Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,638,611

Total expenses

$3,100,176

Contributions and grants received

$2,003,871

Grants paid

$1,242,788

Program service revenue

$600,014

Investment income

$34,726

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,902,949

Total liabilities, end of year

$140,528

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,762,421

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,312,764

Management and general expenses

$463,226

Fundraising expenses

$324,186

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,312,764

Program services were 74.6% 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

• CES SERVES SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, LORING NICOLLET WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE HISTORICALLY CHALLENGED PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS WHERE WE MAKE OUR HOME. OUR FOOD SHELF OPERATES AS A SUPERSHELF FOOD PROGRAM, ALLOWING OUR NEIGHBORS TO SHOP FOR THEIR NEEDS. IT TOOK OVER 1,600 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST THE FOOD SHELF PROGRAM, EQUALING OVER 5,150 HOURS OF SERVICE. THROUGH THE DAILY FOOD SHELF, CES DISTRIBUTED OVER 233,000 POUNDS OF GROCERIES, ENOUGH FOR OVER 194,000 HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR MEALS. WHEN YOU ADD OTHER FOOD SHELF PROGRAMS, SUCH AS BONUS FRIDAY AND OTHER SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS, THE POUNDS DISTRIBUTED ARE GREATER THAN 383,300. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPACTED BY AN EVER CHANGING, CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE SERVING A GROWING NUMBER OF THESE LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS WHO NEED HELP MAKING ENDS MEET. ACROSS MINNESOTA, HUNGER HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. IN FACT, ANNUAL FOOD SHELF VISITS IN MN INCREASED FROM 3.6 MILLION IN 2019 TO 7.5 MILLION IN 2023 (A 110% INCREASE IN FOUR YEARS). CES EXPERIENCED THIS TREND IN OUR OWN "BACKYARD." WE HAVE MET THIS NEED THROUGH A NEW ROBUST FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM THAT NOW OPERATED DAILY, WE INTRODUCED AN APPOINTMENT SYSTEM TO TREAT NEIGHBORS WITH DIGNITY AND MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE FIRST REFRIGERATED FOOD LOCKER IN THE MID-WEST UNITED STATES THAT WILL GET CRITICAL FOOD TO FAMILIES THAT CAN BE PICKED UP AFTER NORMAL WORKING HOURS 24/7. REFURBISHMENT OF OUR "JEAN'S CLOSET PROVIDES NECESSARY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, CLOTHING SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. NOT ONLY DID THE CES FOOD SHELF SERVE AN AVERAGE OF OVER 1,130 HOUSEHOLDS PER MONTH, BUT ALMOST 170 FAMILIES RECEIVED THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS MEALS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE NEIGHBORS WE SERVE AT CES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 (APRIL 1, 2023-MARCH 31, 2024), 91% OF CES' FOOD SHELF VISITORS SELF-IDENTIFIED AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR PERSONS OF COLOR (BIPOC) WITH APPROXIMATELY 71% OF THOSE SERVED, SELF-REPORTED AS BEING HISPANIC, CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF CES FOOD SHELF. TO ADAPT TO THIS CHANGE, CES PROVIDED CULTURALLY FAMILIAR FOODS TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF BIPOC VISITORS AND CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH PRODUCE, LEAN PROTEINS, WHOLE GRAINS, AND OTHER HEALTHY FOOD STAPLES. TOGETHER, WE CONTINUE TO EQUIP FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND LOW-WAGE EARNERS TO BE ABLE TO PUT HEALTHY FOOD ON THEIR TABLES AND MOVE BEYOND A TIME OF CRISIS OR TRANSITION...TO STABILITY. AS ONE FOOD SHELF NEIGHBOR STATED: "IT'S COMFORTING TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I CAN FIND NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR ME AND MY SON. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE FOOD AND SAFETY. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T HAD IN WHAT FEELS LIKE FOREVER."

  Expenses $1,101,963 · Grants $769,449

• HOME DELIVERY (HD) PROVIDED ALMOST 121,300 POUNDS OF FREE HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR GROCERIES TO A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF OVER 295 SENIORS (EQUIVALENT TO OVER 145,500 MEALS) (3). HUNGER WAS UP ACROSS MINNESOTA LAST YEAR AND VISITS TO FOOD INCREASED. BUT NOT ALL SENIORS COULD VISIT THEIR LOCAL GROCERY STORE OR FOOD SHELF. MANY SENIORS HAD BARRIERS LIKE TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY AND HEALTH ISSUES, AND STRICT BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, SO HOME DELIVERY BROUGHT THE FOOD SHELF TO THEIR DOOR. ON AVERAGE, EACH DELIVERY INCLUDED 30-40 POUNDS OF FOOD. BEYOND MEALS, 100% OF NEW CLIENTS RECEIVED "INTAKE" INTERVIEWS AND ALL CLIENTS RECEIVED VITAL SOCIALIZATION AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES, WHICH EQUIPPED THEM TO CONTINUE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC WITH A NEW "NORMAL, AND THE CONTINUED RISING COST OF FOOD, THERE WAS A GROWING NUMBER OF THOSE IN NEED OF HOME DELIVERY SERVICES. ABOUT 85% OF CES FOOD SHELF VISITORS SELF-IDENTIFY AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, A PERSON OF COLOR, OR MULTI-RACIAL. TO QUALIFY, HD CLIENTS MUST BE AT OR BELOW 200 PERCENT OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. FOR OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM, WE OFFERED A FULL CHOICE MODEL. CLIENTS RECEIVED A SHOPPING LIST OR WERE CONTACTED VIA A PHONE CALL AND COULD FREELY SELECT ITEMS FROM VARIOUS CATEGORIES (INCLUDING MANY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC OPTIONS). VOLUNTEERS PRE-PACKED THE GROCERIES FOR EACH CLIENT AND DELIVERED THEM TO RECIPIENTS ON A SPECIFIED DAY, PROVIDING FREE NUTRITIOUS FOOD ALONG WITH A FRIENDLY VISIT BY VOLUNTEERS. ALTOGETHER, IT TOOK ALMOST 700 VOLUNTEERS TO FILL THE ORDERS, PACK, AND DELIVER THE FOOD. THIS EQUALED ABOUT 1,700 (8) VOLUNTEER HOURS OF SERVICE. THE RECIPIENTS RECEIVED CLOSE TO 40 POUNDS OF FOOD AND HYGIENE ONCE A MONTH, INCLUDING MEAT, EGGS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL FRESH PRODUCE. TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL HD PARTICIPANTS, CES INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF CULTURALLY FAMILIAR FOODS. ADDITIONALLY, A PHONE CALL TO CLIENTS WAS MADE SO THEY COULD REQUEST CULTURALLY, OR DIETARY SPECIFIC ITEMS NOT OFFERED ON THE LIST. RISING FOOD EXPENSES STRAINED THE CES' BUDGET. YET, CES PURCHASED WHAT WE COULD (WITH AVAILABLE BUDGETS) AND WORKED WITH FOOD DRIVE PARTNERS, LOCAL CONGREGATIONS, ETC., TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUESTED ITEMS. SINCE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WERE IMMIGRANTS FROM EAST AND WEST AFRICA, OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY OFFERED GOAT MEAT, FISH, LARGER QUANTITIES OF FRESH PRODUCE, FLOUR, SUGAR, RICE, DATES FOR RAMADAN, ETC. SOURCING A VARIETY OF FOODS FOR HD BECAME MORE DIFFICULT AS SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES IMPACTED OUR FOOD BANK AND RETAIL PARTNERS' INVENTORIES AND PRICES. WITH THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF LESS VOLUNTEERS AND THE INCREASED NEEDS OF THE RECIPIENTS, IT BECAME NECESSARY TO SEEK MORE FUNDING AND GRANTS TO UPGRADE THE PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT TO ADEQUATELY SUPPLY THOSE IN THE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM. DESPITE THESE CONSTRAINTS, CES WAS COMMITTED TO EQUIPPING LOW-INCOME, HOMEBOUND SENIORS TO EAT HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY FAMILIAR MEALS AND BRING A VITAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY. . . RIGHT TO THEIR DOOR.

  Expenses $331,363 · Grants $36,640

• ONE OF THE LARGEST MEALS ON WHEELS (CES MOW) PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA, CES MOW PROVIDED DAILY DELIVERY TO AN AVERAGE OF 300-330 HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS OF HOT OR FROZEN MEALS (DEPENDING ON THE CLIENT'S PREFERENCE), A FRIENDLY SMILE AND A DAILY VISIT AND WELLNESS CHECK. THE PURPOSE OF CES MOW IS TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THEIR HOMES RATHER THAN INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING THEM WITH A QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME A SAVINGS TO GOVERNMENT SOCIAL PROGRAMS. IN TOTAL, OVER 2,600 VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED AN EQUIVALENT OF ALMOST 105,200 POUNDS AND 87,700 HEALTHY PREPARED MEALS TO ABOUT 615 (5) HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES OR HEALTH CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, LORING NICOLLET AREA, DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS LOGGING OVER 4,600 HOURS OF SERVICE. SEVENTY PERCENT OF CLIENTS WERE SENIORS, AND THE REMAINING 30 PERCENT WERE ADULTS (NON-SENIORS) THAT HAVE A DISABILITY OR UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION THAT KEPT THEM HOMEBOUND. MOW WAS OPEN TO ALL SENIORS AND ADULTS WHO WERE HOMEBOUND, BUT 94% WERE LOW-INCOME AND UNABLE TO PRIVATELY PAY FOR THEIR MEALS. THE MAJORITY OF CLIENTS' MEALS WERE SUBSIDIZED, IN PART, BY FUNDING FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY OR THE FEDERAL TITLE III OLDER AMERICANS ACT. 46% WERE FEMALE AND 54% WERE MALE. 40% WERE AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 40% WERE CAUCASIAN, 2% WERE HISPANIC/LATINO, 4% WERE NATIVE AMERICAN, 1% WERE ASIAN, AND 13% WERE UNREPORTED/OTHER. WITHOUT CES MOW, NEARLY ALL OUR 620+ CLIENTS WOULD EXPERIENCE HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY OR END UP IN AN INSTITUTION. CES HAS MADE MANY PROGRAM ADAPTATIONS THAT MAKE CES MOW MORE INCLUSIVE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS (E.G., INCREASED OUR DISTRIBUTION OF CULTURALLY FAMILIAR FOODS, HIRING A MULTILINGUAL STAFF, MAKING PRINT MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, ETC.) ADDITIONALLY, MEALS ON WHEELS ACCOMMODATE MANY CULTURAL AND DIETARY NEEDS (E.G., PORK-FREE, HALAL, LOW-SODIUM, VEGAN, VEGETARIAN, LACTOSE-FREE, GLUTEN-FREE). CES, ALONG WITH AREA ORGANIZATIONS, OPERATED A CENTRAL COMMISSARY TO PREPARE AND PACKAGE CATERED MEALS FOR A COALITION OF MOW PROGRAMS THAT SAVED COUNTLESS FUNDS. DURING THE HOLIDAYS, MOW DELIVERED HOLIDAY MEALS (THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS EVE), HOLIDAY GIFTS, AND HOLIDAY CHEER. HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS (HOME GOODS, CLEANING, AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS) WERE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS IN NEED, WHICH INCLUDED FANS TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE SUMMER, AS WELL AS WINTER JACKETS, HATS, AND MITTENS TO CLIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE WINTER GEAR. OTHER SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS WAS OFFERED AS WELL (E.G., EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT, DELIVERING BIRTHDAY GIFTS, CONNECTING CLIENTS WITH RESOURCES LIKE SNAP AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, ETC.). FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, CES RECEIVED AN AMERICORPS VISTA AS PART OF A PROJECT TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH TO POTENTIAL MOW CLIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. CES MOW EQUIPS THE MOST VULNERABLE AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SENIORS IN MINNEAPOLIS TO AGE IN PLACE VERSUS PAYING FOR MORE EXPENSIVE CARE (OFTEN PASSED ON TO LOCAL TAXPAYERS). CES MOW CAN DELIVER NOURISHING MEALS FOR A YEAR FOR LESS THAN $3,500 PER INDIVIDUAL. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE MN DHS ESTIMATES THAT ANNUALLY IT COSTS $60,000 FOR 44 HOURS PER WEEK OF IN-HOME CARE, $48,000 FOR AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY AND OVER $90,000 FOR NURSING HOME CARE. "WHEN YOU HAVE NO FAMILY, LIFE GETS HEAVY. THE VOLUNTEERS AT CES LISTEN AND DO NOT JUDGE. I AM HEALTHIER BECAUSE OF THE SERVICES AT CES." FROM A GRATEFUL MOW CLIENT.

  Expenses $857,998 · Grants $415,258 · Revenue $600,014

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $21,440 · Grants $21,440

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

• RICHARD WISLAND

  CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JAMES DOLYNCHUK

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $69,557

  From this org

  $69,557

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  40

• KATIE SCHOEPPNER

  VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• SUE MULKERN

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• KARIN VUKICH

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• BOB REMAKEL

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• CHUCK UPCRAFT

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DAVID PFLUM

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• KANDE NGALAMULUME

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• BRIAN WOHLRABE

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• KITTY YANCEY

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• PASTOR KORLA MASTERS

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• MIKE LLOYD

  FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $35,757

  From this org

  $35,757

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $34,423

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $1,334

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $0

  Filer's total

  $35,757

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

22 January 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202520289349301247

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