EIN 01-0378369501(c)(3) public charityApproved October 2011Donations tax deductible
From the latest return on file
At a glance
Figures come from the organization’s latest return, for the fiscal year ending May 2026, as recorded by the IRS.
Revenue
$572,559
FY2026
Assets
$1,430,501
Year end
Required return
Form 990
Full return required from $200K of receipts
Fiscal year
June to May
Ends in May
Focus
Emergency assistance
NTEE P60, human services
Charity type
Publicly supported
170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Compliance clock
What is due, and when
Computed from the fiscal year end and the return type. Federal dates are fixed by law. The state line is the general charitable solicitation rule of Maine, read from the regulator’s own guidance; exemptions vary, and the regulator’s page is the authority.
Oct 15, 2027
Form 990 for FY2027
Fifteenth day of the fifth month after year end.
Annual
Maine charitable solicitation registration
Charities that solicit in Maine register with the state and renew each year, unless exempt. It is due by November 30 each year.
Exempt status is revoked after three consecutive years without a return. The latest return on file is FY2026.
Filing history
When each return reached the IRS
From IRS records of electronically filed returns. The IRS record date is the date in the IRS’s own record of each return. It is not a legal filing date, and extensions are not public.
Fiscal year
Form
IRS record date
Due date
Note
FY2025
Form 990
September 3, 2025
October 15, 2025
On or before the due date
FY2024
Form 990
October 9, 2024
October 15, 2024
On or before the due date
FY2023
Form 990
August 2, 2023
October 16, 2023
On or before the due date
FY2022
Form 990
August 31, 2022
October 17, 2022
On or before the due date
Returns for fiscal years before 2021, and returns the IRS record cannot date, are not listed.
IRS status check
What the IRS lists say
Three IRS lists, read each month. This is a display of what they show, not a determination of status.
Exempt status
Listed as exempt
The IRS list of exempt organizations. As of October 13, 2026.
Deductible donations
Listed
The IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax deductible contributions. Listed with code PC (public charity). As of October 13, 2026.
Automatic revocation
On the list, reinstated
Revoked October 15, 2010. Posted June 9, 2011. The list shows the exemption reinstated on July 15, 2011.
Peers
Against Maine human services organizations of similar size
92 public charities share this focus and state with revenue between $500K and $5M on a recent return. The shaded band is the middle half of the group.
$500K$1M$2M$3M$4M$5M
Biddeford Food Pantry $573KPeer median $1.4MMiddle half of peers
Revenue rank
10th percentile
Among the 92 peers
Assets held
About 2.5 years
Of annual revenue, from public figures
Age
About the typical age
Approved 2011; the median peer, 1998
Readiness
What public data cannot tell you
A 990 shows money in and money out. It cannot show whether programs, outcomes, funding and compliance live in one place, or how long a funder report takes to produce. The five pillars below are scored only by the organization itself.
Mission & Strategic Clarity
Can every program be traced to a stated outcome?
Unscored
Stakeholders & Positioning
Do funders see the same story the board sees?
Unscored
Programs & Program Design
Are participants, activities and budgets tracked per program?
Unscored
Evidence, Data & Storytelling
How long does the next funder report take to assemble?