COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL INC
EIN 42-1254907 · Human Services (P200)
What they do
to SERVE LEE COUNTYS IMPOVERISHED RESIDENTS BY OFFERING HEALTHY FOOD, EDUCATION, and OTHER RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE GOOD NUTRITION, SELF- SUFFICIENCY and INSTALL HOPE for BETTER LIVES. NEARLY 5,000 RESIDENTS of LEE COUNTY, or ABOUT 1 OUT of 7 PEOPLE, STRUGGLE WITH A LACK of RELIABLE ACCESS to A SUFFICIENT QUANITY of AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD. NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY. WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE FOOD THEY NEED to THRIVE.
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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (11)
BEVERLY LINKDIRECTOR
CAROL KENNEDYDIRECTOR
CATHY MACINTEERDIRECTOR
CYNTHIA RENSTORMTREASURER
DENISE FRAISEDIRECTOR
GARY PEITZDIRECTOR
JULIE ALBERSDIRECTOR
KATHY NELSONVICE-PRESIDE
MICHAEL LINNENBRINKSECRETARY
PHYLLIS POMBERGDIRECTOR
SHIRLEY GABELPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2001
- Location
- PO BOX 273, FORT MADISON, IA 52627-0273
- County
- Lee
- In care of
- CYNTHIA RENSTORM
- Primary officer
- CYNTHIA RENSTORM, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MENKE & COMPANY
- NTEE classification
- Human Services (P200)
- IRS tax category
- Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities