MEALS OF HOPE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: MEALS OF HOPE INC (EIN 27-0268307)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-01
IRS object ID: 202343059349302789
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-01T15:58:18-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4501 TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPLES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	341033548	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	270268307	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MEALS OF HOPE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MEAL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2395377775	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2221 CORPORATION BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPLES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	34109	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN POPPER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2392628686	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-10-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	STEPHEN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	POPPER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMELIA COOPER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00437898	PTIN
Phone	2392628686	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-10-31	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	STEPHEN POPPER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2221 CORPORATION BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPLES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	34109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,954,956	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	MEALSOFHOPE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE OTO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER TO END HUNGER.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	30	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$46,571	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$8,141,332	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,131,154	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,452,334	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,806,402	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$43,716	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$46,571	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,549,950	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,890,985	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$971,959	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,098,565	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$195,292	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$9,439,957	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$8,876,170	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$10,411,916	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,974,735	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$138,034	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$83,750	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,078,718	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,912,627	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,571,486	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,517,376	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,507,232	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,395,251	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF MEALS OF HOPE IS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER TO END HUNGER. WE BELIEVE IT IS OUR JOB TO FEED PEOPLE. MEALS OF HOPE BEGAN AS A FOOD PACKING ORGANIZATION.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OWE ARE THE ONLY FOOD PACKING ORGANIZATION WITH A PRIORITY ON KEEPING THE FOOD PACKED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE DEVELOPED FIVE MEALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE AMERICAN PALATE AND ADD VITAMINS, MINERALS AND PROTEINS TO OUR MEALS IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT AN UNBALANCED DIET.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$9,469,902	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,806,402	RevenueAmt
Desc	COMMUNITIES COMING TOGETHER TO END HUNGER. WE FEED PEOPLE! WE SERVED ABOUT 4,000 FAMILIES PER WEEK THROUGH OUR FOOD PANTRIES AT THE GOLDEN GATE SENIOR CENTER, LELY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MAX HASSE COMMUNITY PARK, SUGDEN COMMUNITY PARK, RIVER PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, EMMANUEL COMMUNITY PARK, FARM WORKERS' VILLAGE, ST MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, IGLESIA PENTECOSTAL PENIEL, HELPING HANDS PANTRY, RELOAD CHURCH AND THE GREATER NAPLES YMCA AND STARTED FOOD DROPS AT SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS. WE PACKED AND DONATED MORE THAN 9,578,969 MEALS IN 2022 WITH THE HELP OF OVER 30,000 VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ALL FOOD PACKED IS DONATED TO THE LOCAL FOOD BANKS. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 2,500 WEEKEND BACKPACKS PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,469,902	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	30	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SALIMA GIVENS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2395377775	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2221 CORPORATION	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPLES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	34109	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JACQUES GROENTEMAN
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAMANTHA SHEFFIELD
TREASURER	1.00	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RABBI ADAM MILLER
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK MATOS
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ASHLEY SUAREZ
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENNETH MUNDY
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN CARMICHAEL
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FREDDY MANTILLA
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE BACON
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN POPPER
PRESIDENT	40.00	2.00		$175,000	$0	$19,064	Yes (X)
SALIMA GIVENS
CONTROLLER	40.00	2.00		$98,734	$0	$8,962	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$273,734	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$28,026	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$7,131,154	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$5,252,233	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,131,154	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FOOD PACKING EVENTS	900099	$2,317,769	$2,317,769
POWER PACKS	900099	$426,710	$426,710
OTHER PROGRAM EVENT RE	900099	$61,923	$61,923

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,806,402	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$17,400	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$63,971	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$46,571	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$46,571	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$46,571	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,890,985	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,806,402	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$46,571	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$301,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$226,320	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,229	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,211	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$688,980	TotalAmt
Program Services	$516,735	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$84,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$87,491	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,054	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,217	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,751	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,045	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,952	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,669	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,959	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,959	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,741	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,593	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,593	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,837	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,627	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,605	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,605	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$122,583	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,879	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,352	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,955	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,835	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$4,120	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,813	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,243	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,785	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,785	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,427	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,991	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,249	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,249	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,591	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,591	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,248	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,432	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,908	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,010	TotalAmt
Management And General	$114,010	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,714	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,464	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PERISHABLE FOODS	$6,560,369	$6,560,369
SUPPLIES & EVENT EXPENS	$1,757,084	$1,739,953	$10,745	$6,386
CONTINUING EDUCATION	$8,366	$8,366

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,441	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,441	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,974,735	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,469,902	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$309,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$195,292	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,928,929	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,591,879	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$856,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$548,086	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$286,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$481,590	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$217,729	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,436,371	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$560,219	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,878,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,876,152	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,129	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,188,062	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,078,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,912,627	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$263,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$389,592	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$251,442	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,293,187	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,291,358	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$584,984	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,571,486	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,517,376	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,507,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,395,251	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,507,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,395,251	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,078,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,912,627	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$83,750	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$28,144	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$87	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,051,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,594,157	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,887,994	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,013,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,131,154	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$31,677,940	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,051,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,594,157	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,887,994	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,013,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,131,154	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$31,677,940	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$31,677,940	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$18,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$29,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,400	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$99,800	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$146,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$146,717	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$31,924,457	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$11,409,257	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99230	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99020	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 146,717.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$387,500	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$387,500	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,153,697	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$182,592	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$971,105	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$261,766	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$33,890	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$227,876	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$633,408	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$343,737	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$289,671	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,876,152	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET	$584,984
DUE FROM FOUNDATION	$603,078

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,188,062	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$584,984	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$584,984	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,954,956	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$63,971	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$63,971	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,890,985	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,890,985	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,038,793	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$64,058	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$64,058	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$9,974,735	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,974,735	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE APPLICATION, THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECOGNIZE A LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 63,971.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 63,971. BAD DEBT EXPENSE 87.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN POPPER	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$175,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$5,250	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$13,814	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$194,064	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2715658	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$5,214,063	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FEEDING AMERICA	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	AFTER THE 990 IS COMPLETED, THE BOARD REVIEWS. ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS ARE PASSED ON TO THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PREPARED THE STATEMENT. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, THE BOARD VOTES TO APPROVE THE 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	MEALS OF HOPE'S POLICY IS THAT EMPLOYEES DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THEIR DEALINGS WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES. THE BOARD AND ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY, WHICH ARE COLLECTED AND REVIEWED, AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD MEETS SEPARATELY FROM ALL EMPLOYEES OF MEALS OF HOPE TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION. THE BOARD IS PROVIDED, BY MEALS OF HOPE AND THROUGH BOARD MEMBERS,INFORMATION VIA SALARY SURVEYS CONCERNING COMPENSATION LEVELS OF OTHER EXECUTIVES FROM SIMILAR SIZED NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMPARISON. THE BOARD TAKES THAT INFORMATION UNDER REVIEW ALONG WITH THE GOALS AND RESULTS THAT MEALS OF HOPE ACHIEVED DURING THE YEAR. WITH THAT INFORMATION, THE BOARD VOTES AS TO WHAT THE COMPENSATION WILL BE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE ORGANIZATIONS MAIN OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	BAD DEBT EXPENSE -87.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MEALS OF HOPE FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2221 CORPORATION BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPLES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	34109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	872379532	EIN
Primary Activities	CHARITY	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 7	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MEALS OF HOPE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	D	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$601,893	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	CASH	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt