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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SHARING EXCESS.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 5 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$69,429,680
Total expenses
$68,658,007
Contributions and grants received
$68,614,439
Grants paid
$65,620,466
Program service revenue
$801,130
Investment income
$13,196
Other revenue
$915
Total assets, end of year
$1,889,005
Total liabilities, end of year
$374,456
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,514,549
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$67,661,271
Management and general expenses
$529,398
Fundraising expenses
$467,338
Program service expenses (Part III)
$67,661,271

Program services were 98.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $68,614,439

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $65,624,466

  • 2a · Program service revenue: program income

    total $801,130 · related or exempt $801,130

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,196 · excluded $13,196

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $915

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $915 · related or exempt $915

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $65,620,466 · program services $65,620,466

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $130,688 · program services $78,413 · management and general $19,603 · fundraising $32,672

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $987,727 · program services $660,532 · management and general $148,583 · fundraising $178,612

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $58,236 · program services $51,285 · management and general $361 · fundraising $6,590

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $101,741 · program services $67,266 · management and general $15,300 · fundraising $19,175

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $750 · management and general $750

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,657 · management and general $38,657

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $580,272 · program services $285,473 · management and general $80,440 · fundraising $214,359

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,420 · program services $1,695 · management and general $6,725

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,841 · program services $60 · management and general $44,781

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,610 · program services $2,309 · management and general $17,263 · fundraising $38

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,312 · program services $7,951 · management and general $7,361

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $807 · management and general $807

  • 24a · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSES

    total $885,804 · program services $797,023 · management and general $88,516 · fundraising $265

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $110,598 · program services $38,085 · management and general $57,626 · fundraising $14,887

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $52,578 · program services $49,213 · management and general $2,625 · fundraising $740

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $1,500 · program services $1,500

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $275,856 · end of year $447,062

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $176,671 · end of year $534,507

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $108,352 · end of year $810,352

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $2,350

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

    $108,526

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

    $18,893

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,589 · end of year $89,633

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $5,101

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $107,241 · end of year $326,621

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $150,006 · end of year $47,835

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $322,721 · end of year $1,514,549

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Sharing Excess (SE) is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that uses surplus food as a solution to scarcity. While over 40 million people in the US face food insecurity, nearly 40% of the nation's food supply is going to waste. Our mission is to solve the logistical barrier between excess and scarcity by partnering with retailers, wholesalers, and farmers to deliver surplus food to a network of non-profit organizations that alleviate local food insecurity.Weve partnered with over 180 food businesses to deliver 27 million pounds of fresh food to 300+ organizations across 66 zip codes in Philadelphiafeeding more than 1 million people to date.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Sharing Excess (SE) is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that uses surplus food as a solution to scarcity. While over 40 million people in the US face food insecurity, nearly 40% of the nation's food supply is going to waste. Our mission is to solve the logistical barrier between excess and scarcity by partnering with retailers, wholesalers, and farmers to deliver surplus food to a network of non-profit organizations that alleviate local food insecurity.

  • Food Rescue: Food rescue is our comprehensive strategy to mitigate food waste and enhance food access, through three tailored programs. Our Wholesale Rescue program operates within major wholesale markets, partnering with large producer wholesalers to recover and glean surplus produce. Our Retail Rescue program works with grocery stores to recover excess food, utilizing our app, vehicles, and full-time drivers. Our Direct Link program enables us to pick up and deliver high volumes of surplus food to area food banks by utilizing third-party logistics and transportation.

    Expenses $35,484,268 · Grants $34,601,711 · Revenue $801,130

  • Food Distribution: Food distributions are central to our mission, facilitated through partnerships with hundreds of nonprofits, mutual aid networks, food banks, and community organizations. We provide fresh, free food for food pantries, community fridges, and organized food distributions, including our own farmers-market-style pop-ups. This collaborative framework ensures a wide-reaching and efficient distribution of a variety of food to people who need it.

    Expenses $32,139,562 · Grants $31,148,726

  • Technology: Our technology program leverages our innovative, in-house mobile app designed to streamline the food rescue process. This technology simplifies operations for admins, volunteers, employees, and drivers, enabling them to efficiently deliver surplus food, measure donations, and view impact data.

    Expenses $37,441

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Evan Ehlers

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $86,724
    From this org
    $86,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sonali Mehta

    FINANCE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $21,125
    From this org
    $21,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Terri Wiggins

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Garrett Gillin

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Madarieta

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Skip Maner

    Director

    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

  • see attached list

    $0

    COMMUNITY FOOD DONATIONS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
31 October 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202513049349300446

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