Pay-what-you can community Cafe offering healthy meals, food service training, and spiritual nourishment. Summer youth gardening interns. Hosting of free healthy eating workshops each spring for neighbors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
16¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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FY2020 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
16%
of spending
Concern: 16% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$519K
Spent
$190K
To programs
16%
Net assets
$374K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$519K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$519K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$345K
Expenses
$190K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$295K
Net assets
$374K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$420K
FY2022$508K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$614K

From the FY2020 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 Dec 2016.

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

Where the money goes

16 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 16% · $31K Management & general 84% · $159K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$45,500Pt VII · Sec A
Real Food Promoter
$16,443Pt VII · Sec A
$11,243Pt VII · Sec A
Cafe Manager
$7,301Pt VII · Sec A
Cafe Manager
$3,315Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Christie Melby-Gibbons’s $56K as Executive Director is at the 58th 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
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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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Serves affordable meals, trains people for food jobs, and offers healthy eating workshops.

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1 program · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Spent $29,433.21 on food and merchandise in 2020 to prepare meals for over 7,000 customers in our pay-what-you-can cafe. Spent $1573.77 in common ministies in 2020.

$31Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$519K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$465K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$668
Money outPt IX
$190K
Ln 25
Programscol B$31K
Managementcol C$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$374K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$465K
Investment incomeLn 3$668
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Total revenueLn 12$519K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$269K
Total assetsLn 16$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$374K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$269K
Total assetsLn 16$46K$374K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$46K$374K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$115K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$195$195
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$31K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$190K$31K$159K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $345K$295K$50K$614K 990 PDF
FY2024 $295K$288K$6K$564K 990 PDF
FY2023 $310K$260K$50K$558K 990 PDF
FY2022 $275K$208K$67K$508K 990 PDF
FY2021 $257K$213K$44K$420K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $519K$190K$329K$374K 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 $519,207 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$464,772
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$668
I-11 Other revenue$53,767
I-12 Total revenue$519,207
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$128,084
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$62,218
I-18 Total expenses$190,302
I-19 Revenue less expenses$328,905
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $519,207 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $45,323 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$464,772
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$464,772
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $668$668
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $950$950
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,345$6,345
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,149$1,149
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,435$519,207
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $190,302 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $114,684$114,684
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $5,252$5,252
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,148$8,148
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,889$1,889
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $195$195
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,879$17,879
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,198$3,198
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,060$5,060
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,007 · Management $1,093$32,100
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,897$1,897
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,007 · Management $159,295 · Fundraising $0$190,302
Part X · Balance sheet $374,488 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,583$95,043
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$268,954
X-12 Other securities$10,491
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,583$374,488
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,583$374,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,583$374,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $374,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$519,207
XI-2 Total expenses$190,302
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$328,905
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,583
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$374,488

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