Fresh Producers EIN 20-8747234

Fresh Producers

EIN  20-8747234 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Nevada City, CA
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Helps neighborhoods create healthy, affordable meal plans so everyone has enough to eat.
Leadership
David Azen · President and Executive Director · $24K
Money in and out
$63K revenue, $105K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Helps neighborhoods create healthy, affordable meal plans so everyone has enough to eat. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $63K in revenue, $105K in expenses, and $334 in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$63K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$105K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$334
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$42K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-66%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -678% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$63K
FY2025▼ -84%
Expenses
$105K
FY2025▼ -69%
Total assets
$334
FY2025▼ -99%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$63K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$105K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$334
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$42K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$334
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $89K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

we trained three people in culinary services at a mixed income housing complex and provided meals to residents

$39Kprogram expense
02

Meals made in the community by UniverSOUL Cafe

$38Kprogram expense
03

We trained a high school class of 28 in food recovery and making meals for food insecure students and families

$12Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFresh Producers
EINHdr · item D20-8747234
Principal addressHdr · item CNevada City, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jfreshersacramento.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a2
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Executive Director
$23,622Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Azen’s $24K as President and Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
David Azen$23,622$14,773$68,353$85,489

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$63K
Total revenueLn 12$63K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.15
Program services85%$89K
Management & general15%$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$105K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$334
Total assetsLn 16$334
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$334
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $334 · Operating expenses/yr $105K
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $89K · Total expenses $105K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $16K · Total expenses $105K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $105K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $225K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $63K · Total revenue $63K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $63K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $63K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $63K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $105K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $63K · Prior year $387K
-84%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.9M · FY2025 $63K
-50%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $334 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $63K · Expenses $105K
-66%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $334
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $334 · Total assets $334
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $334
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David Azen · Reported title President and Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $24K · Total expenses $105K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $26K · Total expenses $105K
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -84%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $197K · 2024–2025
Universoul CafeFY2025$38,000
Universoul CafeFY2024$84,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$64,043

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$63K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$387K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$40K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$31K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$221K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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