Nonprofit · EIN 23-2202250
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK
Tax-exempt · HARRISBURG, PA 17109
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $134,229,134 | $133,468,429 | $760,705 | $40,066,150 | $4,554,006 | $35,512,144 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $132,641,856 | $134,353,693 | -$1,711,837 | $39,749,151 | $4,016,574 | $35,732,577 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $129,932,875
- of which government grants
- $1,719,005
- Program service revenue
- $1,843,438
- Investment income
- $2,915,195
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,412,545
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$633,645
- Other revenue
- -$462,374
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $115,956,301
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $474,410
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,972,247
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,970,445
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,951
- Accounting fees
- $55,000
- Occupancy
- $1,077,797
- Travel
- $43,077
- Depreciation
- $1,145,722
- Program services (functional)
- $128,441,202
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,023,275
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,003,952
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $39,749,151
- Total assets, end of year
- $40,066,150
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,554,006
- Net assets, end of year
- $35,512,144
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,072,594
- Publicly traded securities
- $15,264,211
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $31,125,143
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,387,001
- Gross receipts
- $158,250,466
- Employees
- 157
- Volunteers
- 12,500
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH ARTHUR | CEO (THROUGH 6/2025) Officer | 40 | $268,513 | $30,842 |
| LISA KREIDER | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,988 | $19,120 |
| AMANDA HAFFLY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $127,367 | $25,811 |
| TRAVIS BERG | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,266 | $6,888 |
| TARA DAVIS | CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,052 | $7,043 |
| ELLEN MIN | CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,014 | $17,380 |
| DAVID ARK | BOARD PRESIDENT (THROUGH 12/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA HUSIC | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA LUPFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MERRILL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ADAMS | DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA CURRY-NIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ORALIA DOMINIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL GAUKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARY GILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLISON HESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC PATTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK PELLEGRINO | DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRIS POLLICK | DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA RITCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ASHLEY VISCO | DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| OLIVIA EDWARDS RINDFUSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA KOSTELECKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CORRIE LINGENFELTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SCHANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEREMY SCHEIBELHUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHILA ULRICH | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHILA ULRICH | PRESIDENT (AS OF 1/2025) Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH ARTHUR | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $248,135 | $31,841 |
| JENNIFER POWELL | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,524 | $27,509 |
| DERICK FRITCHEY | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $158,254 | $21,663 |
| LISA KREIDER | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,555 | $19,702 |
| AMANDA HAFFLY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $112,230 | $25,806 |
| DAVID ARK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA EDWARDS RINDFUSS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA HUSIC | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MERRILL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA CURRY-NIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANNE DEPASQUA | DIRECTOR RETIRED DEC.2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ORALIA DOMINIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL GAUKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY GILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENNIS HARRIS | DIRECTOR RETIRED DEC.2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON HESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA LUPFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH MALLETT | DIRECTOR RETIRED DEC.2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN MCKENZIE | DIRECTOR, RETIRED DEC 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC PATTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK PELLEGRINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRIS POLLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE PRITCHETT | DIRECTOR, RETIRED DEC 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA RITCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROOF | DIRECTOR, RETIRED DEC 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SHERRY | DIRECTOR RETIRED DEC.2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHILA ULRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY VISCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3908 COREY RD, HARRISBURG, PA 17109-5929
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHILA ULRICH, 3908 COREY ROAD, HARRISBURG, PA 17109
- Signed the 990
- SHILA ULRICH, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (717) 564-1700
- Website
- WWW.CENTRALPAFOODBANK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCKONLY & ASBURY LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO SOLVE HUNGER IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY ENSURING THAT EVERYONE STRUGGLING WITH HUNGER HAS ACCESS TO ENOUGH WHOLESOME FOOD EVERY DAY. WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS BOLD GOAL WITH THE HELP OF OUR GENEROUS DONORS, VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
Program accomplishments
- FIGHTING HUNGER: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK (CPFB) IS IN ITS FINAL YEAR OF OUR 10-YEAR BOLD GOAL OF ENDING HUNGER IN CENTRAL PA BY THE YEAR 2025, WHILE CONTINUING TO RESPOND TO CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS RESULTING IN A GROWING NEED ACROSS CENTRAL PA. IN FY2025, CPFB PROVIDED NEARLY 55.5 MILLION MEALS IN CENTRAL PA. CPFB CURRENTLY SERVES MORE THAN 268,000 PEOPLE EACH MONTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 1,100 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN 27 COUNTIES. CPFB ALSO MAINTAINED EXCELLENT STEWARDSHIP: ADMINISTRATIVE & FUNDRAISING COSTS COMPRISED ONLY 3% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENSES, AND 97% OF EXPENSES WERE INVESTED INTO OUR PROGRAMS. FOR EVERY $1 DONATED TO THE FOOD BANK, 4 MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO OUR NEIGHBORS.Expenses $94,046,046 · grants $84,770,237 · revenue $1,084,083
- IMPROVING LIVES: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK, AN INNOVATOR IN THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK, IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED. SERVICES LIKE THE SNAP HEALTHLINE ASSIST WITH ENROLLMENT IN SNAP AND REFERRAL TO OTHER SERVICES. MOBILE DISTRIBUTIONS SERVED OVER 8 MILLION MEALS THIS YEAR, INCLUSIVE OF OUR MILITARYSHARE PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOUTH-FOCUSED PROGRAMS LIKE KIDS CAFE, BACKPACK, AND SCHOOL PANTRIES SERVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EACH WEEK, AND OUR ELDERSHARE PROGRAM REACHED OVER 4,000 SENIORS EACH MONTH. ALSO DURING FY2025, CPFB LEVERAGED THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE AND PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL SURPLUS PROGRAMS, THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL COOPERATIVE, AND FARMERS, PRODUCERS, GROCERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS TO SHARE OVER 27.8 MILLION POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FARM PRODUCTS WITH NEIGHBORS. WE CONTINUE OUR HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS HEALTHSHARE BOXES AND OUR FOOD AS MEDICINE PROGRAMMING.Expenses $33,387,620 · grants $30,178,528 · revenue $384,865
- STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK MAINTAINS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT DEDICATED TO STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND BUILDING CAPACITY WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. ESTABLISHED IN 2009, CPFB HAS PROVIDED $5.7M IN FUNDING FOR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR OUR PARTNERS, TO EXPAND OUR MOBILE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS, FRESH EXPRESS AND MILITARYSHARE, AND OTHER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. THESE PROJECTS ENABLE CPFB AND ITS PARTNERS TO SERVE MORE FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED ACROSS CENTRAL PA. CPFB ALSO MAINTAINS STRONG RESEARCH & DATA FUNCTION TO CONDUCT LOCAL HUNGER MAPPING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO HELP US BETTER SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED AND OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ARE THANKFUL TO OUR DONORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS VITAL WORK.Expenses $1,007,536 · grants $1,007,536 · revenue $374,490
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-2202250
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K31Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $40,066,150
- Income (IRS master file)
- $158,250,466
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $134,229,134 | $133,468,429 | $40,066,150 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $132,641,856 | $134,353,693 | $39,749,151 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $116,568,128 | $119,645,143 | $40,445,568 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $105,777,464 | $109,167,693 | $41,756,494 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-2202250).
Questions about CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK
- What is the EIN of CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK is 23-2202250.
- Is CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHILA ULRICH.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $268,513 (JOSEPH ARTHUR, CEO (THROUGH 6/2025)).
- How much revenue does CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $134,229,134, expenses of $133,468,429 and total assets of $40,066,150 at year end.
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