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CHATHAM OUTREACH ALLIANCE INC

EIN 56-1668767 PITTSBORO, NC

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Revenue 2024
$4,305,405
Expenses 2024
$3,545,562

Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 1326

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

Mission

CORA IS A NONPROFIT WORKING TO END HUNGER BY PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS FOOD THROUGH ITS CHOICE PANTRIES, MOBILE MARKETS, AND SEASONAL PROGRAMS FOR KIDS. CORA SUPPORTS LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME RESIDENTS WITH DIGNITY AND CARE. LAST YEAR, CORA DISTRIBUTED 1.9 MILLION MEALS TO NEARLY 13,000 INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CORA PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS FACING FOOD INSECURITY.

  • CORA'S CHOICE FOOD PANTRIES SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING FOOD INSECURITY. SET UP LIKE A GROCERY STORE, THE PANTRY ALLOWS CLIENTS TO CHOOSE FOODS THAT SUIT THEIR NEEDS, PROVIDING ENOUGH FOR 21 MEALS PER FAMILY MEMBER AT EACH VISIT. THIS CLIENT CHOICE MODEL PROMOTES DIGNITY, NUTRITIONAL VARIETY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN 2024/2025, THE PANTRY PROVIDED OVER 994,000 MEALS TO OVER 3,000 FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

    Expenses $2,774,498

  • THE SUMMER NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHATHAM KIDS (SNACK) PROGRAMACROSS THE COUNTY. ENSURES THAT CHILDREN WHO RELY ON FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE SCHOOL MEALS CAN ACCESS NUTRITIOUS FOOD DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IT SUPPLIES FAMILIES WITH ENOUGH HEALTHY FOOD TO COVER EACH CHILD'S BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, AND SNACKS, REDUCING THE BURDEN OF INCREASED FOOD COSTS WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT. IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, WE SERVED 1,323 CHILDREN WITH OVER 194,000 MEALS.

    Expenses $206,343

  • CORA'S MOBILE MARKET BRINGS NUTRITIOUS FOOD DIRECTLY TO CHATHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS FACING FOOD INSECURITY, REACHING THOSE IN FOOD DESERTS OR WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. USING A DRIVE-THROUGH MODEL, IT PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH PRE-PACKED GROCERIES THAT INCLUDE FRESH PRODUCE, MEATS, DAIRY, BAKERY ITEMS, AND STAPLES. EACH VISIT OFFERS ENOUGH FOOD FOR 21 MEALS PER PERSON. IN 2024/2025, THE MOBILE MARKET PROVIDED 221,000 MEALS.PROVIDED 171,000 MEALS.

    Expenses $89,555

  • CORAPACKS PROVIDES FOOD TO CHILDREN WHO DEPEND ON FREE OR REDUCED-COST MEALS AT SCHOOL BUT NEED ACCESS TO NUTRITION DURING WEEKENDS AND BREAKS. FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY, EACH ENROLLED STUDENT RECEIVES A MONTHLY FOOD BOX DELIVERED TO THEIR HOME. EACH CHILD RECEIVES THREE MEALS, TWO SNACKS, AND MILK FOR THE DAYS THEY ARE NOT IN SCHOOL. DURING THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR, CORA PROVIDED FOOD TO 170 CHILDREN.DELIVERY:CORA OFFERS DELIVERY TO LOCAL SENIORS WHO LACK TRANSPORTATION. IN 2024/2025, CORA PROVIDED DELIVERY OF GROCERIES AND CSFP (COMMODITYSUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM) BOXES TO 185 PEOPLE MONTHLY.OTHER:FOOD INSECURITY CAN BE DEFINED AS LIMITED OR UNCERTAIN ACCESS TONUTRITIOUS FOOD BECAUSE OF A LACK OF RESOURCES. MANY FAMILIES DO NOTHAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MEET THE COMPETING DEMANDS WE ALL FACE INCLUDING PAYMENTS FOR FOOD, HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES WHICH INCREASES THEIR RISK FOR FOOD INSECURITY. FAMILIES MAY EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY FOR A DAY, A WEEK, A FEW MONTHS OR MORE AS THEIR RESOURCES COME AND GO.TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE, THE CORA FOOD PANTRY PROVIDED THE EQUIVALENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1,900,000 MEALS TO OVER 12,600 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS CHATHAM COUNTY DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR.

    Expenses $86,231

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.

  • Pam Somers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Cook

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jazmin Mendoza Sosa

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leann McKoy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dakota Philbrick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bob Goetze

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bibien Fragozo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Suzen Bria

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cindi Ebert

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Len Ritter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Marty

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rick Helgans

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melissa Beard

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $129,928
    From this org
    $119,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,721
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,305,405
    Expenses
    $3,545,562
    Contributions
    $4,197,470
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,409,652
    Expenses
    $3,270,966
    Contributions
    $3,351,744
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,300,866
    Expenses
    $3,003,088
    Contributions
    $3,257,248
    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
    $3,027,173
    Expenses
    $2,690,319
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,300,432
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,027,173
    Expenses
    $2,690,319
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,300,432
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,202,521
    Expenses
    $2,428,522
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,969,121
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,561,963
    Expenses
    $1,979,970
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,227,590
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $588,499
    Assets (EOY)
    $184,239

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

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.