Liabilities / Assets
97th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Giving Fridge Inc
EIN 92-3585971 • 501(c)3 • Middlebury, VT
Profile
Vermont's giving fridge is on a mission to make nutritious, locally prepared meals accessible to all.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
3.34x
Liabilities / Revenue
96th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
8th percentile
Higher net margin than 8% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
99th percentile
Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
24th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$14,332
Up $13,579 (+1803%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$47,799
Up $47,799 from 2023
Net Assets
Down-$33,467
Down $34,220 (-4544%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$26,777
Down $12,838 (-32%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$60,997
Up $22,135 (+57%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$34,220
Down $34,973 (-4644%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $14,332
- Liabilities
- $47,799
- Net assets
- -$33,467
- Revenue
- $26,777
- Expenses
- $60,997
- Net income
- -$34,220
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $14.3 | $47.8 | $33.5 | $26.8 | $61.0 | $34.2 |
| 2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending. | $0.75 | $0.00 | $0.75 | $39.6 | $38.9 | $0.75 |
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 11, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.2
- Gross Receipts
- $26,777
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Vermont's giving fridge is on a mission to make nutritious, locally prepared meals accessible to all.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE GIVING FRIDGE IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENSURING EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS, LOCALLY SOURCED AND PREPARED MEALS. OUR AIM IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM AND HELP FOSTER HEALTHIER, MORE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITIES. VIA DIRECT DELIVERY AND PARTNER ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTION, WE HAVE PROVIDED AN AVERAGE OF 250 MEALS A WEEK TO LOCAL NEIGHBORS IN NEED THROUGHOUT ADDISON COUNTY, VERMONT. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETHANIE BRADY | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Giving Fridge Inc
- EIN
- 92-3585971
- Phone
- 9173274945
- Address
- 51 MAIN STREET, MIDDLEBURY, VT 05793
Signing Officer
- Name
- Bethanie Brady
- Title
- Director
- Phone
- 9173274945
- Signed
- 2025-11-11
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Raines & Fischer Llp
- Address
- 555 FIFTH AVENUE 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017-2416
- Preparer
- Brian L Raines
- Phone
- 2129539200
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 14
“Description: depreciation. Amount: 3,350. Description: other expenses. Amount: 10,350. Total to form 990-ez, line 14: 13,700.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: bank charges. Amount: 50. Description: supplies. Amount: 1,030. Description: travel. Amount: 76. Description: meals for distribution. Amount: 19,395. Description: advertising. Amount: 460. Description: interest expense. Amount: 3,708. Description: loan fees. Amount: 425. Description: software expense. Amount: 2,369. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 27,513.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 13,400.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: line of credit. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 25,000. Description: term loan. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 22,799.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 3,350. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 10,350. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 13,700. |
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