MEALS OF HOPE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: MEALS OF HOPE INC (EIN 27-0268307)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-29
IRS object ID: 202523029349301047
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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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	2025-10-29T11:26:40-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	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	2024-01-01	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	4176 MERCANTILE AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPLES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	34104	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN POPPER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2392628686	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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	2025-10-28	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	STEPHEN POPPER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4176 MERCANTILE AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPLES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	34104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,383,928	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	27	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$7,700	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,819,930	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,498,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,325,636	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,877,683	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$333,351	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$103,274	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$12,478,917	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$14,272,409	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	$1,281,047	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,456,306	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$437,047	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$10,722,462	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$13,391,164	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$12,003,509	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$14,847,470	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$475,408	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$575,061	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,100,967	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,391,914	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,280,844	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,294,327	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,820,123	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,097,587	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	$13,851,677	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$4,877,683	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEALS OF HOPE TAKES A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO ENDING HUNGER BY FEEDING PEOPLE THROUGH ITS MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES, MEAL PACKING EVENTS AND OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAM. IN 2024, WE CONSISTENTLY SERVED UP TO 4,000 FAMILIES PER WEEK COLLECTIVELY THROUGH OUR 15 MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES IN COLLIER AND LEE COUNTIES; 40,000 OF OUR VOLUNTEERS PACKED MORE THAN 13.3 MILLION FORTIFIED MEALS AND DONATED THEM TO LOCAL FEEDING AMERICA FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE U.S. FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND PROVIDED OVER 81,000 PACKS OF EMERGENCY WEEKEND FOOD TO AT-RICK STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A THREE-COUNTY RADIUS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$13,851,677	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	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	27	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	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	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	STEPHEN POPPER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2395377775	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4176 MERCANTILE AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NAPLES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	34014	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SAMANTHA SHEFFIELD
TREASURER	1.00	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACQUES GROENTEMAN
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	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	1.00		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		Yes (X)	$183,750	$0	$31,720
SALIMA GIVENS THRU 072024
CONTROLLER	40.00	2.00		Yes (X)	$58,800	$0	$3,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$242,550	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$34,720	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	$9,498,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$8,374,343	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,498,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FOOD PACKING EVENTS	900099	$4,113,557	$4,113,557
POWER PACKS	900099	$764,126	$764,126

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,877,683	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$103,819	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$111,519	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$7,700	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$7,700	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$7,700	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	-$95,574	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$95,574	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$95,574	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,272,409	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,877,683	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$7,700	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$95,574	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$277,269	TotalAmt
Program Services	$207,952	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,045	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,272	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,037,636	TotalAmt
Program Services	$778,228	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$128,491	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$130,917	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,169	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,667	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,723	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,688	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,266	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,565	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,857	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,616	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,269	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,269	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,224	TotalAmt
Program Services	$252,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,232	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$39,232	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,754	TotalAmt
Program Services	$176,754	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,743	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,559	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,092	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,391	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,549	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,549	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,150	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,362	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$394	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,979	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,794	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,794	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,700	TotalAmt
Management And General	$121,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,991	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,624	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,624	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PERISHABLE FOODS	$10,283,368	$10,283,368
SUPPLIES & EVENT EXPENS	$1,962,247	$1,636,943	$162,652	$162,652
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$188,236	$155,066	$16,585	$16,585
CONTINUING EDUCATION	$6,850	$5,138	$856	$856

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,069	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,231	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,231	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,847,470	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,851,677	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$558,746	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$437,047	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,299,838	BOYAmt
EOY	$699,183	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$458,806	BOYAmt
EOY	$661,035	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$503,554	BOYAmt
EOY	$423,979	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$230,620	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,093	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,789,804	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$840,660	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,956,387	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,949,144	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,642,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,519,480	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,100,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,391,914	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$227,736	BOYAmt
EOY	$620,138	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$242,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,291,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,214,272	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$519,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$459,917	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,280,844	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,294,327	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	$1,820,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,097,587	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,820,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,097,587	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,100,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,391,914	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$575,061	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$134,578	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$12,897	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	Yes (1)	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	$9,887,994	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,013,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,131,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,819,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,498,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$42,350,310	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,887,994	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,013,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,131,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,819,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,498,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$42,350,310	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$42,350,310	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$44,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103,819	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$200,878	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$380,672	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	-$95,574	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$285,098	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$42,836,286	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$15,913,237	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98870	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98630	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	ERTC CREDIT - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 330,154. EIDL FOGIVNESS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 25,000. OTHER - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 25,518. 2024 AMOUNT: $ -95,574.	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	$1,382,795	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$273,996	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,108,799	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$227,014	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$50,855	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$176,159	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$792,495	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$515,809	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$276,686	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,949,144	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET	$432,345
DUE FROM FOUNDATION	$1,087,135

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,519,480	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$459,917	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$459,917	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,383,928	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$111,519	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$111,519	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$14,272,409	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$14,272,409	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,971,886	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$124,416	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$124,416	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$14,847,470	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$14,847,470	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 111,519.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 111,519. CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE 12,897.

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	$183,750	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	$5,512	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$26,208	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$215,470	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	4249360	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$8,371,240	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 15	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. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024.
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:	CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE -12,897.

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	$604,639	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	CASH	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt