THE SALEM PANTRY INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

K31

Classification

1000

Street

PO BOX 295

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE SALEM PANTRY (TSP) IS DEDICATED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO EMPOWER DIVERSE LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES BY ENSURING CONVENIENT, RELIABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1991 AS A SMALL, MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY, TSP HAS EVOLVED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING AND CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2019, RECOGNIZING PERSISTENT GAPS IN EQUITABLE FOOD ACCESS, THE ORGANIZATION EMBARKED ON A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION OF ITS PROGRAMS, SERVICE MODEL, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. TODAY, THE SALEM PANTRY OPERATES A NETWORK OF FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS THAT PRIORITIZE DIGNITY, CHOICE, AND CONSISTENCY. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: "THE MARKET, A NO-COST GROCERY STORE OPEN FIVE DAYS A WEEK WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY SHOP WEEKLY FOR FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, EGGS, FROZEN MEATS, NONPERISHABLES, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT STAPLES. "THE MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM, WHICH HOSTS WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET-STYLE DISTRIBUTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS, HEALTH CENTERS, SENIOR HOUSING SITES, SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SALEM AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, TSP INTRODUCED THE TRUCK, A CUSTOM-BUILT MOBILE PANTRY VEHICLE THAT CREATES A WELCOMING, ON-SITE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. "THE HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SUSTAINED TO SUPPORT SENIORS, DISABLED RESIDENTS, AND OTHERS UNABLE TO ACCESS IN-PERSON FOOD RESOURCES. "THE NORTH OF BOSTON FOOD DISTRIBUTION HUB, LAUNCHED IN 2020 AND OPERATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK, WHICH PROVIDES SHARED FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR 21 FOOD ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION AND MOVES AN AVERAGE OF 100,000 POUNDS OF FOOD EACH MONTH. THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK RECENTLY MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN TSP TO SUPPORT THE HUB'S EXPANSION. ACROSS THESE PROGRAMS, THE SALEM PANTRY NOW SUPPORTS MORE THAN 31,450 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 9,500 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS, AND DISTRIBUTES NEARLY 3.4 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ANNUALLY. TSP IS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD IS ESSENTIAL TO PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. AS FOOD COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE, SNAP BENEFITS ARE CUT AND HEALTH CARE INCREASES, MORE HOUSEHOLDS ARE STRUGGLING TO AFFORD HEALTHY GROCERIES. TSP REMAINS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE, PROVIDING CONSISTENT, DIGNIFIED ACCESS TO THE FRESH, HEALTHY FOODS NEEDED TO THRIVE.

  Expenses $4,300,707 · Grants $3,237,486 · Revenue $5,750

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $4,454,716

  Expenses

  $4,677,277

  Contributions

  $4,461,191

  Grants paid

  $3,237,486

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,717,033

  Expenses

  $4,609,689

  Contributions

  $4,699,379

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,311,054

  Expenses

  $2,822,259

  Contributions

  $3,305,748

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,165,519

  Expenses

  $2,043,332

  Assets (EOY)

  $730,790

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,944,863

  Expenses

  $1,483,994

  Assets (EOY)

  $681,091

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $408,327

  Expenses

  $353,854

  Assets (EOY)

  $126,145

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FORGOOD INC

  $171,532

  2023 · UNRESTRICTED

• MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED AND AFFILIATES GROUP RTN

  $141,572

  2022 · COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM

• FORGOOD INC

  $138,426

  2022 · UNRESTRICTED

• FORGOOD INC

  $136,875

  2024 · UNRESTRICTED

• MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED

  $120,000

  2024 · COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM

• ESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY FDN INC

  $55,750

  2022

• MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED AND AFFILIATES GROUP RTN

  $40,000

  2024 · COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM

• SYLVANIA EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

  $25,000

  2024 · CHARITABLE DONATION FOR GENERAL SUPPORT

• BOSTON FOUNDATION INC

  $25,000

  2023 · Human Services

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $20,850

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

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

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