Food for Free Committee Inc
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16 people8 organisationsi16 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Gray Chair | Chair of Governance | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Stephen Pratt Chair | Past Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Amy Copperman | Co-Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Anne Cushman | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Camilo Saavedra | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Deanne Wherry | Co-Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| GAO-WEN Shao | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Gregory Bowe | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jennifer Norton | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John O'Donnell | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kathleen Rowe | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mahnaz El-Kouedi | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mary Cassesso | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michelle Lower | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Regina WU | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Trish Fontanilla | Clerk | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Abe Ceesay | Vice-Chair | 2020 |
| Alexandra Purpura | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Amy Copperman | Chair | 2023 |
| Benjamin Engle | Chief Operations Officer | 2023 |
| Jessica Cantin | CEO | 2025 |
| Kristen Watkins | Clerk | since 2020 |
| Marc A Becker | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Marena Burnett | Chief Development Officer | 2023 |
| Stephanie Smith | Chief of Staff | 2025 |
| Stephen Pratt | Chair | since 2020 |
| Timothy Cavaretta | Director of Operations | 2025 |
| Trish Fontanilla | Clerk | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Cantin | CEO | 40 | $190k | $2k | |
| Timothy Cavaretta | Director of Operations | 40 | $119k | $14k | |
| Stephanie Smith | Chief of Staff | 40 | $100k | $20k | |
| Amy Copperman | Co-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deanne Wherry | Co-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Pratt | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| John O'donnell | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Trish Fontanilla | Clerk | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anne Cushman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alison Gray | Chair of Governance | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Lower | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Cassesso | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Norton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Regina Wu | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Camilo Saavedra | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gao-Wen Shao | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Rowe | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mahnaz El-Kouedi | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gregory Bowe | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Food for Free Committee Inc
- EIN
- 222561771
- Address
- 59 Innerbelt Rd Ste 1, Somerville, MA, 02143-4413
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- Food for free improves access to healthy food through establishing innovative programming and partnerships to overcome barriers and strengthen the community food system. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K33Z Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1983
- Principal officer
- John O'donnell (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1985
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAlison Gray
≥7years on the filingsStephen Pratt
≥7years on the filingsAmy Copperman
≥7years on the filingsAnne Cushman
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.2m
- Total liabilities
- $488k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $13.2m
- Program service revenue
- $29k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $250k
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 1,368