Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2012.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
8 people listed on the 990.
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
Distributes free groceries and meals to those facing hunger.
Questions for The Torch
Your first name shows with your question. The Torch answers here, for everyone.
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, hundreds of pounds of free groceries are donated to The Torch from Trader Joe's in Michigan. These groceries are supplemented with groceries purchased by Torch volunteers. Volunteers pick up the groceries, and bring them to 131 Mill St, Fowlerville, MI, where they are sorted for distribution.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-1100891) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $23K | $53K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $74K | $64K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $97K | $117K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $97K | $117K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $0 | |||
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $0 | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $0 | |||
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $0 | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $0 | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $0 | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $999 | $999 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $718 | $718 | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $300 | $300 | ||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $0 | |||
| 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 | $10K | $10K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $565K | $555K | $11K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $841 | $841 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $587K | $555K | $32K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2026 | $256K | $270K | −$13K | $107K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 | $108K | $105K | $3K | $121K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2024 | $603K | $587K | $16K | $117K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $603,009 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $603,009 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $586,982 across 31 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $117,452 assets, 20 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,452 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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