Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$7,417,693

Total expenses

$6,521,337

Contributions and grants received

$5,871,052

Grants paid

$3,346,988

Program service revenue

$892,253

Investment income

$74,757

Other revenue

$579,631

Total assets, end of year

$4,784,655

Total liabilities, end of year

$979,398

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,805,257

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$6,019,418

Management and general expenses

$281,390

Fundraising expenses

$220,529

Program service expenses (Part III)

$6,019,418

Program services were 92.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• MANNA'S MARKET (FOOD PANTRY): ON AN AVERAGE MONTH, MANNA'S MARKET PROVIDES GROCERIES THROUGH 1,200 VISITS FOR 800 HOUSEHOLDS, WHILE SEVERAL DOZEN NEW HOUSEHOLDS SIGN UP FOR THE MARKET EVERY MONTH. MANNA'S MARKET SHOPPERS CAN SHOP TWO TIMES PER MONTH AND CAN CHOOSE TO SHOP IN PERSON OR ORDER ONLINE. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, MANNA OPENED MANNA'S ONLINE MARKET HUB, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF MANNA'S CAPACITY TO FULFILL ONLINE ORDERS AND INCREASING THE CONVENIENCE AND FLEXIBILITY IT PROVIDES SHOPPERS. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF MARKET VISITS ARE IN PERSON, WHILE THE OTHER HALF ARE ONLINE, WITH DEMAND FOR ONLINE ORDERING CONTINUING TO GROW. IN FYE 2024, MANNA SERVED 1,794 HOUSEHOLDS, AN INCREASE FROM 1,648 SERVED IN FYE 2023. HOUSEHOLDS SHOPPING IN MANNA'S MARKET RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 691,254 LBS. OF FOOD. UTILIZING THE SMARTCHOICE INVENTORY AND ORDERING SYSTEM, MANNA PROVIDES A "CHOICE MODEL" SO THAT CLIENTS CAN SELECT WHOLESOME FOOD BASED ON DIETARY AND CULTURAL PREFERENCES. MANNA'S MARKET PROVIDES JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ONE CAN FIND IN A CONVENTIONAL GROCERY STORE - FRESH PRODUCE, MEAT, DAIRY, PET FOOD, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, CLEANING SUPPLIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS - THANKS TO MANNA'S GENEROUS DONORS. THE AMOUNT OF FOOD A HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES IS BASED UPON FAMILY SIZE AND AGE OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. THERE ARE NO MAXIMUM INCOME EXCLUSIONS BUT MOST MARKET CLIENTS LIVE AT LESS THAN 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS. TO FURTHER MANNA'S REACH IN THE COMMUNITY, MANNA HAS PARTNERED WITH ALL SIX LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD BAGS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHOM OFFICERS ENCOUNTER IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $2,817,150 · Grants $1,388,412 · Revenue $22,323

• MANNA'S KITCHEN (SOUP KITCHEN): IN FYE 2024, MANNA SET A RECORD WITH 151,627 MEALS SERVED, SHATTERING LAST YEAR'S RECORD OF 109,096 MEALS SERVED. MANNA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS UTILIZE DONATED FOOD - FROM GROCERY STORES, INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND FAITH-BASED GROUPS RUNNING FOOD DRIVES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS - TO PREPARE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE MEALS. WE DISTRIBUTE TO-GO MEALS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WE SERVE SIT-DOWN HOT MEALS FOUR DAYS A WEEK. EVERY DAY, WE FEED APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF TO-GO MEALS AND SIT-DOWN MEALS. BOTH TO-GO MEALS AND SIT-DOWN MEALS FEATURE A VARIETY OF MEAL OPTIONS, INCLUDING MEAT, PORK, SEAFOOD AND VEGETARIAN THANKS TO MANNA'S GENEROUS FOOD DONORS, WHOSE FOOD DONATIONS ACCOUNT FOR OVER 90% OF THE FOOD USED TO PREPARE THE MEALS.

  Expenses $1,270,332 · Grants $748,821 · Revenue $781,564

• EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID: IN FYE 2024 MANNA STEWARDED OVER 86,000 OF ITS OWN FUNDS TO MEET CRITICAL NEEDS FOR 404 HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN THE NORTH PENN REGION. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS FUNDING HELPS PAY FOR RENT OR UTILITY BILLS FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING AND KEEP THEIR UTILITIES ON, PREVENTING FURTHER HARDSHIP FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. MOST RECIPIENTS OF MANNA'S EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID LIVE IN THE NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WITHIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. FROM OCTOBER 2023-JANUARY 2024, MANNA DISTRIBUTED THE REMAINING FUNDS ALLOCATED TO MANNA FROM THE YOUR WAY HOME EMERGENCY RENT AND UTILITY COALITION PROGRAM. THESE FUNDS WENT TO QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO PREVENT EVICTIONS AND STABLIZE HOUSING.

  Expenses $1,886,897 · Grants $1,200,143

• ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: COMMON GROUNDS FOODSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM IS MANNA'S FREE, 2-MONTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MOVE PEOPLE LIVING IN ECONOMIC INSTABILITY TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. COMMON GROUNDS ADDRESSES TWO OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY: UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT. IN SUPPORT OF MANNA'S KITCHEN, COMMON GROUNDS TRAINEES LEARN BACK-OF-HOUSE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES IN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WHILE WORKING ALONGSIDE MANNA'S CULINARY STAFF TO PREPARE OVER 700 DAILY CONTRACT MEALS BENEFITTING 350 SENIORS THROUGH MEALS ON WHEELS (MANNA PROVIDED OVER 150,000 MEALS ON WHEELS AND OTHER CONTRACT MEALS IN FYE 2024). IN SERVICE TO COMMON GROUNDS CAFE AND CATERING, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT SERVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE TRAINEES LEARN HOW TO PREPARE INDIVIDUAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ORDERS, HOW TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOW TO OPERATE A POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM. TRAINEES PARTICIPATE IN "POWER SKILLS" CLASSES THAT FOCUS ON ADDITIONAL SKILL BUILDING SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, RESUME PREPARATION AND INTERVIEW PRACTICE TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THEY CAN OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A LIVING-WAGE JOB UPON GRADUATION FROM THE PROGRAM. SINCE THE END OF 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024, 133 INDIVIDUALS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, WITH 105 GRADUATES EMPLOYED OR ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION (A 79% JOB PLACEMENT RATE). ALL COMMON GROUNDS GRADUATES LEAVE MANNA WITH SERVSAFE CERTIFICATION.

  Expenses $45,039 · Grants $9,612 · Revenue $88,366

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

Listed in Part VII

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

24 June 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202521769349301682

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