Nonprofit · EIN 54-1473207
ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER
Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22206
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,159,869 | $9,288,568 | $871,301 | $13,269,413 | $307,302 | $12,962,111 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $9,758,211 | $9,085,941 | $672,270 | $12,246,765 | $342,804 | $11,903,961 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $8,394,141 | $7,982,172 | $411,969 | $11,398,010 | $337,345 | $11,060,665 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,648,520
- of which government grants
- $1,602,869
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $511,349
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $255,202
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,528,066
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $234,135
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,896,192
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,827,806
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $93,998
- Travel
- $18,719
- Depreciation
- $313,613
- Program services (functional)
- $8,119,461
- Management and general (functional)
- $511,137
- Fundraising (functional)
- $657,970
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,246,765
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,269,413
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $307,302
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,962,111
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,600,755
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,667,774
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,962,111
- Gross receipts
- $11,939,772
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 2,700
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Meng | CEO Officer | 40 | $257,120 | $19,240 |
| Jolie Smith | Development Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,086 | $46,533 |
| Danielle Rampton | Director of Volunteer Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,122 | $42,848 |
| Lily Duran | Director of Client Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,696 | $44,711 |
| Tyree Speight | Assistant Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,800 | $16,920 |
| Vicky Bandalo | Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,738 | $5,206 |
| Erica Beardsley | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Kelleher | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Ruggiero | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeri Somers | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Bollman | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Brady | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Chmelik | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy Hart | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lee | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Monteverde | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kami D Ragsdale | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Grace Shea | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Tanenbaum | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Van Kirk | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Vasquez | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolie Smith | Development Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,935 | $40,140 |
| Charles Meng | CEO Officer | 40 | $205,000 | $17,947 |
| Vicky Bandalo | Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,175 | $8,254 |
| Jeffrey Bollman | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Erica Beardsley | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Ruggiero | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Klanderman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Kelleher | Member, Retired Non Profit Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Cooper | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cleveland James | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Brady | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lee | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Miguel Monteverde | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Grace Shea | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Tannenbaum | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Ziegenhein | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy Hart | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Van Kirk | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Vasquez | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolie Smith | Development Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,585 | $37,601 |
| Charles Meng | CEO Officer | 40 | $184,117 | $17,558 |
| Jeffrey Bollman | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Erica Beardsley | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Ruggiero | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Klanderman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Kelleher | Member, Retired Non Profit Executive Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Cooper | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cleveland James | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Brady | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Lee | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Miguel Monteverde | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Grace Shea | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Tannenbaum | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Ziegenhein | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy Hart | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Van Kirk | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Vasquez | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2708 SOUTH NELSON STREET, ARLINGTON, VA 22206-2352
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Charles Meng, 2708 South Nelson Street, Arlington, VA 222060261
- Signed the 990
- Charles Meng, Chief Executive Officer
- Phone
- (703) 845-8486
- Website
- https://afac.org/
- Return prepared by
- Kositzka Wicks and Company
Mission
To provide dignified access to free groceries for qualified families in Arlington, VA and surrounding counties.
Program accomplishments
- The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is an independent, community-based, nonprofit food pantry that provides dignified access to nutritious supplemental groceries to all Arlington neighbors in need. AFAC works to relieve long-term food insecurity in Arlington County and nearby jurisdictions. AFAC focuses its food offerings on the high-cost items in a grocery basket that are essential for a healthy, nutritious diet, which are often avoided by low-income families - proteins (chicken, fish, hotdogs & ground beef), fresh fruit & vegetables, eggs, and milk among a number of culturally important food products. This allows families to reduce their food budget to make other necessary purchases without sacrificing their health, housing, or nutritional needs. AFAC operates its main distribution site out of their warehouse/headquarters at 2708 South Nelson Street and distributes food at 20 other locations around Arlington County. This includes a Home Delivery service for home-bound individuals in need of food. In the year ended June 30, 2025, AFAC served an average of 4,201 families each week just under 12,000 individuals, a third of whom are children under the age of 18. In total, 8,455 unique families were served during 199,820 visits for food. This was an 8.9% percent increase over the previous year (FY24) which saw a 30.4% on top of the FY23 increase of 29.4 percent increase. This increase in families has significantly strained AFAC's resources by requiring the purchase of over $1 million in additional food to be distributed to AFAC's families. AFAC works in close cooperation with the Arlington County Department of Human Services, the Arlington Public Schools, and over 20 other social safety net nonprofits to refer families in need of food to AFAC. With a referral, a family can receive free groceries once a week for six months. A referral can be renewed as long as a social worker believes the family will continue to benefit from AFAC's services. AFAC collects donated food from local grocery stores, farmers' markets, community gardens, local farms, congregations, schools, businesses, community organizations, and from numerous food drives conducted by or on behalf of AFAC. The donated food is brought to AFAC where it is weighed, sorted, and prepared for distribution to the many families that rely on AFAC for help. In addition to 1.4 million pounds of donated food, AFAC distributed nearly 3.7 million pounds of food purchased from local and national wholesale and retail distributors for a total of 5.1 million pounds distributed to its families in the year ended June 30, 2025.AFAC relies on the support of numerous individuals, businesses, foundations, and Arlington County to provide the financial resources, donated food, and the volunteer services essential to the operation of AFAC. Over 2,700 volunteers provided 51,000 hours of time to AFAC, the equivalent of 25 full-time employees.Expenses $8,119,461 · grants $2,528,066
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
- 54-1473207
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K31Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,269,413
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,939,772
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $10,159,869 | $9,288,568 | $13,269,413 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $9,758,211 | $9,085,941 | $12,246,765 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $8,394,141 | $7,982,172 | $11,398,010 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $8,776,012 | $6,917,498 | $10,923,137 | 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 54-1473207).
Questions about ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER
- What is the EIN of ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER is 54-1473207.
- Is ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER 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 ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER 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 ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER 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 ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Charles Meng.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $257,120 (Charles Meng, CEO).
- How much revenue does ARLINGTON FOOD ASSISTANCE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,159,869, expenses of $9,288,568 and total assets of $13,269,413 at year end.
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