Deliver warm Meals to seniors and disabled residents in the Baytown area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 122 volunteers and 10 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $116K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$587K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$602K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$88K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$587K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$639K
FY2021$643K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$480K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$587K
Expenses
$602K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$615K
FY2021$561K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$521K
FY2025$602K
Net assets
$88K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$103K
FY2025$88K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 May 2009.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $481K Management & general 19% · $112K Fundraising 1% · $9K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $80K 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 Di
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$38,149Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Parker’s $42K as Executive Di is at the 42nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ron Parker$42,000$42,000$42,795$41,300$57,633
Ruby Torres$38,149$36,500$36,769$35,667—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Delivers warm meals to seniors and disabled residents in the Baytown area.

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1 program · $481K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Home delivered meals to senior adults and disabled resident

$481Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 7 grants · $2.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$286,198
Unitemized GrantFY2023$288,097
Unitemized GrantFY2022$253,263
Unitemized GrantFY2021$349,374
Unitemized GrantFY2020$339,557
Unitemized GrantFY2020$284,870
Unitemized GrantFY2019$272,231

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$587K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$294K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Money outPt IX
$602K
Ln 25
Programscol B$481K
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$88K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$294K
Total revenueLn 12$587K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$88K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6122
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$132K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$78K
Net assetsLn 32$103K$88K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$286K$286K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$41K$31K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$115K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$3K$676
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$71K$14K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$3K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$11K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$602K$481K$112K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $587K$602K−$15K$88K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2025 $541K$521K$20K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2024 $480K$506K−$26K$83K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 $486K$610K−$124K$109K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2022 $643K$561K$81K$366K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $639K$615K$25K$284K 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
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Part I · Summary $586,922 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $210,386$293,374
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $330,875$293,548
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $541,261$586,922
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $288,097$286,198
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $185,842$210,057
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,931$106,108
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $520,870$602,363
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,391−$15,441
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $586,922 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$293,374
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$293,374
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $293,548$293,548
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $293,548$586,922
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $602,363 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $286,198$286,198
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,096 · Management $31,039 · Fundraising $8,015$80,150
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $115,032$115,032
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,576 · Management $2,623 · Fundraising $676$14,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,350$7,350
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,775 · Management $57,658$71,433
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,612 · Management $4,752$7,364
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,035 · Management $8,926$19,961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $481,324 · Management $112,348 · Fundraising $8,691$602,363
Part X · Balance sheet $165,465 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,655$62,980
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $67,500$67,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,483$34,985
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $131,638$165,465
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,523$55,200
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $18,048$22,639
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,571$77,839
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,567$20,126
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $67,500$67,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $103,067$87,626
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,638$165,465
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,626 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$586,922
XI-2 Total expenses$602,363
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,441
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$103,067
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,626

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