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The Columbia Food Bank
EIN 46-4461348 • 501(c)3 • Columbia, PA
Profile
We operate this food bank because we believe that we are all created to help one another and what we do for each other has meaning and creates the basis for our tomorrows.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
86th percentile
Higher net margin than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 3.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
78th percentile
Faster asset growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
88th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$444,621
Up $87,849 (+25%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Up$444,621
Up $87,849 (+25%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$190,672
Up $77,968 (+69%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$112,976
Up $11,544 (+11%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$77,696
Up $66,424 (+589%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $444,621
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $444,621
- Revenue
- $190,672
- Expenses
- $112,976
- Net income
- $77,696
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $190,672
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
We operate this food bank because we believe that we are all created to help one another and what we do for each other has meaning and creates the basis for our tomorrows.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES HEALTH, NUTRITION, HUMAN DIGNITY AND POTENTIAL THROUGH THE CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD PRODUCTS TO NEEDY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPALITIES OF COLUMBIA, WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, MANOR TOWNSHIP AND MOUNTVILLE. | - | $96,547 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELLE PETERS | Director | - | $6,240 | - | $6,240 |
| DENISE KAUFHOLD | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| ELIZABETH KERR | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| VIVIAN RUPP | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| SUZANNE OLLAR | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- The Columbia Food Bank
- EIN
- 46-4461348
- Phone
- 7176848496
- Address
- 340 LOCUST STREET, COLUMBIA, PA 17512
Signing Officer
- Name
- Suzanne Ollar
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 7174495101
- Signed
- 2025-11-14
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Bertz Hess & Co Llp
- Address
- 36 EAST KING ST, LANCASTER, PA 17602
- Preparer
- Thomas a Wobber CPA
- Phone
- 7173930767
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office expenses 2,116 insurance 3,714 food purchases 76,690 parking 3,300 administrative 1,513 volunteers 1,351 fundraising expenses 1,571 repairs and maintenance 299 miscellaneous 492 total 91,046”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“Unrealized gain on investments 10,153”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“We operate this food bank because we believe that we are all created to help one another and what we do for each other has meaning and creates the basis for our tomorrows.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“The organization promotes health, nutrition, human dignity and potential through the charitable distribution of food products to needy families and individuals in the pennsylvania municipalities of columbia, west hempfield township, manor township and mountville.”
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