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STAPLES AREA FOOD SHELF INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $166K · expenses $110K · assets $297K

EIN
41-1457258
Address
PO BOX 82, STAPLES, MN 56479-0082
NTEE code
X99Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1983
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Mission

THE MISSION OF THE STAPLES AREA FOOD SHELF IS TO SERVE THE FAMILIES IN NEED IN OUR AREA, WHETHER THE NEED BE FROM LACK OF WORK, LOW INCOME, OR DISASTER. WE WILL CARRY OUT THIS MISSON WITHOUT QUESTION OR CRITICISM OF OUR CLIENTS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED UNTIL THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES IMPROVE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Frank Leidenfrost PRESIDENT2018-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Amy Leidenfrost DIRECTOR2018-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Dawn Adamietz DIRECTOR2018-2024 3 $0 reported 1
John Wolak MINISTERIAL2024 0 $0 reported 1
Steve Pogreba DIRECTOR2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tom Brichacek DIRECTOR2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Arlene Johnson SECRETARY2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lisa Kajer DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Paster Carl Larson DIRECTOR2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Father Lauren German (former) MINISTERIAL2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Pastor Chris Mathiason (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Father Gabriel Walz (former) MINISTERIAL2018-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Judy Richer (former) DIRECTOR2018-2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK LEIDENFROST PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
AMY LEIDENFROST DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
DAWN ADAMIETZ DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
JOHN WOLAK MINISTERIAL0 $0-- $01
STEVE POGREBA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TOM BRICHACEK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ARLENE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
LISA KAJER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
PASTER CARL LARSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK LEIDENFROST PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
AMY LEIDENFROST DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
DAWN ADAMIETZ DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
FATHER LAUREN GERMAN MINISTERIAL0 $0-- $01
STEVE POGREBA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TOM BRICHACEK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ARLENE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
LISA KAJER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
PASTER CARL LARSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PASTOR CHRIS MATHIASON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK LEIDENFROST PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
AMY LEIDENFROST DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
DAWN ADAMIETZ DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
FATHER LAUREN GERMAN MINISTERIAL0 $0-- $01
STEVE POGREBA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TOM BRICHACEK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ARLENE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
LISA KAJER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
PASTER CARL LARSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PASTOR CHRIS MATHIASON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK LEIDENFROST PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
AMY LEIDENFROST DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
DAWN ADAMIETZ DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
FATHER LAUREN GERMAN MINISTERIAL0 $0-- $01
STEVE POGREBA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TOM BRICHACEK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ARLENE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
LISA KAJER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
PASTER CARL LARSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
PASTOR CHRIS MATHIASON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK LEIDENFROST PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
AMY LEIDENFROST DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
DAWN ADAMIETZ DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
FATHER GABRIEL WALZ MINISTERIAL0 $0-- $01
STEVE POGREBA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TOM BRICHACEK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ARLENE JOHNSON SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
LISA KAJER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
PASTER CARL LARSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK LEIDENFROST PRESIDENT15 $0-- $01
AMY LEIDENFROST DIRECTOR15 $0-- $01
DAWN ADAMIETZ DIRECTOR4 $0-- $01
FATHER GABRIEL WALZ MINISTERIAL1 $0-- $01
STEVE POGREBA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TOM BRICHACEK DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ARLENE JOHNSON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
LISA KAJER DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
PASTER CARL LARSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK LEIDENFROST PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
AMY LEIDENFROST DIRECTOR10 $0-- $01
DAWN ADAMIETZ DIRECTOR4 $0-- $01
FATHER GABRIEL WALZ MINISTERIAL1 $0-- $01
STEVE POGREBA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TOM BRICHACEK DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ARLENE JOHNSON SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER DIRECTOR1 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,491$110,205 $296,571$296,571 $163,983- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,859$115,350 $240,285$240,285 $136,275- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,528$78,009 $217,776$217,776 $121,223- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,192$75,923 $174,257$174,257 $115,757- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,004$115,873 $133,988$133,988 $182,908- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,968$62,831 $65,857$65,857 $66,923- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,111$60,276 $60,720$60,720 $58,312- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $74,532 in all, tax years 2011 to 2023. 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
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS Public charity Exact 2014, 2019-2021 4$35,070 2021$15,000
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HUNGER SOLUTIONS MINNESOTA Public charity Exact 2020, 2022-2023 3$32,855 2023$10,244
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GOOD360 Public charity Exact 2011 1$6,485 2011$6,485
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STAPLES AREA FOOD SHELF INC” 2020-2023 4$122 2023$16
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $110,205 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $104,604 94.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,976 4.5%
Fees to independent contractors $625 0.6%
Total$110,205100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $115,350 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $108,647 94.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,003 5.2%
Fees to independent contractors $700 0.6%
Total$115,350100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $78,009 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $70,709 90.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,855 8.8%
Fees to independent contractors $445 0.6%
Total$78,009100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $75,923 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $69,790 91.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,783 7.6%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $110,351 95.2%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $54,802 90.9%
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