The organization provides equipment and volunteer labor to prepare meals and to raise funds for charitable organizations and those in need. The organization is based in the greater houston/galveston bay area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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
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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
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
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $118K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$701K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$594K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$410K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$701K
FY2022▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$830K
FY2021$951K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$391K
Expenses
$594K
FY2022▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$514K
Net assets
$410K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$368K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$287K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 2001.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $397K Management & general 23% · $138K Fundraising 10% · $59K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Stevenson’s $18K as Treasurer is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Gordon—$72,000$36,000
Denise Stevenson$18,000$18,000$18,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Prepares meals and raises funds for charities and those in need using donated equipment and volunteer labor.

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1 program · $397K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Cooking and serving hot meals to assist non-profits, first responders, individuals in need and civic organizations in fundraising and other support activities.

$397Kprogram 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 · FY2023
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $37K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$36,684

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$701K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$213K
Money outPt IX
$594K
Ln 25
Programscol B$397K
Managementcol C$138K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$410K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K
Total assetsLn 16$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$213K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$701K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$159K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$159K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$242K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$410K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$159K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$365K$242K
Total assetsLn 16$508K$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$368K$410K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$37K$37K
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$18K$6K$10K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$37K$66K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$3K$6K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$288$577
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$1K$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$188K$146K$14K$28K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$1K$876$64$128
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$41K$3K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K$894
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$125K$115K$6K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$594K$397K$138K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $391K$514K−$123K$287K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $701K$594K$107K$410K 990 PDF
FY2021 $951K$715K$236K$368K 990 PDF
FY2020 $830K$636K$194K$131K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $700,635 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $960,142$252,578
I-9 Program service revenue$234,635
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$235,555$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $226,120$213,422
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $950,707$700,635
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$36,684
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $270,758$145,570
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $443,807$411,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $714,565$594,055
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $236,142$106,580
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $700,635 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$11,415 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,622
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,578
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $234,635$234,635
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $144,003$144,003
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $80,834$80,834
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $304,054 · Excluded from tax $144,003$700,635
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $594,055 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,684$36,684
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 $5,652 · Management $10,134 · Fundraising $2,214$18,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,809 · Management $65,998 · Fundraising $14,419$117,226
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,248 · Management $5,824 · Fundraising $1,272$10,344
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,702$1,702
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,725$21,725
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,941 · Management $288 · Fundraising $577$4,806
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,453$4,453
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,343 · Management $1,343 · Fundraising $1,343$4,029
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $146,002 · Management $13,620 · Fundraising $28,172$187,794
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $876 · Management $64 · Fundraising $128$1,068
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,612 · Management $2,971 · Fundraising $5,943$49,526
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,959 · Management $1,428 · Fundraising $894$6,281
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,822 · Management $6,418 · Fundraising $4,254$125,494
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,606 · Management $2,317$4,923
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $396,554 · Management $138,285 · Fundraising $59,216$594,055
Part X · Balance sheet $415,033 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,205$158,658
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$3,909
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $49,100$10,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $365,278$241,766
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $507,583$415,033
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,330$5,008
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $139,138$5,008
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $343,583$385,163
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,862$24,862
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $368,445$410,025
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $507,583$415,033
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $410,025 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$700,635
XI-2 Total expenses$594,055
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,580
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$368,445
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$65,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$410,025

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