Burrito Brigade provides food to hungry individuals in eugene and springfield oregon.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $202K a year · 41% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$607K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$658K
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$790K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$658K
FY2025▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$425K
FY2025$658K
Expenses
$349K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$279K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$790K
FY2025▲ +64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$790K

From the FY2025 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

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $294K Management & general 16% · $55K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Denson’s $55K as Executive Di is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Denson$55,000$55,800$51,617$33,333$30,483

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

Provides free meals to hungry people in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon.

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1 program · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Burrito brigade provides meals to hungry individuals in eugene and springfield oregon. We served approximately 27,068 warm meals in 2025 with our weekend burrito distribution program. Waste to taste is a food rescue and free food box program where we rescued 473,734 LBS of food and provided over 10,126 food boxes in 2025.

$294Kprogram 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 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$658K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$631K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$790K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$607K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$631K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$658K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
SavingsLn 2$234K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$784K
Other assetsLn 15$282K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$607K
Net assetsLn 32$790K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$354K$332K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$122K$784K
Total assetsLn 16$481K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$618$607K
Net assetsLn 32$481K$790K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$96K$96K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$486$486
OccupancyLn 16$69K$69K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$928$928
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$140$140
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$294K$55K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $658K$349K$309K$790K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 26, 2025 $425K$255K$169K$481K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $407K$279K$128K$311K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 7, 2023 $157K$183K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 10, 2022 $174K$173K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $100K$94K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $658,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $418,111$631,096
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,477$110
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,279$3,013
I-11 Other revenue$24,172
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $424,867$658,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $109,634$164,345
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,792$184,709
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,426$349,054
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,441$309,337
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $658,391 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$631,096
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$631,096
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $110$110
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,013$3,013
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $24,172$24,172
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $110 · Excluded from tax $27,185$658,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $349,054 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $55,000$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,702$95,702
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,643$13,643
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,049$14,049
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,517$4,517
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,927$2,927
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $486$486
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,441$69,441
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,067$2,067
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $928$928
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,931$5,931
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,028$24,028
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,658$7,658
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,537$52,537
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $140$140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,054 · Management $55,000 · Fundraising $0$349,054
Part X · Balance sheet $1,397,287 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $242,163$98,320
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $111,587$233,608
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $122,045$783,773
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,400$281,586
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $481,195$1,397,287
X-25 Other liabilities$7,373
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $618$607,373
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $480,577$778,914
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$11,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $480,577$789,914
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $481,195$1,397,287
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $789,914 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$658,391
XI-2 Total expenses$349,054
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$309,337
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$480,577
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$789,914

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