Forgotten Harvest INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 38-2926476)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$94.7M
FY2021	$137.5M
FY2022	$91.7M
FY2023	$88.8M
FY2024	$101.8M
FY2025	$96.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$84.0M
FY2021	$100.4M
FY2022	$90.6M
FY2023	$89.2M
FY2024	$105.5M
FY2025	$104.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$27.4M
FY2021	$65.0M
FY2022	$65.7M
FY2023	$66.2M
FY2024	$64.3M
FY2025	$58.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1990.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 95% · $99.8M Management & general 2% · $2.0M Fundraising 3% · $3.0M

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

43 people listed on the 990; $1.7M 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

Adrian Lewis

CEO

$310,086Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Butman

CIO

$186,229Pt VII · Sec A

Debora Martin

CFO

$170,770Pt VII · Sec A

Sheila Marshall

COO

$169,420Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Hudson

Cpo (term 09/2024)

$155,813Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly McEvoy

Director of Food Programs

$134,535Pt VII · Sec A

Cathleen Brook

Ctco

$132,235Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Ivey

Director of Communications

$131,872Pt VII · Sec A

Adrian Lewis’s $310K as CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Adrian Lewis	$310,086	$259,163	—	—	—	—
Kirk Mayes	—	$280,288	$274,911	$299,379	$205,148	$206,529
Timothy Hudson	$155,813	$211,071	$192,120	$176,542	$181,514	$183,089
Michael Butman	$186,229	$185,642	$165,870	$103,846	—	—
Micheal Spicer	—	—	$182,886	$165,214	$170,545	—
Debora Martin	$170,770	$129,656	—	—	—	—
Sheila Marshall	$169,420	—	—	—	—	—
Michael Spicer	—	$145,332	—	—	—	$165,485

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

Rescues surplus nutritious food from local donors and distributes it free of charge to feed food-insecure families across metro Detroit.

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1 program · $99.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Forgotten harvest rescues fresh, nutritious food from more than 700 unique food donor locations, including grocery stores, farms, processors, manufacturers, warehouses, distributors, dairies, restaurants, caterers, entertainment venues and sports arenas.

$99.8Mprogram expense

Funders

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

Ryder System Charitable Foundation INCFY2025$30K

Michigan Foundation for AgricultureFY2025$29K

Give Back FoundationFY2025$19K

Robert and Bess Cook FdnFY2025$3K

Helen L Kay Charitable TrustFY2025$3K

Trudeau Family Foundation INCFY2025$2K

James and Cleo Hamilton Family Charitable TrustFY2025$2K

Bill & Lynne Golling FoundationFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$92K

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Grants paid · 103 grants · $2.8M · 2022–2024

Belleville Church of GodFY2024$88,703

Project Healthy CommunityMI · FY2024$60,000

Chaldean American Ladies of CharityMI · FY2024$56,960

Jesus Tabernacle of Deliverance ChurchMI · FY2024$54,775

Twelfth Street Food PantryMI · FY2024$44,683

Sowing Empowerment and Economic Development INCMD · FY2024$40,000

First Baptist ChurchMI · FY2024$40,000

Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Genesis House I II III & OasisMI · FY2024$40,000

Hospitality HouseMI · FY2024$34,158

Redford Interfaith ReliefMI · FY2024$33,937

South Oakland ShelterMI · FY2024$31,086

St Patrick Senior Center INCMI · FY2024$30,000

Qtmc INCMI · FY2024$30,000

Fish & LoavesMI · FY2024$30,000

Church of God of BaldwinMI · FY2024$30,000

Grace Church of the NazareneFY2024$30,000

Gospel Tabernacle INCMI · FY2024$30,000

Open Door Outreach Center INCMI · FY2024$30,000

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$96.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M

Money outPt IX

$104.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$99.8M

Managementcol C$2.0M

Fundraisingcol D$3.0M

Owns and owesPt X

$58.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.4M

Total assetsLn 16$59.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

43

listed · VII A

PaidVII A11

Voting boardVI 1a34

IndependentVI 1b34

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$82.7M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$331K

Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M

Gains on assetsLn 7$739K

Total revenueLn 12$96.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$7.2M

SavingsLn 2$1.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$28.4M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.6M

Other assetsLn 15$158K

Total assetsLn 16$59.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M

Net assetsLn 32$58.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5139

VolunteersI 634,254

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$12.8M	$8.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$28.6M	$28.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$17.5M	$17.6M
Total assetsLn 16	$65.5M	$59.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.2M	$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$64.3M	$58.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.5M	$1.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.2M	$949K	$148K	$150K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$7.4M	$5.6M	$874K	$884K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$397K	$301K	$44K	$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$832K	$628K	$99K	$105K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$564K	$428K	$63K	$73K
Legal feesLn 11b	$47K		$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$67K		$67K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$4K		$4K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$108K			$108K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$749K	$607K	$80K	$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$429K			$429K
Office expensesLn 13	$1.7M	$715K	$74K	$870K
OccupancyLn 16	$929K	$798K	$58K	$74K
TravelLn 17	$881K	$698K	$80K	$103K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$104K	$53K	$38K	$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.3M	$1.2M	$35K	$44K
InsuranceLn 23	$385K	$365K	$9K	$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$86.0M	$85.9M	$130K
All other expensesLn 24e	$298K	$100K	$162K	$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$104.8M	$99.8M	$2.0M	$3.0M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$96.7M	$104.8M	−$8.1M	$58.0M	990 PDF
FY2024	$101.8M	$105.5M	−$3.6M	$64.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$88.8M	$89.2M	−$430K	$66.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$91.7M	$90.6M	$1.1M	$65.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$137.5M	$100.4M	$37.1M	$65.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$94.7M	$84.0M	$10.7M	$27.4M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $96,720,455 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $100,670,695$95,364,637

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,079,156$1,395,826

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $99,800−$40,008

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $101,849,651$96,720,455

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,079,000$1,480,196

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,151,188$10,399,194

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $832,305$107,847

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,413,257$92,811,218

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $105,475,750$104,798,455

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,626,099−$8,078,000

Part VI · Governance 34 of 34 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34

VI-1b Independent voting members34

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 $96,720,455 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$153,192

VIII-1c Fundraising events$330,775

VIII-1e Government grants$1,773,091

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$93,107,579

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$82,699,316

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,364,637

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $44,995 · Excluded from tax $611,468$656,463

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $739,363$739,363

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$97,601−$97,601

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $57,593$57,593

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,593 · Unrelated business $44,995 · Excluded from tax $1,253,230$96,720,455

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $104,798,455 across 20 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,480,196$1,480,196

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $948,846 · Management $147,973 · Fundraising $149,735$1,246,554

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,602,115 · Management $873,652 · Fundraising $884,058$7,359,825

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $301,169 · Management $44,294 · Fundraising $51,193$396,656

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $627,502 · Management $99,173 · Fundraising $105,422$832,097

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $428,275 · Management $62,988 · Fundraising $72,799$564,062

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $47,101$47,101

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $67,323$67,323

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $4,001$4,001

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $107,847$107,847

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $606,537 · Management $79,562 · Fundraising $62,612$748,711

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $429,453$429,453

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $715,103 · Management $74,299 · Fundraising $870,220$1,659,622

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $797,793 · Management $57,867 · Fundraising $73,649$929,309

IX-17 TravelPrograms $698,260 · Management $80,395 · Fundraising $102,657$881,312

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $53,220 · Management $38,010 · Fundraising $12,825$104,055

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,172,973 · Management $34,593 · Fundraising $43,938$1,251,504

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $364,928 · Management $8,698 · Fundraising $11,071$384,697

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,876,182 · Management $130,035$86,006,217

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $100,465 · Management $162,367 · Fundraising $35,081$297,913

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $99,773,564 · Management $2,012,331 · Fundraising $3,012,560$104,798,455

Part X · Balance sheet $59,681,109 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,719,961$7,170,316

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $108,722$1,229,393

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,402,306$574,743

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,565,164$3,898,931

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $447,547$613,368

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,499,464$17,624,896

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,431,195$11,668,638

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $15,132,957$16,742,582

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,172,587$158,242

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,479,903$59,681,109

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,134,583$1,514,993

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $40,000$22,500

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$160,381

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,174,583$1,697,874

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,483,600$57,504,379

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $821,720$478,856

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,305,320$57,983,235

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,479,903$59,681,109

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $57,983,235 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$96,720,455

XI-2 Total expenses$104,798,455

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,078,000

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,305,320

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,748,370

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,545

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$57,983,235

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

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