2026-05-16T19:47:19-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 943127857 FREE THE NEED FREE 4155876685 827 Joost Avenue San Francisco CA 94127 Sheri Testerman President 4155876685 2026-05-16 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.freetheneed.org X X 20905 X 19401 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 1500 0 20905 0 0 0 0 269 284 38369 38922 -18017 59654 7501 49138 X 59654 46487 0 0 0 13168 59654 59655 0 10517 59654 49138 Public benefit: provide surplus food, clothing and household goods serving families and individuals in under-served communities Conducted weekly surplus food distribution program using volunteers who gathered food donations from individuals, growers, grocers, markets, retail and wholesale merchants. Food was distributed in three California counties and one Oregon county to needy families, wildfire victims and under-served communities. Includes a large holiday food distribution of whole turkeys. 0 24625 Conducted clothing distribution program using volunteers who gathered surplus clothing donations from retail shops, manufacturers and wholesale merchants which were distributed to needy families, service agencies. An annual Back-to-School backpack and school supply giveaway was held for school aged children and their families. In addition, donated furniture and housewares were collected and distributed to families. Distributions were done in four California counties and one Oregon county. 0 12802 37427 Sheri Testerman President 10 0 0 0 Yvonne Wray Volunteer 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Free the Need 827 Joost Avenue San Francisco CA 94127 4155876685 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 40527 20532 17085 20167 19401 117712 0 0 0 0 0 0 4500 2000 2500 4000 1500 14500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45027 22532 19585 24167 20901 132212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132212 5 6 6 467 4 488 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 6 467 4 488 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7105 0 0 0 7105 45032 29643 19591 24634 20905 139805 0.94569 0.95151 0.00349 0.00306 X Schedule A, Part I, Line 10 Interest from savings account Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 None RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Direct program expenses: weekly food program, clothing program, back-to-school program, holiday food program; vehicle expenses, bank charges, tax, advertising, equipment (de minimus), office supplies, misc expenses Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Assets added: Donation of vehicle - 2003 Ford F350; Rounding Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Assets: Vehicles, freezers, storage containers, less accumulated depreciation Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Credit Card Balance The key person responsible for the filing was handling a death in the family and was unexpectedly absent.