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← THE SALEM PANTRY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE SALEM PANTRY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,454,716
Total expenses
$4,677,277
Contributions and grants received
$4,461,191
Grants paid
$3,237,486
Program service revenue
$5,750
Investment income
$10,661
Other revenue
-$22,886
Total assets, end of year
$1,723,562
Total liabilities, end of year
$118,418
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,605,144
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,300,707
Management and general expenses
$208,304
Fundraising expenses
$168,266
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,300,707

Program services were 91.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $116,983

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $501,692

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,842,516

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,825,639

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRANSPORTATION FEES

    total $5,750 · related or exempt $5,750

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,661 · excluded $10,661

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

    $116,983

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,886

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,886

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,237,486 · program services $3,237,486

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $119,431 · program services $83,602 · management and general $23,886 · fundraising $11,943

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $658,091 · program services $530,176 · management and general $20,982 · fundraising $106,933

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,245 · program services $11,912 · management and general $1,345 · fundraising $2,988

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $70,310 · program services $50,264 · management and general $9,846 · fundraising $10,200

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $70,381 · program services $55,898 · management and general $4,285 · fundraising $10,198

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $30,121 · management and general $30,121

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,382 · management and general $38,382

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $60,539 · program services $17,219 · management and general $41,520 · fundraising $1,800

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,541 · program services $4,399 · fundraising $142

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $29,657 · program services $19,619 · management and general $4,594 · fundraising $5,444

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,379 · program services $11,914 · management and general $9,108 · fundraising $7,357

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $138,386 · program services $118,626 · management and general $17,105 · fundraising $2,655

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,754 · program services $21,146 · management and general $2,547 · fundraising $61

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,593 · program services $11,094 · management and general $499

  • 20 · Interest

    total $738 · program services $18 · management and general $720

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $97,633 · program services $97,633

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,305 · program services $11,263 · management and general $3,364 · fundraising $678

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $18,308 · program services $18,308

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $7,997 · program services $130 · fundraising $7,867

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $700,493 · end of year $129,850

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $388,885

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $191,918 · end of year $82,789

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,082 · end of year $28,227

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

    $813,844

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

    $225,295

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $548,311 · end of year $588,549

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $91,920 · end of year $505,262

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $39,786 · end of year $74,260

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $202,666 · end of year $44,158

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,303,272 · end of year $1,123,952

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,000 · end of year $481,192

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO EMPOWER OUR DIVERSE LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES BY ENSURING THE ESSENTIAL RIGHT TO CONVENIENT AND RELIABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD.

  • THE SALEM PANTRY (TSP) IS DEDICATED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO EMPOWER DIVERSE LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES BY ENSURING CONVENIENT, RELIABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1991 AS A SMALL, MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY, TSP HAS EVOLVED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING AND CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2019, RECOGNIZING PERSISTENT GAPS IN EQUITABLE FOOD ACCESS, THE ORGANIZATION EMBARKED ON A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION OF ITS PROGRAMS, SERVICE MODEL, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. TODAY, THE SALEM PANTRY OPERATES A NETWORK OF FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS THAT PRIORITIZE DIGNITY, CHOICE, AND CONSISTENCY. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: "THE MARKET, A NO-COST GROCERY STORE OPEN FIVE DAYS A WEEK WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY SHOP WEEKLY FOR FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, EGGS, FROZEN MEATS, NONPERISHABLES, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT STAPLES. "THE MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM, WHICH HOSTS WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET-STYLE DISTRIBUTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS, HEALTH CENTERS, SENIOR HOUSING SITES, SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SALEM AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, TSP INTRODUCED THE TRUCK, A CUSTOM-BUILT MOBILE PANTRY VEHICLE THAT CREATES A WELCOMING, ON-SITE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. "THE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SUSTAINED TO SUPPORT SENIORS, DISABLED RESIDENTS, AND OTHERS UNABLE TO ACCESS IN-PERSON FOOD RESOURCES. "THE NORTH OF BOSTON FOOD DISTRIBUTION HUB, LAUNCHED IN 2020 AND OPERATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK, WHICH PROVIDES SHARED FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR 21 FOOD ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION AND MOVES AN AVERAGE OF 100,000 POUNDS OF FOOD EACH MONTH. THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK RECENTLY MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN TSP TO SUPPORT THE HUB'S EXPANSION. ACROSS THESE PROGRAMS, THE SALEM PANTRY NOW SUPPORTS MORE THAN 31,450 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 9,500 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS, AND DISTRIBUTES NEARLY 3.4 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ANNUALLY. TSP IS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD IS ESSENTIAL TO PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. AS FOOD COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE, SNAP BENEFITS ARE CUT AND HEALTH CARE INCREASES, MORE HOUSEHOLDS ARE STRUGGLING TO AFFORD HEALTHY GROCERIES. TSP REMAINS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE, PROVIDING CONSISTENT, DIGNIFIED ACCESS TO THE FRESH, HEALTHY FOODS NEEDED TO THRIVE.

    Expenses $4,300,707 · Grants $3,237,486 · Revenue $5,750

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Robyn Burns

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $119,429
    From this org
    $108,973
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,456
    Hours/week
    50
  • Rebecca Babbitt-Chafe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nate Bryant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Fox

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Ganem

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Greene

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bonnie Henry

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Judge

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alicia Klsesseck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawn McCannon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Monahan

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Morrill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Shea

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenn Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Valdes

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202523169349302402

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