Potluck INC

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N Little Rock, AR501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 71-0709327Revenue $2.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpotluckfoodrescue.org621 W Broadway St, 72114-5525 · N Little Rock, ARTax-exempt since Dec 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Potluck's mission is to alleviate hunger by bridging the gap between excess food and the hungry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 volunteers and 6 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 95% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $128K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$430K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$235K
FY2020$206K
FY2021$208K
FY2022$833K
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$218K
FY2020$270K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$890K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$430K
FY2024+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$505K
FY2020$480K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$428K
FY2024$430K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1991.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.1M Management & general 6% · $126K Fundraising 2% · $35K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$27,097Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$24,597Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grant Williams’s $27K as Executive Di is at the 5th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Sylvia Blain—$62,500$59,493$46,818$53,676$46,517
Grant Williams$27,097—————
Slyvia Blain$24,597—————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects surplus food with people who need it to fight hunger.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Potluck, inc. Collects nutritious, prepared, unserved food from various sources and distributes it to numerous agencies that feed the needy.

$2.1Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$128K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$430K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$485K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$174K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$485K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$430K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 623
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K$174K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$245K$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K$107K
Total assetsLn 16$602K$485K
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$428K$430K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$206K$154K$41K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$3K$726
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$17K$41K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$10K$3K$654
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$3K$487
OccupancyLn 16$40K$30K$10K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$750$750
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$5K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$16K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.1M$126K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.3M$5K$430K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.0M$36K$428K 990 PDF
FY2022 $833K$890K−$57K$387K 990 PDF
FY2021 $208K$238K−$30K$495K 990 PDF
FY2020 $206K$270K−$64K$480K 990 PDF
FY2019 $235K$218K$17K$505K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,300,748 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,009,106$2,252,534
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,198$43,067
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,566$5,147
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,085,870$2,300,748
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $162,725$220,191
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $32,109$23,208
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,855,130$2,052,455
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,049,964$2,295,854
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,906$4,894
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $2,300,748 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,252,534
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,836,384
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,252,534
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $43,067$43,067
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$5,147
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,067$2,300,748
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,295,854 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,498 · Management $40,947 · Fundraising $10,236$205,681
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,883 · Management $2,901 · Fundraising $726$14,510
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,736 · Management $40,993$57,729
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $23,208$23,208
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,261$2,261
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,820 · Management $2,619 · Fundraising $654$13,093
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,579 · Management $2,705 · Fundraising $487$12,771
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,144 · Management $10,046$40,190
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $750$750
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,958 · Management $18,369$23,327
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,491 · Management $5,497$21,988
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,877,862$1,877,862
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,484$2,484
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,134,205 · Management $126,338 · Fundraising $35,311$2,295,854
Part X · Balance sheet $484,799 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,838$169,744
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,891$4,230
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,317$106,666
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $245,496$157,072
X-14 Intangible assets$27,389
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,036$19,698
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $601,578$484,799
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,350$2,015
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $128,333$33,333
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $37,036$19,698
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,719$55,046
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $257,859$429,753
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $427,859$429,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $601,578$484,799
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $429,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,300,748
XI-2 Total expenses$2,295,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,894
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$427,859
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$429,753

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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