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← ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,758,211
Total expenses
$9,085,941
Contributions and grants received
$9,394,577
Grants paid
$2,927,194
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$363,634
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$12,246,765
Total liabilities, end of year
$342,804
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,903,961
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,950,100
Management and general expenses
$428,743
Fundraising expenses
$707,098
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,950,100

Program services were 87.5% 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

    $445,457

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $706,606

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,242,514

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,924,689

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $210,385 · excluded $210,385

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,355,011

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

    securities $1,186,548 · other assets $15,214

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $168,463 · other assets -$15,214

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $153,249 · excluded $153,249

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $108,932

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

    $445,457

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $108,932

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,927,194 · program services $2,927,194

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $256,703 · program services $177,690 · management and general $17,865 · fundraising $61,148

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,707,930 · program services $1,176,657 · management and general $119,383 · fundraising $411,890

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $54,155 · program services $39,399 · management and general $3,591 · fundraising $11,165

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $438,351 · program services $318,907 · management and general $29,069 · fundraising $90,375

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $154,387 · program services $107,700 · management and general $9,736 · fundraising $36,951

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $34,088 · management and general $34,088

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $163,094 · program services $21,221 · management and general $131,600 · fundraising $10,273

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $42,940 · program services $25,790 · management and general $12,513 · fundraising $4,637

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $96,660 · program services $95,935 · management and general $219 · fundraising $506

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,528 · program services $12,139 · management and general $7,007 · fundraising $2,382

  • 20 · Interest

    total $129 · management and general $129

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $299,840 · program services $289,292 · management and general $3,264 · fundraising $7,284

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,930 · management and general $23,930

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food purchases

    total $2,517,509 · program services $2,517,509

  • 24b · Other expenses: Warehouse supplies

    total $74,337 · program services $74,337

  • 24c · Other expenses: Program transportation

    total $55,062 · program services $40,703 · management and general $14,359

  • 24d · Other expenses: Other expense

    total $50,607 · program services $32,614 · management and general $17,127 · fundraising $866

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $167,497 · program services $93,013 · management and general $4,863 · fundraising $69,621

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,107,305 · end of year $1,143,537

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $151,856 · end of year $159,449

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $67,951 · end of year $92,182

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,901 · end of year $19,940

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

    $5,623,949

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

    $1,760,883

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,835,937 · end of year $3,863,066

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,201,947 · end of year $6,960,471

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,113 · end of year $8,120

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $297,833 · end of year $331,162

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $30,000 · end of year $10,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,512 · end of year $1,642

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,058,545 · end of year $11,903,961

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,120 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To provide dignified access to free groceries for qualified families in Arlington, VA and surrounding counties.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To feed our neighbors in need by providing dignified access to nutritious supplemental groceries.

  • In fiscal year 2024, AFAC provided groceries to 7,996 families made up of 19,446 individuals, residing in Arlington County and nearby communities - 33.24% of these individuals were children (6,464) under the age of 18. An average of 2,705 families were served each week at S Nelson St or at one of 18 other distribution sites around the County for a total of 183,558 annual visits to receive weekly groceries. Visits to AFAC increased 30.4% over FY 2023 which was 29.5% over the prior fiscal year, FY 2022. These increases have forced AFAC to purchase greater amounts of food to distribute to its families. AFAC has also continued the home delivery program started during the Pandemic to bring groceries to elderly individuals who cannot leave their homes to get food. The mission of AFAC is to address long-term food insecurity rather than provide emergency needs as is standard at other food pantries. AFAC received slightly over 1.5 million pounds of donated food from grocery stores, individuals, and through food drives at congregations, schools, businesses, and community organizations. In addition, AFAC purchased another 2.5 million pounds of food for distribution to our families. In total, AFAC distributed almost 5 million pounds of food - of which 3.4 million were purchased at a cost of $2.5 million. As a result of the increase in the number of families served, AFAC spent $1 million more than had been budgeted.AFAC focuses its food purchases on the high cost items in a grocery basket that are important to a healthy, nutritious diet. It is often these items that are avoided by our families in favor of lower cost items that are cheaper but often contain high levels of fat and sugar and are highly processed. This results in obesity in children, Type 2 Diabetes in adults, and hypertension in the elderly. During a visit a family will select from a variety of healthy, nutritious foods including milk, eggs, beef, chicken and fish, fresh fruit & vegetables, pasta, sauces, cereals, breads, and a number of miscellaneous items. During their visit, a family will receive an average of 29 pounds of food.

    Expenses $7,950,100 · Grants $2,927,194

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeffrey Bollman

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erica Beardsley

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jason Ruggiero

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Klanderman

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Linda Kelleher

    Member, Retired Non Profit

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Cooper

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cleveland James

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen Brady

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Lee

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Miguel Monteverde

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grace Shea

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Tannenbaum

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Ziegenhein

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Timothy Hart

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Van Kirk

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Vasquez

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charles Meng

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $222,947
    From this org
    $205,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,947
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,000
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,208
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,739
    Filer's total
    $222,947

  • Jolie Smith

    Development Director

    Total calculated
    $235,075
    From this org
    $194,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,140
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,685
    Bonus
    $21,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,092
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,048
    Filer's total
    $235,075

  • Vicky Bandalo

    Director of Operations

    Total calculated
    $111,429
    From this org
    $103,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,254
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • 2708 S NELSON STREET LLC

    RENTAL ACTIVITY · VA · assets $2,108,497

    Directly controlled by ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530509349301513

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