Reduce hunger and help the environment by connecting surplus food with our neighbors in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K 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
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$426K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2022▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2022▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$426K
FY2022▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$457K
FY2024$408K

From the FY2022 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 Feb 2014.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $2.2M Management & general 1% · $12K Fundraising 0% · $7K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$58,927Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Barden’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 23rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Barden$69,000$75,400$58,927$48,208$53,917

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects surplus food to neighbors in need, reducing hunger and helping the environment.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2022, we worked with over 90 food permitted businesses and over 80 nonprofit partners to rescue and redistribute over 1,000,000 pounds of unsold food, providing hundreds of thousands of nutritious meals to our neighbors in NEED.IN 2022, staff and volunteers presented to groups of all ages, served on panel discussions, and worked with…

$2.2Mprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$124
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$426K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$368K
Total assetsLn 16$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$124
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$358K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$368K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Other assetsLn 15$228
Total assetsLn 16$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$426K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6194
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K$368K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$356K$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$343K$426K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.0M$2.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$54K$4K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$99K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$251$251
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K$287$183
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$597$597
Advertising and promotionLn 12$536$536
Office expensesLn 13$496$97$399
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$777$1K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$12
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22$22
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$6K$171$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$180$325
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$2.2M$12K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.4M$2.5M−$49K$408K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.5M$31K$457K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.3M$2.2M$18K$426K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.6M−$7K$343K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.3M$292K$351K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,266,823 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,564,299$2,266,699
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $130$124
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,564,429$2,266,823
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,408,227$2,027,952
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,008$175,095
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $34,653$45,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,571,888$2,248,427
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,459$18,396
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,266,823 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,266,699
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,027,952
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,266,699
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $124$124
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $124$2,266,823
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,248,427 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,027,952$2,027,952
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,365 · Management $3,869 · Fundraising $2,460$60,694
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,459$99,459
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,632$2,632
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $251$251
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,589 · Management $287 · Fundraising $183$12,059
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,300$1,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $597$597
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $536$536
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $97 · Management $399$496
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,827 · Management $777 · Fundraising $1,249$6,853
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,226$1,226
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,368 · Management $12$5,380
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $22$22
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,103$12,103
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,081$1,081
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,169 · Management $171 · Fundraising $2,451$8,791
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,490 · Management $180 · Fundraising $325$1,995
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,229,491 · Management $12,268 · Fundraising $6,668$2,248,427
Part X · Balance sheet $445,305 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $313,960$357,591
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$9,990
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$20,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,164$1,666
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,295$55,830
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100$228
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $355,519$445,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $898$374
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,369$18,643
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,267$19,017
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,252$426,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $355,519$445,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $426,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,266,823
XI-2 Total expenses$2,248,427
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,252
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$64,640
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$426,288

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