- 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Pam SomersPAM SOMERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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David CookDAVID COOK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jazmin Mendoza SosaJAZMIN MENDOZA SOSA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Leann McKoyLEANN MCKOY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dakota PhilbrickDAKOTA PHILBRICK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bob GoetzeBOB GOETZE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bibien FragozoBIBIEN FRAGOZO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Suzen BriaSUZEN BRIA
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Cindi EbertCINDI EBERT
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Len RitterLEN RITTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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David MartyDAVID MARTY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Rick HelgansRICK HELGANS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Melissa BeardMELISSA 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
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2024
- Revenue
- $4,305,405
- Expenses
- $3,545,562
- Contributions
- $4,197,470
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $3,409,652
- Expenses
- $3,270,966
- Contributions
- $3,351,744
- Grants paid
- $0
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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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,027,173
- Expenses
- $2,690,319
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,300,432
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,027,173
- Expenses
- $2,690,319
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,300,432
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,202,521
- Expenses
- $2,428,522
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,969,121
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,561,963
- Expenses
- $1,979,970
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,227,590
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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
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2024 Food Distribution Assistance Program
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$81,050
2024 HEALTH
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 FIGHT HUNGER
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$51,500
2022 HEALTH
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$48,650
2023 HEALTH
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$42,607
2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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.