Nonprofit · EIN 27-1810597
SPOONFULS INC
Tax-exempt · NEWTON, MA 02459
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $17,763,323 | $16,724,213 | $1,039,110 | $3,746,740 | $363,097 | $3,383,643 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,861,302 | $15,228,018 | -$366,716 | $2,917,334 | $574,492 | $2,342,842 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,456,171 | $13,141,968 | -$685,797 | $3,343,625 | $639,085 | $2,704,540 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,783,035
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $56,917
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $26,000
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$111,875
- Other revenue
- -$76,629
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $364,190
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,338,439
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,289,205
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $149,061
- Occupancy
- $154,776
- Depreciation
- $231,616
- Program services (functional)
- $14,664,665
- Management and general (functional)
- $582,354
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,477,194
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,917,334
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,746,740
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $363,097
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,383,643
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $775,511
- Publicly traded securities
- $37,038
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,996,930
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,386,713
- Gross receipts
- $17,935,464
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY STANLEY | FOUNDER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $201,533 | $19,292 |
| JONELLE KUSMINSKY | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,303 | $32,390 |
| ERIN PALMER KEOHANE | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (TO 8/25) Officer | 40 | $121,645 | $21,720 |
| SARA D'ALESSANDRO | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,049 | $13,123 |
| GENA RICCIARDI | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, IND. GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,612 | $3,187 |
| MARTHA BUCKLEY | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, CORP AND FNDN RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,376 | $3,548 |
| LISA FALL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY CADES | TREASURER/CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM KAHN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM AMONTEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY FREED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY YOUNISS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN SUTHERLAND | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 7/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHANNA SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IRFAN ALHIBI | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 11/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY STANLEY | FOUNDER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $201,728 | $21,562 |
| ERIN PALMER KEOHANE | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $163,645 | $38,727 |
| JONELLE KUSMINSKY | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,390 | $43,823 |
| SARA D'ALESSANDRO | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,271 | $14,360 |
| SEAN AHERN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (TO 7/24) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,193 | $7,589 |
| LISA FALL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY CADES | TREASURER/CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM KAHN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM AMONTEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY FREED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY YOUNISS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY STANLEY | FOUNDER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $166,522 | $20,913 |
| SEAN AHERN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,138 | $8,459 |
| ERIN PALMER KEOHANE | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $75,394 | $21,388 |
| LISA FALL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY CADES | TREASURER/CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM KAHN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM AMONTEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARAMAND ADANDE | BOARD MEMBER (TO 11/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY FREED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY YOUNISS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 189 WELLS AVE STE 100, NEWTON, MA 02459-3355
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ASHLEY STANLEY, 189 WELLS AVENUE 100, NEWTON, MA 02459
- Signed the 990
- ASHLEY STANLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 390-4450
- Website
- WWW.SPOONFULS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KAHN LITWIN RENZA & CO LTD
Mission
SPOONFULS KEEPS GOOD FOOD FROM GOING TO WASTE. THROUGH FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY, WE WORK TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WASTED FOOD HAS ON PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.
Program accomplishments
- DELIVERING FOOD WITH PURPOSE:IN THE U.S, ONE THIRD OF ALL FOOD GOES UNSOLD OR UNEATEN.ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS ALONE, 1 IN 3 MA HOUSEHOLDS FACE FOOD INSECURITY.SPOONFULS KEEPS GOOD FOOD FROM GOING TO WASTE. THROUGH FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY, WE WORK TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WASTED FOOD HAS ON PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.SINCE OUR FOUNDING, WE HAVE RECOVERED OVER 40 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND DISTRIBUTED IT ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS.WE SOURCE UNSOLD, FRESH FOOD (LIKE FRUITS AND VEGGIES, DAIRY, LEAN PROTEIN, AND BAKED GOODS) FROM FOOD RETAILERS LIKE GROCERY STORES, WHOLESALERS, AND FARMS. OUR TEAM OF FOOD-SAFETY CERTIFIED DRIVERS DELIVERS, SAME DAY, TO FOOD PROGRAMS (LIKE PANTRIES, MEAL PROGRAMS, AND MORE) REACHING NEIGHBORS FACING FOOD INSECURITY.IN 2025, WE- WORKED WITH NEARLY 400 PARTNERS- RECOVERED AND DISTRIBUTE OVER 6.2 M POUNDS OF FOOD (VALUED AT NEARLY $12,000,000) ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND- LAUNCHED A NEW ROUTE IN SOUTHEASTERN MA, FOCUSED ON BRISTOL COUNTY, BROCKTON, AND BRIDGEWATER.THE FOOD WE DISTRIBUTED IN 2025 REACHED MORE THAN 500,000 PEOPLE ACROSS 75 TOWNS AND CITIES, AND OUR FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS PREVENTED THE SAME GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AS 728 GAS-POWERED CARS DRIVEN FOR ONE YEAR.WITH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY ON OUR TEAM, WE'RE SOURCING MORE FOOD (ON AVERAGE, WE ARE RECOVERING 2 MILLION MORE POUNDS OF FOOD, YEAR OVER YEAR, SINCE THE LAUNCH OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2022.).Expenses $14,664,665 · revenue $35,246
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-1810597
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K193)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,746,740
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,935,464
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $17,763,323 | $16,724,213 | $3,746,740 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,861,302 | $15,228,018 | $2,917,334 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,456,171 | $13,141,968 | $3,343,625 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,396,242 | $11,928,212 | $4,395,145 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-1810597).
Questions about SPOONFULS INC
- What is the EIN of SPOONFULS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPOONFULS INC is 27-1810597.
- Is SPOONFULS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to SPOONFULS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPOONFULS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SPOONFULS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPOONFULS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SPOONFULS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ASHLEY STANLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPOONFULS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $201,533 (ASHLEY STANLEY, FOUNDER/CEO).
- How much revenue does SPOONFULS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,763,323, expenses of $16,724,213 and total assets of $3,746,740 at year end.
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