Tricklebee Cafe INC EIN 32-0467578 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Tricklebee Cafe INC

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Serves affordable meals, trains people for food jobs, and offers healthy eating workshops. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $345K in revenue, $295K in expenses, and $614K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2016
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Website
tricklebeecafe.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$345KFY2025
Expenses
$295K
Net assets
$614K
People
12
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  32-0467578 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Milwaukee, WI Founded 2016
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Serves affordable meals, trains people for food jobs, and offers healthy eating workshops.
Leadership
Rev Christie Melby-Gibbons · Executive Director · $56K
Money in and out
$345K revenue, $295K expenses
Bottom line
25% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$345K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$295K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$614K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.25 Management & general $0.75
Program efficiency
25%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +28% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +578% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$345K
FY2025▲ +17%
Expenses
$295K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$614K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$345K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$295K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$614K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$614K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B25%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $74K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Spent $70,604 on food supplies and merchandise in 2025 to prepare meals for over 10,000 customers in our pay-what-you-can cafe. And spent $3,016 in programs 2025.

$74Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTricklebee Cafe INC
EINHdr · item D32-0467578
Principal addressHdr · item CMilwaukee, WI
WebsiteHdr · item Jtricklebeecafe.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$56,339Pt VII · Sec A
Cafe Manager
$19,133Pt VII · Sec A
Kitchen Assistant
$17,672Pt VII · Sec A
$6,600Pt VII · Sec A
$4,379Pt VII · Sec A
$4,202Pt VII · Sec A
$3,259Pt VII · Sec A
$1,114Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Christie Melby-Gibbons’s $56K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $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
Rev Christie Melby-Gibbons$56,339$52,500$44,591$43,700$46,375$45,500
Teannia Trotter$19,133$22,212$15,132$997
Julio Nieves$17,672$16,560$18,065$16,785$16,443
Cindy Juds$478$17,670$11,737
Yatesha Price$8,389$11,243
Janeen Kagel$8,473$7,301
Katherine Sanieya$4,202$8,163
Carmen Quinliven$7,676

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$215K · 62%
Other revenue$127K · 37%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants62%$215K
Other revenue37%$127K
Investment income1%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$345K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.25 Management & general $0.75
Program services25%$74K
Management & general75%$222K
Total functional expensesLn 25$295K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Total assetsLn 16$614K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$614K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $183K · Operating expenses/yr $295K
7.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $74K · Total expenses $295K
25%
Management & General
Management & general $222K · Total expenses $295K
75%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $295K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $202K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $215K · Total revenue $345K
62%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $345K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $345K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $345K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $295K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $345K · Prior year $295K
+17%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $519K · FY2025 $345K
-8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $614K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $345K · Expenses $295K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $614K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $614K · Total assets $614K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $75K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $614K
12%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rev Christie Melby-Gibbons · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $56K · Total expenses $295K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $167K · Total expenses $295K
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 25%
Overhead ratio 75%
Revenue growth 17%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$345K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$295K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$310K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$275K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$257K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$519K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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