Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025
Filed by ROSLINDALE FOOD COLLECTIVE 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This return was superseded by a later amendment.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 2025 , filed 4 March 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII 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.
Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $88,356
- Total expenses
- $60,871
- Contributions and grants received
- $85,669
- Grants paid
- $19,580
- Program service revenue
- $2,500
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- not reported
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- not reported
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- not reported
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $187
- Total assets, end of year
- $84,126
- Total liabilities, end of year
- not reported
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $84,126
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $60,871
Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2025
Primary exempt purpose
The organizations primary exempt purpose is to alleviate food insecurity and promote equitable access to nutritious culturally relevant food by coordinating rescue purchasing supplemental produce and distributing groceries to community members to a dignified barrier free mutual aid model.
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Roslindale Food Collective is a grassroots community-based mutual aid food distribution program dedicated to reducing food insecurity in Roslindale and surrounding Boston neighborhoods. The organization is powered by local neighbors supporting other neighbors operating through volunteer leadership and community partnerships.The organization rescues surplus food purchases fresh produce and culturally relevant items and distributes groceries directly to individuals and families in need without barriers such as identification income verification or citizenship requirements. In 2025 Roslindale Food Collective distributed approximately 122,000 pounds of food to community members through weekly food distribution events. Food provided included fresh fruits and vegetables pantry staples dairy protein and culturally relevant items. The program prioritizes dignity accessibility and equity in food access ensuring that vulnerable populations including immigrants seniors and low-income families receive consistent and respectful support.
Expenses $60,871
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Leah Arteaga
Director
- Total calculated
- $9,500
- Compensation
- $9,500
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 27 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202630589349200103
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