The Mission of Elijah's Promise is to Empower Lives through training, education and social services, Invite Justice thru opportunities for community service and advocacy and Alleviate Hunger by providing nutritious meals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$302K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $395K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$302K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $47K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$98K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.9M Management & general 13% · $293K Fundraising 5% · $106K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $302K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$150,931Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$150,931Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Wilson’s $153K as Executive Dir. is at the 84th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Wilson$152,681$150,931$152,492$120,000$110,000$110,000

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

Feeds the hungry, trains people for jobs, and offers community service opportunities.

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4 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The Agency provides nutritious meals thru several programs including a soup kitchen which provides free meals on a daily basis, a congregate family dinner program in association with other organizations, bag meals to go for people who are working or in education programs and a fresh food program for people living with HIV/AIDS.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

The Agency provides nutritious meals thru several programs including a soup kitchen which provides free meals on a daily basis, a congregate family dinner program in association with other organizations, bag meals to go for people who are working or in education programs and a fresh food program for people living with HIV/AIDS.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

The Agency also provides a Promise Jobs Culinary School which equips low income individuals for employment in the food service industry. In the past 12 years over 600 students have participated in the program and attained gain full employment.

Pt IX · col B
04

The Agency also provides a Promise Jobs Culinary School which equips low income individuals for employment in the food service industry. In the past 12 years over 600 students have participated in the program and attained gain full employment.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$47K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$293K
Fundraisingcol D$106K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$709K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$464K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$709K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 62,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.5M$212K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.6M$2.3M$221K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.3M−$39K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.2M$202K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$1.9M$1.2M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.0M$549K$2.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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