Meat Fight, INC. Creates and hosts events to raise money for the national ms society and Meat fights proprietory programs for athletes living with ms, namely meatbike and project 13.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $9K a year · 3% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $20K
Looks good: 5 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
1
of 4 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 4 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$169K
Spent
$236K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$232K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$169K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$442K
Expenses
$236K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$365K
Net assets
$232K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$381K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $162K Management & general 28% · $67K Fundraising 3% · $8K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Laussade’s $46K as Chief Executive Office is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Alice Laussade$46,367$33,366$32,470$30,000

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

Programs and updates

Hosts events to fund MS research and athletic programs for those living with MS.

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2 programs · $162K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Meat Fight held its annual barbecue competition virtually with chefs and donors participating through various Facebook and Zoom-based events.

$107Kprogram expense
02

To replace the revenue lost from events that were not feasible in 2020 Meat Fight placed a greater focus on leverage its brand to drive merchandise sales.

$55Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$20K
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $219K · 2020–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$25,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$25,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$25,000
Ut Southwestern Medical SchoolFY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$169K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$169K
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Money outPt IX
$236K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$232K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Other incomeLn 4–11$169K
Total revenueLn 12$169K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$232K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$232K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$232K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K$232K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$286K$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$286K$232K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$55K$55K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$0$30K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$0$0$8K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$0$13K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$89K$24K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$236K$162K$67K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $442K$365K$77K$381K 990 PDF
FY2023 $379K$236K$142K$304K 990 PDF
FY2022 $124K$258K−$135K$161K 990 PDF
FY2021 $205K$177K$28K$220K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $169K$236K−$67K$232K 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
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Part I · Summary $168,861 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $440,881$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27$25
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$168,836
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $440,908$168,861
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $89,504$55,184
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,000$30,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $262,779$151,078
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $382,283$236,262
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58,625−$67,401
Part VI · Governance 1 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $168,861 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $51,465 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
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$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $93,949 · Excluded from tax $0$93,949
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,912 · Unrelated business $93,949 · Excluded from tax $0$168,861
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $236,262 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $55,184$55,184
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $0$30,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,915 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,915
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $7,725$7,725
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $12,749 · Fundraising $0$12,749
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,890 · Management $23,799 · Fundraising $0$112,689
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $161,989 · Management $66,548 · Fundraising $7,725$236,262
Part X · Balance sheet $232,341 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $285,591$232,341
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-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart 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 $285,591$232,341
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-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $285,591$232,341
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $285,591$232,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $285,591$232,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $232,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$168,861
XI-2 Total expenses$236,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$67,401
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$285,591
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$14,151
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$232,341

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