Forever Fed INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Woodstock, GA501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 27-3437899

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To feed the hungry in cherokee county georgia

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$339
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$415K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$424K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$415K
FY2022▼ -30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$589K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$880K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$240K
Expenses
$424K
FY2022▼ -18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$519K
FY2022$424K
FY2023$877K
FY2024$309K
FY2025$201K
Net assets
$172K
FY2022▼ -5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$160K
FY2025$117K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $408K Management & general 4% · $15K Fundraising 0% · $875

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

12 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$25,200Pt VII · Sec A
Food Processing Assistant
$17,475Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Distribution Center
$12,263Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Director Dist. Center
$8,410Pt VII · Sec A
Food Processing Assistant
$7,702Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Ingram’s $60K as Chairman is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M 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
Jason Ingram$60,000—————
Katherine Cooper—————$45,588
Elizabeth Hart——$33,640$17,475——
Susan Vanderheyden——$4,400$25,200——
Jacqueline Kestler De Gundersen———$12,263$19,226—
Morgan White——$18,000———
Jason C Ingram——$9,267———
Judy Mercure——$4,368$8,410$3,211—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Feeds hungry people in Cherokee County, Georgia.

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1 program service account for $408K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Distributed 588,463 LBS of groceries to people at risk of food insecurity in cherokee county, ga. 9,079 households served.

$408Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$415K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Money outPt IX
$424K
Ln 25
Programscol B$408K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$875
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$339
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$249K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Total revenueLn 12$415K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$41K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K
Total assetsLn 16$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$339
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 61,902
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$182K$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$583$339
Net assetsLn 32$181K$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$284K$284K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$71K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$0$14K$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$199$875
Total functional expensesLn 25$424K$408K$15K$875

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $240K$201K$40K$117K 990 PDF
FY2024 $262K$309K−$47K$160K 990 PDF
FY2023 $880K$877K$3K$148K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $415K$424K−$9K$172K 990 PDF
FY2021 $589K$519K$70K$181K 990 PDF
FY2020 $173K$110K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $415,002 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$414,994
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$248,855
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$414,994
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$415,002
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $424,255 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $283,918$283,918
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,051 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$71,051
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,613 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,613
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $0$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $14,067 · Fundraising $0$14,067
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,028 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,028
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,818 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,818
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,129 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,129
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,557 · Management $199 · Fundraising $875$7,631
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $408,114 · Management $15,266 · Fundraising $875$424,255
Part X · Balance sheet $172,227 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,422$28,315
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $74,578$40,590
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $81,724$103,322
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,724$172,227
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $583$339
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $583$339
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,141$171,888
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,141$171,888
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,724$172,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,888 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$415,002
XI-2 Total expenses$424,255
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,141
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,888

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