FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FOOD FOR THOUGHT (EIN 68-0181095)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-14
IRS object ID
201733189349306503
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo address the need for an HIV/AIDS food program in Sonoma County, California. Food for Thought provides food, nutritional supplements and other services to people affected by HIV/AIDS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescOur Comprehensive Nutrition Program provides life-giving nutrition services to 800 Sonoma County residents with HIV and other serious illnesses. Services include groceries, fresh produce, vitamins and supplements, prepared meals for those unable to cook, nutrition education, congregate meals three days per week, and county-wide delivery. All services are provided free of charge. In 2016 we distributed 15,678 weekly orders, which provided enough food for 329,238 meals. Our services not only improve health and save lives - they reduce health care costs as well.Desc

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Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Rodney DeMartini
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Misti Harris
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,791,191BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$9,640InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$71,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses-$7,236AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,703,315EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,698,789BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$99,248InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$50,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses-$6,846AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,791,191EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,251,400BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$250,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$197,389InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,698,789EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$935,971BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$860,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$450InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses-$545,021AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,251,400EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.89000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$312,156OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$312,156BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$427,735OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$307,998DepreciationAmt
Book Value$119,737BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$373,868OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$192,915DepreciationAmt
Book Value$180,953BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$97,891OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,185DepreciationAmt
Book Value$53,706BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$666,552TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestmentsDesc
Book Value$3,565,135BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,565,135TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,529,811TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$129,648NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$259,371OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$389,019RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,140,792RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,140,792TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,536,845TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$278,103OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$278,103ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,258,742ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,258,742TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:To improve the financial stability of Food for Thought.
Part X, Line 2:FFT determines whether its tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority based on the technical merits of the positions. As of December 31, 2016, FFT has reviewed its tax positions and has concluded no reserve for uncertain tax positions is required. The Organization's exempt organization information returns are subject to review through three years after the date of filing for federal and four years after the date of filing for California.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Antique Store 230,520. Antique Store Space Rental Income 28,851.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Antique Store Expenses 278,103.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionKatatura, NamibiaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedHIV/AIDS education & feed children from Namibian settlementsSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$48,100RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$48,100SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$48,100TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionKatatura, NamibiaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantHIV/AIDS education & feed children from Namibian settlementsPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$48,100CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire TransferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
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
ExplanationThe Project Africa Committee monitors the use of its grants to Hope Initiatives South Africa - Namibia through regular conference calls, quarterly reports, and staff visits to the site outside of Windhoek, Namibia. The Food for Thought Board of Directors receives quarterly financial reports regarding Project Africa and an annual presentation on the project.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DOLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$159,746GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$142,270CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$17,476GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$17,476OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2CalabashEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$59,990GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$46,175CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$13,815GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$680FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$774EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$12,361OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$95,712GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$88,943CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$6,769GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$1,211FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,558OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$315,448GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$277,388CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$38,060GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$1,891FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$774EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$35,395OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$38,060DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$736,367NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSupplementsDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$32,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by a Certified Public Accounting firm. Before submission to the tax authority, the Board of Directors reviews the respective forms for approval. Once approved, the Certified Public Accounting firm is notified for submission to the taxing authority.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOngoing check in at board meetings.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aPersonnel committee uses salary surveys annually to set compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b: The organization does not compensate any other officers or key employees of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Documents available at office upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Revenue Reported on FORM 990-T 259,371. EXPENSE REPORTED ON FORM 990-T -278,104.

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