Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MEETING ESSENTIAL NEEDS WITH DIGNITY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,808,822
- Total expenses
- $2,677,531
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,777,410
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $31,412
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,337,459
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $525,569
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,811,890
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,246,263
- Management and general expenses
- $236,323
- Fundraising expenses
- $194,945
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,246,263
Program services were 83.9% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$404,669
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,372,741
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,025,860
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3 · Investment income
total $31,412 · excluded $31,412
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$44,234
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$238,724
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$44,234
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $84,502 · program services $60,070 · management and general $11,500 · fundraising $12,932
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $573,271 · program services $407,521 · management and general $78,021 · fundraising $87,729
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $29,176 · program services $20,164 · management and general $5,136 · fundraising $3,876
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $63,020 · program services $44,798 · management and general $8,577 · fundraising $9,645
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $44,738 · management and general $44,738
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $59,660 · program services $11,050 · management and general $41,320 · fundraising $7,290
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $22,230 · program services $475 · management and general $17,723 · fundraising $4,032
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14 · Information technology
total $16,258 · program services $408 · management and general $5,220 · fundraising $10,630
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $78,435 · program services $65,886 · management and general $9,412 · fundraising $3,137
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17 · Travel
total $6,369 · management and general $6,158 · fundraising $211
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $21,617 · program services $18,375 · management and general $3,242
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23 · Insurance
total $3,380 · program services $1,191 · management and general $2,189
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24a · Other expenses: FOOD DISTRIBUTION
total $1,004,720 · program services $1,004,720
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM AND PANTRY SUPPORT
total $520,399 · program services $520,399
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24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EVENTS
total $55,016 · fundraising $55,016
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24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANC
total $41,910 · program services $41,910
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24e · All other expenses
total $52,830 · program services $49,296 · management and general $3,087 · fundraising $447
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,447,184 · end of year $1,151,244
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $212,966 · end of year $566,930
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $14,341 · end of year $15,825
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,110 · end of year $15,306
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$148,216
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$63,973
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $21,558 · end of year $84,243
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $129,165 · end of year $503,911
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $32,725 · end of year $49,179
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $20,473
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $123,000 · end of year $455,917
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,548,825 · end of year $1,461,096
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $131,774 · end of year $350,794
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
MEETING ESSENTIAL NEEDS WITH DIGNITY (MEND) is a hunger relief network in Essex County, NJ, that works to advance health equity and influence systems-level change through collaborative, community-driven, responsive programming. Its mission is to strengthen community health by increasing access to fresh and healthy food. MEND envisions a community in which everyone has access to nutritious food and the ability to achieve their optimal health. MEND values Community, Diversity, Collaboration,and Dignity.
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PANTRY PARTNERSHIPS: MEND REGULARLY CONVENES LEADERS FROM OVER 20 ESSEX COUNTY-BASED FOOD PANTRIES, AND PROVIDES SUPPORT VIA ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE SHARING, SUPPLEMENTAL FRESH AND HEALTHY FOOD, AND VOLUNTEERS.
Expenses $1,117,606
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MEND ON THE MOVE: MEND REDUCES BARRIERS TO ACCESSING NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN FOOD DESERT COMMUNITIES BY BRINGING FRESH AND HEALTHY FOOD DIRECTLY AND CONSISTENTLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST, PRIMARILY THROUGH HOME DELIVERIES AND MOBILE MARKETS.
Expenses $1,008,364
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Food & Health Equity Coalition. The Food & Health Equity Coalition of Essex County, NJ (FHEC) is a collaboration of 90+ organizations recognizing food insecurity as a key social determinant of health and working together across sectors and with communities to advance health equity and achieve collective impact. Officially launched in February 2024, MEND is the backbone organization for this collaborative.
Expenses $120,293
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Robin PeacockROBIN PEACOCK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $84,502
- From this org
- $84,502
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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A Jabbar AbdiA JABBAR ABDI
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Karen Hartshorn HiltonKAREN HARTSHORN HILTON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Katherine S CahillKATHERINE S CAHILL
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
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Darlyn BlaneyDARLYN BLANEY
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Chesney BlueCHESNEY BLUE
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Chris CostanzoCHRIS COSTANZO
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Magaly Denis-RomanMAGALY DENIS-ROMAN
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dyanna MoonDYANNA MOON
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Benjamin EylerBENJAMIN EYLER
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sister Linda KlaissSISTER LINDA KLAISS
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Margaret SantanaMARGARET SANTANA
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Rick WesslerRICK WESSLER
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Claire SinclairCLAIRE SINCLAIR
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Chigozie OnyemaCHIGOZIE ONYEMA
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Samir ShahSAMIR SHAH
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sunita SubramanianSUNITA SUBRAMANIAN
Trustee
- 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503219349326750
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