Boulder Food Rescue

Tax-deductible

Boulder, CO501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 45-3006089Revenue $3.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSboulderfoodrescue.orgPo Box 284, 80306-0284 · Boulder, COTax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Food redistribution- rescue food that would otherwise go to waste and distribute it to low-income communities across Boulder.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 14 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $158K a year · 5% 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
23
named funders · $508K
Looks good: 23 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$185K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% 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
$3.8M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$952K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.8M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.9M
Net assets
$952K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$974K
FY2024$952K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $3.7M Management & general 2% · $70K Fundraising 3% · $121K

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; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Director
$74,873Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$67,782Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsey Loberg’s $75K as Co-Director is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lindsey Loberg$74,873$76,988$61,380$51,529—
Hayden Dansky$67,782$74,668$53,371$52,022$44,982
Lindsay Loberg————$46,433

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

Rescues surplus food and distributes it to low-income communities.

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1 program · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Boulder food rescue redistributes healthy food to low-income communities thatwouldn't otherwise have access. We redistribute 1,400 pounds of produce every day toaffordable housing sites, pre-schools and other easily accessible places, to minimize barriers to accessing fresh produce.

$3.7Mprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$952K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$742K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$111K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$111
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
SavingsLn 2$393K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$742K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$946
Other assetsLn 15$77K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
Net assetsLn 32$952K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$668K$742K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$946
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$185K
Net assetsLn 32$974K$952K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$143K$111K$11K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$405K$316K$32K$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$479$839
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$47K$5K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$552$966
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$105K$82K$8K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$257$449
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.1M$3.1M$733$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$41K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.7M$70K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.8M$3.9M−$22K$952K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$3.3M−$189K$974K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$3.2M$104K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.4M$30K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$1.9M$870K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,842,277 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,074,403$3,808,603
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,140$1,845
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,898$9,103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,490$22,726
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,142,931$3,842,277
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $579,536$614,348
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,752,362$3,250,099
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,331,898$3,864,447
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$188,967−$22,170
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $3,842,277 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$5,287
VIII-1e Government grants$110,660
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,692,656
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,975,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,808,603
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,845$1,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,214$9,214
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$111−$111
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$22,726
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,948$3,842,277
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,864,447 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $111,271 · Management $11,412 · Fundraising $19,972$142,655
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $316,161 · Management $32,427 · Fundraising $56,747$405,335
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,673 · Management $479 · Fundraising $839$5,991
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,086 · Management $4,829 · Fundraising $8,452$60,367
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,250$2,250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,115$4,115
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $10,947$10,947
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,384 · Management $552 · Fundraising $966$6,902
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,506 · Management $1,385 · Fundraising $2,425$17,316
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $81,562 · Management $8,366 · Fundraising $14,638$104,566
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,501 · Management $257 · Fundraising $449$3,207
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,050,249 · Management $733 · Fundraising $1,282$3,052,264
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $41,261 · Management $2,877 · Fundraising $4,394$48,532
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,673,654 · Management $69,682 · Fundraising $121,111$3,864,447
Part X · Balance sheet $1,136,675 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $284,159$349,019
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $384,047$393,197
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $140,660$100,660
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,939$946
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $139,192$215,358
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $57,483$77,495
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,007,480$1,136,675
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,410
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,778$180,733
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,778$185,143
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $873,702$771,532
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$180,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $973,702$951,532
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,007,480$1,136,675
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $951,532 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,842,277
XI-2 Total expenses$3,864,447
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,170
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$973,702
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$951,532

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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