The organization provides free hot meals and emergency food packages to approximately 2,300 low - income people on a weekly basis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,496 volunteers and 3 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 $211K a year · 40% 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $105K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$578K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$341K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$578K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$634K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$578K
Expenses
$341K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$285K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$341K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$647K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$982K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2019-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $328K Management & general 4% · $13K

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; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$62,865Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martin Riggins’s $63K as Executive Di is at the 66th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Martin Riggins$62,865$57,200$52,000

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

Serves free meals and delivers food to those in need.

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1 program · $328K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization provides free hot meals and emergency food packages to approximately 2,300 low - income people on a weekly basis. This organization also provides a training ground for church groups and other volunteers to experience the blessing of helping others.

$328Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$578K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$328K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$686K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$578K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$327K
SavingsLn 2$359K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$686K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$673K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 62,496
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$1.1M$686K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$673K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$50K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$114K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$21K$361
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$328K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $578K$341K$237K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$300K$138K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $425K$312K$113K$982K 990 PDF
FY2022 $638K$285K$354K$863K 990 PDF
FY2021 $634K$316K$318K$647K 990 PDF
FY2020 $419K$310K$108K$329K 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 $577,666 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $415,367$552,793
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,186$24,873
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $438,553$577,666
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $120,671$133,266
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,669$207,385
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $300,340$340,651
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $138,213$237,015
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $577,666 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$552,793
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$552,793
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24,873$24,873
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,873$577,666
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $340,651 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,292 · Management $12,573$62,865
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,931$60,931
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,470$9,470
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,883$1,883
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,045$5,045
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,403$5,403
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,177$6,177
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,584$30,584
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,777$11,777
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,563$11,563
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $113,824$113,824
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,768 · Management $361$21,129
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $327,717 · Management $12,934 · Fundraising $0$340,651
Part X · Balance sheet $1,414,694 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $450,670$327,499
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $622,000$358,802
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,076$55,709
X-11 Publicly traded securities$672,684
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,131,746$1,414,694
X-25 Other liabilities$2,499
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,499
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,033,450$1,313,899
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $98,296$98,296
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,131,746$1,412,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,131,746$1,414,694
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,412,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$577,666
XI-2 Total expenses$340,651
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$237,015
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,131,746
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$43,434
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,412,195

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