To reshape the food shelf system to provide equitable, healthy and predictable food options throughout the twin cities metro area and greater minnesota.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$82K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $120K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$83K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$517K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$518K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$521K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$517K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$582K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$944K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$517K
Expenses
$518K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$554K
FY2022$864K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$471K
FY2025$518K
Net assets
$521K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$435K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$485K
FY2025$521K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $429K Management & general 9% · $45K Fundraising 9% · $44K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$81,846Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Burggraff’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kate Burggraff$81,846$86,213$92,640$82,390$39,750

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Reshaping food shelves for equitable, healthy, and predictable options across Minnesota.

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1 program · $429K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide equipment and support to food shelves, includes consulting services, training, and analysis to improve efficiency at no cost to the food shelf.

$429Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 34 grants · $662K · 2020–2024
360 CommunitiesMN · FY2024$37,404
Walker Area Food Shelf INCMN · FY2024$7,800
Semcac INCMN · FY2023$26,124
Clues (comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio)FY2022$63,300
Red Wing Area Food ShelfMN · FY2022$51,363
Clues (comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio)FY2021$49,000
Semcac INCMN · FY2021$35,000
Red Wing Area Food ShelfMN · FY2021$23,880
Semcac INCMN · FY2020$30,183
Incarnation Food CenterFY2020$29,250
Camden Promise Food ShelfFY2020$21,214
The Salvation Army - West 7thFY2020$18,370
New Creation Baptist Church Food ShelfFY2020$15,848
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$517K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$222K
Investment incomeLn 3$519
Money outPt IX
$518K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$521K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$117K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$222K
Investment incomeLn 3$519
Total revenueLn 12$517K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$365K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K
Net assetsLn 32$521K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$328K$365K
Total assetsLn 16$519K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$83K
Net assetsLn 32$485K$521K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$84K$84K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$72K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$238K$191K$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$18K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$3K$426$425
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$8K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$524$420$52$52
OccupancyLn 16$19K$15K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$8K$850
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$10K$922$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$314$314
Total functional expensesLn 25$518K$429K$45K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $517K$518K−$1K$521K 990 PDF
FY2024 $457K$471K−$15K$485K 990 PDF
FY2023 $944K$1.0M−$74K$461K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$864K$196K$498K 990 PDF
FY2021 $582K$554K$28K$435K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $516,548 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $233,200$310,363
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $136,076$222,276
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $281$519
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $87,047−$16,610
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $456,604$516,548
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $91,503$84,063
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $298,332$351,012
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,407$82,848
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $471,242$517,923
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,638−$1,375
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $516,548 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$117,388
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$192,975
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,363
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $222,276$222,276
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $519$519
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,235−$17,235
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $625$625
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $222,901 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$16,716$516,548
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $517,923 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $84,063$84,063
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,282 · Management $9,035 · Fundraising $9,035$90,352
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,568 · Management $23,821 · Fundraising $23,821$238,210
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,961 · Management $2,245 · Fundraising $2,244$22,450
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,404 · Management $426 · Fundraising $425$4,255
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,136 · Management $1,018 · Fundraising $1,017$10,171
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,113 · Fundraising $1,113$2,226
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $420 · Management $52 · Fundraising $52$524
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,253 · Management $1,907 · Fundraising $1,907$19,067
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,576$13,576
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,654 · Management $850$8,504
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,110$4,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,126 · Management $922 · Fundraising $4,551$15,599
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,188 · Management $314 · Fundraising $314$4,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $428,744 · Management $44,700 · Fundraising $44,479$517,923
Part X · Balance sheet $603,759 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $123,622$39,110
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$30,771
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,315$12,250
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,576$139,248
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,246$4,170
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $328,472$365,166
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,293$13,044
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $518,524$603,759
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,470$14,725
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,000$55,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,425$13,308
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,895$83,033
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $484,629$520,726
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $484,629$520,726
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $518,524$603,759
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $520,726 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$516,548
XI-2 Total expenses$517,923
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,375
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$484,629
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,472
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$520,726

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