Shares food, provides shelter, and empowers communities.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $816K in revenue, $811K in expenses, and $422K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$816K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$811K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$422K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $4K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
94%
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -73% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$816K
FY2025▲ +6%
$1.5M$755K$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$811K
FY2025▲ +8%
$1.6M$784K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$520K
FY2025▲ +3%
$520K$260K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$98K
FY2025▲ +13%
$98K$49K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$816K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$811K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$422K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$4K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$520K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $759K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Housing Initiatives. Genesis Garden provides an continuum of services to assist individuals and families who are unstably housed or without housing. During the fiscal year, 122 individuals in 47 households received eviction prevention assistance, 2 individuals in 2 households were successfully diverted to housing options other than…
$574Kprogram expense
02
Food Initiatives.Genesis Garden serves as fiscal sponsor for Loaves & Fishes, Inc., an ecumenical organization with a pending application for 501(c)(3). Loaves & Fishes distributes food vouchers to McDonough County households for food purchases at area grocery stores. Loaves & Fishes serves an average of 480 households per month.
$156Kprogram expense
03
Community Empowerment Initiatives. Empowerment-focused initiatives continued during the year. (1) the Family Dinner Project which promotes food, fun and conversation about things that matter.
Melissa Calhoun’s $5K as President
is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Melissa Calhoun · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $5K · Total expenses $811K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $247K · Total expenses $811K
30%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
94%
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Overhead ratio
6%
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Fundraising cost ratio
0%
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Revenue growth
6%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
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Legal fee ratio
0%
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Accounting fee ratio
1%
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Fundraising fee ratio
0%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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