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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 7 July 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$132,641,856
Total expenses
$134,353,693
Contributions and grants received
$132,501,230
Grants paid
$116,604,671
Program service revenue
$1,774,277
Investment income
$417,831
Other revenue
-$2,051,482
Total assets, end of year
$39,749,151
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,016,574
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,732,577
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$129,828,345
Management and general expenses
$1,876,532
Fundraising expenses
$2,648,816
Program service expenses (Part III)
$129,828,345

Program services were 96.6% 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)

    $1,675,730

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $130,825,500

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $113,785,427

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SHARED MAINTENANCE FEES

    total $1,309,622 · related or exempt $1,309,622

  • 2b · Program service revenue: COMMODITY STORAGE

    total $456,605 · related or exempt $456,605

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $8,050 · related or exempt $8,050

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $448,411 · excluded $448,411

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $402,081

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

    securities $312,379 · other assets $120,282

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $89,702 · other assets -$120,282

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$30,580 · excluded -$30,580

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $10,656,884

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $12,874,063

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$2,217,179 · excluded -$2,217,179

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE

    total $165,697 · excluded $165,697

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $165,697

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $116,604,671 · program services $116,604,671

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $939,609 · management and general $429,776 · fundraising $509,833

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,859,409 · program services $6,401,725 · management and general $663,538 · fundraising $794,146

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $287,227 · program services $251,367 · management and general $16,935 · fundraising $18,925

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,577,324 · program services $1,275,036 · management and general $142,756 · fundraising $159,532

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $678,546 · program services $505,762 · management and general $78,822 · fundraising $93,962

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $5,969 · management and general $5,969

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,105 · management and general $16,105

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

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

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $69,528 · management and general $69,528

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $974,105 · program services $478,824 · management and general $239,824 · fundraising $255,457

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $590,741 · program services $20,967 · management and general $13 · fundraising $569,761

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $116,425 · program services $93,358 · management and general $2,430 · fundraising $20,637

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $261,300 · program services $209,529 · management and general $5,453 · fundraising $46,318

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,033,352 · program services $1,032,119 · management and general $1,233

  • 17 · Travel

    total $85,070 · program services $61,734 · management and general $13,526 · fundraising $9,810

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $40,218 · program services $23,192 · management and general $9,617 · fundraising $7,409

  • 20 · Interest

    total $55,298 · program services $55,298

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,056,410 · program services $994,515 · management and general $23,311 · fundraising $38,584

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $57,062 · program services $45,756 · management and general $1,191 · fundraising $10,115

  • 24a · Other expenses: FREIGHT COSTS

    total $1,244,021 · program services $1,243,675 · management and general $46 · fundraising $300

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND AW

    total $302,278 · program services $260,785 · management and general $3,814 · fundraising $37,679

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $175,993 · program services $141,124 · management and general $3,673 · fundraising $31,196

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES

    total $107,299 · program services $31,852 · management and general $60,742 · fundraising $14,705

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $160,733 · program services $97,056 · management and general $33,230 · fundraising $30,447

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 $5,912,305 · end of year $2,866,866

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,153,069 · end of year $2,227,308

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,182,039 · end of year $886,522

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,912,225 · end of year $5,707,237

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $396,729 · end of year $315,655

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

    $20,606,584

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

    $8,927,590

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,223,104 · end of year $11,678,994

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,675,780 · end of year $14,981,170

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,990,128 · end of year $1,085,210

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,882,861 · end of year $1,942,308

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $746,261 · end of year $788,632

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,751,558 · end of year $1,285,634

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,847,434 · end of year $32,045,930

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,217,454 · end of year $3,686,647

Mission and programs · 2023

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) CONTINUED MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE 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 FY2024, CPFB PROVIDED NEARLY 58 MILLION MEALS IN CENTRAL PA. CPFB CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 250,000 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 $91,797,665 · Grants $84,960,918 · Revenue $962,571

  • IMPROVING LIVES: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK, AN INNOVATOR IN THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK,IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED. WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH OUR HEALTHSHARE PROGRAM. SERVICES LIKE THE SNAP HELPLINE ASSIST WITH ENROLLMENT IN SNAP AND REFERRAL TO OTHER SERVICES. MOBILE DISTRIBUTIONS SERVED OVER 10 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 5,500 SENIORS EACH MONTH. ALSO DURING FY2024, CPFB LEVERAGED THE PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL SURPLUS PROGRAM, THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL COOPERATIVE, AND FARMERS, PRODUCERS, GROCERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS TO SHARE OVER 25.2 MILLION POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FARM PRODUCTS WITH NEIGHBORS IN NEED.

    Expenses $37,159,882 · Grants $30,772,955 · Revenue $343,121

  • 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 $5.5M 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 A 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 $870,798 · Grants $870,798 · Revenue $468,585

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Ark

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Olivia Edwards Rindfuss

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricia Husic

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Steven Merrill

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Adams

    DIRECTOR

    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

  • Marianne Depasqua

    DIRECTOR RETIRED DEC.2023

    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

  • Glennis Harris

    DIRECTOR RETIRED DEC.2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allison Hess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rebecca Lupfer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leah Mallett

    DIRECTOR RETIRED DEC.2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathleen McKenzie

    DIRECTOR, RETIRED DEC 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eric Patton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Frank Pellegrino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kris Pollick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Valerie Pritchett

    DIRECTOR, RETIRED DEC 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jessica Ritchie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Roof

    DIRECTOR, RETIRED DEC 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Sherry

    DIRECTOR RETIRED DEC.2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shila Ulrich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Visco

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joseph Arthur

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $279,976
    From this org
    $248,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,841
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,135
    Bonus
    $23,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,407
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,434
    Filer's total
    $279,976

  • Amanda Haffly

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $138,036
    From this org
    $112,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,806
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennifer Powell

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $202,033
    From this org
    $174,524
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,509
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,134
    Bonus
    $23,390
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,726
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,783
    Filer's total
    $202,033

  • Derick Fritchey

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $179,917
    From this org
    $158,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,663
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,254
    Bonus
    $14,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,913
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,750
    Filer's total
    $179,917

  • Lisa Kreider

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC

    Total calculated
    $158,257
    From this org
    $138,555
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,702
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,210
    Bonus
    $12,345
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,929
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,773
    Filer's total
    $158,257

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
2023
Filed
26 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403319349300420

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