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← ARLINGTON EATS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ARLINGTON EATS INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 1 July 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.

Program services expenses
$1,758,483 changed to $1,800,539
Management and general expenses
$174,087 changed to $156,130
Fundraising expenses
$167,581 changed to $143,482
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,758,483 changed to $1,800,539

Totals

Total revenue
$1,923,784
Total expenses
$2,100,151
Contributions and grants received
$1,779,063
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$38,143
Other revenue
$106,578
Total assets, end of year
$3,174,242
Total liabilities, end of year
$740,004
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,434,238
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,758,483
Management and general expenses
$174,087
Fundraising expenses
$167,581
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,758,483

Program services were 83.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $95,683

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,683,380

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $918,456

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $33,201 · excluded $33,201

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $134,531 · other assets $1,437

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $131,026

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,505 · other assets $1,437

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,942 · related or exempt $3,505 · excluded $1,437

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $149,586

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $43,008

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $106,578 · excluded $106,578

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,770 · program services $13,884 · management and general $36,308 · fundraising $40,578

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $223,652 · program services $223,652

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,873 · program services $5,194 · management and general $793 · fundraising $886

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $34,447 · program services $28,603 · management and general $2,760 · fundraising $3,084

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,728 · program services $23,497 · management and general $2,470 · fundraising $2,761

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $127,626 · management and general $43,083 · fundraising $84,543

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,900 · management and general $8,900

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,560 · management and general $1,560

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,541 · program services $5,123 · management and general $11,031 · fundraising $25,387

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,913 · management and general $1,913

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $70,376 · program services $33,513 · management and general $36,863

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $116,066 · program services $116,066

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,117 · program services $4,470 · management and general $5,647

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD EXPENSE IN-KIND

    total $887,735 · program services $887,735

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD & SUPPLIES - CASH

    total $311,621 · program services $311,621

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES - OTHER

    total $58,085 · program services $58,085

  • 24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $21,091 · management and general $21,091

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $59,050 · program services $47,040 · management and general $1,668 · fundraising $10,342

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $124,820 · end of year $111,589

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $562,637 · end of year $401,212

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $30,833 · end of year $38,785

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,182 · end of year $9,369

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

    $1,594,661

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

    $242,327

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,468,400 · end of year $1,352,334

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $554,107 · end of year $634,875

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $659,896 · end of year $626,078

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $130,720 · end of year $63,455

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $15,305 · end of year $17,268

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $677,552 · end of year $659,281

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,575,923 · end of year $2,434,238

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,375

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN ELIMINATING FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER IN ARLINGTON, MA BY OPERATING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FOOD AT NO CHARGE TO RESIDENTS WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE.

  • FOOD PANTRY / MARKET OPERATION: DISTRIBUTED NUTRITIOUS AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD TO ARLINGTON, MA RESIDENTS IN NEED. THE MARKET, A FOOD PANTRY, PROVIDED 19,535 IN-PERSON SHOPPING VISITS DURING THE YEAR. A HOME DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDED 2,528 HOME DELIVERIES TO ABOUT 100 FAMILIES. THE VACATION & SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAMS PROVIDED 1) SIX WEEKS OF GROCERY SUPPORT TO 76 FAMILIES IN JULY AND AUGUST, 2023, 2) GROCERY SUPPORT TO 39 FAMILIES DURING FEBRUARY, 2024 SCHOOL VACATION, AND 3) GROCERY SUPPORT TO 64 FAMILIES DURING THE APRIL, 2024 SCHOOL VACATION. SNACK PROGRAM: A-EATS PROVIDED 48,042 SNACKS TO ARLINGTON STUDENTS DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. SIX EMERGENCY FOOD CLOSETS ARE LOCATED AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND STOCKED BY ARLINGTON EATS TO PROVIDE FOOD WHEN THE MARKET IS NOT OPEN. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM - DUE TO THE INCREASED NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ABLE TO SERVE CERTAIN ARLINGTON AND OTHER AREA RESIDENTS MORE EFFICIENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED 19,100 OF FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOOD SECURITY. EATS' FARMERS' MARKET VOUCHER PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS FRESH BUCKS, IS A SNAP MATCH PROGRAM AT THE ARLINGTON FARMERS' MARKET THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO LOCAL, FRESH FOODS FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. IN FY24, EATS PROVIDED 8,161 VOUCHERS TO 406 HOUSEHOLDS, LEADING TO THE PURCHASE OF 46,385 WORTH OF FRESH FOODS. SINCE FY23, ARLINGTON EATS HAS ACCEPTED OVERALL ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE ARLINGTON FARMERS' MARKET.

    Expenses $1,758,483

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Blanca Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Marshall Audin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mona Nichols Granucci

    CO-CHAIR / D

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Linda Hanson

    CLERK/DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Le

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Thomas Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michelle Lin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Nicole Melnik

    TREASURER/DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Christine Michael

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Vicki Rose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Farah Shafi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Susan Stewart

    CO-CHAIR/DIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349302972

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