Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$20,916,395

Total expenses

$19,708,129

Contributions and grants received

$16,145,410

Grants paid

$7,218,556

Program service revenue

$4,536,107

Investment income

$130,083

Other revenue

$104,795

Total assets, end of year

$11,430,812

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,439,362

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,991,450

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$17,856,759

Management and general expenses

$1,007,616

Fundraising expenses

$843,754

Program service expenses (Part III)

$17,856,759

Program services were 90.6% 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

• HUNGER RELIEF-OUR AGENCY SUPPORT TEAM PROUDLY EQUIPS OVER 200 FOOD SHELF AND MEAL PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH HIGH-QUALITY, NUTRITIOUS, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD, ALONG WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. THE NEED FOR FOOD IN THE TWIN CITIES IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH, AND OUR PARTNERS ARE RISING TO THE CHALLENGE. WE ARE WITNESSING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FACING RISING FOOD PRICES AND REDUCED ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. IN RESPONSE, WE ARE PROACTIVELY MEETING THIS DEMAND BY SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE QUANTITY OF LOCAL FOODS WE PROVIDE AND ENHANCING OUR COLLABORATION WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING A POWERFUL IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE.AFFORDABLE GROCERY-WE ARE WITNESSING A REMARKABLE SURGE IN DEMAND FOR OUR FARE FOR ALL AND TWIN CITIES MOBILE MARKET PROGRAMS, DRIVEN BY THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION ON GROCERY BUDGETS. TO ADDRESS THIS NEED, WE ARE CONFIDENTLY EXPANDING OUR OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE PREMIUM MEATS AND FRESH PRODUCE FROM LOCAL FARMERS. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF TWO NEW PROPANE-POWERED TWIN CITIES MOBILE MARKET BUSES, WE ARE SUCCESSFULLY REACHING EVEN MORE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LIMITED FOOD ACCESS. THIS EXPANSION HAS LED TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SALES, EMPOWERING US TO EFFECTIVELY MEET THE RISING DEMAND. BIG RIVER FARMS-BIG RIVER FARMS WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR FARM TEAMS THIS YEAR, OFFERING ACCESS TO LAND, INFRASTURCTURE, AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS. WE ALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PLANNING TRAINING, HANDS ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EXPANDED MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FARMERS. WE WORK TO KEEP LAND FEES LOW FOR ALL LAND FARMERS AND HAVE CHOSEN TO WAIVE LAND FEES FOR ALL INDIGENOUS FARMERS AS A WAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE LANDS THAT WERE STOLEN FROM NATIVE PEOPLES. ADVOCACY: WE CONTINUED TO CHAIR THE PARTNERS TO END HUNGER COALITION ALONGSIDE 30 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES INTERESTED IN SUPPORT ANTI-HUNGER POLICY PRIORITIES. BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES: REQUIRING SCHOOLS IN MINNESOTA TO PROVIDE A 15 MINUTE MINIMUM OF TIME FOR STUDENTS EATING SCHOOL LUNCH AFTER RECEIVING THEIR MEAL (HF3556); MOVE MARKET BUCKS PROGRAM TO DEPT. OF HEALTH AND FUND A PILOT TO EXPAND MARKET BUCKS TO TRADITIONAL GROCERY RETAILERS; INCREASE THE SNAP MINIMUM BENEFIT FOR SENIORS 60+ FROM $23 TO $50. HUNGER DAY ON THE HILL WAS HELD IN MARCH 2024 WITH 200 ATTENDEES WHO MET WITH THEIR LEGISLATORS TO DISCUSS ISSUES AROUND FOOD INSECURITY.

  Expenses $17,856,759 · Grants $7,218,556 · Revenue $4,386,790

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

Listed in Part VII

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

• COMMUNITY BRIDGE

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• EVERGREEN PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• FOOD IN THE HOOD

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• FOODSHELF IN A BOX

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• FREEDOMWORKS BREAD OF LIFE

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• GLENDALE FOOD SHELF- ESNS

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• GOOD IN THE HOOD- FOOD IN THE HOOD

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• GREATER MT VERNON BAPTIST CHURCH

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

• GROVELAND FOOD SHELF

  $0

  FOOD DISTRIBUTION

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

7 February 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202540419349300324

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