Local Matters: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 06-1819644)

Al Obayuwana’s $47K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Michelle Moskowitz Brown	—	$89,600	$93,999	$84,197	$88,000
Al Obayuwana	$47,164	—	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes healthy communities by educating about food, improving access, and advocating for change.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Food Education

Local matters' food education programs are the cornerstone of the organization, serving children in preschool to adults with diet related diseases and everyone in between. Our food matters programming serves youth populations and focuses on developing positive attitudes and confidence around new foods.

$666Kprogram expense

02

Columbus Food Rescue

Columbus food rescue is a program of local matters that fights food waste and food inequity by rescuing excess foods and directly re-distributing it to shelters, agencies, and other community groups serving people facing food insecurity. Nearly one million pounds of food ends up in franklin county's landfill every single day.

$447Kprogram expense

03

Food Access

Veggie van is a food access program that provides opportunities for those living in under-resourced areas to more easily feed their families with fresh and healthy whole foods at low prices.

$344Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Ingram-White Castle FoundationFY2025$15K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$769K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$717K

Investment incomeLn 3$13K

Money outPt IX

$1.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.5M

Managementcol C$138K

Fundraisingcol D$87K

Owns and owesPt X

$731K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$508K

Total assetsLn 16$1.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$787K

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a17

IndependentVI 1b17

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$769K

Government grantsLn 1e$317K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$68K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$717K

Investment incomeLn 3$13K

Other incomeLn 4–11$9K

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$32K

SavingsLn 2$476K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$508K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$180K

Other assetsLn 15$631K

Total assetsLn 16$1.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$787K

Net assetsLn 32$731K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 524

VolunteersI 626

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$646K	$508K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$149K	$180K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.8M	$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$838K	$787K
Net assetsLn 32	$987K	$731K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$52K	$47K	$2K	$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$981K	$889K	$44K	$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$4K	$3K	$158	$172
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$69K	$62K	$3K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$81K	$73K	$4K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$31K	$22K	$6K	$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$86K	$62K	$15K	$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K	$3K	$105	$249
Office expensesLn 13	$19K	$17K		$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$95K	$86K	$6K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$10K	$9K	$139	$158
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$2K	$3K	$160
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$58K	$53K	$3K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$7K	$7K	$137	$148
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$254K	$195K	$51K	$8K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$9K	$185	$39
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.8M	$1.5M	$138K	$87K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.5M	$1.8M	−$256K	$731K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.6M	$1.4M	$182K	$987K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.4M	$1.3M	$21K	$806K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.4M	$1.2M	$124K	$784K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.3M	$1.2M	$96K	$659K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,508,550 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,353,869$769,099

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $270,676$717,254

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,548$12,915

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$26,171$9,282

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,605,922$1,508,550

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $995,527$1,186,601

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $428,895$578,275

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,424,422$1,764,876

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $181,500−$256,326

Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17

VI-1b Independent voting members17

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,508,550 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$68,452

VIII-1e Government grants$316,540

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$384,107

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$769,099

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $717,254$717,254

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,915$12,915

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,190−$3,190

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $12,472$12,472

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $717,254 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,197$1,508,550

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,764,876 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,260 · Management $2,353 · Fundraising $2,551$52,164

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $889,076 · Management $44,260 · Fundraising $47,987$981,323

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,181 · Management $158 · Fundraising $172$3,511

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $62,386 · Management $3,106 · Fundraising $3,368$68,860

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,153 · Management $3,642 · Fundraising $3,948$80,743

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,579 · Management $6,118 · Fundraising $3,483$31,180

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,255 · Management $15,217 · Fundraising $8,930$86,402

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,299 · Management $105 · Fundraising $249$3,653

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,851 · Fundraising $1,683$18,534

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,565 · Management $5,535 · Fundraising $3,574$94,674

IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,374 · Management $139 · Fundraising $158$9,671

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,753 · Management $3,006 · Fundraising $160$4,919

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $52,958 · Management $2,636 · Fundraising $2,858$58,452

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,989 · Management $137 · Fundraising $148$7,274

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $194,893 · Management $51,315 · Fundraising $8,184$254,392

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,900 · Management $185 · Fundraising $39$9,124

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,539,472 · Management $137,912 · Fundraising $87,492$1,764,876

Part X · Balance sheet $1,517,672 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,561$32,175

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $497,277$476,017

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $320,371$194,231

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,215$4,215

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $148,625$180,282

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $682,723$630,752

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,824,772$1,517,672

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,758$47,159

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,525$92,400

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,272$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $732,150$647,372

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $837,705$786,931

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $857,067$615,741

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $130,000$115,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $987,067$730,741

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,824,772$1,517,672

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $730,741 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,508,550

XI-2 Total expenses$1,764,876

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$256,326

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$987,067

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$730,741

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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