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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MEET THE NEEDS CHARLESTON.

Totals

Total revenue
$886,125
Total expenses
$852,841
Contributions and grants received
$509,438
Grants paid
$711,146
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$376,687
Total assets, end of year
$141,265
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,704
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$139,561
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$711,233
Management and general expenses
$141,608
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$711,233

Program services were 83.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $481,084

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $28,354

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $431,938

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $481,084

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $55,251

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $376,687 · excluded $376,687

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $711,146 · program services $711,146

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $56,667 · management and general $56,667

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $35,416 · management and general $35,416

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,898 · management and general $15,898

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,910 · management and general $13,910

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,200 · management and general $1,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

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

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,822 · program services $87 · management and general $2,735

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,433 · management and general $1,433

  • 24a · Other expenses: Meals and Entertainment

    total $8,063 · management and general $8,063

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank Fees

    total $2,592 · management and general $2,592

  • 24c · Other expenses: Storage

    total $2,370 · management and general $2,370

  • 24d · Other expenses: Other Expenses

    total $624 · management and general $624

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $700 · program services $0 · management and general $700 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $108,050 · end of year $141,265

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,773 · end of year $1,704

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $106,277 · end of year $139,561

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE BURDEN THE AREA SOUP KITCHENS AND SHELTERS ARE FACING IN TODAYS ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND TO ADMINISTER AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDES JOB READINESS TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO ENTER THE HOSPITALITY WORKFORCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT ISSUES PERTAINING TO HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, AND JOB TRAINING

  • The goal of Feed the Need Charleston is to support organizations involved in feeding at-risk residents of the greater Charleston area, including One80Place, Neighbors Together, and Neighborhood House. This initiative is accomplished by fund raising events throughout the year, including, but not limited to Dining For A Cause, and FTN Kiawah Island Golf Outing. These events are made possible through the assistance of many local food and beverage professionals which support Feed the Need Charleston in achieving our fundraising goals. In addition, Feed the Need Charleston supports job training programs aimed at assisting people in finding opportunities to better their lives.

    Expenses $711,233 · Grants $711,146

  • Teach the Need, a recently launched initiative, is providing a 6-week restaurant skills curriculum to students in eight area, Title I high schools. The goal is to help these young adults develop the skills and confidence needed to secure - and keep - jobs in the food and beverage industry.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dixon Woodward

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ellen Gansen

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $16,667
    From this org
    $16,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Bakst

    President

    Total calculated
    $40,000
    From this org
    $40,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Steve Palmer

    Board Member

    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

  • Neighbors Together

    $195,500

    To benefit the mission of Neighbors Together

  • Our Lady of Mercy

    $180,000

    TO BENEFIT THE MISSION OF OUR LADY OF MERCY COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WHICH PROVIDES BASIC LITERACY, BUDGETING, COMPUTER SKILLS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND ART PROGRAMS TO ADULTS IN THE CHARLESTON AREA.

  • One 80 Place

    $175,000

    TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS PROVIDED BY ONE 80 PLACE TO END AND PREVENT HOMLESSNESS ONE PERSON AND ONE FAMILY AT A TIME.

  • Ben's Friends

    $57,330

    To help provide relief and support to those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction in the food and beverage community.

  • East Cooper Community Outreach

    $25,000

    To benefit the mission of East Cooper Community Outreach

  • East Cooper Meals On Wheels

    $25,000

    TO BENEFIT THE CHARLESTON DIVISION OF MEALS ON WHEELS, WHICH PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS MEALS , COMPANIONSHIP, AND A WATCHFUL EYE ON THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF SENIOR CITIZENS.

  • Martins BBQ Joint

    $18,500

    To benefit the mission of Martins BBQ Joint

  • Roper St Frances Foundation

    $10,000

    To benefit the mission of Roper St. Francis Foundation

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520679349300307

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