LINN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: LINN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC (EIN 20-0076420)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-06-05
IRS object ID: 202641569349301264
Schema version: 2025v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-06-05T15:04:00-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	810898208	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jims Tax Service Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	500 Marion Blvd Suite 101	AddressLine1Txt
City	Marion	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	52302	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200076420	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LINN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% CHRIS BLANCHARD	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	LINN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3193643543	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	310 5TH STREET SE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CEDAR RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	524011601	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRIS BLANCHARD	PersonNm
Person Title	DIRECTOR - TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3193643543	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-06-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KIMBERLY MENKE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01723100	PTIN
Phone	3193737800	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-06-05	PreparationDt

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

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$296,877	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	LINNCOMMUNITYFOODBANK.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD PROVISIONS TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE LINN COUNTY, IA AREA - SUPPLYING 3 DAYS WORTH OF GROCERIES TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$193,512	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$271,029	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$24,853	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$25,848	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$218,365	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$296,877	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$196,735	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$141,256	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$196,735	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$141,256	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$21,630	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$155,621	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$666,872	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$822,493	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$666,872	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$822,493	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD PROVISIONS TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE LINN COUNTY, IA AREA - SUPPLYING 3 DAYS WORTH OF GROCERIES TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$141,256	ExpenseAmt
Desc	IN 2025 LINN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK SERVED 20,420 INDIVIDUALS, COMPRISING 8,793 CLIENTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$141,256	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRENDA VALENTA	PersonNm
Phone	3193643543	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	310 5TH STREET SE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CEDAR RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	524011601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRIAN WESTPHALEN
DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS BLANCHARD
DIRECTOR - TREASURER	6.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROSE GORDON
DIRECTOR - CHECK WRITER	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRY TOLSON
DIRECTOR - MEMBER AT LARGE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOLLY BECKER
DIRECTOR - IP TEAM	2.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHERYL MOE
DIRECTOR - COMMUNICATIONS	6.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SANDY WARNER
DIRECTOR - CORRESPONDANCE	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA RYAL
DIRECTOR - FOOD DRIVE TEAM	11.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHERYL STRAMEL
DIRECTOR - 1ST PRESBYTERIAN LIASION	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDY ZEIGLER
DIRECTOR - SECRETARY	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RON MALICK
DIRECTOR - PURCHASE TEAM	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA VALENTA
DIRECTOR - FINANCE TEAM	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY KOPECKY
DIRECTOR - FINANCE TEAM	1.25	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIE COPPING
DIRECTOR - FOOD DRIVE TEAM	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER OLSON
DIRECTOR - TECHNOLOGY	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$271,029	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$271,029	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$25,848	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$25,848	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$296,877	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$25,848	ExclusionAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,949	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,949	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,407	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,171	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,171	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,331	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,331	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
DRY GOODS	$2,456	$2,456
VAN MAINTENANCE & OPERATION	$441	$441
VOUCHERSMILK & EGG COUPONS	$25,869	$25,869
GROCERIES	$86,632	$86,632

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,256	TotalAmt
Program Services	$141,256	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$665,114	BOYAmt
EOY	$821,906	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$10,171	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$9,584	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,758	BOYAmt
EOY	$587	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$666,872	BOYAmt
EOY	$822,493	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	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	$666,872	BOYAmt
EOY	$822,493	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$666,872	BOYAmt
EOY	$822,493	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$666,872	BOYAmt
EOY	$822,493	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$155,621	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$247,044	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$192,538	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$183,003	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$193,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$271,029	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,087,126	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$247,044	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$192,538	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$183,003	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$193,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$271,029	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,087,126	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$105,749	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$981,377	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,828	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,796	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$24,852	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,848	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$76,447	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,163,573	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.84340	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.89220	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,171	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,584	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$587	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$587	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11	TREASURER CHRIS BLANCHARD COMPILED THE INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990. MR. BLANCHARD ALSO REVIEWED THE 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19	THE 2024, 2023, 2022 AND 2021 FORM 990 IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE AT IRS. GOV. THE 990-EZ FOR 2019, 2018, 2017, AND 2016 ARE AVAILABLE AT IRS.GOV.