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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$143K 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
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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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.5 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
$6.8M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.4M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$24.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.4M
FY2022▲ +34%
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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
$8.0M
FY2022▲ +17%
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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
$24.0M
FY2022▲ +35%
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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

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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

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $6.4M Management & general 9% · $687K Fundraising 11% · $875K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$143,128Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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  • 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 · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

During our 21/22 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. Through our Meals on Wheels program, healthy prepared meals were delivered to 330 recipients who live in their own homes but are infirm and cannot…

$5.5Mprogram expense
02

Friendship Trays 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.

$848Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$324K
Other incomeLn 4–11$193K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.4M
Managementcol C$687K
Fundraisingcol D$875K
Owns and owesPt X
$24.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.3M
Total assetsLn 16$30.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$745K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$193K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$15.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.8M
SavingsLn 2$6.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M
Other assetsLn 15$401K
Total assetsLn 16$30.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
Net assetsLn 32$24.0M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.8M$12.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$618K$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16$17.9M$30.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$6.8M
Net assetsLn 32$17.7M$24.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.7M$3.7M
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$160K$96K$48K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$963K$221K$434K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$65K$39K$10K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$213K$126K$32K$55K
Payroll taxesLn 10$139K$82K$21K$36K
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$103K$40K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$3K$14K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$275K$256K$13K$7K
TravelLn 17$32K$32K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$58K$48K$6K$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$212K$120K$91K$907
InsuranceLn 23$21K$8K$12K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$913K$239K
All other expensesLn 24e$172K$23K$146K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$6.4M$687K$875K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $15,404,200 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,848,788$14,784,467
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $220,813$323,951
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,281,624$102,799
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $109,435$192,983
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,460,660$15,404,200
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,999,901$3,714,470
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,346,313$2,194,602
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,429,863$2,045,076
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,776,077$7,954,148
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,684,583$7,450,052
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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 $15,404,200 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$34,673
VIII-1e Government grants$744,885
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,004,909
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,241,435
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,784,467
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $323,951$323,951
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $102,799$102,799
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $111,985$111,985
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$62,854
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $18,144$18,144
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $342,095 · Unrelated business $111,985 · Excluded from tax $102,799$15,404,200
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,954,148 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,714,470$3,714,470
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 $95,812 · Management $47,905 · Fundraising $15,969$159,686
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $963,062 · Management $220,945 · Fundraising $433,579$1,617,586
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,684 · Management $9,934 · Fundraising $16,763$65,381
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $125,984 · Management $32,353 · Fundraising $54,593$212,930
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $82,253 · Management $21,123 · Fundraising $35,643$139,019
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 $40,293 · Fundraising $63,000$103,293
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,891 · Management $14,486 · Fundraising $2,866$20,243
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $256,132 · Management $12,669 · Fundraising $6,610$275,411
IX-17 TravelManagement $31,914$31,914
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $48,426 · Management $6,165 · Fundraising $3,217$57,808
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $120,171 · Management $90,800 · Fundraising $907$211,878
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,564 · Management $11,883 · Fundraising $1,827$21,274
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $913,145 · Fundraising $238,583$1,151,728
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,437 · Management $146,384 · Fundraising $1,706$171,527
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,392,031 · Management $686,854 · Fundraising $875,263$7,954,148
Part X · Balance sheet $30,745,098 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,796,373$5,814,364
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,014,539$6,441,016
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $42,877$2,671,105
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $62,982$79,717
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $492,068$284,537
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,026$13,731
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $618,399$8,770,265
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,221,117$6,188,360
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $60,910$80,621
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $552,974$401,382
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,869,265$30,745,098
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $124,059$185,998
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,786$6,756,398
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,065,927$18,963,754
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,648,552$5,024,946
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,714,479$23,988,700
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,869,265$30,745,098
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,988,700 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,404,200
XI-2 Total expenses$7,954,148
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,450,052
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,714,479
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,175,831
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,988,700

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