Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$11,980,070

Total expenses

$9,099,172

Contributions and grants received

$12,088,762

Grants paid

$5,379,263

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

-$191,703

Other revenue

$83,011

Total assets, end of year

$20,644,359

Total liabilities, end of year

$264,075

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$20,380,284

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$7,570,370

Management and general expenses

$992,761

Fundraising expenses

$536,041

Program service expenses (Part III)

$7,570,370

Program services were 83.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK IS THE CENTRAL HUNGER-RELIEF ORGANIZATION IN CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. AT OUR CORE, WE PROCURE, DISTRIBUTE, GROW, AND COLLECT FOOD FOR OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY IN CHESTER COUNTY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 WE DISTRIBUTED 4.67 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH OVER 100 CONSISTENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS, EQUATING TO MORE THAN 4.2 MILLION MEALS. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH A VARIETY OF MISSION CRITICAL PROGRAMS IN A FEW STRATEGIC AREAS; FOOD DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION & WELLNESS, AGRICULTURE, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE PROCURE FOOD THROUGH A VARIETY OF SOURCES, THESE INCLUDE DONATIONS OF PRODUCT, GOVERNMENT ASSISTED COMMODITIES (TEFAP, PASS, SFPP, LFPA) AND PURCHASED FOOD THROUGH DOLLARS CONTRIBUTED PRIVATELY. THIS ALLOWS US TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD AT NO COST TO PANTRY PARTICIPANTS OR THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS OPERATING THE FOOD CUPBOARDS, MEAL SITES, SHELTERS AND SCHOOLS. AS THE CENTRAL HUNGER-RELIEF ORGANIZATION, WE ARE ABLE TO ENSURE A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT OF THEIR LOCAL FOOD PROVIDING AGENCY. FOOD ACCESS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION (FACE) IS AN AREA OF OUR WORK THAT GOES BEYOND SIMPLY PROVIDING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES OF FOOD. THROUGH OUR FACE INITIATIVES, WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE EATFRESH, BEST CHOICES, RAISED BED GARDENS AND SEED TO SUPPER. ADDITIONALLY, WE SERVE COMMUNITIES WITH LOW-FOOD ACCESS THROUGH OUR FRESH2YOU MOBILE MARKET; A ROVING FARMERS' MARKET FOCUSED ON FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCE. TASTEIT FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS HIGHLIGHT SEASONAL PRODUCE AT THE MARKET AND TEACH CUSTOMERS NEW KITCHEN SKILLS. AT FRESH2YOU, CUSTOMERS ARE WELCOME TO USE A VARIETY OF PAYMENT METHODS, INCLUDING SNAP BENEFITS AND FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM VOUCHERS OFFERED TO WIC PARTICIPANTS AND QUALIFYING SENIORS. ALL PURCHASES MADE WITH NUTRITION PROGRAMS ARE MATCHED WITH CCFB FUNDED VEGGIEBUCKS TO STRETCH SHOPPERS' DOLLARS EVEN FURTHER. OUR AGRICULTURE PROGRAM IS AN HOMAGE TO CHESTER COUNTY'S DEEP AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE. WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE ABLE TO GROW THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF PRODUCE FOR OUR PROGRAMS AT HISTORIC SPRINGTON MANOR FARM. IN ADDITION TO ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN THE PLANTING, GROWING AND HARVESTING OF PRODUCE AT SPRINGTON MANOR, WE RAISE SEEDLINGS TO DISTRIBUTE AMONGST OUR RAISED BED GARDEN PARTICIPANTS. WE ALSO MAINTAIN AN AWARD-WINNING RAISED BED DEMO GARDEN ON LOCATION AND HOUSE A LARGE HIGH TUNNEL TO EXTEND OUR GROWING SEASON. THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM IS RUN BY THREE ON-STAFF GROWERS WHO OVERSEE OPERATIONS AT SPRINGTON MANOR AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY. DIRECT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS FILL GAPS OF NEED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, OUR BACKPACK PROGRAM PROVIDES A SUPPLY OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS TO SEND CHILDREN HOME WITH OVER THE WEEKEND. DURING SUMMER MONTHS THE SUMMER STUDENT FOOD BOX PROGRAM AND PRE-MADE SUNSHINE MEALS PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS, EASY-TO-PREPARFOOD TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE SENIOR BOX PROGRAM IS CCFB'S RENDITION OF THE FEDERAL COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP). NOW SERVING MORE THAN 750 SENIORS PER MONTH, OR 9000 ANNUALLY. CCFB CAN TAILOR BOXES TO MEET THE SPECIFIC DIETARY NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND LEVERAGE IT AS A POINT OF CONTACT WITH OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY. FROM TIME TO TIME, FOOD INSECURE INDIVIDUALS PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THE FOOD BANK AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH EMERGENCY FOOD, A 3-DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD, UNTIL THEY CAN CONNECT TO A REGULAR DISTRIBUTION - THIS IS THE FUNCTION OF OUR EMERGENCY FOOD BOX PROGRAM. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS THE NEWEST INITIATIVE OF CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK. RECOGNIZING UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT AS ONE OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY, OUR FRESHSTART KITCHEN CULINARY TEAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT WITH THE KNIFE SKILLS, COOKING, AND LIFE SKILLS TO ENTER A NEW CAREER AND ACHIEVE SELF-EFFICACY. THE PROGRAM PREPARES PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A 10-WEEK CULINARY ARTS TRAINING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES LIFE SKILLS AND JOB READINESS, INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT AND JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE.

  Expenses $7,570,370 · Grants $5,379,263

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. 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

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

• ACT IN FAITH OF GREATER WEST CHESTE

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• ALIANZA'S LATINO OUTREACH

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• ATKINSON MEN'S SHELTER

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• BERWYN UNITED METHODIST

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• BETTER TOMORROWS

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• BLESSING HOUSE

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• BRANDY'S PANTRY

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• BRIDGEWAY HOUSE

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• BVAA COATESVILLE

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

• BVAA DOWNTINGTOWN

  — no cash amount reported

  CHARITABLE FOOD

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

7 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202443199349302519

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