Delivery of Meals to older adults in northeastern il.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 800 volunteers and 17 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $890K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$456K
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
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
$2.4M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$182K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$986K
FY2021$955K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$806K
FY2021$993K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$182K
FY2025▲ +339%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$182K
FY2023$41K
FY2024$41K
FY2025$182K

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 Jun 1975.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.7M Management & general 21% · $474K Fundraising 4% · $94K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $102K 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
$80,265Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director
$21,300Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Mack$80,265$105,284$72,590———
Deborah Morganfield———$81,405$70,252$54,772
Eden Pearlman$21,300—————

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

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Delivers meals to older adults in northeastern Illinois.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Delivery of meals to older adults in northeastern il.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$776K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$474K
Fundraisingcol D$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$182K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$638K
LiabilitiesLn 26$456K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$748K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$776K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$176K
Other assetsLn 15$197K
Total assetsLn 16$638K
LiabilitiesLn 26$456K
Net assetsLn 32$182K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6800
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$206K$176K
Total assetsLn 16$532K$638K
LiabilitiesLn 26$490K$456K
Net assetsLn 32$41K$182K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$38K$20K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$642K$385K$205K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$25K$14K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$42K$23K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$72K$43K$23K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$102K$61K$33K$8K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$37K$20K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$8K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.0M$26K$848
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$8K$6K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.7M$474K$94K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.4M$2.3M$136K$182K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$2.0M−$5K$41K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.6M−$115K$41K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.1M−$90K$182K 990 PDF
FY2021 $955K$993K−$38K$280K 990 PDF
FY2020 $986K$806K$181K$293K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,398,545 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,143,221$1,610,607
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $806,263$775,845
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $395$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$12,093
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,949,879$2,398,545
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $746,084$817,740
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,208,805$1,445,039
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,954,889$2,262,779
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,010$135,766
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,398,545 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,070
VIII-1e Government grants$748,230
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$838,307
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,610,607
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $775,845$775,845
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,093$12,093
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $775,845 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,093$2,398,545
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,262,779 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,941 · Management $20,235 · Fundraising $5,059$63,235
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $384,903 · Management $205,282 · Fundraising $51,320$641,505
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,382 · Management $13,537 · Fundraising $3,384$42,303
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,418 · Management $22,623 · Fundraising $5,656$70,697
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,250$37,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $43,822$43,822
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,631$3,631
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,399 · Management $23,146 · Fundraising $5,787$72,332
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,437 · Management $32,767 · Fundraising $8,192$102,396
IX-17 TravelManagement $16,134$16,134
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,866 · Management $19,662 · Fundraising $4,915$61,443
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,714 · Management $4,114 · Fundraising $1,028$12,856
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,045,841 · Management $26,302 · Fundraising $848$1,072,991
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,404 · Management $5,605 · Fundraising $8,175$22,184
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,694,305 · Management $474,110 · Fundraising $94,364$2,262,779
Part X · Balance sheet $638,031 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,188$55,500
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $33,602$104,991
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,027$90,795
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,644$13,077
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $206,049$176,279
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $174,275$197,389
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $531,785$638,031
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $191,569$216,588
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $226,729$196,497
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $490,362$456,390
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $41,423$181,641
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,423$181,641
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $531,785$638,031
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $181,641 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,398,545
XI-2 Total expenses$2,262,779
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,766
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,423
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$627
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$3,825
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$181,641

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