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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FTS CHARITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$434,200
Total expenses
$32,544
Contributions and grants received
$434,200
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$554,255
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,852
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$547,403
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$31,920
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$624
Program service expenses (Part III)
$465,328

Program services were 98.1% 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

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $434,200

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $169,211

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,200 · program services $2,200 · management and general $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $650 · program services $650 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,244 · program services $3,620 · management and general $0 · fundraising $624

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,240 · program services $3,240 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,470 · program services $1,470 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,250 · program services $2,250 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,231 · program services $8,231 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $894 · program services $894 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,025 · program services $7,025 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,340 · program services $2,340

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $90,468 · end of year $27,650

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $42,500 · end of year $126,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $625 · end of year $105,000

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,300 · end of year $0

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

    $289,557

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

    $12,652

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $276,905 · end of year $276,905

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $18,200

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,684 · end of year $6,852

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $84,114 · end of year $148,823

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $325,000 · end of year $398,580

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Feed the Soul is a nonprofit that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to nutritionally deficient children while teaching them how to make healthy choices for life. Through interactive programs, in-school farm markets, and ongoing produce distributions, we ensure kids get the nutrition they need when they need it most. Because when kids eat great, they can be

Activities or mission (Part I)

Feed the Soul is a nonprofit that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to nutritionally deficient children while teaching them how to make healthy choices for life. Through interactive programs, in-school farm markets, and ongoing produce distributions, we ensure kids get the nutrition they need when they need it most.

  • Healthy Holidays provides food insecure students with fruit and healthy breakfast items prior to school holiday closures in an effort to reduce the number of missed meals while away from school and improve students mental and physical health, helping them return to school ready to learn. In 2024 26,595.00 healthy holiday bags and backpacks were distributed to students, 91% of whom qualify for the National School Free Lunch Program, and are living at or below the National Poverty Level

    Expenses $239,355 · Grants $221,200

  • The Power of Produce is an engaging and interactive nutrition education program designed for children in Pre-K through 8th grade. During this 25-minute assembly, students participate in: Taste Tests: Exciting opportunities to sample a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Interactive Q&A: Engaging discussions about the nutritional benefits of different produce, emphasizing the importance of each "color of the rainbow. School "farm market shopping" experience where each student takes home more than 28 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables This program serves high priority schools, where food insecurity is a major concern. This program served 5,592.00 food insecure students and provide a total of 174,496.00 servings of fresh produce

    Expenses $135,636 · Grants $136,500

  • Level the Field provides daily access to fresh fruits and engaging nutrition education programs for students in grades 7-12. Level the Field provided 117,040.00 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables to 780 students, 5 days a week, as well as bags of fresh produce for weekends and holidays. 91% of participating students reported improved mood and a reduction in unhealthy snacks consumed.

    Expenses $38,212 · Grants $24,200

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

Listed in Part VII

  • PC Berndt

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mary Beth Knight

    Program Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Mark Schneider

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gina Bucalo

    Director of Communications

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Atkinson

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2024
Filed
17 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202503519349300405

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