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← CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK.

Totals

Total revenue
$134,229,134
Total expenses
$133,468,429
Contributions and grants received
$129,932,875
Grants paid
$115,956,301
Program service revenue
$1,843,438
Investment income
$2,915,195
Other revenue
-$462,374
Total assets, end of year
$40,066,150
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,554,006
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,512,144
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$128,441,202
Management and general expenses
$2,023,275
Fundraising expenses
$3,003,952
Program service expenses (Part III)
$128,441,202

Program services were 96.2% 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)

    $1,719,005

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $128,213,870

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $114,899,048

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SHARED MAINTENANCE FEES

    total $1,500,853 · related or exempt $1,500,853

  • 2b · Program service revenue: COMMODITY STORAGE

    total $331,935 · related or exempt $331,935

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $10,650 · related or exempt $10,650

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $502,650 · excluded $502,650

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $15,014,872 · other assets $114,161

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

    securities $12,661,111 · other assets $55,377

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,353,761 · other assets $58,784

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,412,545 · excluded $2,412,545

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $10,671,199

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $11,304,844

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$633,645 · excluded -$633,645

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE

    total $171,271 · excluded $171,271

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $171,271

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $115,956,301 · program services $115,956,301

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $474,410 · management and general $251,814 · fundraising $222,596

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,972,247 · program services $6,146,735 · management and general $971,364 · fundraising $854,148

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $109,896 · program services $94,461 · management and general $8,023 · fundraising $7,412

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,756,765 · program services $1,407,890 · management and general $181,332 · fundraising $167,543

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $657,127 · program services $494,005 · management and general $86,410 · fundraising $76,712

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $3,173 · management and general $3,173

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,951 · management and general $16,951

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,000 · management and general $55,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $66,484 · management and general $66,484

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $684,322 · program services $257,929 · management and general $122,403 · fundraising $303,990

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $800,604 · program services $13,590 · fundraising $787,014

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $331,533 · program services $271,310 · management and general $3,451 · fundraising $56,772

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $506,226 · program services $168,460 · management and general $129,010 · fundraising $208,756

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,077,797 · program services $1,077,437 · management and general $360

  • 17 · Travel

    total $43,077 · program services $33,379 · management and general $6,505 · fundraising $3,193

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $24,213 · program services $10,255 · management and general $9,360 · fundraising $4,598

  • 20 · Interest

    total $72,745 · program services $72,745

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,145,722 · program services $1,076,871 · management and general $26,355 · fundraising $42,496

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $63,470 · program services $51,940 · management and general $661 · fundraising $10,869

  • 24a · Other expenses: FREIGHT COSTS

    total $987,675 · program services $987,630 · management and general $0 · fundraising $45

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND AW

    total $278,200 · program services $79,586 · management and general $475 · fundraising $198,139

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $171,209 · program services $140,109 · management and general $1,782 · fundraising $29,318

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES

    total $92,854 · program services $29,050 · management and general $54,701 · fundraising $9,103

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $120,428 · program services $71,519 · management and general $27,661 · fundraising $21,248

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $189 · end of year $189

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,866,866 · end of year $1,710,255

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,227,308 · end of year $1,686,900

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $886,522 · end of year $1,004,217

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,707,237 · end of year $5,038,694

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $315,655 · end of year $336,409

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

    $22,783,851

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

    $8,711,257

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,678,994 · end of year $14,072,594

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,981,170 · end of year $15,264,211

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,085,210 · end of year $952,681

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,942,308 · end of year $1,105,925

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $788,632 · end of year $2,137,715

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,285,634 · end of year $1,310,366

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,045,930 · end of year $31,125,143

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,686,647 · end of year $4,387,001

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO SOLVE HUNGER IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY ENSURING THAT EVERYONE STRUGGLING WITH HUNGER HAS ACCESS TO ENOUGH WHOLESOME FOOD EVERY DAY. WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS BOLD GOAL WITH THE HELP OF OUR GENEROUS DONORS, VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FIGHTING HUNGER, IMPROVING LIVES, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES.

  • FIGHTING HUNGER: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK (CPFB) IS IN ITS FINAL YEAR OF OUR 10-YEAR BOLD GOAL OF ENDING HUNGER IN CENTRAL PA BY THE YEAR 2025, WHILE CONTINUING TO RESPOND TO CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS RESULTING IN A GROWING NEED ACROSS CENTRAL PA. IN FY2025, CPFB PROVIDED NEARLY 55.5 MILLION MEALS IN CENTRAL PA. CPFB CURRENTLY SERVES MORE THAN 268,000 PEOPLE EACH MONTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 1,100 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN 27 COUNTIES. CPFB ALSO MAINTAINED EXCELLENT STEWARDSHIP: ADMINISTRATIVE & FUNDRAISING COSTS COMPRISED ONLY 3% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENSES, AND 97% OF EXPENSES WERE INVESTED INTO OUR PROGRAMS. FOR EVERY $1 DONATED TO THE FOOD BANK, 4 MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

    Expenses $94,046,046 · Grants $84,770,237 · Revenue $1,084,083

  • IMPROVING LIVES: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK, AN INNOVATOR IN THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK, IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED. SERVICES LIKE THE SNAP HEALTHLINE ASSIST WITH ENROLLMENT IN SNAP AND REFERRAL TO OTHER SERVICES. MOBILE DISTRIBUTIONS SERVED OVER 8 MILLION MEALS THIS YEAR, INCLUSIVE OF OUR MILITARYSHARE PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOUTH-FOCUSED PROGRAMS LIKE KIDS CAFE, BACKPACK, AND SCHOOL PANTRIES SERVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EACH WEEK, AND OUR ELDERSHARE PROGRAM REACHED OVER 4,000 SENIORS EACH MONTH. ALSO DURING FY2025, CPFB LEVERAGED THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE AND PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL SURPLUS PROGRAMS, THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL COOPERATIVE, AND FARMERS, PRODUCERS, GROCERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS TO SHARE OVER 27.8 MILLION POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FARM PRODUCTS WITH NEIGHBORS. WE CONTINUE OUR HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS HEALTHSHARE BOXES AND OUR FOOD AS MEDICINE PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $33,387,620 · Grants $30,178,528 · Revenue $384,865

  • STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK MAINTAINS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT DEDICATED TO STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND BUILDING CAPACITY WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. ESTABLISHED IN 2009, CPFB HAS PROVIDED $5.7M IN FUNDING FOR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR OUR PARTNERS, TO EXPAND OUR MOBILE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS, FRESH EXPRESS AND MILITARYSHARE, AND OTHER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. THESE PROJECTS ENABLE CPFB AND ITS PARTNERS TO SERVE MORE FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED ACROSS CENTRAL PA. CPFB ALSO MAINTAINS STRONG RESEARCH & DATA FUNCTION TO CONDUCT LOCAL HUNGER MAPPING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO HELP US BETTER SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED AND OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ARE THANKFUL TO OUR DONORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS VITAL WORK.

    Expenses $1,007,536 · Grants $1,007,536 · Revenue $374,490

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Ark

    BOARD PRESIDENT (THROUGH 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricia Husic

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rebecca Lupfer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Steven Merrill

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Adams

    DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ryan Adams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marsha Curry-Nixon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Oralia Dominic

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carol Gauker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gary Gilliam

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allison Hess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eric Patton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Frank Pellegrino

    DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kris Pollick

    DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jessica Ritchie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Visco

    DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Olivia Edwards Rindfuss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christina Kostelecky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Corrie Lingenfelter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Schank

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeremy Scheibelhut

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shila Ulrich

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joseph Arthur

    CEO (THROUGH 6/2025)

    Total calculated
    $299,355
    From this org
    $268,513
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,842
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,513
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,823
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,019
    Filer's total
    $299,355

  • Amanda Haffly

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $153,178
    From this org
    $127,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,811
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,287
    Bonus
    $12,080
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,902
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,909
    Filer's total
    $153,178

  • Shila Ulrich

    PRESIDENT (AS OF 1/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tara Davis

    CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $140,095
    From this org
    $133,052
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,043
    Hours/week
    40

  • Travis Berg

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $144,154
    From this org
    $137,266
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,888
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lisa Kreider

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $166,108
    From this org
    $146,988
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,120
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,988
    Bonus
    $13,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,333
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,787
    Filer's total
    $166,108

  • Ellen Min

    CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $131,394
    From this org
    $114,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,380
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630349349301243

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