2025-11-14T07:53:00-06:00 2024-12-31 060903326 WHITTLESEY PC 14 BOBALA RD HOLYOKE MA 01040 990 2024-01-01 923930692 RACHEL'S TABLE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC RACH 4137330084 1160 DICKINSON STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 01108 JODI FALK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4137330084 2025-10-31 1 1 THOMAS DOWLING P01232667 4135363970 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JODI FALK 1160 DICKINSON STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 01108 2615780 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 2416908 231987 183492 0 15380 0 0 1542069 2615780 0 0 0 0 142081 333729 0 0 61983 810128 1815142 952209 2148871 589860 466909 617815 1076090 27955 19321 589860 1056769 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 1712296 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, 32 AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS, AND 41 INFORMAL NETWORKS, 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 2024, OUR REFRIGERATED VAN AND VOLUNTEER CARS DELIVERED OVER 925,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FROM 131 FOOD DONORS- A 30% INCREASE FROM 2023. 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 2025 GOAL: SUSTAIN AND GROW OUR OPERATIONS TO MEET THE NEED WHILE ENSURING EQUITABILITY IN DISTRIBUTION. 81722 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 24,403 POUNDS OF REQUESTED FOOD TO PARTNER AGENCIES. OUR 2025 GOAL: CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO CULTURAL AND DESIRED NEEDS OF THE CLIENTS OUR PARTNER AGENCIES SERVE. 71157 GLEAN- GLEANING IS THE PRACTICE OF COLLECTING GRAIN OR PRODUCE AFTER HARVEST. 2024 SAW AN INCREASE IN OUR GLEANING PROGRAM- 57 GLEANS (UP FROM 44 IN 2023), 50,681 POUNDS GLEANED AND DONATED, AND A TOTAL OF 279 VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SEASON- DUE TO GREATER FOCUS ON OPEN COMMUNITY GLEANS, NEW LOGISTICAL SOLUTIONS, AND WIDER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS. APPROXIMATELY 23% OF GLEANERS IN 2024 REPORTED THAT GLEANING DIRECTLY HELPED THEM TO FEED THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. DEEPENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FARMERS REVEALED OPPORTUNITES FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION. OUR 2025 GOAL- SUSTAIN OUR GLEANING OPERATIONS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDING, SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS, AND EXPAND THE RECIPIENT PARTNERS THROUGH GREATER DISTRIBUTION IN FURTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. 80010 GROW - RTWM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION MA CHAPTER, 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 7 OF THE 11 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 2025 GOAL: SUSTAIN CURRENT NUMBER OF GARDENS AND BRING 25% OF THE GARDENS TO SELF-SUSTAINABILITY IN ORDER TO BRING ON MORE GARDENS IN THE FUTURE. 15691 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 2025 GOAL: COLLABORATE WITH OTHER YOUTH LEADERS AND RECRUIT MORE YOUTH TO NOT ONLY THE TEEN BOARD, BUT TO INCLUDE THE YOUTH IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE WORK OF RACHEL'S TABLE, INCLUDING THE FOUR PROGRAMS AND ADVISING THE BOARD ON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. 95701 1960876 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 84441 0 9467 84441 0 9467 0 0 0 0 0 265716 2151192 1596074 2416908 SPECIAL EVENTS 900099 183492 183492 183492 15380 15380 2615780 198872 0 0 84441 42221 21110 21110 209471 180588 17488 11395 18924 14396 2458 2070 20893 15578 2904 2411 15175 15175 49678 8916 31085 9677 15080 2162 4830 8088 30992 8141 17641 5210 2250 2250 11389 11163 226 13830 10521 1796 1513 10536 1526 9010 FOOD 1665517 1665517 OTHER PROGRAM 695 147 39 509 2148871 1960876 126012 61983 527994 734375 20000 284843 5550 6431 71186 20745 64271 50441 617815 1076090 27955 19321 27955 19321 X 569860 771926 20000 284843 589860 1056769 617815 1076090 466909 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 578018 820834 1398852 578018 820834 1398852 1398852 15380 15380 1414232 183492 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 71186 20745 50441 50441 2615780 0 2615780 0 2615780 2148871 0 2148871 0 2148871 X 1 1596074 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.