To provide temporary, limited financial relief to professional food and beverage workers in the louisville, KY metro area who work at locally owned establishments and who are experiencing financial distress due to illness, accident, emergency, or catastrophic event through no fault of their own.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3445756) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $101K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
52% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
28.0 mo
of spending, in cash
28.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
15 of 16 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$408K
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$241K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$562K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$408K
FY2024▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$541K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$408K
Expenses
$241K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$241K
Net assets
$562K
FY2024▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$562K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $125K Management & general 23% · $56K Fundraising 25% · $60K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$26,000Pt VII · Sec A
VP - Outreac
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP - Operati
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Fox’s $26K as President is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Gary Fox$26,000$21,000$18,000$14,100

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers temporary financial aid to local food and beverage workers facing hardship.

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1 program · $125K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To provide temporary, limited financial relief to professional food and beverage workers in the louisville, ky metro area who work at locally owned establishments and who are experiencing financial distress due to illness, accident, emergency, or catastrophic event through no fault of their own.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3445756) · Dispute this line
$125Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 14 grants · $749K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$116,080
Unitemized GrantFY2023$116,220
Unitemized GrantFY2022$87,766
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,550
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$915
Unitemized GrantFY2021$61,941
Unitemized GrantFY2021$50,087
Unitemized GrantFY2021$24,100
Unitemized GrantFY2020$216,731
Unitemized GrantFY2020$24,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$22,381
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,944
Unitemized GrantFY2020$600

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Other incomeLn 4–11$83K
Money outPt IX
$241K
Ln 25
Programscol B$125K
Managementcol C$56K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$562K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$562K
Total assetsLn 16$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$83K
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$312K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$562K
Total assetsLn 16$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$562K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$395K$562K
Total assetsLn 16$395K$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$0
Net assetsLn 32$393K$562K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$116K$116K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$26K$9K$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$663$663$663
Management feesLn 11a$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$89$1K$88
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$9K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$150$150
Total functional expensesLn 25$241K$125K$56K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $408K$241K$167K$562K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 29, 2024 $282K$215K$67K$393K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 22, 2023 $237K$194K$43K$319K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 22, 2023 $225K$224K$1K$276K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $541K$311K$229K$275K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $407,738 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,717$324,783
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $73,094$82,955
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $281,811$407,738
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $116,220$116,080
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,684$27,989
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,063$97,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,967$241,237
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,844$166,501
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $407,738 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,563
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$309,220
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$324,783
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$81,145
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,810$1,810
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,810$407,738
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $241,237 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $116,080$116,080
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $8,667 · Management $8,667 · Fundraising $8,666$26,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $663 · Management $663 · Fundraising $663$1,989
IX-11a Management feesManagement $24,222$24,222
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $21,000$21,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $8,797$8,797
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,114$4,114
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,974$7,974
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $89 · Management $1,121 · Fundraising $88$1,298
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,924 · Fundraising $20,689$29,613
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $150$150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $125,499 · Management $55,835 · Fundraising $59,903$241,237
Part X · Balance sheet $561,970 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $394,749$311,970
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$250,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,749$561,970
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,464$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $393,285$561,970
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $393,285$561,970
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,749$561,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $561,970 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$407,738
XI-2 Total expenses$241,237
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$166,501
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$393,285
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,184
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$561,970

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