COKATO FOOD SHELF
EIN 81-4446868 · Food Programs (K30)
What they do
COKATO FOOD SHELF PROVIDES A VARIETY of SHELF STABLE FOOD and FOOD PRODUCTS to PEOPLE IN NEED IN COKATO, MN. WE ACCEPT DONATIONS of FOOD, TOILETRIES, PAPER PRODUCTS, and MONEY FROM LOCAL CHURCHES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUSINESSES, and ORGANIZATIONS. HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED ARE GIVEN SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD BASED ON THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED and PURCHASED to DISTRIBUTE. AS FUNDS PERMIT, WE ALSO PROVIDE HOUSEHOLDS WITH A VOUCHER to BE USED AT "THE MARKETPLACE," THE GROCERY STORE IN COKATO, to BE REDEEMED for THEIR CHOICE of MILK, BREAD, EGGS, MEAT, and FRESH PRODUCE WITHIN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT LISTED ON THE VOUCHER. THE MARKETPLACE RETURNS THE VOUCHERS to COKATO FOOD SHELF WITH COPIES of THE RECEIPTS and COKATO FOOD SHELF PAYS THE BILL WITH MONEY THAT HAS BEEN DONATED.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (1)
ALLEN JONESPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2017
- Location
- PO BOX 1034, COKATO, MN 55321-1034
- County
- Wright
- In care of
- ALLEN JONES
- Primary officer
- ALLEN JONES, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- PIEHL HANSON BECKMAN PA
- NTEE classification
- Food Programs (K30)
- IRS tax category
- Food Programs