Feed Our Veterans FY2021 filing

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NY Mills, NY501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 26-3108361Revenue $1.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRSfeedourvets.orgPo Box 1, 13417-0001 · NY Mills, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Feed Our vets works to Feed Our nation's hungry and homeless Veterans and their family members. We are fighting veteran hunger, state by state, town by town.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $234K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$871K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$871K
FY2021▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$871K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.1M Management & general 4% · $43K Fundraising 2% · $26K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$83,682Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Synek’s $93K as Executive Director is at the 45th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Synek$93,434$90,568$86,778$83,682$78,779

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Feeds hungry and homeless veterans and their families across the nation.

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2 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Veteran's emergency assistance are expenses to assist veterans and active duty personnel of the united states military with subsistence items for them and their families to include the cost of maintaining and operating food banks.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Public awareness of veterans needs are expenses related to informing the public of the urgent need to assist many of our veterans and active duty personnel in the united states military with food and other common living subsistence items.

$63Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$368
Investment incomeLn 3$135
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$871K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$476K
Total assetsLn 16$881K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$894K
Investment incomeLn 3$135
Other incomeLn 4–11$368
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$422K
SavingsLn 2$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$476K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$204K
Total assetsLn 16$881K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$871K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K$476K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$204K$204K
Total assetsLn 16$725K$881K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$689K$871K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$881K$881K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$67K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$5K$346$10K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$846$106$106
OccupancyLn 16$82K$76K$5K$554
TravelLn 17$14K$6K$7K$799
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$185$185
InterestLn 20$92$74$9$9
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$19K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$995$996
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$3K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.1M$43K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.6M$2.3M$249K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.6M$291K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.4M$195K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.3M$1.1M$182K$871K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.3M$255K$689K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,326,486 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,505,633$1,325,983
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $135$135
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,090$368
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,519,858$1,326,486
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,020,834$880,707
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $86,355$94,752
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $157,737$168,671
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,264,926$1,144,130
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $254,932$182,356
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,326,486 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,325,983
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$893,865
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,325,983
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $135$135
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $368$368
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $503$1,326,486
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,144,130 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $880,707$880,707
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,945 · Management $8,368 · Fundraising $8,368$83,681
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,856 · Management $1,108 · Fundraising $1,107$11,071
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,725$14,725
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,074 · Management $346 · Fundraising $9,563$14,983
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $846 · Management $106 · Fundraising $106$1,058
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,485 · Management $5,354 · Fundraising $554$82,393
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,392 · Management $6,909 · Fundraising $799$14,100
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $185$185
IX-20 InterestPrograms $74 · Management $9 · Fundraising $9$92
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,439 · Management $2,429 · Fundraising $2,430$24,298
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,966 · Management $995 · Fundraising $996$9,957
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,912 · Management $2,237 · Fundraising $1,731$6,880
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,075,696 · Management $42,771 · Fundraising $25,663$1,144,130
Part X · Balance sheet $881,388 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,044$421,885
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,183$54,318
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $205,409$201,021
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $204,246$204,164
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $724,882$881,388
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,047$7,957
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $15,300$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,012$10,162
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $688,870$871,226
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $688,870$871,226
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $724,882$881,388
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $871,226 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,326,486
XI-2 Total expenses$1,144,130
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,356
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$688,870
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$871,226

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