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To eliminate hunger by distributing food and household products to food pantries, community meal sites, and other programs serving low income People in 14 counties in west central wisconsin

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,623 volunteers and 30 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $277K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $2.1M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $31K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$629K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% 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
$16.3M
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$16.2M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.3M
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.9M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$15.7M
FY2024$16.2M
FY2025$16.3M
Expenses
$16.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.4M
FY2022$13.3M
FY2023$16.0M
FY2024$15.8M
FY2025$16.2M
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$7.8M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2025$8.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Nov 1984.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $15.0M Management & general 4% · $679K Fundraising 4% · $585K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $138K 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 (thru March 2025)
$138,439Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (starting March 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Suzanne Becker$138,439$131,732$102,075——
Nancy Renkes——$98,663$120,549$65,207
Emily Moore————$55,967

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

Distributes food and household items to help end hunger in 14 Wisconsin counties.

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1 program · $15.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Feed my people distributed over 8,000,000 pounds of food and household products to over 250 nonprofit food assistance programs in 14 counties in west central wisconsin. These agencies provided the product free of charge to an estimated 75,000 low income individuals. Call feed my people for more information, 715-835-9415.

$15.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$31K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $121K · 2021–2022
Spider Lake ChurchWI · FY2022$5,932
Spider Lake ChurchWI · FY2021$49,006

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Money outPt IX
$16.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.0M
Managementcol C$679K
Fundraisingcol D$585K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$633K
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$629K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$132K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Investment incomeLn 3$219K
Gains on assetsLn 7$136K
Total revenueLn 12$16.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
SavingsLn 2$546K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$633K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$683K
Accounts receivableLn 4$125K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$692K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$329K
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$629K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 61,623
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$12.2M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$543K$633K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$831K$629K
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M$8.4M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13.0M$13.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$73K$26K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$813K$276K$256K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$69K$42K$14K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$226K$137K$47K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$111K$67K$23K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$89K$89K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$175K$175K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$89K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$55K$27K$8K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$81K$9K
TravelLn 17$8K$6K$1K$397
InterestLn 20$57$57
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$370K$350K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$38K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$383K$353K$15K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$6K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.2M$15.0M$679K$585K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 8, 2026 $16.3M$16.2M$85K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2025 $16.2M$15.8M$433K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 27, 2024 $15.7M$16.0M−$375K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $13.0M$13.3M−$256K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 11, 2021 $16.9M$15.4M$1.5M$8.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,330,047 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,090,828$16,018,671
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $193,876$157,757
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $86,600$219,179
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$158,844−$65,560
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,212,460$16,330,047
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,810,091$12,975,684
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,708,335$1,872,480
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $145,783$175,201
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,114,755$1,221,939
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,778,964$16,245,304
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $433,496$84,743
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $16,330,047 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$80,854 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$131,870
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,886,801
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,188,651
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,018,671
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $157,757$157,757
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $83,139$83,139
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $136,040$136,040
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,294$15,294
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,903 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $234,473$16,330,047
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,245,304 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,975,684$12,975,684
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,037 · Management $25,563 · Fundraising $23,129$121,729
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $812,672 · Management $276,110 · Fundraising $255,998$1,344,780
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $41,684 · Management $14,154 · Fundraising $13,130$68,968
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $136,799 · Management $46,580 · Fundraising $43,109$226,488
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,749 · Management $22,731 · Fundraising $21,035$110,515
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $89,123$89,123
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $175,201$175,201
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,376$9,376
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $89,278$89,278
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,292 · Fundraising $15,293$30,585
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,532 · Management $8,060 · Fundraising $20,418$55,010
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80,507 · Management $8,946$89,453
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,349 · Management $1,190 · Fundraising $397$7,936
IX-20 InterestPrograms $57$57
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $349,584 · Management $20,551$370,135
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,515 · Management $5,879 · Fundraising $2,350$45,744
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $353,187 · Management $15,289 · Fundraising $14,703$383,179
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,781 · Management $46,282$52,063
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,981,429 · Management $679,112 · Fundraising $584,763$16,245,304
Part X · Balance sheet $9,008,028 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $404,483$86,757
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $138,943$546,112
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $414,352$682,960
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $123,336$124,527
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,159,718$691,719
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,045$10,341
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,235,364$4,418,319
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,092,795$2,073,848
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $66,362$44,193
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $493,877$329,252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,150,275$9,008,028
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $258,039$248,734
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $572,722$380,423
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $830,761$629,157
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,905,162$7,695,911
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $414,352$682,960
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,319,514$8,378,871
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,150,275$9,008,028
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,378,871 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,330,047
XI-2 Total expenses$16,245,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$84,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,319,514
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$25,386
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,378,871

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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