To reduce the incidence of hunger and malnutrition in Mecklenburg County by procuring and distributing groceries to people facing economic hardships and to deliver daily meals in a caring and friendly manner to individuals in our community who are unable due to age or infirmary to prepare their own meals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4,000 volunteers and 63 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.4M a year · 43% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$356K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $13.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $41K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$195K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.8M
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$11.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$44.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.8M
FY2025▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$11.5M
FY2022$15.4M
FY2023$19.9M
FY2024$20.2M
FY2025$13.8M
Expenses
$11.1M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2025$11.1M
Net assets
$44.2M
FY2025+0.09%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$17.7M
FY2022$24.0M
FY2023$35.9M
FY2024$44.2M
FY2025$44.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1985.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $9.2M Management & general 6% · $722K Fundraising 11% · $1.2M

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

23 people listed on the 990; $356K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$152,581Pt VII · Sec A
$102,907Pt VII · Sec A
$100,786Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tina Postel’s $153K as CEO is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tina Postel$152,581$147,421$147,421$143,128$129,611$128,760
Danielle Moore$102,907$102,907————
Lucy Mitchell$100,786$100,786————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Feeds hungry and malnourished people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

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2 programs · $9.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Nourish Ups mission is to nourish our neighbors with nutritious food and compassion which we do through our Grocery and Meals On Wheels programs, During our fiscal year through a network of 35 food pantries, including a grocery home delivery program, nutritious food was distributed to 98,676 people in our community in need.

$8.5Mprogram expense
02

Nourish Up delivers more than 300 meals daily to the elderly, handicapped, and convalescing people who are unable or greatly restricted in their ability to prepare or secure meals and who reside within an area we can reach with our corps of drivers.

$748Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$41K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $22.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,884,455
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,093,977
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,141,721
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,714,470
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,893,776
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,150
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,390

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$376K
Money outPt IX
$11.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.2M
Managementcol C$722K
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$44.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$44.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$287K
Investment incomeLn 3$376K
Other incomeLn 4–11$424K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$13.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$390K
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$478K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$44.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K
Net assetsLn 32$44.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 64,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.9M$13.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.6M$478K
Total assetsLn 16$50.5M$44.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M$195K
Net assetsLn 32$44.2M$44.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.9M$5.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$172K$103K$52K$17K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.3M$309K$588K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$408K$241K$62K$104K
Payroll taxesLn 10$191K$113K$29K$49K
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$112K$19K$93K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$124K$102K$20K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$114K$111K$2K$947
TravelLn 17$42K$39K$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$80K$74K$4K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$179K$174K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$71K$35K$30K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$962K$14K$256K
All other expensesLn 24e$338K$98K$177K$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.1M$9.2M$722K$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13.8M$11.1M$2.7M$44.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $20.2M$11.6M$8.6M$44.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.9M$8.5M$11.3M$35.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.4M$8.0M$7.5M$24.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.5M$6.8M$4.7M$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.5M$5.7M$3.8M$8.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $13,797,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,269,805$12,710,022
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $318,983$287,323
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $527,416$375,977
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $102,477$424,420
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,218,681$13,797,742
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,093,977$5,884,455
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,801,899$2,962,127
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,738,113$2,290,953
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,633,989$11,137,535
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,584,692$2,660,207
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,797,742 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$95,241
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,614,781
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,596,149
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,710,022
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $287,323$287,323
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $383,070$383,070
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $8,186$8,186
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$7,093−$7,093
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$259,489
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $156,745$156,745
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $436,975 · Unrelated business $8,186 · Excluded from tax $383,070$13,797,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,137,535 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,884,455$5,884,455
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,198 · Management $51,599 · Fundraising $17,200$171,997
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,294,481 · Management $308,566 · Fundraising $588,460$2,191,507
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $241,152 · Management $61,928 · Fundraising $104,499$407,579
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $113,035 · Management $29,027 · Fundraising $48,982$191,044
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $19,363 · Fundraising $92,585$111,948
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $102,457 · Management $19,855 · Fundraising $1,245$123,557
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $110,894 · Management $1,815 · Fundraising $947$113,656
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,653 · Management $1,832 · Fundraising $2,001$42,486
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $74,329 · Management $3,676 · Fundraising $1,918$79,923
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $173,725 · Management $3,582 · Fundraising $1,791$179,098
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,042 · Management $30,216 · Fundraising $5,266$70,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $962,255 · Management $13,598 · Fundraising $255,639$1,231,492
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $98,497 · Management $176,816 · Fundraising $62,956$338,269
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,232,173 · Management $721,873 · Fundraising $1,183,489$11,137,535
Part X · Balance sheet $44,408,885 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $18,433,500; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,320,895$389,512
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,450,282$2,509,392
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,396,961$8,156,801
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $265,049$439,580
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $538,001$263,427
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,575,985$477,733
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $15,871,010$13,684,086
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $67,843$54,854
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,486,026$44,408,885
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $182,259$195,379
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,310,682$195,379
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,244,361$32,239,541
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,930,983$11,973,965
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $44,175,344$44,213,506
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,486,026$44,408,885
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,213,506 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,797,742
XI-2 Total expenses$11,137,535
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,660,207
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$44,175,344
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$853,890
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,475,935
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,213,506

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