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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,162,377
Total expenses
$2,675,828
Contributions and grants received
$2,531,901
Grants paid
$1,214,950
Program service revenue
$588,957
Investment income
$41,519
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,394,724
Total liabilities, end of year
$145,754
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,248,970
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,990,206
Management and general expenses
$466,620
Fundraising expenses
$219,002
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,990,206

Program services were 74.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $112,311

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $79,443

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,340,147

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $781,654

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEAL REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $588,957 · related or exempt $588,957

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $41,519 · excluded $41,519

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $8,541

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

    $112,311

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $8,541

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,214,950 · program services $1,214,950

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $140,000 · program services $68,136 · management and general $53,091 · fundraising $18,773

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $664,362 · program services $323,336 · management and general $251,935 · fundraising $89,091

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,675 · program services $5,121 · management and general $3,400 · fundraising $154

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $63,116 · program services $31,774 · management and general $22,551 · fundraising $8,791

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $112,850 · program services $53,802 · management and general $30,357 · fundraising $28,691

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,611 · program services $70 · fundraising $2,541

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,630 · program services $7,402 · management and general $3,515 · fundraising $31,713

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $65,771 · program services $17,327 · management and general $38,178 · fundraising $10,266

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,507 · program services $6,507

  • 20 · Interest

    total $533 · management and general $533

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $84,372 · program services $77,622 · management and general $4,219 · fundraising $2,531

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $32,428 · program services $29,418 · management and general $2,012 · fundraising $998

  • 24a · Other expenses: HEALTH AND LIFE INSURAN

    total $103,653 · program services $51,665 · management and general $46,301 · fundraising $5,687

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $42,551 · program services $42,551

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $20,279 · program services $20,038 · management and general $241 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE

    total $19,665 · program services $200 · management and general $10 · fundraising $19,455

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $50,875 · program services $40,287 · management and general $10,277 · fundraising $311

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $110,321 · end of year $195,183

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $841,832 · end of year $1,278,890

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $123,058 · end of year $96,794

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $48,184 · end of year $50,290

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $30,207 · end of year $34,683

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

    $1,425,692

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

    $699,631

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $731,632 · end of year $726,061

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,715 · end of year $12,823

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $122,444 · end of year $132,440

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $18,084 · end of year $13,314

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,762,421 · end of year $2,248,970

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE (CES) IS ONE OF THE LARGEST FOOD DISTRIBUTION NONPROFITS SERVING ONE OF THE POOREST COMMUNITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES. OUR MISSION IS TO TURN HUNGER INTO HOPE THROUGH THREE PRINCIPAL PROGRAMS: (I) FOOD MARKET, (II) MEALS ON WHEELS, AND (III) ANI-MEALS, WHICH SUPPORTS PET FOOD ACCESS AND VETERINARY HEALTH FOR COMPANION ANIMALS. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS SERVE THOUSANDS OF NEIGHBORS EACH WEEK. DURING THE YEAR, CES DISTRIBUTED 250,000 POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH OUR FOOD SHELF, PROVIDED 82,000 MEALS THROUGH MEALS ON WHEELS, AND SUPPORTED 900 NEIGHBORS THROUGH THE ANI-MEALS PROGRAM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN MEETING BASIC PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS.

  • OUR FOOD MARKET SERVES THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR THROUGH A SUPERSHELF-STYLE GROCERY STORE THAT ALLOWS NEIGHBORS TO CHOOSE FOODS THAT MEET THEIR CULTURAL AND DIETARY NEEDS. IN ADDITION, REFRIGERATED FOOD LOCKERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OUR FACILITY PROVIDE 24/7 ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD. SUPPORTED BY NEARLY 2,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, THIS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTES MORE THAN 250,000 POUNDS OF FOOD ANNUALLY TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.THE CES FOOD MARKET ASSISTED OVER 144,000 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE YEAR BY PROVIDING SAFE, HEALTHY FOOD. THE PROGRAM RELIES HEAVILY ON RESCUED FOOD FROM GROCERY STORES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, ALLOWING CES TO MEET DEMAND WITHOUT TURNING AWAY ANY NEIGHBOR SEEKING ASSISTANCE. CES IMPLEMENTED AN ONLINE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM AND EXPANDED ITS REFRIGERATED FOOD LOCKER PROGRAM, PROVIDING 24/7 ACCESS TO FOOD. OVER 90% OF FOOD SHELF VISITORS UTILIZE THESE ONLINE TOOLS, SAVING HOURS OF WAIT TIME PER VISIT. OVER 90% OF CLIENTS SELF-IDENTIFIED AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC). CES ALSO HOSTS VISITING MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES SUCH AS BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS, DIABETIC SCREENINGS, AND OPIOID DEPENDENCY SUPPORT.

    Expenses $1,183,319 · Grants $786,036

  • CES MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERS OVER 82,000 NUTRITIOUS MEALS EACH YEAR TO HUNDREDS OF HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. IN ADDITION TO FOOD, CLIENTS RECEIVE DAILY WELLNESS CHECKS AND SOCIAL CONNECTION, HELPING THEM REMAIN SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMES. SEVENTY PERCENT OF MEALS ON WHEELS CLIENTS WERE SENIORS, AND THE REMAINING 30% WERE ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES OR UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT KEPT THEM HOMEBOUND. WHILE THE PROGRAM WAS OPEN TO ALL ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS, 94% OF CLIENTS WERE LOW-INCOME AND UNABLE TO PAY PRIVATELY FOR MEALS. MOST MEALS WERE SUBSIDIZED THROUGH FUNDING FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY OR THE FEDERAL TITLE III OLDER AMERICANS ACT. MEALS WERE DELIVERED BY VOLUNTEERS, WHO ALSO CONDUCTED WELLNESS CHECKS AND FREQUENTLY PROVIDED NON-FOOD ASSISTANCE SUCH AS WINTER CLOTHING, BIRTHDAY GIFTS, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS.

    Expenses $746,697 · Grants $404,027 · Revenue $588,957

  • THE ANI-MEALS PROGRAM SERVES THE PETS OF LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES BY PROVIDING PET FOOD, VETERINARY HEALTH CHECKS, AND VACCINATIONS. EACH YEAR, ANI-MEALS SUPPORTS THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES, HELPING ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DOES NOT FORCE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN CARING FOR THEMSELVES AND CARING FOR THEIR PETS.THE ANI-MEALS PROGRAM PROVIDES PET FOOD AND VETERINARY SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES. CES REGULARLY HOSTS ANIMAL CLINICS AT ITS FACILITY AND OFFERS DIRECT HOME-BASED SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO FOOD AND VETERINARY CARE, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PET SUPPLIES SUCH AS TOYS, CARRIERS, BLANKETS, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS

    Expenses $60,190 · Grants $24,887

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

Listed in Part VII

  • James Dolynchuk

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $119,881
    From this org
    $119,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $496
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bob Remakel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie Schoeppner

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Pflum

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pastor Craig Pedersen

    EX OFFICIO MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karin Vukich

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chuck Upcraft

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Wohlrabe

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kitty Yancey

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lowell Stortz

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rick Dahlin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sue Tollefson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2024
Filed
16 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630489349302058

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