FIRST PLACE FOOD PANTRY INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
FIRST PLACE FOOD PANTRY INC (EIN 47-0994740)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202233199349322158
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
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REPAIR & MAINTENANCE$7,319$7,319
SUPPLIES$5,793$3,536$2,257
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$352,242BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Book Value$16,306BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,306TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

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DescENDOWMENT FUNDDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AFORTUNES CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT A LAYOFF, AN ACCIDENT, A LONG-TERM ILLNESS, OR OTHER UNEXPECTED EVENT CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON A FAMILY. SEEING SO MANY FAMILIES IN NEED, REMINDS ALL OF US HOW EASILY OUR LIVES CAN TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, SAYS DONNA WILKERSON, OPERATIONS MANAGER, FIRST PLACE FOOD PANTRY. WHEN A FAMILYS FOOD BUDGET GETS SLASHED, CARING ABOUT NUTRITION DROPS DOWN ON THE PRIORITY SCALE. RECENTLY, A NEW FAMILY CAME TO THE FOOD PANTRY. THE WIFE HAD A DEBILITATING HEART ATTACK. HER HUSBAND HAD TO RETIRE FROM WORK TO CARE FOR HER. APPLYING FOR ASSISTANCE TAKES A LONG TIME. FINANCES GOT TIGHT AND MEDICAL EXPENSES KEPT MOUNTING. THANKFULLY, A NEIGHBOR CHECKED IN ON THEM ONE DAY AND SAW THEIR NEED. SHE TOLD THEM ABOUT FIRST PLACE FOOD PANTRY. THEY HAD ONE CAN OF SOUP, A LOAF OF BREAD AND PEANUT BUTTER LEFT IN THE CUPBOARD. HE HAD LOST 54 POUNDS AND SHE HAD LOST 30 POUNDS. WHEN THEY VISITED OUR DRIVE-UP FOOD PANTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY WERE EMBARRASSED THEY HAD TO ASK FOR HELP. BUT THEY WERE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE FOOD THEY RECEIVED. THE SECOND TIME THEY CAME BACK TO THE FOOD PANTRY HE SAID WE GOT TO EAT A FULL MEAL WHICH WE HAD NOT HAD IN A LONG TIME WE HAD MEAT, FRESH VEGETABLES, PASTA, AND .... DESSERT WE AGAIN HAVE FOOD ON OUR SHELVES. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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