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Burgaw, NC501(c)(3)Food & Agriculture EIN 32-0333038Revenue $563K in FY2021

On file with the IRSfeastdowneast.orgPo Box 55, 28425-0055 · Burgaw, NCTax-exempt since Mar 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Feast Down East strengthens the farming communities in and around the Wilmington, NC area by providing resources, education, and distribution opportunities to farmers while addressing equitable food access in communities with the greatest need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $411K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$563K
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$492K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$563K
FY2021▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$563K
FY2022$462K
FY2024$571K
Expenses
$492K
FY2021▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$463K
FY2024$609K
Net assets
$87K
FY2021▲ +447%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$86K
FY2024$223K

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 2013.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $384K Management & general 16% · $78K Fundraising 6% · $31K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cara Stretch
Executive Dir.
$55,080Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marie Davis
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andre Brown
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joan Johnson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cara Stretch’s $55K as Executive Dir. is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Cara Stretch$55,080$46,629

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

Connects farmers with resources and distribution, ensuring equitable food access in needy communities.

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1 program · $384K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Our programs help to support farm businesses, distribute local produce and increase access for all consumers. We also educate the public on the importance of buying local foods.Founded as an economic development effort, Feast Down East's primary goal is to help farms in Southeastern North Carolina prosper financially.

$384Kprogram 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
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit CorporationFY2025$361K
Camber FoundationFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$411K

By the numbers

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The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$563K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$492K
Ln 25
Programscol B$384K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Government grantsLn 1e$337K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$563K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 615
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31$28K
Total assetsLn 16$48K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$16K$87K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$18K$18K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$247K$207K$33K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$19K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$48K$650
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$285$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$15K$746
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$554$435$119
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$67K$994$307
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$492K$384K$78K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $571K$609K−$38K$223K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $462K$463K−$1K$86K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $563K$492K$71K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $287K$298K−$11K$16K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $563,031 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $220,926$473,113
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,365$4,838
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,796$85,080
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $287,087$563,031
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,772$327,940
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,062$163,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $297,834$491,884
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,747$71,147
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $563,031 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $85,080 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$337,422
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$135,691
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$473,113
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,838$4,838
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,918$563,031
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $491,884 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,360 · Management $18,360 · Fundraising $18,360$55,080
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $207,401 · Management $32,512 · Fundraising $7,578$247,491
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,929 · Management $4,265 · Fundraising $2,175$25,369
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,431$15,431
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,440 · Fundraising $650$49,090
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $285 · Fundraising $1,511$1,796
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,269$1,269
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,942 · Management $746$15,688
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $435 · Management $119$554
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,540 · Management $1,900$4,440
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,056$2,056
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,871$4,871
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,448 · Management $994 · Fundraising $307$68,749
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $383,651 · Management $77,652 · Fundraising $30,581$491,884
Part X · Balance sheet $113,111 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,253$62,754
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,613$19,283
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,124$2,077
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,188
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31$27,809
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,021$113,111
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,221$26,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,122$26,065
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,899$87,046
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,899$87,046
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,021$113,111
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,046 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$563,031
XI-2 Total expenses$491,884
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$71,147
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,899
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,046

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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