2025-04-13T21:36:46-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 852409722 LINDABEN FOUNDATION INC LIND 2404619442 9770 Patuxent Woods Drive Ste 333 Columbia MD 21046 Annabelle Beavan Founder/President 2404619442 2025-04-13 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Anna Beavan 8306 Gentle Brook Ct Laurel MD 20723 1441012 0 X https://lindabenfoundation.org/ X 2020 MD Our mission has been to improve childhood food security and nutrition and to be a safe haven for the working homeless, and at-risk population, underserved, and marginalized communities by uplifting their conditions and providing wrap around services founded in love and friendship. We envision a world that empowers those in need and invisible by providing means to improve their quality of life in a community where they feel worthy, safe and accepted. Through our collective, collaborative sustainability efforts, we are currently taking actions to achieve zero hunger, food security, and wellness equity. Our project cornerstones consisting of four major volunteer workforces behind the following initiatives: 1 Food Gleaning Program, 2 Onsite Client Choice Community Pantry, 3 Mobile Food Market (Food as Medicine), 4 FAM Rx Produce Food Distribution at Schools, 5 Wellness & Diabetes Awareness Program- Workshops, 6 Blessings in a Backpack (Kids PowerPacks), 7 Community Gardening 6 4 0 60 0 0 147750 91022 28265 566840 0 0 20832 783150 196847 1441012 0 0 0 0 0 65607 6849 0 0 199274 1301431 206123 1367038 -9276 73974 168498 372528 117997 248053 50501 124475 X Our mission has been to improve childhood food security and nutrition and to be a safe haven for the working homeless, and at-risk population, underserved, and marginalized communities by uplifting their conditions and providing wrap around services founded in love and friendship. We envision a world that empowers those in need and invisible by providing means to improve their quality of life in a community where they feel worthy, safe and accepted. Through our collective, collaborative sustainability efforts, we are currently taking actions to achieve zero hunger, food security, and wellness equity. Our project cornerstones consisting of four major volunteer workforces behind the following initiatives: 1 Food Gleaning Program, 2 Onsite Client Choice Community Pantry, 3 Mobile Food Market (Food as Medicine), 4 FAM Rx Produce Food Distribution at Schools, 5 Wellness and Diabetes Awareness Program- Eat Right Be Bright Workshops, 6 Blessings in a Backpack, 7 Community Gardening 0 0 295517 26000 250408 Food Recovery and Waste Reduction: We partnered with multiple local nonprofits and the county government for our food recovery network focused on rescuing surplus food from farms, retailers, and institutions. In 2024, we recovered over 125,000 pounds of food means you stopped about 105 tons of greenhouse gases from being released - that's the same as: Planting over 1,750 trees and letting them grow for 10 years or taking 22 cars off the road for an entire year or saving the energy used by 12 homes in one year. Funding of $26,000 was secured to support feasibility studies for a dedicated food system infrastructure. 581784 0 539681 Client Choice Community Food Distribution Program: Our Client Choice Community Food Distribution Program empowers individuals and families to select the food items that best meet their cultural, dietary, and personal preferences. This program operates daily and served over 16K households in 2024. Families are able to choose from fresh produce, shelf-stable goods, dairy, protein, and culturally specific staples. The program distributed more than 390K pounds of food valued at approximately $780K. This approach enhances dignity, reduces food waste, and strengthens community trust. 10526 9388 1125 Mobile Food Market: We operate a mobile food market twice a month, reaching over 70 families per month in communities facing transportation and access barriers. The market distributes fresh produce, pantry staples, and hygiene products on a first-come, first-serve basis. In 2024, we distributed over 72,000 pounds of food, valued at approximately $180,000. Nutritional consultations and culturally relevant taste tests were conducted during onsite events. 410557 0 566840 Food as Medicine Program: Our Food as Medicine program provides families, especially those from Title I schools and immigrant and refugee communities, with monthly prescription food boxes that contain fresh produce, pantry staples, and health education materials. In 2024, we served over 573 families each month across 8+ schools. In total, the program distributed over 420K LB's of fresh food and shelf stable food. Educational content tailored to cultural preferences and chronic disease prevention is included in every box. 31578 0 0 Healthy Schools Nutrition Education: We hosted 22 workshops at various schools. Topics included healthy eating on a budget, prediabetes screening. lifestyle coaching, fresh food taste testing, and culturally inclusive cooking. Over 5,000 students and families engaged with our materials. Nutrition education was valued at an estimated $32,000 in staff time and materials. 26550 0 0 Blessings In A Backpack: This program provides weekend power packs of kid friendly snacks to students. Each week the students in the program receive a pre-prepared package of snacks so they have something to eat on the weekend. These snacks are handed out by our school partners to students identified as most in need. On a weekly basis 200 students receive snack packs with an annual cost of $35K (7600 units). 10526 0 7814 Community Garden Initiatives: In partnership with St. Francis of Assisi Church & Riverdale Elementary School, we operated community gardens with over 2,500 square feet of growing space. We provided for the garden's fertilizer/soil, plants, storage sheds, gardening tools and water supply along with constructing fences to protect the gardens. The gardens yielded more than 1200 pounds of fresh produce donated to our food pantry and mobile markets. 479211 0 574654 1367038 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MD X X Annabelle Beavan 2404619442 8306 Gentlebrook Court Laurel MD 20723 Annabelle Beavan Founder/ Executive Director 60 0 X X X 39000 0 0 Jeanette Mendy Board Member/ Director of Operations 22 0 X X 16900 0 0 James Beavan III CFO/Vice Chair for Internal Affairs 5 0 X 4200 0 0 Noralynn Talavera Board of Director, External Affairs 3 0 X 0 0 0 Christina Sommerville Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 60100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9335 0 0 81687 0 91022 RX Program Produce Boxes-Carrollton & Cooper Lane ES + Northwest HS & Metamorphosis 624210 78025 78025 0 0 RX Program Produce Boxes-Riverdale Elementary School 624210 169375 169375 0 0 RX Program Produce Boxes-Beacon Heights ES 624210 105890 105890 0 0 RX Program Produce Boxes-Rosa Parks ES 624210 144350 144350 0 0 RX Program Produce Boxes-Lewisdale ES 624210 69200 69200 0 0 0 0 0 0 566840 0 0 0 0 9335 Food Rescue Value 624210 783150 783150 0 0 0 0 0 0 783150 1441012 1349990 0 0 X 0 0 42500 42500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23107 23107 0 0 1306 1306 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7762 7762 2674 2674 3434 3434 0 0 24252 24252 18806 18806 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9367 9367 8563 8563 1225267 1225267 1367038 1367038 0 0 13574 202909 0 0 0 0 126990 93736 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 600 9541 30680 51833 10884 17793 40949 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3654 168498 372528 12772 40943 0 0 105225 207110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117997 248053 X 50501 124475 0 0 50501 124475 168498 372528 73974 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 18663 37296 61728 193273 89898 400858 18663 37296 61728 193273 89898 400858 15000 13540 7250 151500 68043 255333 15000 13540 7250 151500 68043 255333 145525 18663 37296 61728 193273 89898 400858 0.36303 0.39770 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51833 0 10884 40949 0 0 0 0 40949 X Food Rescued 156 250408 $2 per pound X Diapers & Wipes 52 9621 Retail value X Donated Food Received 104 529970 $2 per pound 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 3 In 2024 we expanded our RX Box Program to more schools, we rented our own warehouse/office space and we added additional part time and full-time employees to meet the growing demand for our services. We moved from a weekly to daily food distribution service to support the local families with emergency food assistance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The form 990 is prepared by the CFO and reviewed by the executive director. A copy of the Form 990 is provided to all board members prior to filing for their review and comment. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 The Form 990 is prepared by the organization's external accountant and reviewed by the Executive Director. A copy of the Form 990 is provided to all board members prior to filing for their review and comment. The organization makes its Form 990, governing documents, and financial statements available to the public upon request. The Form 990 is also available on the organization's website and via Guidestar. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its Form 990, governing documents, and financial statements available to the public upon request. The Form 990 is also available on the organization's website and via Guidestar. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Program Expenses