2024-08-02T08:59:23-05:00 2023-12-31 060903326 WHITTLESEY PC 14 BOBALA RD HOLYOKE MA 01040 990 2023-07-01 923930692 RACHEL'S TABLE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC RACH 4137330084 1160 DICKINSON STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 01108 JODI FALK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4137330084 2024-07-31 1 1 THOMAS DOWLING P01232667 4135363970 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X JODI FALK 1160 DICKINSON STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 01108 1542069 0 X FEEDWMA.ORG X 2023 MA THE MISSION OF RACHEL'S TABLE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS (RTWM) IS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND REDUCE THE WASTE OF FOOD RESOURCES IN WM. RTWM TAKES A HOLISTIC AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TOWARD FOOD SECURITY BY SUPPORTING AN INTERGENERATIONAL VOLUNTEER EFFORT TO FEED AND NOURISH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 15 15 6 350 0 0 1310082 231987 0 0 1542069 0 0 142081 0 30064 810128 952209 589860 617815 27955 589860 X THE MISSION OF RACHEL'S TABLE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS (RTWM) IS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND REDUCE THE WASTE OF FOOD RESOURCES IN WM. RTWM TAKES A HOLISTIC AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TOWARD FOOD SECURITY BY SUPPORTING AN INTERGENERATIONAL VOLUNTEER EFFORT TO FEED AND NOURISH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 0 0 784525 0 RESCUE- SIX DAYS PER WEEK, DRIVERS FROM OUR CADRE OF VOLUNTEERS COLLECT FOOD FROM LOCAL SUPERMARKETS, RESTAURANTS, FARMS, CATERERS, AND BAKERIES, AND DELIVER TO MORE THAN 65 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING FOOD PANTRIES, COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAMS, AFTER SCHOOL CENTERS, SHELTERS, AND MORE. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACROSS HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES OF WESTERN MA. IN 2023, OUR REFRIGERATED VAN AND VOLUNTEER CARS DELIVERED OVER 701,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FROM 80+ FOOD DONORS- A 95% INCREASE FROM 2022. MOST OF THE INCREASE IS DUE TO OUR REFRIDGERATED VAN. WE CONTINUALLY ADD MORE ROUTES TO OUR RESCUE OPERATIONS, AND WE ARE BEGINNING TO REVIEW THE NEED FOR ANOTHER REFRIGERATED VEHICLE. OUR 2024 GOAL: SUSTAIN OUR INCREASED OPERATIONS TO MEET THE NEED WHILE ENSURING EQUITABILITY IN DISTRIBUTION. 51913 0 PURCHASE- RTWM SPONSORS SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO CATER EVEN FURTHER TO SPECIFIC REQUESTS BY PARTNER AGENCIES. FRESH FRUIT FOR CHILDREN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, SHELF-STABLE MILK FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, AND TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING ARE EXAMPLES OF HOW WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS DESIRES. THIS YEAR, OUR PURCHASE PROGRAM DELIVERED 33,500 POUNDS OF REQUESTED FOOD TO PARTNER AGENCIES. OUR 2024 GOAL: CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO CULTURAL AND DESIRED NEEDS OF THE CLIENTS OUR PARTNER AGENCIES SERVE. 20544 0 GLEAN- GLEANING IS THE PRACTICE OF COLLECTING GRAIN OR PRODUCE AFTER HARVEST. 2023 SAW A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN OUR GLEANING PROGRAM- 44 GLEANS (UP FROM 12 IN 2022), 100+ NEW GLEANING VOLUNTEERS, AND 71% MORE PRODUCE HARVESTED AND DISTRIBUTED- DUE TO GREATER FOCUS ON OPEN COMMUNITY GLEANS, NEW LOGISTICAL SOLUTIONS, AND WIDER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS. APPROXIMATELY 25% OF GLEANERS IN 2023 REPORTED THAT GLEANING DIRECTLY HELPED THEM TO FEED THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. DEEPENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FARMERS REVEALED OPPORTUNITES FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION. OUR 2024 GOAL- SUSTAIN OUR GLEANING OPERATIONS, EXPLORE WAYS TO SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS, AND DONATE EVEN MORE PRODUCE TO PARTNER AGENCIES AND PEOPLE IN NEED. 27353 0 GROW - BY SPRING OF 2024, RTWM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION MA CHAPTER, WILL HAVE ENHANCED OR INITIATED 11 GARDENS IN WHICH PEOPLE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY FOOD INSECURITY WILL HAVE HAD AN INTEGRAL PART IN PLANNING, PLANTING, AND HARVESTING. THESE GARDENS PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, INCLUDING IN FOOD DESERTS WHERE LACK OF ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION MAKES GOING TO GROCERY STORES CHALLENGING. COMMUNITY-LED TRAININGS, COOKBOOKS DESIGNED BY CHILDREN (95 CHILDREN ARE A PART OF 5 OF THE GARDENS), COOK-OFFS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SOCIALIZATION AND RAISED GARDEN BEDS FOR SENIORS WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS, PART-TIME JOBS FOR TEENAGERS, AND SHARED RECIPES THAT INCLUDE TASTES OF HOME ARE JUST SOME OF THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROGRAM. OUR 2024 GOAL: CONTINUE TO ADD 3 NEW GARDENS PER YEAR TO THIS 3-YEAR PROGRAM TO FOSTER SELF-DETERMINED FOOD SOURCES AND COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO FOOD SECURITY. 14555 TEEN BOARD - OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES A BOARD WITH OFFICERS AND MEMBERS WHO EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND OTHERS ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY, SERVE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY IN MANY PROJECTS SUCH AS PACKING WEEKEND BACKPACKS OF FOOD OR COOKING FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN CRITICAL CARE, AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE BY WRITING LETTERS OR LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL LEGISLATION. OUR 2024 GOAL: GROW THIS PROGRAM TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER YOUTH LEADERS IN OUR REGION. 41908 0 898890 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X THE ORGANIZATION 4137330084 1160 DICKINSON STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 01108 ELLEN GOLD PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDY YAFFE VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA KATZ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JANE COHEN CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH SHTRAX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY BERTUZZI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA CANNING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE DICKSTEIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA GOLDSTEIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN GRODSKY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH HAAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY INGIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN LEPOW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIMI MASENGILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SAGALYN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JODI FALK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 44500 0 0 44500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211444 1098638 732064 1310082 BOUNTIFUL BOWLS 900099 231987 231987 231987 1542069 231987 0 0 142081 91464 20553 30064 2702 2702 6158 6158 6915 6915 FOOD 762870 762870 OTHER PROGRAM 27555 27555 GARDEN 3928 3928 952209 898890 23255 30064 527994 20000 5550 71186 6915 0 64271 0 617815 27955 0 27955 X 569860 20000 0 589860 0 617815 589860 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 578018 578018 578018 578018 578018 578018 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN OPERATIONS AS OF JULY 1, 2023 AND THEREFORE IS FILING A SHORT YEAR RETURN WITH ACTIVITY FROM JULY 1, 2023 TO DECEMBER 31, 2023. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 71186 6915 64271 64271 1542069 0 1542069 0 1542069 952209 0 952209 0 952209 X 1 732064 COST 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FILED. THE BOARD IS GIVEN TIME TO LOOK OVER THE 990 AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS BEFORE THE 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EACH MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE MUST SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR WHEREIN EACH DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE MUST DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED THE BOARD MEMBER ABSTAINS FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WITH JOB LEVELS AND PAY GRADES HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. EVERY POSITION WAS SCORED AND PLACED ON THE SCALE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS MAINTAINED AS PART OF THE PERMANENT RECORD OF THE ORGANIZATION AND IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL OFFICE.