EIN 26-0046876

Friends of the Poor

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
23
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Friends of the Poor aims to ease the burden of poverty and enhance quality of life for all through bringing together those who want to give and those in need. They have a family-to-family program that has been providing food and dinner baskets to needy families during Thanksgiving since 1986, feeding around 20,000 people annually and has provided assistance through other general programs such as clothes line for men, seasonal dinners, food giveaways, and events. The organization is based in Scranton, PA.
Related structure
Friends of the Poor is child organization, under the parent exemption from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Total revenues
$1,558,964
2023
Total expenses
$1,559,981
2023
Total assets
$3,889,981
2023
Num. employees
23
2023

Program areas at Friends of the Poor

Family to family: program started in 1986 to provide needy families in the community with food and dinner baskets during the thanksgiving holiday season. Annually, the program feeds approximately 20,000 people and throughout the program's history has provided over 300,000 people with thanksgiving dinners. In 2023, the program served 24,450 individuals across three seasonal food distributions (easter, thanksgiving, and christmas).
Children's programs: several educational and social programs for children hosted throughout the year.
Food pantries: 119,859 individuals served in 2023 across 14 full and part-time food pantries in lackawanna county.
General programs: clothes line for men, seasonal dinners, food giveaways, and events to provide assistance to the community.

Who funds Friends of the Poor

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Moses Taylor FoundationFood Security Programs$67,000
Blair-Mackenzie Charitable TR Oceanfirst BankGeneral Support$50,719
Walter L Schautz FoundationFood for the Needy and General Expenses$35,000
...and 20 more grants received totalling $295,611

Personnel at Friends of the Poor

NameTitleCompensation
Meghan LoftusPresident and Chief Executive Officer$86,927
Ann Montoro-WilliamsStewardship Manager
Dorothy GrillService Programs Manager
Lauren PichiarellaFood Programs Manager
Peter MoylanVice Chair of the Board$0
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Friends of the Poor

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,532,271
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$26,693
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,558,964

Form 990s for Friends of the Poor

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-26990View PDF
2022-122023-08-04990View PDF
2021-122022-07-29990View PDF
Data update history
October 21, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $67,000 from Moses Taylor Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from PPL Foundation
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Geisinger Health Foundation
October 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Chapter / child organizationsCharitiesChurches
Issues
ReligionHunger
Characteristics
ReligiousCatholicChristianState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
2300 Adams Ave
Scranton, PA 18509
Metro area
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
County
Lackawanna County, PA
Website URL
friendsofthepoorscranton.com/ 
Phone
(570) 340-6086
IRS details
EIN
26-0046876
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X00: Religion: General
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Child within group exemption
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