Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES WEEKLY FOOD PANTRIES IN SOMERVILLE, BOUND BROOK AND NORTH PLAINFIELD. THE ORGANIZATION MEETS EMERGENCY FOOD NEEDS ON A DAILY BASIS FOR PEOPLE REFERRED BY SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND RESPONDS TO FAMILY NEEDS DURING NATURAL EMERGENCIES, SUCH AS FLOODING, FIRE AND THE 2020 PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES USDA GOVERNMENT SURPLUS FOOD WHEN AVAILABLE, PURCHASES SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS WHO ARE WITHOUT FUNDS AND DELIVERS WEEKEND MEALS TO SHUT-IN SENIOR CITIZENS. THOSE WHO RECEIVE FOOD INCLUDE SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES, LOW INCOME FAMILIES, LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS, SENIOR CITIZENS WITH INADEQUATE FIXED INCOMES, AND PEOPLE WITH A GENUINE NEED THAT FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS OF EXISTING PUBLIC PROGRAMS.
FOR THE FULL YEAR APPROXIMATELY 380,000 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1,500 FAMILIES IN 2019. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DISTRIBUTED BAGS OF EASY-TO-PREPARE FOODS FOR ITS BACKPACK PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED APPROXIMATELY 800 CHILDREN EACH WEEK IN 16 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, WHICH ASSISTED NEEDY PERSONS IN 2019 SUCH AS: PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASES, FUNDING OF EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES, EMERGENCY UTILITY SHUTOFF PREVENTION, A WORKING WARDROBE PROGRAM, AND HOLIDAY MEALS AND GIFTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Marie Scannell | EXECUTIVE DI | 30 | $58,008 |
| Jackie Taylor | DIRECTOR | 5 | $2,378 |
| Kim Cowart | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| George Mullen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aldo Martinez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Goldberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Faro | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Tarnowski | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| John Patten | VP/ACTING SE | 5 | $0 |
| Gordon S White Iii | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202023179349306207_public.xml