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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FEEDMORE WNY FOUNDATION INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 23 June 2026. 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
$10,626,241
Total expenses
$3,462,616
Contributions and grants received
$8,123,987
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$22,729
Investment income
$2,479,525
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$87,233,904
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,773,817
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$77,460,087
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$636,317
Management and general expenses
$873,108
Fundraising expenses
$1,953,191
Program service expenses (Part III)
$636,317

Program services were 18.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $69,535

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,901,095

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,153,357

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $37,767

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Rental Income - related entity

    total $22,729 · related or exempt $22,729 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,479,525 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $2,479,525

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

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

  • 5 · Royalties

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

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

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

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $1,901,095

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $466,392 · program services $115,065 · management and general $92,365 · fundraising $258,962

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $975,535 · program services $39,980 · management and general $404,155 · fundraising $531,400

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $91,832 · program services $9,876 · management and general $31,628 · fundraising $50,328

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $197,824 · program services $34,392 · management and general $63,028 · fundraising $100,404

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $170,089 · program services $18,295 · management and general $58,589 · fundraising $93,205

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $75,233 · management and general $5,964 · fundraising $69,269

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,563 · management and general $1,563

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,170 · management and general $37,170

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $649,964 · fundraising $649,964

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,208 · fundraising $2,208

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $27,189 · program services $9,928 · management and general $17,261

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $131,893 · program services $67,674 · fundraising $64,219

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $67,506 · program services $49,401 · management and general $5,265 · fundraising $12,840

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,798 · management and general $111 · fundraising $12,687

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $35,900 · management and general $30,650 · fundraising $5,250

  • 20 · Interest

    total $125,359 · management and general $125,359

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $245,782 · program services $230,520 · fundraising $15,262

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $61,186 · program services $61,186

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $87,193 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $87,193

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,719,483 · end of year $808,927

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,834,970 · end of year $4,735,334

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,389,423 · end of year $1,475,745

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,095,542 · end of year $100,096

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $65,309,697

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

    $5,793,949

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,086,660 · end of year $59,515,748

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,970,873 · end of year $3,446,468

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,462,674 · end of year $17,151,586

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,488,321 · end of year $7,068,881

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $2,704,936

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,088,605 · end of year $39,030,400

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,982,699 · end of year $38,429,687

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

To support FeedMore WNY & Hearty Helpings Inc. which offers dignity, hope, and a brighter future by providing nutritious food, friendship and skills training to our Western New York neighbors in need.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To support FeedMore WNY and Hearty Helpings which offers dignity, hope, and a brighter future by providing food, friendship, and skills training to our Western New York neighbors in need.

  • FeedMore WNY's Foundation's owns the buildings that oversee our Prepared meal programs, RISE, and Farm Market clients, and our food bank programs. In 2025, these programs served 170,948 individuals in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus. The upkeep of these facilities is the responsibility of FeedMore WNY Foundation.

    Expenses $636,317 · Revenue $22,729

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tara A Ellis

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $294,301
    From this org
    $87,576
    From related orgs
    $175,152
    Other
    $31,573
    Hours/week
    12.5 + 25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $82,247 + $164,493 related
    Bonus
    $3,729 + $7,459 related
    Other
    $1,600 + $3,200 related
    Deferred
    $5,244 + $5,244 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,280 + $5,280 related
    Filer's total
    $98,100 + $185,676 related

  • Heidi G Cheston

    EVP Finance & People / CFO

    Total calculated
    $170,448
    From this org
    $49,759
    From related orgs
    $99,518
    Other
    $21,171
    Hours/week
    12 + 25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $48,159 + $96,318 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,600 + $3,200 related
    Deferred
    $2,977 + $5,953 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,080 + $8,161 related
    Filer's total
    $56,816 + $113,632 related

  • Lisa Woodring

    EVP External Affairs

    Total calculated
    $169,092
    From this org
    $133,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,242
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,850
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,377
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,865
    Filer's total
    $169,092

  • Rachel Leidenfrost

    EVP People & Projects

    Total calculated
    $151,888
    From this org
    $60,280
    From related orgs
    $73,675
    Other
    $17,933
    Hours/week
    17 + 20.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $58,120 + $71,035 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,160 + $2,640 related
    Deferred
    $3,059 + $3,739 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,011 + $6,124 related
    Filer's total
    $68,350 + $83,538 related

  • Tami Bartels

    Chief Operations Officer

    Total calculated
    $134,538
    From this org
    $37,053
    From related orgs
    $74,106
    Other
    $23,379
    Hours/week
    12.5 + 25 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $35,453 + $70,906 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,600 + $3,200 related
    Deferred
    $2,579 + $5,157 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,214 + $10,429 related
    Filer's total
    $44,846 + $89,692 related

  • Eric Decker

    Board Member / Immediate Past Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Lamont Williams

    Board Member / Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Michele Mehaffy

    Board Member / First Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Dominic Eusanio

    Board Member / Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Matt Cohen

    Board Member/CAC Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Donna Kahm

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Lou Jacobs

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Matt Jones

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Kimberly Lamendola

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Sheila McCartan

    Board Member / Second Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Rosa Alina Pizzi

    Board Member / Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Jen Regan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • John Waterman Jr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Barrie Yochim

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Amber Boll

    Board Memebr

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • John McCaffrey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

  • Jamel Perkins

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
14 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202632579349300113

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