Spoonfuls INC FY2020 filing

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Newton, MA501(c)(3)Since 2010Food & AgricultureEIN 27-1810597Revenue $9.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSspoonfuls.org189 Wells Ave Ste 100, 02459-3355 · Newton, MATax-exempt since Apr 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Spoonfuls keeps good food from going to waste. Through food recovery and distribution, education, and advocacy, we work to address the health, environmental, and economic impact that wasted food has on people and the planet.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$377K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $444K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$377K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $63K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$528K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.7M
Spent
$8.9M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$11.3M
FY2022$12.4M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$14.9M
FY2025$17.8M
Expenses
$8.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$13.1M
FY2024$15.2M
FY2025$16.7M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $8.1M Management & general 2% · $219K Fundraising 6% · $538K

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; $377K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Senior Director of Development
$139,440Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/Executive Director
$136,991Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$101,041Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Stanley’s $202K as Founder/CEO is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Stanley$201,533$201,728$166,522$206,713$140,108$136,991
Erin Palmer Keohane$121,645$163,645$75,394$191,489——
Lauren Palumbo———$158,336$116,195$101,041
Erin Keohane—————$139,440
Jonelle Kusminsky$132,303$122,390————
Sara D'Alessandro$129,049$116,271————
Gena Ricciardi$123,612—————
Martha Buckley$119,376—————

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

Recovers and distributes healthy, perishable food to community organizations.

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1 program · $8.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Delivery of PERISHABLE/NONPERISHABLE and unserved foods directly to local crisis centers, soup kitchens, food banks, shelters and other social assistance entities.

$8.1Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$8.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.1M
Managementcol C$219K
Fundraisingcol D$538K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$528K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$129K
Gains on assetsLn 7$17K
Total revenueLn 12$9.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$380K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$528K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 69
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$240K$380K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$635K$528K
Net assetsLn 32$756K$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$137K$69K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$744K$32K$306K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$102K$70K$1K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$145K$97K$3K$45K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$4K$56K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$96K$36K$34K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$38K$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$7K$4K$1K$3K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$106K$99K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7.0M$6.9M$38K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$20K$7K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.9M$8.1M$219K$538K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $17.8M$16.7M$1.0M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.9M$15.2M−$367K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.5M$13.1M−$686K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.4M$11.9M$468K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.3M$9.9M$1.4M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $9.7M$8.9M$821K$1.6M 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
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Part I · Summary $9,696,774 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,920,226$9,550,825
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,024$17,082
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$107,945$128,867
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,815,305$9,696,774
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 $1,127,346$1,465,893
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,581,893$7,409,695
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,709,239$8,875,588
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $106,066$821,186
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,696,774 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$104,681
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,446,144
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,821,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,550,825
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $82$82
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $17,000$17,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $61,618$61,618
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $67,249$67,249
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67,249 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $78,700$9,696,774
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,875,588 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,554 · Fundraising $68,553$137,107
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $743,843 · Management $31,681 · Fundraising $305,946$1,081,470
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,700 · Management $1,479 · Fundraising $31,012$102,191
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,221 · Management $3,152 · Fundraising $44,752$145,125
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,182$22,182
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,500 · Management $55,869 · Fundraising $2,025$61,394
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,741 · Management $34,017 · Fundraising $25,991$95,749
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,498 · Management $19,248 · Fundraising $19,248$76,994
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,594 · Management $1,189 · Fundraising $2,632$7,415
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,793$9,793
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $99,479 · Fundraising $6,689$106,168
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,213 · Management $2,322 · Fundraising $2,037$6,572
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,925,709 · Management $38,016 · Fundraising $23,242$6,986,967
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,495 · Management $7,030 · Fundraising $5,936$33,461
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,118,340 · Management $219,185 · Fundraising $538,063$8,875,588
Part X · Balance sheet $2,104,750 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $401,513$1,493,657
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $705,533$204,245
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,881$24,078
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $240,166$380,140
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,948$2,630
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,391,041$2,104,750
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $404,400$66,643
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$247,138
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $635,297$527,820
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $156,744$1,313,430
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $599,000$263,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $755,744$1,576,930
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,391,041$2,104,750
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,576,930 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,696,774
XI-2 Total expenses$8,875,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$821,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$755,744
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,576,930

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