EIN 36-3507623

Helena Food Share

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
20
City
Helena
State
Year formed
1987
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Helena Food Share distributes food to community members in need and strives to eliminate hunger in the greater Helena area by working with others. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, it provided food assistance through its grocery Share program, which fully resumed in June 2021 at three locations.
Total revenues
$6,306,227
2023
Total expenses
$4,837,438
2023
Total assets
$7,385,750
2023
Num. employees
20
2023

Program areas at Helena Food Share

During the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023, Helena Food Share provided Food assistance to neighbors in need in the greater Helena area.grocery Share Helena Food Share, Inc. Operates a grocery Share program (choice shopping) in three locations: the lewis street pantry, the east Helena mobile pantry, and the mobile pop-up pantry. At june 30, 2023 the number of services provided through the grocery Share program were as follows: full-shop services (all Food items, up to once per month) - 15,773 half-shop services (perishable foods, up to once per week) - 15,742 total grocery Share services - 31,515holiday serviceat thanksgiving and christmas, Helena Food Share provides a turkey and extra sides so they can serve traditional holiday meals. At june 30, 2023, Helena Food Share provided these holiday meal services. Thanksgiving holiday meal Share services - 1,223 christmas holiday meal Share services - 1,001 total - 2,224kid packshelena Food Share serves local elementary-school children through the kid packs program. Students identified by school teachers and staff are given a special pack of kid-friendly foods to provide a source of weekend nutrition. During fiscal year 2023, the program served children through the school year in head start, pre-school, elementary and middle school classrooms in Helena and east helena.kid packs - 46,222senior assistancehelena Food Share gives targeted Food assistance to income-eligible seniors. During fiscal year 2023, the senior farmers market nutrition program provided a $48 supply of coupons to 304 seniors for shopping at the Helena farmers market. This lets seniors enhance their Food resources with fresh, montana-grown vegetables, fruit and herbs. Helena Food Share also is the Helena distribution partner to rocky mountain development council for its senior commodities Food program. Eligible seniors receive nutritious, usda-supplied Food items on a bimonthly basis. During fiscal year 2023, commodity boxes were distributed to 1,464 seniors.agency collaborationemergency snack pack distribution occurs with many agencies and organizations, including the friendship center, god's love, good samaritan, office of public assistance, our place, pureview health center, ywca and others. Helena Food Share distributed 5,326 emergency snack packs in fiscal year 2023. In 2021, Helena Food Share began Food is care, a partnership program with st. peter's health serving community members referred by caregivers with st. peter's health who experience Food insecurity, have mobility or transportation challenges and diet-sensitive chronic health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or hypertension. 323 Food is care services were provided by Helena Food Share in fiscal year 2023. Also as a partnership with st. peter's health, in 2022 Helena Food Share, Inc. added a program called Food farmacy rx to serve food-insecure individuals who are prescribed a health choice diet by a medical provider. During fiscal year 2023, Helena foodshare provided 43 Food farmacy rx services.helena Food Share distributes surplus Food to other local nonprofit agencies, such as god's love and the center for mental health services. Helena Food Share also assists the Montana Food bank network by providing a delivery and pickup center for Food it distributes to other local agencies.

Who funds Helena Food Share

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Treacy FoundationSupport of Capital Campaign.$125,000
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCommunity & Human Services$50,000
Hauser Lake HomeProvide Support$50,000
...and 30 more grants received totalling $533,515

Personnel at Helena Food Share

NameTitleCompensation
Bruce DayExecutive Director$88,301
Steve FawcettBoard Chair$0
Karen SmithPast Chair$0
Dan McCauleyVice Chair$0
Jon SatreTreasurer$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Helena Food Share

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,241,302
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$37,832
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$38,082
Net income from fundraising events$-12,367
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,378
Total revenues$6,306,227

Form 990s for Helena Food Share

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-11-15990View PDF
2022-062023-05-11990View PDF
2021-062022-02-15990View PDF
2020-062021-04-02990View PDF
2019-062020-02-05990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
February 4, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $125,000 from Treacy Foundation
January 15, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $40,000 from Otto Bremer Trust (OBT)
July 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 21 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Town Pump Charitable Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Food banksFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 943
Helena, MT 59624
County
Lewis and Clark County, MT
Website URL
helenafoodshare.org/ 
Phone
(406) 443-3663
IRS details
EIN
36-3507623
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1987
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
K31: Food Banks, Food Pantries
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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