Nonprofit · EIN 41-1888259
BUFFALO FOOD SHELF
Tax-exempt · BUFFALO, MN 55313
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,381,802 | $1,291,371 | $90,431 | $1,145,195 | $4,480 | $1,140,715 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,406,094 | $1,463,045 | -$56,951 | $1,053,219 | $2,935 | $1,050,284 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,175,991 | $1,166,020 | $9,971 | $1,112,668 | $5,433 | $1,107,235 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,363,688
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $18,114
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,081,084
- Other salaries and wages
- $74,575
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $81,273
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,375
- Occupancy
- $26,674
- Depreciation
- $14,641
- Program services (functional)
- $1,257,904
- Management and general (functional)
- $33,467
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,053,219
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,145,195
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,480
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,140,715
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $229,354
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,140,715
- Gross receipts
- $1,381,802
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREEN BODIN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LORI OLSON | ASSOC EXEC D Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| GARY TROGSTAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED NAAKTGEBOREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA MCKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY DUERR | FINANCIAL DI Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAN YOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABBIE LUX | SPECIAL PROG Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEVE REDLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GAYLE REED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PASTOR GREG BRALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA STUDEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF HELTEMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA KRINKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRED NAAKTGEBOREN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LAUREEN BODIN | ASSIST EXEC Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GARY TROGSTAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREEN BODIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA MCKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY DUERR | FINANCIAL DI Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAN YOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER BRENNY | PROGRAM DIRE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LORI OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE REDLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER NELSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GAYLE REED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PASTOR GREG BRALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA STUHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VAL ENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HELTEMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABBIE LUX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRED NAAKTGEBOREN | EXEC DIRECTO Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GARY TROGSTAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONNIE HECKENLAIBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA MCKENZIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY DUERR | FINANCIAL DI Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAN YOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER BRENNY | PROGRAM DIRE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARTYN DIBBEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE REDLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER NELSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TOM MERRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PASTOR GREG BRALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREEN BODIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VAL ENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HELTEMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABBIE LUX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 222, BUFFALO, MN 55313-0222
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LAUREEN BODIN, 1705 SUNSET COVE, BUFFALO, MN 55313
- Signed the 990
- LAUREEN BODIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (763) 684-1699
- Website
- WWW.BUFFALOFOODSHELF.COM
- Return prepared by
- JMSC PLLC
Mission
MEETING FOOD SECURITY WHILE PROVIDING AND CONNECTING RESOURCES FOR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS.
Program accomplishments
- BUFFALO FOOD SHELF IS A CHRISTIAN, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION SERVING INDIVUDALS AND FAMILIES THAT RECEIVE LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR ARE GOING THROUGH A CRISIS AND NEED HELP FEEDING THEIR FAMILY. ADDITIONALLY, TO ACT AS A REFERRAL, INFORMATION AND ASSITANCE CENTER BETWEEN PERSONS OR FAMILIES IN NEED AND SOCIAL AGENCIES THAT CAN BEST FILL AND/OR MEET THOSE NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED 485,034 POUNDS OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES AND WAS VISITED BY 7,384 FAMILIES DURING 2025. THE BUFFALO FOOD SHELF ALSO DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE BUFFALO COMMUNITY CENTER, AND OTHER WRIGHT COUNTY FOOD SHELVES, AND PROVIDED EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES THROUGH LOCAL CHURCH CONGREGATIONS DURING TIMES THE FOOD SHELF WAS NOT OPEN FOR DISTRIBUTION. DURING 2025 BUFFALO FOOD SHELF CREATED AND ADOPTED IMPORTANT POLICIES, INCLUDING A PERSONNEL POLICY, AND POLICIES REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS, BOARD AND STAFF. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DEVELOPED SUBCOMMITTEES TO FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS, FINANCE & FUNDRAISING, VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, PERSONNEL, SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, BUILDING & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUPERSHELF STANDARDS.Expenses $1,257,904 · grants $1,081,084
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
- 41-1888259
- 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
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,145,195
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,381,802
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,381,802 | $1,291,371 | $1,145,195 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,406,094 | $1,463,045 | $1,053,219 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,175,991 | $1,166,020 | $1,112,668 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,062,114 | $954,696 | $1,100,724 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 41-1888259).
Questions about BUFFALO FOOD SHELF
- What is the EIN of BUFFALO FOOD SHELF?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BUFFALO FOOD SHELF is 41-1888259.
- Is BUFFALO FOOD SHELF tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to BUFFALO FOOD SHELF tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BUFFALO FOOD SHELF 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 BUFFALO FOOD SHELF 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 BUFFALO FOOD SHELF 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 BUFFALO FOOD SHELF?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LAUREEN BODIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BUFFALO FOOD SHELF?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BUFFALO FOOD SHELF have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,381,802, expenses of $1,291,371 and total assets of $1,145,195 at year end.
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