Feast INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2013Food & AgricultureEIN 46-4312265

Improve long-term health and wellness in low-income communities by creating a network of educational support groups and enhancing access to healthy, unprocessed foods.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $332K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+179% vs prior year
Spent
$653K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2021▲ +179%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$633K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$375K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$751K
Expenses
$653K
FY2021▲ +28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$509K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$900K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$699K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +353%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$316K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$906K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$185K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $482K Management & general 13% · $83K Fundraising 13% · $88K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$68,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sydney Zetune’s $57K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ave Lambert—$25,398$122,009$117,784——
Amy Vu—$97,754————
Sydney Zetune—$96,825$92,600———
Dana Rizer———$28,667$68,000$84,000
Sydney Zetune$57,057—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds support groups and improves access to healthy foods for low-income communities.

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3 program services account for $482K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Open Community

These classes include weekly cooking demonstrations, healthy grocery and produce distributions, movement classes, program graduate support, and other support services. These programs provide additional opportunities for feast families and prospective participants to take steps towards healthier lifestyle habits in a community of support.

$287Kprogram expense
02

Core Curriculum

In order to promote sustainable health and wellness, feast's core programs are provided to heads-of-households in underserved communities. Our 12 and 16-WEEK wellness curriculums provide food education, access, and support, together, to help families live measurably healthier lives.

$176Kprogram expense
03

Training

Feast's path to scale includes providing three-day leadership trainings for community members and health educators. Once trained, these leaders are prepared to bring feast's curriculum to their local communities.

$18Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $31K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,163
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,963

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$653K
Ln 25
Programscol B$482K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$88K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$89K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$56K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6573
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$358K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$316K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$44K$7K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$278K$211K$25K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$2K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$27K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$21K$4K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$520$536
Office expensesLn 13$116K$108K$1K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$888
OccupancyLn 16$35K$35K
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$589$541
InterestLn 20$384$384
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$653K$482K$83K$88K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $751K$699K$52K$185K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.1M−$37K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023 $602K$1.3M−$736K$170K 990 PDF
FY2022 $375K$900K−$525K$906K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.8M$653K$1.1M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $633K$509K$124K$316K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,767,936 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,608
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$88,917
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,632,441
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$56,460
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,731,966
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,401 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,401
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,017$2,017
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,007$15,007
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,545 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,545
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,946 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,024$1,767,936
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $652,820 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,163$22,163
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,619 · Management $7,208 · Fundraising $17,333$68,160
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $210,983 · Management $24,706 · Fundraising $42,556$278,245
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,093 · Management $23,423$25,516
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,696 · Management $3,340 · Fundraising $6,058$36,094
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,498$17,498
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,150 · Management $3,735 · Fundraising $14,401$39,286
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $520 · Fundraising $536$1,056
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $108,381 · Management $1,095 · Fundraising $6,267$115,743
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,638 · Management $888$2,526
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,245$35,245
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,446 · Management $589 · Fundraising $541$4,576
IX-20 InterestManagement $384$384
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,328$6,328
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $481,742 · Management $83,386 · Fundraising $87,692$652,820
Part X · Balance sheet $1,464,005 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $325,027$1,431,109
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,730$8,730
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,016$3,140
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $19,109$21,026
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $357,882$1,464,005
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,917$7,924
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,917$32,924
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $280,237$1,431,081
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,728$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $315,965$1,431,081
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $357,882$1,464,005
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,431,081 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,767,936
XI-2 Total expenses$652,820
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,115,116
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$315,965
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,431,081

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