Nonprofit · EIN 46-2372533
FOOD CONNECTS
Tax-exempt · BRATTLEBORO, VT 05301
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,990,921 | $2,066,078 | -$75,157 | $1,525,253 | $776,218 | $749,035 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,247,120 | $1,812,695 | $434,425 | $1,252,559 | $505,516 | $747,043 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $1,287,662 | $1,468,332 | -$180,670 | $927,719 | $589,131 | $338,588 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $923,112
- of which government grants
- $348,556
- Membership dues
- $28,150
- Program service revenue
- $235,970
- Investment income
- $570
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $831,269
- Other revenue
- $831,269
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $69,043
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,160,179
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,363,557
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $585
- Accounting fees
- $3,325
- Occupancy
- $183,460
- Travel
- $7,489
- Depreciation
- $40,312
- Program services (functional)
- $1,851,866
- Management and general (functional)
- $206,920
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,292
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,252,559
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,525,253
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $776,218
- Net assets, end of year
- $749,035
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $592,703
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $749,035
- Gross receipts
- $5,106,530
- Employees
- 41
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- VT
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Berkfield | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $73,217 |
| Stephanie Bonin | President eff Jan 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Wendy Chen | Vice President, eff Jan 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Renouf | Secretary eff Jan 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Johnson | Treasurer eff July 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Marchev | Director eff 1/2024, Secretary end 1/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn A Cassin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scotty Tabachnick | Director eff April 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emma Bliss | Director eff Sept 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Timm Harris | Director end June 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Francis Sopper | Director end April 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Berkfield | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $69,444 |
| Paul Renouf | Board Chair/President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Timm Harris | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Marchev | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn A Cassin | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Francis Sopper | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Bonin | Board Director Eff 6/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Chen | Board Director Eff 9/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS SOPPER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIMM HARRIS | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW MARCHEV | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL RENOUF | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATHRYN A CASSIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 22 BROWNE CT UNIT 110, BRATTLEBORO, VT 05301-4428
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lee Halpern, 22 Browne Court 110, Brattleboro, VT 05301
- Signed the 990
- Kevin Brennan, Board Treasurer
- Phone
- (802) 451-0538
- Website
- www.foodconnects.org
- Return prepared by
- Lifeboat Accounting PLLC
Mission
To cultivate healthy farm and food connections in classrooms, cafeterias, and communities.
Program accomplishments
- The Food Hub saw a 27% Year over year increase - nearly $4M - in operational revenue in 2024. We grew our network of partners to over 150 vendors and 350 customers, 116 of those customers being school accounts. In the process we funneled over $3M directly back to the region's farmers and producers, boosting our regional economy. We stayed true to our roots promoting farm to schools, selling $723,059 - an 80% Year over year increase - to regional schools, from Kindergarten to higher education. That includes $206,679 towards summer food boxes, which provided 280,000 free regionally sourced meals to students in Southern VT and Keene, NH. We continued the expansion of a new 10,000sqft warehouse space, which will house 1600sqft of added refrigerated and frozen storage capacity in early 2025.Expenses $1,661,655 · revenue $1,029,392
- The Farm to School program provides coaching and technical assistance to educators and food service directors. Our program is a leader in the regional farm to school movement to connect classrooms, cafeterias and communities to local food. In 2024 our team served 16 member schools, helping those schools' farm to school teams achieving meaningful farm to classroom connections for their students. Our Farm to School program also leads Vermont's statewide Harvest of the Month program, which provides educational material and hands-on learning opportunities connecting K-12 students to a specific monthly harvest. Our Farm to School team also offered program-related Professional Development to teachers, Trauma and Food Workshops that advance knowledge and practices on the ways food and trauma are intertwined. Lastly, Farm to School continued its sprout kit initiative, delivering 1,308 sprout kts to member schools. Each student in participating classrooms received their own tray, soil, seeds for planting, and watched their plants come to life.Expenses $186,416 · revenue $60,102
- The Catalyst program provides food systems leadership, consulting and technical assistance services to other Food Hubs, food businesses and producers working to transform local food systems.Expenses $3,795 · revenue $5,857
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 | Not 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
- 46-2372533
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,525,253
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,106,530
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,990,921 | $2,066,078 | $1,525,253 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,247,120 | $1,812,695 | $1,252,559 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,287,662 | $1,468,332 | $927,719 | XML |
| 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 46-2372533).
Questions about FOOD CONNECTS
- What is the EIN of FOOD CONNECTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOOD CONNECTS is 46-2372533.
- Is FOOD CONNECTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to FOOD CONNECTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOOD CONNECTS 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 FOOD CONNECTS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOOD CONNECTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FOOD CONNECTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Lee Halpern.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOOD CONNECTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $73,217 (Richard Berkfield, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does FOOD CONNECTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,990,921, expenses of $2,066,078 and total assets of $1,525,253 at year end.
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