Lakes Area Food Shelf
To serve as a trusted community resource by helping our friends and neighbors become hunger free and obtain a healthy lifestyle.
Lakes Area Food Shelf at a glance
In short: Lakes Area Food Shelf reported $305 in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $305 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -99.0% vs 2023
- Total assets
- $1,596,313
- +20.4% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $833,527
- -13.8% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $18,400
- +1.1% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $561,624
- +8.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Lakes Area Food Shelf funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $305 (2024) to $30K (2023). In 2024 it reported $305 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pine River-Backus Family Center Pine River, MN | Prfc produce funding and transportation coordinator payroll to be paid by prfc | $29,796 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,596,313 | $833,527 | $561,624 | $305 | Total only | $18,400 |
| 2023 | $1,325,364 | $967,147 | $520,124 | $29,796 | 1 | $18,198 |
| 2022 | $872,256 | $614,518 | $362,236 | — | — | $4,407 |
| 2021 | $621,007 | $374,159 | $232,756 | — | — | $619 |
| 2020 | $478,571 | $383,356 | $194,242 | — | — | $1,235 |
| 2019 | $289,781 | $181,989 | $187,507 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lakes Area Food Shelf
Based on IRS filings
Lakes Area Food Shelf is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Pequot Lakes, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $305 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $18K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lakes Area Food Shelf is led by Tamara Larsen, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Tamara Larsen
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$12K (2023) → $63K (2024)
Tim Moore
Chairman
President → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Colette Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Casey
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Maddux
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kip Sandoz
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abbie Hoelscher
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremiah Eisenschenk
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Zahn
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pastor Jennifer Matthees
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dale Carlson
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Vice Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Kraft
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lou Frillman
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Kathy Adams (2021–2023) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Jennifer Matthees (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Will Risingson (2022) — Director
- Former: Donn Beaubien (2019–2021) — Executive Co
- Former: Amy Sjoblad (2021) — Director
- Former: Beth Goerges (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Kurt Stumpf (2021) — Director
- Former: Angie Rardin (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Chuck Mueller (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cindy Lubke (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dee Ebert (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Glen Gustafson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ivana Buchite (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Judy Rickbeil (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Mann (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Rick Paine (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Wayne Holtmeier (2020) — Director
- Former: Gary Harris (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Gary Hasse (2019) — Director
- Former: Ginny Arvig (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $63K, to Tamara Larsen (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Lakes Area Food Shelf
How much does Lakes Area Food Shelf give each year?
Lakes Area Food Shelf reported $305 in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $30K across 1 grant.
How large is Lakes Area Food Shelf?
Lakes Area Food Shelf reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $834K.
What is Lakes Area Food Shelf?
Lakes Area Food Shelf is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Pequot Lakes, MN. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Lakes Area Food Shelf operate?
Lakes Area Food Shelf has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Lakes Area Food Shelf's EIN?
Lakes Area Food Shelf's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1715784. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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