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Taste Project

Tax-deductible

Arlington, TX501(c)(3)Food & Agriculture EIN 45-5471587Revenue $2.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRStasteproject.org200 N Cooper St, 76011-7406 · Arlington, TXTax-exempt since Jan 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To feed, educate and serve our community so they may "...Taste and see the lord is good." we believe everyone should have access to healthy and nutritious food.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,002 volunteers and 22 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $482K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$168K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$194K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$595K
FY2021$950K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$598K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$712K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.6M

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 Jan 2015.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.6M Management & general 9% · $186K Fundraising 8% · $164K

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; $168K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeff Williams
Executive Director
$100,345Pt VII · Sec A
Morgan Pocock
Corporate Secretary/Ex Oficio
$62,019Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Williams
Board Member
$5,265Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Wronko
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Behn
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tyler Davis
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bonnie Wilson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Chubb
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Williams’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 52nd 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff Williams$100,345$87,309$80,784$70,970$77,464
Morgan Pocock$62,019————
Greg Nelson——$5,831$3,186$4,123
Julie Williams$5,265$3,753$1,481$3,078—
Elizabeth McCarthy————$5,089
Elizabeth Liz McCarthy———$1,557—
Julie Willams————$902

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides food, education, and community services to nourish people and share goodness.

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2 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Taste project provided 59,767 meals in 2024 through its pay-what-you-can meal service program. The organization engaged 1,002 unique volunteers with 36,155 hours.

$979Kprogram expense
02

The organization also graduated 15 apprentices through its culinary job training program.

$648Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Hearts Linked INCFY2025$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$424K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$186K
Fundraisingcol D$164K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$745K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$460K
SavingsLn 2$285K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$745K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 61,002
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$885K$745K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$211K$194K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$148K$10K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$567K$508K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$32K$194$333
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$50K$1K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$924$71K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$150K$31K$52K$66K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$69K$39K$8K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$18K$3K$550
OccupancyLn 16$156K$155K$808
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$610K$577K$32K$514
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$14K$502$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$186K$164K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.0M$810K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$1.6M$1.0M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.0M$385K$712K 990 PDF
FY2021 $950K$764K$186K$327K 990 PDF
FY2020 $595K$598K−$3K$141K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,786,684 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,111,103$2,331,729
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $492,277$424,386
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$12,698
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,057$17,871
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,612,437$2,786,684
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 $583,802$823,347
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $995,398$1,153,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,579,200$1,976,985
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,033,237$809,699
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,786,684 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$491 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,915
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,321,814
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,217
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,331,729
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $424,386$424,386
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,698$12,698
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $14,835$14,835
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,527$3,527
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $427,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,533$2,786,684
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,976,985 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $147,560 · Management $10,034 · Fundraising $10,035$167,629
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $508,075 · Fundraising $58,578$566,653
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,596 · Management $194 · Fundraising $333$32,123
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,425 · Management $1,238 · Fundraising $5,279$56,942
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,725$1,725
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $924 · Management $70,520$71,444
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,945 · Management $52,497 · Fundraising $66,320$149,762
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,379 · Management $8,022 · Fundraising $22,000$69,401
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,194 · Management $4,504$8,698
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,247 · Management $3,118 · Fundraising $550$21,915
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $154,748 · Management $808$155,556
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,006$11,006
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,071$39,071
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $577,290 · Management $32,448 · Fundraising $514$610,252
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,304 · Management $502 · Fundraising $2$14,808
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,627,764 · Management $185,610 · Fundraising $163,611$1,976,985
Part X · Balance sheet $2,749,166 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $885,318$459,771
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$284,790
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,167$1,078
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,228$4,836
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,041,173$1,996,217
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,474$2,474
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,956,360$2,749,166
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,170$28,907
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $211,286$194,393
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $859,217$1,447,616
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $885,857$1,107,157
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,745,074$2,554,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,956,360$2,749,166
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,554,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,786,684
XI-2 Total expenses$1,976,985
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$809,699
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,745,074
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,554,773

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

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