR EQUITABLE, RESILIENT, RESPONSIVE ECE AND FOOD SYSTEMS PERSISTS IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS EXAMPLES OF HOW EXISTING STATE-LEVEL SYSTEMS CAN HELP ADVANCE FARM TO ECE IN EVERY COMMUNITY. AS A CORE PARTNER TO THE NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK, TFT ALSO COORDINATED, PROMOTED AND EXPANDED THE FARM TO SCHOOL MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATES OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. TFT CONTINUED WORK TO BETTER SERVE THE SUPPLY SIDE OF THE FARM TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY THROUGH DEVELOPING STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH FARMERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND OTHER VENDORS. TFT ALSO DEVELOPED A RACIAL EQUITY FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT MORE EQUITABLE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOMES IN COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS AND SHARED IT ACROSS THE AGENCY.

  Expenses $294,514

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

Listed in Part VII

• MARK EDWARDS

  PRESIDENT & CEO

  Total calculated

  $263,003

  From this org

  $252,617

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $10,386

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $198,696

  Bonus

  $53,921

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $2,526

  Nontaxable benefits

  $7,860

  Filer's total

  $263,003

• JESSICA BORGER

  VP - DEVELOPMENT & IMPACT

  Total calculated

  $141,246

  From this org

  $139,504

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $1,742

  Hours/week

  40

• HEIDI GORNIOK

  VP - PROGRAMS

  Total calculated

  $121,263

  From this org

  $119,711

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $1,552

  Hours/week

  40

• REGINE METELLUS

  VP - FINANCE

  Total calculated

  $158,977

  From this org

  $146,408

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $12,569

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $144,908

  Bonus

  $1,500

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $1,464

  Nontaxable benefits

  $11,105

  Filer's total

  $158,977

• ANGEL RODRIGUEZ

  CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CATHERINE FAULK

  SECRETARY (AS OF APR 2024), MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• SAJAN PHILIP

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• RONNIE ALLAN

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• SUSAN BUEHLER

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• SANGEETA CHHUGANI

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ANDREA FERRENZ

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ASH HANSON

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• RICHARD HARRIS

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CHAD LEYDEN

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ANTHONY SALTER

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• SENBAGAM VIRUDACHALAM

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DEBORAH COHEN

  VICE CHAIR (THRU DEC 2023)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• MARY KATE HARKINS

  SECRETARY (THRU MAR 2024)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• LUCINDA AYERS

  MEMBER (THRU DEC 2023)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• BARBARA GOLD MD

  MEMBER (THRU DEC 2023)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

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

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

• TCG GROCERIES

  $45,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• VINE FARMERS MARKET CORP

  $45,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• LEMON & LIME LLC

  $45,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• MUNIR FOOD INC

  $45,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• ENIOLA AFRICAN STORE LLC

  $40,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• DELIAH & DEAN LLC

  $40,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• POR GRACIA SOY SALVO GROCERY CORP

  $40,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• Y&F SUPERMARKET LLC

  $40,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• UNCLE MUSA GROCERY INC

  $35,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

• VEGGIEHOUSE FARM LLC

  $20,000

  GRANT TO RENOVATE FOOD RETAILER FACILITY TO SUPPORT SALES OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 August 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202522279349301632

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