South Portland Food Cupboard

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030550892
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
South Portland, ME, USA
Phone
2078740379
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Banks, Pantries

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,010,064
Expenses
$1,819,522
Assets
$1,180,752
Liabilities
$2,002

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD BORRELLI (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DWAYNE HOPKINS (EXECUTIVE DI): $54,692 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission: the food cupboard is a non-profit, volunteer-based food pantry dedicated to alleviating hunger. The cupboard organizes volunteers who are committed to the acquisition and distribution of food to hungry people throughout south portland, cape elizabeth, scarborough and surrounding communities. Our reach truly extends throughout cumberland and york counties. Our commandments: respect the food, respect the recipients, and respect each other.

What it reported doing in 2024

The cupboard is responsible for feeding individuals and families in the local and surrounding communities in need of food. Respect and compassion: we treat all recipients with dignity, ensuring every interaction is rooted in respect and kindness. Nourishment: we are committed to providing each household with a week's worth of nutritious food every month, prioritizing their well-being. Community support: weoffer guidance and connect recipients to valuable resources, including food stamps, clothing, and budget management, to empower them beyond food assistance. Top program accomplishments for fiscal year july 1, 2024 - june 30, 2025: -we bought into a computer platform called pantrysoft which allows recipients to schedule when they will come to do their shopping. It has the capacity to eventually load inventory so that recipients will be able to shop online then schedule coming to pick up their order. -we brought on a part-time position to help with fundraising, social media and grant writing. -we signed the lease for a newer buildout that became our new facility. This buildout is not only newer, fresher and cleaner, it has double the square footage providing greater opportunity to meet the growing needs brought in by food insecurity in our community and beyond. -several fundraising events were held throughout the year to include a benefit concert, cars and coffee which runs monthly for may, june, july, september & october, a car show in august, a wine tasting with silent auction, donor appreciation and our annual appeal.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.6%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 95.4%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4,129.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.5%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.4% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.6% of revenue deployed · 95.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $55K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.