SHEPHERDS PANTRY INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $130K · expenses $43K · assets $336K

EIN
52-2374357
Address
PO BOX 760, FAIRHAVEN, MA 02719-0700
NTEE code
K31
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2003 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO PROVIDE FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gerard Payette PRESIDENT2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Celia Gomes TREASURER & ASST. CLERK2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Carolyn Nunez CLERK & RECORDING SECRETARY2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Paul Robert DIRECTOR2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Janet Johansen DIRECTOR2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Marie Mindle DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Ed Bouchard DIRECTOR2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Paine DIRECTOR2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Lou Braga ADMINISTRATOR2025 25 $0 reported 1
Louis Braga (former) ADMINISTRATOR2021-2024 25 $0 reported 1
Donna Roderiques (former) Treasurer2022 5 $0 reported 1
Donne Roderiques (former) Treasurer2021 10 $0 reported 1
Blanche Pepin (former) Director2021 20 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL ROBERT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
GERARD PAYETTE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
CELIA GOMES TREASURER & ASST. CLERK5 $0-$0 $01
CAROLYN NUNEZ CLERK & RECORDING SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
LOU BRAGA ADMINISTRATOR25 $0-$0 $01
JANET JOHANSEN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT PAINE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARIE MINDLE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ED BOUCHARD DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GERARD PAYETTE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
CELIA GOMES TREASURER & ASST. CLERK5 $0-$0 $01
CAROLYN NUNEZ CLERK & RECORDING SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
PAUL ROBERT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
LOUIS BRAGA ADMINISTRATOR25 $0-$0 $01
JANET JOHANSEN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARIE MINDLE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ED BOUCHARD DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT PAINE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gerard Payette President5 $0-$0 $01
Celia Gomes Treasurer/Asst. Clerk5 $0-$0 $01
Louis Braga Administrator25 $0-$0 $01
Carolyn Nunez Clerk/Recording Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Paul Robert Director10 $0-$0 $01
Robert Paine Director2 $0-$0 $01
Marie Mindle Director2 $0-$0 $01
Ed Bouchard Director2 $0-$0 $01
Janet Johansen Director2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gerard Payette President and Executive Director5 $0-$0 $01
Donna Roderiques Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Carolyn Nunez Clerk and Recording Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Louis Braga Administrator25 $0-$0 $01
Paul Robert Manager10 $0-$0 $01
Robert Paine Church Rep2 $0-$0 $01
Marie Mindle Church Rep2 $0-$0 $01
Ed Bouchard Church Rep2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Gerard Payette President & Executive Director3 $0-$0 $01
Donne Roderiques Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Louis Braga Administrator20 $0-$0 $01
Paul Robert Manager20 $0-$0 $01
Carolyn Nunez Clerk & Recording Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Blanche Pepin Director20 $0-$0 $01
Robert Paine Church Rep2 $0-$0 $01
Marie Mindle Church Rep2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,459$42,877 $335,679$335,679 $125,238- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,339$46,150 $248,097$248,097 $63,120$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,855$100,150 $225,908$225,908 $79,837$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,335$67,137 $246,203$246,203 $88,321- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,524$56,880 $225,005$225,005 $126,524$0 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $33,171 in all, tax years 2009 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PROJECT BREAD - THE WALK FOR HUNGER INC Public charity Exact 2009-2011 3$21,000 2011$7,000
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AHOLD DELHAIZE USA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$5,671 2019$5,671
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SOUTHCOAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$5,000 2020$5,000
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ARBELLA INSURANCE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SHEPHERD'S PANTRY INC” 2021 1$1,500 2021$1,500
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CUMBERLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCWIK31 $109,999$111,296 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code K31, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$782,60648 182019–2024 GIFTS FROM THE HEART FOOD BANK; BELMONT FOOD PANTRY; EASTON FOOD PANTRY INC; THE MILTON COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INCORPORATED and 14 more
CHARLES G WRIGHT ENDOWMENT FOR HUMANITY INC Private foundation$257,5008 12011–2018 IRENE CHADBOURNE ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$239,2947 32022–2024 BREWSTER FOOD PANTRY INC; HEATHERS PANTRY; BROCKPORT ECUMENICAL FOOD SHELF
COMMUNITYGIVING DAF sponsor$235,3729 12015–2024 ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$195,24812 92020–2024 MID-NORTH FOOD PANTRY INC; LORENA SHEPHERDS HEART; FORT ATKINSON FOOD PANTRY; EASTON FOOD PANTRY INC and 5 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$163,50314 92015–2024 SHARE FOOD SHARE LOVE FOOD PANTRY; VERNON TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY INC; LORENA SHEPHERDS HEART; EASTON FOOD PANTRY INC and 5 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$154,80018 112019–2024 BELMONT FOOD PANTRY; HENNIKER FOOD PANTRY; SHAWANO AREA FOOD PANTRY AND RESOURCE CENTER INC; COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY and 7 more
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$152,0003 22010–2014 GODS PANTRY; COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC
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GRANT W BRISSMAN & VIRGINIA M BRISSMAN FOUNDATION NFP Private foundation$130,0665 12019–2025 MILAN CHRISTIAN FOOD PANTRY
SOUTHCOAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$129,4215 22020–2024 OUR DAILY BREAD SOUP KITCHEN FOUNDATION; GREATER FALL RIVER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC
DEARBORN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$88,1345 12020–2024 NORTH DEARBORN PANTRY INCORPORATED
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$86,5009 32018–2024 FORNEY FOOD PANTRY INC; GIFTS FROM THE HEART FOOD BANK; VERNON TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC DAF sponsor$83,5386 22010–2024 SHAWANO AREA FOOD PANTRY AND RESOURCE CENTER INC; HORTONVILLE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC
RUTH O SECORD PERPETUAL CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$67,5006 12017–2025 MAPLE MORGAN PARK COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $42,877 spent · pay $0 · grants $31,531 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $31,531 73.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,600 15.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,264 9.9%
Printing, publications, postage $482 1.1%
Total$42,877100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $46,150 spent · pay $0 · grants $34,141 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $34,141 74.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,700 16.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,073 8.8%
Printing, publications, postage $236 0.5%
Total$46,150100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $100,150 spent · pay $0 · grants $84,686 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $84,686 84.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,880 7.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,521 7.5%
Printing, publications, postage $63 0.1%
Total$100,150100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $67,137 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,355 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $52,355 78.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,566 11.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,105 10.6%
Printing, publications, postage $111 0.2%
Total$67,137100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $56,880 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,231 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $44,231 77.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,961 21.0%
Printing, publications, postage $543 1.0%
Fees to independent contractors $145 0.3%
Total$56,880100%

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