Program areas at Food and Medicine
Workers rights education: providing education and counseling to laid-off and low-income workers in exercising their rights in the workplace and accessing unemployment insurance and other aid programs. Engaging workers in public policy: working with community leaders and workers' organizations to identify, educate around and advocate for policies that improve worker's rights and conditions for low-income workers.
Organized volunteers to support local Food pantries who saw increase in customers and loss of at risk volunteers. Raised funds to purchase indiviudal meals from local restaurants, and donated the meals to front line workers, including bus drivers and healthcare workers; also to seniors and low-income community members.
Local, healthy Food: proving access to and increasing markets for locally- grown, healthy Food through a farm share program, education and direct assistance to low-income families in accessing local Food.
Who funds Food and Medicine
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Food and Medicine
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| John E McKay | Executive Director | $44,340 | 2024-08-29 |
| Marc Cryer | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Erin Oberson-Brogden | President | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Laura Kati Corlew | Vice President | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Eamon Laskey | Secretary | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| ...and 7 more key personnel |
Financials for Food and Medicine
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $556,937 | $375,259 | 48.4% |
| Program services | $20,339 | $26,999 | -24.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $5,881 | $2,029 | 189.8% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $583,157 | $404,287 | 44.2% |
Organizations like Food and Medicine
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Food Solutions Action | 501(c)(4) | Washington, DC | $1,838,388 |
| The Nutrition Coalition | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $499,394 |
| Rural Urban Bridge Initiative | 501(c)(4) | Abingdon, VA | $328,090 |
| Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders | 501(c)(3) | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,299,757 |
| New Roots Institute | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $2,717,684 |
| Organic Voices | 501(c)(3) | Manchester, NH | $163,720 |
| Rethink Your Food | 501(c)(3) | Sunrise, FL | $167,997 |
| Market Entry Fund the | 501(c)(3) | Saint Paul, MN | $226,959 |
| Balanced | 501(c)(3) | Kansas City, MO | $1,103,275 |
| Hoa Aina O Makaha | 501(c)(3) | Waianae, HI | $455,370 |
Data update history
October 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
October 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsFood and nutrition programs
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutrition
Characteristics
Political advocacy
General information
- Address
- 20 Ivers St
- Brewer, ME 04412
- Metro area
- Bangor, ME
- County
- Penobscot County, ME
- Website URL
- foodandmedicine.org/
- Phone
- (207) 989-5860
IRS details
- EIN
- 05-0561675
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2003
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K00: Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition: General
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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