Totals
- Total revenue
- $84,744
- Total expenses
- $84,744
- Contributions and grants received
- $71,729
- Grants paid
- not reported
- Program service revenue
- not reported
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- $2,298
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $10,717
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $148,112
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $30,386
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $117,726
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $28,197
Program services were 33.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
Central Food Ministry provides food clothing and hope to the people of Lowell MA and surrounding communities. In fiscal year 2025 CFM provided service to approximately 2,000 people per month. CFM aims to provide 5 days of food for each family member.
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Food: Central Food Ministry provides food for 5 days to approximately 2,000 people each month or about 6,500 households per year. Provision of food must include the transportation of the food proper storage of the food and disposal of spoiled food. The telephone and computer are essential for registering clients and taking reservations
Expenses $25,666 · Grants $1,000
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Ministry: Central Food Ministry provides Bibles and devotionals in 3 languages for the clients
Expenses $500
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Christmas Party: Central Food Ministry invites 100 children and their families to a Christmas party that has been organized by CFM. Presents are provided as well as crafts and snacks.
Expenses $352
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Providing backpacks and school supplies to 200 of the children of Central Food Ministrys clients
Expenses $1,321
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Diapers. Many of Central Food Ministrys families have small children and diapers are required.
Expenses $358
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part IV
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Timothy Nadler
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 9
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Douglas Stevenson
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Karen Hergert
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
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Alvin Drehman
Asst Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7
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Jennifer Johnson
Clerk
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Gwen Paquette
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Angel Colon
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Louise Roberge
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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Carolyn Cook
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202503179349204735
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