Feeding Texas FY2021 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 1995Community DevelopmentEIN 74-2762542Revenue $40.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRSfeedingtexas.org1524 South Ih 35 Suite 342, 78704-2646 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Aug 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free Texas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$364K 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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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $172K a year · under 1% 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
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$364K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% 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
11
named funders · $716K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.3M
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$40.3M
+101% vs prior year
Spent
$38.6M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$40.3M
FY2021▲ +101%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.0M
FY2021$40.3M
FY2022$60.0M
FY2023$38.8M
FY2024$54.7M
FY2025$44.6M
Expenses
$38.6M
FY2021▲ +97%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.5M
FY2021$38.6M
FY2022$60.3M
FY2023$39.3M
FY2024$55.1M
FY2025$44.5M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2021▲ +114%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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 Aug 1996.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $37.8M Management & general 2% · $640K Fundraising 0% · $186K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $364K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$133,068Pt VII · Sec A
$124,991Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$105,527Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Celia Cole’s $192K as CEO is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Celia Cole$192,195$180,924$175,322$156,036$133,068$132,909
Joshua Montemayor$185,935$175,418————
Greg Grace——$147,628$125,278——
Rachel Koay$130,668$125,686$111,588$101,137——
James G Grace————$124,991$118,310
Jeanie Escalona$115,462$108,292————
Wesley Story$114,959$105,640————
Jamie Olson$111,925$104,345————

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

Fighting hunger across Texas through unified efforts.

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3 programs · $22.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Feeding texas contracted with the texas department of agriculture for the distribution of surplus agriculture products through member food banks to serve needy or low-income individuals.

$10.1Mprogram expense
02

Feeding texas contracted with the texas health and human services commission to provide application assistance to individuals that are potentially eligible for HHSC social service programs.

$7.4Mprogram expense
03

Programs conducted at member food banks with a goal of improving the likelihood that persons eligible for snap (food stamps) will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles.

$5.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 146 grants · $231.2M · 2019–2024
Collaborative for Fresh ProduceTX · FY2024$9,533,434
North Texas Food BankTX · FY2024$7,569,010
The Houston Food BankTX · FY2024$6,948,255
San Antonio Food Bank INCTX · FY2024$3,114,409
Central Texas Food Bank INCTX · FY2024$2,971,980
El Pasoans Fighting HungerTX · FY2024$1,293,981
Tarrant Area Food BankTX · FY2024$992,189
Regional East Texas Food BankTX · FY2024$594,778
South Plains Food Bank INCTX · FY2024$547,305
Brazos Valley Food Bank INCTX · FY2024$454,310
High Plains Food BankTX · FY2024$429,565
South Texas Food BankTX · FY2024$398,184
Coastal Bend Food BankTX · FY2024$368,594
Wichita Falls Area Food BankTX · FY2024$351,759
Arizona Food Bank NetworkAZ · FY2024$320,651
Southeast Texas Food Bank INCTX · FY2024$317,144
West Texas Food BankTX · FY2024$288,916
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$40.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$714K
Money outPt IX
$38.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$37.8M
Managementcol C$640K
Fundraisingcol D$186K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$18.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$714K
Total revenueLn 12$40.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 620
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$34.8M$34.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$292K$97K$188K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.2M$147K$109K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$103K$86K$10K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$332K$255K$55K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$150K$113K$27K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$3K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$20K$4K$961
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$574K$435K$135K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$10K$2K$110
Office expensesLn 13$13K$8K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$167K$131K$24K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$167K$137K$21K$9K
TravelLn 17$17K$15K$3K$79
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$4K$4K$718
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$13K$2K$699
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$820$157
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$372K$362K$9K$100
Total functional expensesLn 25$38.6M$37.8M$640K$186K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $44.6M$44.5M$97K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $54.7M$55.1M−$442K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $38.8M$39.3M−$488K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $60.0M$60.3M−$274K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $40.3M$38.6M$1.7M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $20.0M$19.5M$462K$1.5M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $40,252,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,438,643$39,538,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $571,264$713,571
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,009,907$40,252,458
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,838,340$34,815,135
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,966,646$2,378,203
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $743,104$1,384,722
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,548,090$38,578,060
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $461,817$1,674,398
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $40,252,458 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,486,340
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,052,547
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$39,538,887
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $713,571$713,571
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $713,571 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$40,252,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,578,060 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $34,815,135$34,815,135
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,150 · Management $188,475 · Fundraising $6,191$291,816
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,245,327 · Management $146,826 · Fundraising $109,106$1,501,259
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $85,976 · Management $9,984 · Fundraising $7,502$103,462
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $254,700 · Management $54,697 · Fundraising $22,123$331,520
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $113,426 · Management $26,954 · Fundraising $9,766$150,146
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,218 · Management $4,234$7,452
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,806 · Management $3,928 · Fundraising $961$24,695
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $434,529 · Management $134,727 · Fundraising $4,275$573,531
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,537 · Management $2,052 · Fundraising $110$11,699
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,858 · Management $3,988 · Fundraising $1,650$13,496
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $130,568 · Management $23,842 · Fundraising $12,655$167,065
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $136,960 · Management $21,040 · Fundraising $9,419$167,419
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,540 · Management $2,587 · Fundraising $79$17,206
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,965 · Management $4,349 · Fundraising $718$9,032
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,374 · Management $2,344 · Fundraising $699$16,417
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,186 · Management $820 · Fundraising $157$5,163
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $362,255 · Management $9,192 · Fundraising $100$371,547
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,752,510 · Management $640,039 · Fundraising $185,511$38,578,060
Part X · Balance sheet $8,415,215 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,688,649$2,846,835
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,919,965$5,519,114
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $56,500$40,083
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,183$9,183
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,674,297$8,415,215
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,881,350$5,271,570
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $323,700$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,205,050$5,271,570
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $777,350$2,333,850
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $691,897$809,795
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,469,247$3,143,645
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,674,297$8,415,215
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,143,645 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,252,458
XI-2 Total expenses$38,578,060
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,674,398
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,469,247
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,143,645

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