Small Things 2025 Impact Report

2025

IMPACT REPORT how change happens

Small Things WHO WE ARE

OUR MISSION

Small Things is a hunger relief

Small Things works with local partners

organization that distributes food to local

and community leaders to alleviate

community pantries and directly helps

poverty by improving food security and

people facing food insecurity and poverty

collaborating to address other

in the Philadelphia region through our

community needs.

three full-choice Small Things Markets.

OUR VALUES COLLABORATION • DIGNITY • INTEGRITY • IMPACT • COMPASSION

OUR IMPACT 2020-2025

Over 25 million pounds of

32,340 volunteer hours

3,942 financial donations

food distributed to

to make it all happen!

from individuals and

families in need.

1 | Introduction: Impact

organizations.

How Change Happens

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Five years is no small thing. As I reflect on these last five years, it’s about the people we helped and those who helped us. That’s how change happens. This year’s SNAP crisis brought government cuts, food shortages, and more hungry neighbors to our doors. We saw a 60% increase in demand, but we didn’t turn anyone away. We expanded our hours and worked with nonprofit partners and local government to meet the need.

Over the last five years, we've distributed more than25 million pounds of food.

That is a milestone we don’t take lightly. But even more powerful are the people who have experienced fresh starts, new jobs, and internships through Small Things. We've also seen our staff grow, and this year we developed our first strategic plan. These building blocks are establishing us in Philadelphia as a trustworthy organization that keeps its word and does its work well.

I admit that I am even more excited about the future than the past. In 2026, we will grow our markets and our “more than food” programs. We will partner with churches, community centers, and government officials to create hubs that offer services and access to healthy food – things that will bring people long-term stability.

We are also preparing to relocate our warehouse into a high-need neighborhood to be closer to the communities we serve. That move will allow us to create new community hubs, expand volunteer opportunities, and increase access to healthy food, nutrition education, and workforce development programs. As we deepen our partnerships with social service organizations, we will expand mental health and addiction support and increase access to stable housing. These are the dreams. These are the pillars that will move us forward.

When I started Small Things five years ago, I never imagined the passion God placed in my heart would become a reality. But it is a reality because of you. We want you involved. Will you continue to follow Small Things? Partner with us? Ask, “How can I help?”

Small Things isn’t about any one person or one organization. Small Things is what happens when we do together what we can’t do apart. It’s a community choosing, again and again, to do no great things—only small things with great love. And that is how change happens.

Sincerely,

Rev. Vito Baldini Executive Drector, Small Things, Inc.

Introduction: Vito’s Letter | 2

OUR PROGRAMS MEALS

MARKETS

MORE

Meals connect Small Things with neighborhoods.

Markets connect Small Things to people.

Through Meals programs, Small Things sources and distributes food to our 50 hyper-local partner pantries throughout Philadelphia.

Small Things Markets are free choice-style grocery stores, each serving distinct populations: expanding access to new free food sources.

More than Food Programs connect people to resources.

These programs address the root causes of poverty through workforce development, forklift certification, and access to housing services.

MEALS

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3 | Programs: Meals

Coordinated 1,369 partner pickups and 226 food deliveries with our 50+ partners.

Distributed 3.3 million pounds of groceries through our hyper-local partner pantry network.

Provided groceries for 404,072 people - over 7,800 people a week. Each person received ~7 meals' worth of groceries at a time.

Packed and distributed 26,685 healthy kids snack bags, providing kids with both nutrition education and a healthy snack.

How Change Happens

Partner Pantry Spotlight: Rev. Adan Mairena @ West Kensington Ministry Rev. Adan Mairena wears two hats at Small Things. As pastor of West Kensington Ministry, he helps lead a weekly pantry supplied by the Small Things warehouse in Roxborough. As a member of the Small Things Board of Directors, he brings on-the-ground insight and a direct connection to West Kensington, helping ensure our work stays rooted in community needs.

In Kensington, Adan’s ministry meets people at the intersection of spiritual care and daily needs.

In an area where 32% of adults and 40% of children live in poverty, access to reliable food can be the difference between uncertainty and stability. “It’s predominantly Latino, but multicultural... It’s also an intragenerational neighborhood with a senior center, youth programs, and lots of traffic.”

Adan explains that hunger is not always visible and does not affect only people who fit common stereotypes. Many households rely on public support, and even those with steady work can fall short at the end of the month. “Everyone, for the most part, suffers from [hunger], especially at the end of the month when food support runs out. A lot of people are on some type of public assistance, Social Security, disability, food stamps, but even people with stable jobs often find their way to us to make ends meet.”

With consistent access to food, food distributions become a place of dignity, relationship, and belonging. “At our food distribution on Thursdays, [you see] neighbors and members from the church distributing food joyfully and compassionately. You would find a diverse group of people coming for food ... people who know each other and are conversing,” he said. There is a “sense of community and familiarity and nonjudgment – volunteers who make people feel at ease.”

That stability creates ripple effects for families:

“I have seen single mothers be a little more relaxed and at ease because they are able to have a consistent, reliable source of food. [They can] take a deep breath and tackle other areas of their lives that need attention.”

Adan is clear about what makes this possible: partnership.

Without Small Things, “we would not be doing food distribution on Thursdays, and all the people who have gravitated toward becoming part of the church, volunteering, would not be present ... we would be less of a presence in the community ...

Our congregation, neighbors, and the community know we're always here, and they can count on us.”

Programs: Meals | 4

OUR MARKETS Hunting Park (House of Hope) Fairhill

In total, the three Small Things Markets distributed almost 495,000 meals to over 20,800 guests (with many repeat visitors!)

Hunting

5,151 guests

Park

118,110 meals

Fairhill

Center City (Emmanuel)

12,030 guests 345,810 meals

Center

3,693 guests

City

30,960 meals 5,445 hot meals

In partnership with Operation Warm, Small Things distributed 3,000 warm children’s coats - 500 through the Fairhill Market, 500 through our Hunting Park Market, and the remaining coats through our Partner Pantries.

5 | Programs: Markets

MARKET PORTRAITS

How Change Happens

Jose started coming to the market in Fairhill last year to help feed his mother, who lives with him. “We’ve been doing very good,” he said, taking home meat and vegetables. “Go there if you need food:

“They treat you good and you’ll find good food.”

Icelsa discovered the Fairhill market about last August:

“They have good food – everything – milk, cheese, all the vegetables. It’s very clean and the people are nice.”

For 41-year-old Marjorie, the Small Things Market at Fairhill helps ensure she and her six children and two grandchildren will have something to eat.

Knowing she can shop one day a week gives her peace of mind.

“The market took a lot of the stress you have when you can’t feed your babies.”

“I get a little bit of everything here,” she said. “My kids eat everything, so if I see something new, I try it.” Once, she was offered fresh eggplant, something she had never eaten. She took it and found a recipe for it. “That’s why you go to YouTube.” She fried it and discovered something new that everyone enjoyed.

“We’re very blessed,” she said. “If not for Small Things, a lot of people will go hungry.”

EMMANUEL Our Emmanuel program in Center City builds connections with neighbors experiencing homelessness and food insecurity through a free, hot lunch as well as the Emmanuel Market.

The program reinforces the dignity of every person by plating and serving meals restaurant-style, with no need to wait in line.

Saturdays, volunteers support the lead chef by prepping in the kitchen, plating and serving the meal to 100-150 guests, and cleaning up afterward.

This year, we served a meal to 5,445 guests.

Programs: Markets | 6

MORE THAN FOOD FORKLIFT TRAINING

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

In 2025, we had 9 graduates from our Forklift Certification Program.

In 2025, we welcomed 37 interns—from high school students exploring careers to social work students gaining practical experience. We also partnered with New Leash on Life to support people returning from incarceration.

Starting in 2026, Small Things will hire a Program Consultant to take our forklift program beyond certification and into job placement, connecting participants to roles averaging $38,500 per year.

We will continue to offer free training for up to five participants per session and add a 90-day paid warehouse internship for one participant per cohort. The consultant will coach interns in forklift skills and workplace readiness, build employer partnerships to align training with hiring needs, and strengthen referral relationships with reentry programs.

Through Philadelphia Youth Basketball, teens supported a hot meal program for unhoused neighbors in Center City and helped with warehouse sorting and stacking food.

Social work interns served at Small Things Markets, connecting shoppers to supports.

Two New Leash interns were hired at the end of their placements.

CONNECTION TO RESOURCES

OUR VOLUNTEERS

Small Things partners with community organizations, such as Concilio, to offer more than food: connecting shoppers and guests to the support they need to thrive.

Concilio (Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations, Inc.) is Philadelphia’s oldest Latino nonprofit. When neighbors at our Fairhill Market need housing assistance, we refer them to Concilio. When Concilio’s clients need reliable access to fresh food, they are referred to Small Things Markets.

We also bring services directly to our sites. Drexel University students have conducted blood pressure screenings for our unhoused guests at Emmanuel in Center City, and Aetna Better Health has hosted health screenings at our House of Hope Market in Hunting Park.

At Fairhill, partners like Books and Bread promote children’s literacy, and the Maternal Health Coalition provides essential items for women and babies.

7 | Programs: More than Food

How Change Happens

OUR VOLUNTEERS By the Numbers: 4,062 people volunteered with Small Things in 2025.

909 Warehouse volunteers 1,504 Market volunteers

1,649 Emmanuel volunteers

Dipa’s Story: Dipa didn’t expect Small Things to bring her back to Kolkata. Volunteering on the MLK Day of Service with her employer, she walked into our Roxborough warehouse and stopped at a sign on the wall: “You can do no great things, only small things with great love” – Mother Teresa.

The quote took her back many years, to when she taught at a school for orphans in Kolkata, India, alongside Mother Teresa. “She was an angel,” Dipa said. Back in Philadelphia, seeing those words again reminded her of a belief Small Things shares: it's putting love into action that matters, not the scale of the help.

Volunteer Spotlight: Benny Meet Benny, a 12-year-old who gathered friends and family this fall to prepare and serve the Saturday Emmanuel meal for neighbors experiencing homelessness in Center City. As part of his Bar Mitzvah at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in Wynnewood, Benny took on planning, cooking, and serving— turning his celebration into a morning of service and welcome.

As Benny explained: “A Bar Mitzvah is when a 13-year-old Jewish person transitions into being an adult. Much study and preparation are required ... with a Bar Mitzvah, there is always a Mitzvah project.” He added that a Mitzvah is “to help the people in need and be a better person. It just so happens, feeding the less-fortunate people is a Mitzvah.”

Benny planned the menu, recruited volunteers, and raised and donated $2,000 to support Small Things. “Small Things has really motivated me to help homeless people in need,” he said.

After the meal, he reflected: “Ever since I first came and volunteered at the church, I knew the place was doing a great thing. And I wanted to be part of that … I left that day knowing I made a lot of people’s day better.”

Our Volunteers | 8

unHUNGRY PLAN UPDATE In 2025, the unHungry Project focused on three priorities:

“Free up Vito” Expanding leadership capacity. We brought on Yassmin Moor to oversee all program areas. She is strengthening operations, program design, and outcome measures—work that previously kept Vito tied to day-to-day issues. We also promoted Nilda Pimentel, a key leader in launching our Fairhill Market. Her deep community relationships are already opening up new city- and state-level funding opportunities and helping guide our search for a long-term home. We have benefited from John Walter’s part-time advisory support. Together, these roles have freed more of Vito’s time for strategic relationships and long-term direction.

Diversify Funding Building sustainability. We are working to evolve from a fully donor-supported model into an enterprise with a more durable revenue mix, including the long-term goal of warehouse ownership.

Pilot “More than Food” Launching pathways to stability. This year, we re-launched workforce programming and secured a $35,000 grant to expand our Forklift Certification Program—helping participants earn credentials, gain experience, and move toward stable employment.

Staff Spotlight: Yassmin With 15+ years leading humanitarian programs, Yassmin brings global experience and a deep commitment to equity and dignity.

Now based in Philadelphia, she oversees our full suite of programs, including our three full-choice markets in Fairhill, Hunting Park, and Center City, plus our network of 52 partner pantries.

“What drew me most was the chance to make a meaningful impact in underserved neighborhoods.”

She is joining at a critical moment, strengthening operations and advancing our More Than Food approach, which pairs food access with resources, job training, and partner support to create pathways to stability. We’re grateful to have her leadership as we grow our impact across Philadelphia today, together.

9 | unHungry Plan Update

How Change Happens

5th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION & NOTES

In October, we celebrated our 5th Birthday with a big party - friends, family, and partners attended, and Barb Delp, our amazing Director of Partnerships received the Great Love Award.

Birthday Notes from Small Things’ Friends Congratulations upon meeting this huge milestone! Five years really is no small thing, especially these last five years! It has been a pleasure working with you all and watching Small Things grow. I am grateful for your service to the NW Philadelphia communities and hopeful for your continued growth into the future!

Bethany Flood - Executive Director of Foundation fo r Health Equity

Vito and the whole Small Things team - what a joy it has been to partner with you all these years, first with Easter Outreach and now Small Things, and to see the impact you've had for the good of our city. Looking forward to many more years of partnership in loving our neighbors!

Paul Fuller - Pastor of CityLight Church, Mt. Airy

Shout out to everyone at Small Things Emmanuel that makes it an incredible experience for guests week after week!

Phil Antonello - Emmanuel Volunteer 5th Birthday Celebration | 10

OUR PANTRY PARTNERS Small Things serves individuals and works with partners in Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, and Camden counties. Our goal is to continually move toward being a presence in areas that experience food insecurity where our presence can support the community.

8th Street Community Church

House of Prayer for All Nations

Our Mother of Mercy House

Atonement Church

ICPIC New Africa Center

Roxborough Presbyterian

By Grace Alone Church

Iglesia Pentecostal

Concilio

Living Word Ministries

The Salvation Army - Central PA

CDA Ministry

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries

Snyder Avenue Congregational

Delco Food Project

Metro Church

Epiphany Gloucester

Mt. Vernon Baptist Church

Esperanza

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

The Everywhere Project

New Covenant Cheltenham

FeedPhillyNow

New Covenant Church

Firm Hope Baptist Church

NKCDC

Sunday Love Project

Good Samaritan Pantry

Northlight Community Center

True Vine Worship Center

Grands Stepping Up

Now Faith Worship Center

Victory Outreach Philadelphia

Greenhouse Project

OCCCDA

West Kensington Ministry

Heart of Worship Restoration

One Hope Church

Zion Lutheran Church Olney

Partners on the Map

Center

11 | Our Pantry Partners

Church

Church St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church St Paul Metropolitan AME Church

How Change Happens

5 YEARS OF NETWORK PARTNERS Aetna Better Health Kids Affinity Group Agnes Irwin School Albertson Company Foundation Alliance Bernstein Amazon America Online Giving Foundation Amerihealth Bank of America Barnabus Foundation Benevity Foundation Bethesda Project Bridge Community Church Bright Funds BYN Mellon Charitable Gift Fund Caron Treatment Center Christ Community Church Christian Life Church Citizens Bank City Line Church City Reach City of Phila. Controller's Office Citylight Church Clemens Food Group Commonwealth of PA - Dept of Environmental Protection Community Foundation for a Great Richmond Connelly Foundation Convergint Convoy of Hope Covenant Presbyterian Church Cyber Grants Einstein Health Network Elevation Church Emergency Food and Shelter Program Epic Church Ertz Family Foundation Essex county Community Foundation Faith Fellowship Ministries of Southern New Jersey Fidelity Charitable First Baptist Church of Phila.

First Presbyterian Church of Ambler First United Church of Christ Foundation for Health Equity Friends Select School Giant Food Stores

Greene Tweed H. Chase Lenfest Foundation Harvest Rock Church Heart of Worship Restoration Center House of the Good Shephard Resurrection Church Huron Consulting Group Iglesia Pentecostal Church Impact Services Corporation Jefferson Einstein Kendra Scott LLC Kensington Community Resiliency Fund Kingsway Service Inc. Kuttin Wealth Management La Colombe Leo and Peggy Pierce Foundation Leverington Church Liberti Church Collingswood Liberti Church Fairmount Liberti Church Mainline Liberti Church Northeast Liberti Church Riverwards Liberti Communion of Churches Little Brown Bird Foods McLean Contributionship Meaningful Missions MedTrack / Caresense Mercantile Beneficial Association Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Meta Tech Co. Metro East Falls Mid-Atlantic Food Trade Organization Migali Industries New Covenant Church of Philadelphia Oak Street Health Patricia Kind Family Foundation Paul L. Newman Foundation PECO Penn Community Fund PepsiCo Philabundance Philadelphia Activities Fund Philadelphia Classical School Philadelphia Foundation Phillies Charities Inc. Philly Foodworks Pilgrim Church Pincus Fund for Hunger Relief Portescap

Renewal Presbyterian Church Resurrection Church of Philadelphia Rotary Foundation of Philadelphia Roxborough Church Schmidt Baking Share Food Program Sharing Excess Snyder Ave Congregational Church Spring Garden Soup Society Sprouts Farmers Market Susquehana International Group Target The Agnes Irwin School The Pohlig Companies The Quaker School The Way Out Mission Third, Scots and Mariners Presbyterian Church Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation TIBCO Software Inc. Titus Talent Strategies TOSA Foundation Trader Joe's Trustees of Philadelphia Award University of Pennsylvania United Way of Central Indiana United Way of PA & Central NJ Univest Financial Corporation Utility Emergency Services Fund Utz Quality Foods Victory Church Violets In Bloom Volunteering Untapped PHL VOMO Gives Vynamic Washington University in St. Louis Alumni Wawa Foundation William Penn Charter School WW Smith Charitable Trust Women’s Business Enterprise Center East Women of Kellogg WSFS Cares Foundation Your Cause Zallie Community Foundation Zeta Phi Beta

Network Partners | 12

2025 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Last year was the first year of a 3-year plan that focused our work on Meals, Markets, and More. You responded to that plan and to supply chain disruptions with $1.68 million in donations. This support kept hunger at bay across the city with stocked shelves, expanded hours, and a focus on increasing stability in high-poverty neighborhoods.

Food donations topped $5.7 million for a total income of nearly $7.4 million. We covered one-time equipment and staff expenses from reserves and head into 2026 with a strong balance sheet to implement the plan’s next phases.

2024 | 2025 Income vs. Expenses $8,000,000

$6,000,000

$4,000,000

$2,000,000

$0

2024

Income

Income Donated Food - 77% General Donations - 12%

Grants - 7% Churches & Businesses - 2% Interest, Dividends & Other - 2%

Expenses

Program Services - 15% Administration - 4%

Food purchasing, transportation & storage - 81%

2025

Expenses

Income

Amount

Donated Food

$5,711,816

General Donations

$901,381

Grants

$510,556

Churches & Businesses

$157,939

Interest, Dividends & Other

$111,242

Total Income

$7,392,934

Expenses

Amount

Food purchasing, transportation & storage

$5,433,324

Program Services

$1,031,504

Administration

$257,876

Total Expenses

$6,722,704

Note: Small Things empties the warehouse of donated food at the end of each year to ensure adequate supply on Pantry shelves during the holidays and to simplify the annual inventory process. All of the reported “expense over income” can be traced to this practice. On a cash basis, Small Things consistently operates with a multimonth reserve.

These statements are subject to minor adjustments during our annual audit. 990s from previous years are easily accessed through the Small Things website: www.smallthingsphilly.org/reports.

13 | Financial Overview

How Change Happens

THE SMALL THINGS BOARD

Rev. Vito Baldini

Ricardo Maldonado

Executive Director

Board Chair

Rev. Adan Mainera

Rev. Bonnie Camarda

Andrew Kim

Joan Boyce

Treasurer

Secretary

Sarah (Snider) Migali

Rev. Mark Novales

Ben Ruegsegger

Claudia Ibarra

The Leadership Team

THE SMALL THINGS TEAM

Rev. Vito Baldini Executive Director

Barb Delp Director of Partnerships

Tony Tucker Director of Finance & IT

Yassmin Moor Program Manager

Jack Kennedy Warehouse Supervisor

Board & Leadership Team | 14

Ways to get involved: Volunteer: We are always looking for volunteers to help out in our warehouse, markets, and Emmanuel! Learn more or sign up online at www.smallthingsphilly.org/volunteer.

Donate: We can’t do the work we do without donations - any amount helps us get food to those in need and helps us pay our employees a fair and liveable wage. Donate online at www.smallthingsphilly.org/donate.

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Small Things Market (Fairhill) 3510 A Street Philadelphia, PA 19134

Small Things Mailing Address PO Box 41156 Philadelphia, PA 19127

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