A Place at the Table FY2020 filing

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Raleigh, NC501(c)(3)Since 2015Food & AgricultureEIN 47-2959935Revenue $1.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRStableraleigh.orgPo Box 26205, 27611-6205 · Raleigh, NCTax-exempt since Nov 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A Place at the Table provides community and good food for all regardless of means.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $157K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $50K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$124K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$1.3M
Spent
$916K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$916K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$916K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $745K Management & general 14% · $132K Fundraising 4% · $39K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$64,966Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Kane’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 64th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Kane$116,958—————
Maggie Kane—$96,616$79,772$76,899$74,457$64,966

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

Offers community and good food to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

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1 program · $745K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

We provide meals to all regardless of means. More than 25% of all meals are shared with individuals who utilize our pay what you can approach. Each guest chooses their meal and chooses how to pay. We emphasize choice and dignity in the range of options offered and the hospitality provided to each guest.

$745Kprogram expense

Funders

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 2 funders$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$916K
Ln 25
Programscol B$745K
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$994K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$994K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$994K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$465K
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 61,000
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$565K$994K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$216K$465K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$124K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$405K$316K$76K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$25K$6K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$69
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$172
OccupancyLn 16$109K$109K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$804$804
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$234K$217K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$19K$11K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$916K$745K$132K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.4M$2.4M$53K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.1M$8K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.7M$44K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.4M$183K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.0M$290K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$916K$362K$1.4M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,277,724 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $530,657$1,032,714
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $615,881$242,652
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $999$2,358
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,085$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,207,622$1,277,724
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $335,171$465,461
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $435,926$450,420
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $771,097$915,881
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $436,525$361,843
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,277,724 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,022,714
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,032,714
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $242,652$242,652
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,358$2,358
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $242,652 · Excluded from tax $2,358$1,277,724
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $915,881 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $315,927 · Management $75,558 · Fundraising $13,213$404,698
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $27,821$27,821
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,409 · Management $6,466 · Fundraising $1,067$32,942
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,256$2,256
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,293 · Management $69$3,362
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,937 · Management $2,487 · Fundraising $172$4,596
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $109,363$109,363
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,339$4,339
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $804$804
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,555$43,555
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,913 · Management $1,333$10,246
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $217,196 · Fundraising $16,451$233,647
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,447 · Management $11,082 · Fundraising $7,723$38,252
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $745,040 · Management $132,215 · Fundraising $38,626$915,881
Part X · Balance sheet $1,555,884 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $564,878$994,114
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $215,551$465,177
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $33,188$30,602
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,829$65,991
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,079,195$1,555,884
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$65,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,860$58,772
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,860$123,772
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,066,335$1,432,112
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,066,335$1,432,112
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,079,195$1,555,884
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,432,112 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,277,724
XI-2 Total expenses$915,881
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$361,843
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,066,335
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,934
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,432,112

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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