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← ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,159,869
Total expenses
$9,288,568
Contributions and grants received
$9,648,520
Grants paid
$2,528,066
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$511,349
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$13,269,413
Total liabilities, end of year
$307,302
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,962,111
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,119,461
Management and general expenses
$511,137
Fundraising expenses
$657,970
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,119,461

Program services were 87.4% 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

    $595,910

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,602,869

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,449,741

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,528,066

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $256,147 · excluded $256,147

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,915,163

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

    securities $1,659,961

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $255,202

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $255,202 · excluded $255,202

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $119,942

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

    $595,910

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $119,942

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,528,066 · program services $2,528,066

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $234,135 · program services $166,012 · management and general $21,415 · fundraising $46,708

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,896,192 · program services $1,337,820 · management and general $174,485 · fundraising $383,887

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $63,064 · program services $47,205 · management and general $5,376 · fundraising $10,483

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $472,262 · program services $353,505 · management and general $40,255 · fundraising $78,502

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $162,153 · program services $118,832 · management and general $12,980 · fundraising $30,341

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $33,437 · management and general $33,437

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $182,151 · program services $26,879 · management and general $140,647 · fundraising $14,625

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,851 · program services $22,290 · management and general $2,357 · fundraising $6,204

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $93,998 · program services $93,235 · management and general $231 · fundraising $532

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,719 · program services $11,445 · management and general $4,645 · fundraising $2,629

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $313,613 · program services $300,974 · management and general $3,996 · fundraising $8,643

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,439 · management and general $25,439

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food purchases

    total $2,802,255 · program services $2,802,255

  • 24b · Other expenses: Warehouse supplies

    total $87,534 · program services $87,534

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other expense

    total $71,914 · program services $53,578 · management and general $17,927 · fundraising $409

  • 24d · Other expenses: Program transportation

    total $68,468 · program services $53,203 · management and general $15,265

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $204,317 · program services $116,628 · management and general $12,682 · fundraising $75,007

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,143,537 · end of year $1,639,469

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $159,449 · end of year $220,168

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $92,182 · end of year $112,430

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,940 · end of year $18,080

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

    $5,653,728

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

    $2,052,973

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,863,066 · end of year $3,600,755

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,960,471 · end of year $7,667,774

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,120 · end of year $10,737

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $331,162 · end of year $289,727

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $17,575

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,642 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,903,961 · end of year $12,962,111

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is an independent, community-based, nonprofit food pantry that provides dignified access to nutritious supplemental groceries to all Arlington neighbors in need. AFAC works to relieve long-term food insecurity in Arlington County and nearby jurisdictions. AFAC focuses its food offerings on the high-cost items in a grocery basket that are essential for a healthy, nutritious diet, which are often avoided by low-income families - proteins (chicken, fish, hotdogs & ground beef), fresh fruit & vegetables, eggs, and milk among a number of culturally important food products. This allows families to reduce their food budget to make other necessary purchases without sacrificing their health, housing, or nutritional needs. AFAC operates its main distribution site out of their warehouse/headquarters at 2708 South Nelson Street and distributes food at 20 other locations around Arlington County. This includes a Home Delivery service for home-bound individuals in need of food. In the year ended June 30, 2025, AFAC served an average of 4,201 families each week just under 12,000 individuals, a third of whom are children under the age of 18. In total, 8,455 unique families were served during 199,820 visits for food. This was an 8.9% percent increase over the previous year (FY24) which saw a 30.4% on top of the FY23 increase of 29.4 percent increase. This increase in families has significantly strained AFAC's resources by requiring the purchase of over $1 million in additional food to be distributed to AFAC's families. AFAC works in close cooperation with the Arlington County Department of Human Services, the Arlington Public Schools, and over 20 other social safety net nonprofits to refer families in need of food to AFAC. With a referral, a family can receive free groceries once a week for six months. A referral can be renewed as long as a social worker believes the family will continue to benefit from AFAC's services. AFAC collects donated food from local grocery stores, farmers' markets, community gardens, local farms, congregations, schools, businesses, community organizations, and from numerous food drives conducted by or on behalf of AFAC. The donated food is brought to AFAC where it is weighed, sorted, and prepared for distribution to the many families that rely on AFAC for help. In addition to 1.4 million pounds of donated food, AFAC distributed nearly 3.7 million pounds of food purchased from local and national wholesale and retail distributors for a total of 5.1 million pounds distributed to its families in the year ended June 30, 2025.AFAC relies on the support of numerous individuals, businesses, foundations, and Arlington County to provide the financial resources, donated food, and the volunteer services essential to the operation of AFAC. Over 2,700 volunteers provided 51,000 hours of time to AFAC, the equivalent of 25 full-time employees.

    Expenses $8,119,461 · Grants $2,528,066

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Erica Beardsley

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Linda Kelleher

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jason Ruggiero

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeri Somers

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeffrey Bollman

    Immediate Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen Brady

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas Chmelik

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Timothy Hart

    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

  • Kami D Ragsdale

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grace Shea

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Tanenbaum

    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
    $276,360
    From this org
    $257,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,240
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,120
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,315
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,925
    Filer's total
    $276,360

  • Jolie Smith

    Development Director

    Total calculated
    $263,619
    From this org
    $217,086
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,533
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,336
    Bonus
    $18,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,879
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,654
    Filer's total
    $263,619

  • Vicky Bandalo

    Director of Operations

    Total calculated
    $120,944
    From this org
    $115,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,206
    Hours/week
    40

  • Danielle Rampton

    Director of Volunteer Services

    Total calculated
    $150,970
    From this org
    $108,122
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,848
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $103,372
    Bonus
    $4,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,325
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,523
    Filer's total
    $150,970

  • Tyree Speight

    Assistant Director of Operations

    Total calculated
    $121,720
    From this org
    $104,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,920
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lily Duran

    Director of Client Services

    Total calculated
    $146,407
    From this org
    $101,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,711
    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 $1,965,878

    Directly controlled by ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610379349300846

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