FOOD FOR FAMILIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FOOD FOR FAMILIES INC (EIN 81-5153402)
Tax period
2017-01-25 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201803199349318995
Schema version
2017v2.3
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-15T18:53:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN113360065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11218ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-25TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN815153402EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOOD FOR FAMILIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOODBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7184500875PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11114 57TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11219ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELIEZER DAVISPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7184500875PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonZACHARIA WAXLERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00502633PTIN
Phone7182361600PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerELIEZER DAVISPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11219ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,712,536GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2017FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONS THAT ASSIST SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS, WHO ARE SUFFERING OR FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, INSTABILITY AND/OR CRISES AND ARE IN NEED OF FOOD, CLOTHING AND FINANCIAL AID.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONS THAT ASSIST SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS, WHO ARE SUFFERING OR FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, INSTABILITY AND/OR CRISES AND ARE IN NEED OF FOOD, CLOTHING AND FINANCIAL AID.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescTHE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONS THAT ASSIST SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS, WHO ARE SUFFERING OR FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, INSTABILITY AND/OR CRISES AND ARE IN NEED OF FOOD, CLOTHING AND FINANCIAL AID.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$2,029TotalAmt
Management And General$2,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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BANK CHARGES$610$610

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year$2,712,536CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,712,536TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
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Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

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RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARegionTxt
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Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIREMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMS ONGOING REVIEWS OF GRANTEES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY RECOGNIZED TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES AND THAT THEIR REQUIRED FINANCIAL FILINGS ARE IN ORDER. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVIEW THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE GRANTEES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE TAX RETURN PREPARER SENDS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS A DRAFT COPY OF THE COMPLETED TAX RETURN FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. AFTER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE RETURN THEY NOTIFY THE TAX RETURN PREPARER AND A FINAL VERSION OF THE RETURN IS SENT TO THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN SIGNS THE E-FILE AUTHORIZATION FORM AND RETURNS IT TO THE TAX RETURN PREPARER. THE TAX RETURN PREPARER THEN E-FILES THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ENGAGING IN A PRACTICE DETERMINED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER OFFICERS ARE BASED ON WHAT OTHER INDUSTRIES PAY FOR JOBS WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR TYPES OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION UPON REQUEST THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AT THE ADDRESS LOCATED ON PAGE 1 OF FORM 990.

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