Midwest Food Connection's purpose is to promote education in healthy foods and eating habits, organic foods, the organic industry, and cooperative foodstores and the cooperative community. The organization has teaching programs in natural foods and sustainable agriculture to elementary schools in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K 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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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
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $83K
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$219K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$210K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$40K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$219K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$219K
Net assets
$40K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$64K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$34K
FY2025$40K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1996.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $162K Management & general 13% · $27K Fundraising 10% · $22K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $4K 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
President/Treasurer
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Eaves’s $4K as President/Treasurer is at the 4th 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Teaches healthy eating, organic foods, and sustainable farming to Twin Cities elementary schools.

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1 program · $162K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Midwest Food Connection's teachers bring exciting, practical and interactive lessons about healthful eating to dozens of schools in the Twin Cities area. Storytelling, drama, song, and art accompany a bountiful selection of fresh food.

$162Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$83K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$219K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$40K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Total revenueLn 12$219K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$40K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K$40K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$34K$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$34K$40K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$116K$7K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K$260$417
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$509$814
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$13K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$740
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$900$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$1K$129
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$162K$27K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $219K$210K$9K$40K 990 PDF
FY2024 $158K$34K 990 PDF
FY2023 $173K$66K 990 PDF
FY2022 $167K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$64K 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 $219,385 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,191$181,560
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$37,825
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $572$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $157,763$219,385
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 $149,716$148,353
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$7,100
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,140$54,848
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $189,856$210,301
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$32,093$9,084
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $219,385 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,560
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,560
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,825 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$37,825
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,825 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$219,385
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $210,301 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $115,687 · Management $6,649 · Fundraising $10,638$132,974
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,529 · Management $260 · Fundraising $417$5,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,850 · Management $509 · Fundraising $814$10,173
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,918$8,918
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,100$7,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,969 · Management $4,000$16,969
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,863$1,863
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,251 · Management $2,284 · Fundraising $740$5,275
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,676 · Management $900 · Fundraising $2,203$4,779
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,890$4,890
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,405 · Management $1,136 · Fundraising $129$2,670
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,484 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,484
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $161,741 · Management $26,519 · Fundraising $22,041$210,301
Part X · Balance sheet $40,311 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,509$40,311
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,509$40,311
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,509$40,311
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,509$40,311
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,509$40,311
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,311 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$219,385
XI-2 Total expenses$210,301
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,509
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,282
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,311

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