Manna on Main Street
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MANNA ON MAIN STREET IS COMMITTED TO ENDING HUNGER IN THE NORTH PENN REGION BY PROVIDING FOOD, FULFILLING SOCIAL SERVICE AND EDUCATION NEEDS, AND CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THROUGH A FOOD PANTRY AND SOUP KITCHEN, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID, COUNSELING AND REFERRALS, AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, WE SERVE THOSE IN NEED WITH THE HOPE "THAT EVERYONE MIGHT BE FED".
- Income
- $7.4 million
- Spending
- $6.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 61%
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 1,500
- Highest pay
- $111,099, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 76 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $2.8 million spent. MANNA'S MARKET (FOOD PANTRY): ON AN AVERAGE MONTH, MANNA'S MARKET PROVIDES GROCERIES THROUGH 1,200 VISITS FOR 800 HOUSEHOLDS, WHILE SEVERAL DOZEN NEW HOUSEHOLDS SIGN UP FOR THE MARKET EVERY MONTH. MANNA'S MARKET SHOPPERS CAN SHOP TWO TIMES PER MONTH AND CAN CHOOSE TO SHOP IN PERSON OR ORDER ONLINE. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, MANNA OPENED MANNA'S ONLINE MARKET HUB, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF MANNA'S CAPACITY TO FULFILL ONLINE ORDERS AND INCREASING THE CONVENIENCE AND FLEXIBILITY IT PROVIDES SHOPPERS. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF MARKET VISITS ARE IN PERSON, WHILE THE OTHER HALF ARE ONLINE, WITH DEMAND FOR ONLINE ORDERING CONTINUING TO GROW. IN FYE 2024, MANNA SERVED 1,794 HOUSEHOLDS, AN INCREASE FROM 1,648 SERVED IN FYE 2023. HOUSEHOLDS SHOPPING IN MANNA'S MARKET RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 691,254 LBS. OF FOOD. UTILIZING THE SMARTCHOICE INVENTORY AND ORDERING SYSTEM, MANNA PROVIDES A "CHOICE MODEL" SO THAT CLIENTS CAN SELECT WHOLESOME FOOD BASED ON DIETARY AND CULTURAL PREFERENCES. MANNA'S MARKET PROVIDES JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ONE CAN FIND IN A CONVENTIONAL GROCERY STORE - FRESH PRODUCE, MEAT, DAIRY, PET FOOD, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, CLEANING SUPPLIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS - THANKS TO MANNA'S GENEROUS DONORS. THE AMOUNT OF FOOD A HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES IS BASED UPON FAMILY SIZE AND AGE OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. THERE ARE NO MAXIMUM INCOME EXCLUSIONS BUT MOST MARKET CLIENTS LIVE AT LESS THAN 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS. TO FURTHER MANNA'S REACH IN THE COMMUNITY, MANNA HAS PARTNERED WITH ALL SIX LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD BAGS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHOM OFFICERS ENCOUNTER IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. MANNA'S MARKET (FOOD PANTRY): ON AN AVERAGE MONTH, MANNA'S MARKET PROVIDES GROCERIES THROUGH 1,200 VISITS FOR 800 HOUSEHOLDS, WHILE SEVERAL DOZEN NEW HOUSEHOLDS SIGN UP FOR THE MARKET EVERY MONTH. MANNA'S MARKET SHOPPERS CAN SHOP TWO TIMES PER MONTH AND CAN CHOOSE TO SHOP IN PERSON OR ORDER ONLINE. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, MANNA OPENED MANNA'S ONLINE MARKET HUB, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF MANNA'S CAPACITY TO FULFILL ONLINE ORDERS AND INCREASING THE CONVENIENCE AND FLEXIBILITY IT PROVIDES SHOPPERS. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF MARKET VISITS ARE IN PERSON, WHILE THE OTHER HALF ARE ONLINE, WITH DEMAND FOR ONLINE ORDERING CONTINUING TO GROW. IN FYE 2024, MANNA SERVED 1,794 HOUSEHOLDS, AN INCREASE FROM 1,648 SERVED IN FYE 2023. HOUSEHOLDS SHOPPING IN MANNA'S MARKET RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 691,254 LBS. OF FOOD. UTILIZING THE SMARTCHOICE INVENTORY AND ORDERING SYSTEM, MANNA PROVIDES A "CHOICE MODEL" SO THAT CLIENTS CAN SELECT WHOLESOME FOOD BASED ON DIETARY AND CULTURAL PREFERENCES. MANNA'S MARKET PROVIDES JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ONE CAN FIND IN A CONVENTIONAL GROCERY STORE - FRESH PRODUCE, MEAT, DAIRY, PET FOOD, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, CLEANING SUPPLIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS - THANKS TO MANNA'S GENEROUS DONORS. THE AMOUNT OF FOOD A HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES IS BASED UPON FAMILY SIZE AND AGE OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. THERE ARE NO MAXIMUM INCOME EXCLUSIONS BUT MOST MARKET CLIENTS LIVE AT LESS THAN 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS. TO FURTHER MANNA'S REACH IN THE COMMUNITY, MANNA HAS PARTNERED WITH ALL SIX LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD BAGS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHOM OFFICERS ENCOUNTER IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.
- $1.3 million spent. MANNA'S KITCHEN (SOUP KITCHEN): IN FYE 2024, MANNA SET A RECORD WITH 151,627 MEALS SERVED, SHATTERING LAST YEAR'S RECORD OF 109,096 MEALS SERVED. MANNA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS UTILIZE DONATED FOOD - FROM GROCERY STORES, INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND FAITH-BASED GROUPS RUNNING FOOD DRIVES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS - TO PREPARE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE MEALS. WE DISTRIBUTE TO-GO MEALS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WE SERVE SIT-DOWN HOT MEALS FOUR DAYS A WEEK. EVERY DAY, WE FEED APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF TO-GO MEALS AND SIT-DOWN MEALS. BOTH TO-GO MEALS AND SIT-DOWN MEALS FEATURE A VARIETY OF MEAL OPTIONS, INCLUDING MEAT, PORK, SEAFOOD AND VEGETARIAN THANKS TO MANNA'S GENEROUS FOOD DONORS, WHOSE FOOD DONATIONS ACCOUNT FOR OVER 90% OF THE FOOD USED TO PREPARE THE MEALS.
- $1.9 million spent. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID: IN FYE 2024 MANNA STEWARDED OVER 86,000 OF ITS OWN FUNDS TO MEET CRITICAL NEEDS FOR 404 HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN THE NORTH PENN REGION. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS FUNDING HELPS PAY FOR RENT OR UTILITY BILLS FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING AND KEEP THEIR UTILITIES ON, PREVENTING FURTHER HARDSHIP FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. MOST RECIPIENTS OF MANNA'S EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID LIVE IN THE NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WITHIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. FROM OCTOBER 2023-JANUARY 2024, MANNA DISTRIBUTED THE REMAINING FUNDS ALLOCATED TO MANNA FROM THE YOUR WAY HOME EMERGENCY RENT AND UTILITY COALITION PROGRAM. THESE FUNDS WENT TO QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO PREVENT EVICTIONS AND STABLIZE HOUSING. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID: IN FYE 2024 MANNA STEWARDED OVER 86,000 OF ITS OWN FUNDS TO MEET CRITICAL NEEDS FOR 404 HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN THE NORTH PENN REGION. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THIS FUNDING HELPS PAY FOR RENT OR UTILITY BILLS FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING AND KEEP THEIR UTILITIES ON, PREVENTING FURTHER HARDSHIP FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. MOST RECIPIENTS OF MANNA'S EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID LIVE IN THE NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES WITHIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. FROM OCTOBER 2023-JANUARY 2024, MANNA DISTRIBUTED THE REMAINING FUNDS ALLOCATED TO MANNA FROM THE YOUR WAY HOME EMERGENCY RENT AND UTILITY COALITION PROGRAM. THESE FUNDS WENT TO QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO PREVENT EVICTIONS AND STABLIZE HOUSING.
- $45,039 spent. ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: COMMON GROUNDS FOODSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM IS MANNA'S FREE, 2-MONTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MOVE PEOPLE LIVING IN ECONOMIC INSTABILITY TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. COMMON GROUNDS ADDRESSES TWO OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY: UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT. IN SUPPORT OF MANNA'S KITCHEN, COMMON GROUNDS TRAINEES LEARN BACK-OF-HOUSE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES IN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WHILE WORKING ALONGSIDE MANNA'S CULINARY STAFF TO PREPARE OVER 700 DAILY CONTRACT MEALS BENEFITTING 350 SENIORS THROUGH MEALS ON WHEELS (MANNA PROVIDED OVER 150,000 MEALS ON WHEELS AND OTHER CONTRACT MEALS IN FYE 2024). IN SERVICE TO COMMON GROUNDS CAFE AND CATERING, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT SERVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE TRAINEES LEARN HOW TO PREPARE INDIVIDUAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ORDERS, HOW TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOW TO OPERATE A POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM. TRAINEES PARTICIPATE IN "POWER SKILLS" CLASSES THAT FOCUS ON ADDITIONAL SKILL BUILDING SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, RESUME PREPARATION AND INTERVIEW PRACTICE TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THEY CAN OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A LIVING-WAGE JOB UPON GRADUATION FROM THE PROGRAM. SINCE THE END OF 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024, 133 INDIVIDUALS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, WITH 105 GRADUATES EMPLOYED OR ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION (A 79% JOB PLACEMENT RATE). ALL COMMON GROUNDS GRADUATES LEAVE MANNA WITH SERVSAFE CERTIFICATION.
- ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: COMMON GROUNDS FOODSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM IS MANNA'S FREE, 2-MONTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MOVE PEOPLE LIVING IN ECONOMIC INSTABILITY TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. COMMON GROUNDS ADDRESSES TWO OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY: UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT. IN SUPPORT OF MANNA'S KITCHEN, COMMON GROUNDS TRAINEES LEARN BACK-OF-HOUSE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES IN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WHILE WORKING ALONGSIDE MANNA'S CULINARY STAFF TO PREPARE OVER 700 DAILY CONTRACT MEALS BENEFITTING 350 SENIORS THROUGH MEALS ON WHEELS (MANNA PROVIDED OVER 150,000 MEALS ON WHEELS AND OTHER CONTRACT MEALS IN FYE 2024). IN SERVICE TO COMMON GROUNDS CAFE AND CATERING, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT SERVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE TRAINEES LEARN HOW TO PREPARE INDIVIDUAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ORDERS, HOW TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOW TO OPERATE A POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM. TRAINEES PARTICIPATE IN "POWER SKILLS" CLASSES THAT FOCUS ON ADDITIONAL SKILL BUILDING SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, RESUME PREPARATION AND INTERVIEW PRACTICE TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THEY CAN OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A LIVING-WAGE JOB UPON GRADUATION FROM THE PROGRAM. SINCE THE END OF 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024, 133 INDIVIDUALS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, WITH 105 GRADUATES EMPLOYED OR ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION (A 79% JOB PLACEMENT RATE). ALL COMMON GROUNDS GRADUATES LEAVE MANNA WITH SERVSAFE CERTIFICATION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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