Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 56-2309820 • 501(c)3 • New York, NY
Profile
Friends in Need Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization with the purpose of helping the less fortunate by providing food, clothing, and living necessities. Friends in Need also works with other organizations dedicated to ending or minimizing hunger and hardship.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
66th percentile
Higher net margin than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
73rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
58th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$30,452
Up $4,217 (+16%) from 2014
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2014
Net Assets
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$54,645
Up $2,359 (+4.5%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$48,175
Up $767 (+1.6%) from 2014
Net Income
Up$6,470
Up $1,592 (+33%) from 2014
Most recent year
2015 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.
The latest 2015 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2014 below.
Friends in Need Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization with the purpose of helping the less fortunate by providing food, clothing, and living necessities. Friends in Need also works with other organizations dedicated to ending or minimizing hunger and hardship.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Friends in Need holds weekly feeding programs in: 1) New York City at Tompkins Square Park every Saturday, 2) Newark, NJ by Newark Penn Station every Sunday; 3) Philadelphia at Logan Square. Our programs in Pensacola, FL include an outdoor program at a Women's Center every Tuesday (lunch), and an after school program with Milk and Honey every Thursday. | $32,230 | $32,230 |
| Family Support Program: Friends in Need provides support to families experiencing hardship (barely getting by) in the form of grocery gift cards and at times cover urgent living expenses (such as medical, utility bills). | $8,285 | $8,285 |
| In February 2014, Friends in Need started a program in the San Fernando Valley area in Los Angeles where food bags are distributed to up to 75 families every month. Holiday presents were given the children up to the age of 18 during the Christmas season. In total, Friends in Need provided over 35,000 meals in 2014. | $8,114 | $8,114 |
| Special programs: includes providing winter accessories (hats, gloves, socks) and toiletries | $3,271 | $3,271 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlett Mendoza | President, Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Neil Manganaro | VP, Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Michael Espinoza | Administrator, Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mary Ellen Lott | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“When filed in November 15, 2017, the filing was rejected with the following error ("R0000-933-01: If "Amended Return" or (Superseded for 1120/1120S/1120-F/1041) checkbox is not checked, then taxpayer TIN in the Return Header must not be the same as a TIN of a previously accepted paper return for the return type and tax period indicated in the tax return.").”
“Donations/Grants given to: Manna Food Bank, Pensacola, FL donation = $2,100; Milk and Honey (Pensacola, FL) Sponsorship = $600; Scholarship (R. Shires, a former generous donor, needing assistance) = $500; Petsmart = $196. Millette Hammond = $120 medical assistance.”
“Description;Amount^Program Expenses feeding program and family support;51900|Bank Service Charge;259|Gifts;321|Office Supplies and Other Expenses;420|Membership Subscription and Filing Fees;599|Meals;832|Merchant fees;647|Seminar Education Expenses;825|Travel and Lodging;2398|Fundraising expense;894|Parking and Auto Gas;422|Reconciliation Discrepancy;6^Total;59523^”
“Liabilities adjusted from previous year”
“Description;EOY Amount^Credit card;43^Total;43^”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | Friends in Need Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization with the purpose of helping the less fortunate by providing food, clothing, and living necessities. Friends in Need also works with other organizations dedicated to ending or minimizing hunger and hardship. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 1 | In February 2014, Friends in Need started a program in the San Fernando Valley area in Los Angeles where food bags are distributed to up to 75 families every month. Holiday presents were given the children up to the age of 18 during the Christmas season. In total, Friends in Need provided over 35,000 meals in 2014. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | Family Support Program: Friends in Need provides support to families experiencing hardship (barely getting by) in the form of grocery gift cards and at times cover urgent living expenses (such as medical, utility bills). |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 3 | Special programs: includes providing winter accessories (hats, gloves, socks) and toiletries |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 3 | 3271 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | When filed in November 15, 2017, the filing was rejected with the following error ("R0000-933-01: If "Amended Return" or (Superseded for 1120/1120S/1120-F/1041) checkbox is not checked, then taxpayer TIN in the Return Header must not be the same as a TIN of a previously accepted paper return for the return type and tax period indicated in the tax return."). |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Donations/Grants given to: Manna Food Bank, Pensacola, FL donation = $2,100; Milk and Honey (Pensacola, FL) Sponsorship = $600; Scholarship (R. Shires, a former generous donor, needing assistance) = $500; Petsmart = $196. Millette Hammond = $120 medical assistance. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Description;Amount^Program Expenses feeding program and family support;51900|Bank Service Charge;259|Gifts;321|Office Supplies and Other Expenses;420|Membership Subscription and Filing Fees;599|Meals;832|Merchant fees;647|Seminar Education Expenses;825|Travel and Lodging;2398|Fundraising expense;894|Parking and Auto Gas;422|Reconciliation Discrepancy;6^Total;59523^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Liabilities adjusted from previous year |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Description;EOY Amount^Credit card;43^Total;43^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | The organization is volunteer run and relies heavily and volunteers. In 2015, we discovered that the organization was misinformed that filling a 990 or 990EZ was not required. We are still catching up to file the forms to the most recent year. While extensions were filed, we targeted to complete all past due returns before the end of 2017. Please be assured that the organization exercised absolute business care and prudence at all times. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2018-03-14 21:41:22Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Scarlett Mendoza |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | President |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 9173012313 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2017-11-15 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | FRIENDS IN NEED FOUNDATION INC |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | FRIE |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 562309820 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 9173012313 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 239 E 79th Street 12M |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | New York |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | NY |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 10075 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2017-11-17T10:20:32-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2014-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2014-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2014 |
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