Better Food Foundation INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-4537521)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2021	$1.6M
FY2022	$2.1M
FY2023	$2.3M
FY2024	$1.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.2M
FY2021	$1.7M
FY2022	$2.0M
FY2023	$2.5M
FY2024	$1.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$368K
FY2021	$328K
FY2022	$469K
FY2023	$271K
FY2024	$161K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $1.2M Management & general 2% · $20K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jennifer Channin

Board Chair

$64,365Pt VII · Sec A

Ben Goldsmith

Secretary

$47,856Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Gross

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Channin’s $93K as Executive Di is at the 45th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jennifer Channin	$93,250	$93,097	$91,188	$75,417	$64,365
Ben Goldsmith	—	—	—	$36,460	$47,856

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes dietary changes for a healthy, equitable, humane, and sustainable food system.

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3 programs · $910K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Grants providing financial, technical, and consulting support to individuals and organizations whose goals align with our mission.

$520Kprogram expense

02

Default veg educating the public about the benefits of defaulting to vegan food and diet.

$239Kprogram expense

03

Public education engaging the public with information and resources about the benefits of a plant-based diet.

$152Kprogram 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

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$642K

The Giant Steps FoundationFY2024$112K

Aceso Foundation INCFY2024$80K

The Greenbaum FoundationFY2024$80K

The Educational Foundation of AmericaFY2024$60K

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$50K

Mercy for Animals INCFY2024$31K

The Quinn FoundationFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$1.1M

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Grants paid · 34 grants · $3.5M · 2020–2024

Farm Forward INCOR · FY2024$465,422

Unitemized GrantFY2024$328,750

University of San DiegoCA · FY2024$180,000

Food Empowerment ProjectCA · FY2024$41,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,100

Unitarian Universalists for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsMN · FY2024$12,500

Farm Forward INCOR · FY2023$279,500

Unitemized GrantFY2023$192,862

Greener by DefaultIL · FY2023$154,657

CreaturekindOR · FY2023$95,004

Afrovegan SocietyMD · FY2023$83,000

Calvin UniversityMI · FY2023$20,000

Unitarian Universalists for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsMN · FY2023$12,500

A Well-Fed WorldDC · FY2023$10,000

New Roots InstituteCA · FY2023$10,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,500

CreaturekindOR · FY2022$190,000

Farm Forward INCOR · FY2022$167,082

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.2M

Managementcol C$20K

Fundraisingcol D$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$368K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$417K

Total assetsLn 16$440K

LiabilitiesLn 26$72K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$46K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$417K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$417K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K

Total assetsLn 16$440K

LiabilitiesLn 26$72K

Net assetsLn 32$368K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 62

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$290K	$417K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3K	$8K
Total assetsLn 16	$302K	$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$80K	$72K
Net assetsLn 32	$222K	$368K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$279K	$279K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$44K	$44K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$175K	$175K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$112K	$105K		$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$200K	$200K		$354
Payroll taxesLn 10	$26K	$26K		$602
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$17K		$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$51K	$51K	$210
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$71K	$67K		$4K
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$11K	$280	$264
Information technologyLn 14	$174K	$173K	$488	$119
TravelLn 17	$4K	$3K	$200	$5
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$10K	$10K	$120	$150
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1K	$1K		$34
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$1K	$918	$128
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$6K	$5K	$900	$54
All other expensesLn 24e	$51	$41	$10
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$1.2M	$20K	$14K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.7M	$1.8M	−$110K	$161K	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.3M	$2.5M	−$198K	$271K	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.1M	$2.0M	$141K	$469K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.6M	$1.7M	−$40K	$328K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$1.3M	$1.2M	$146K	$368K	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 F · Foreign O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,332,762 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $981,214$1,332,762

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$886$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $980,328$1,332,762

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $423,416$497,604

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $256,716$338,689

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,476$350,109

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $938,608$1,186,402

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,720$146,360

Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members1

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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 $1,332,762 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$46,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,286,762

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,272

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,332,762

VIII-12 Total revenue$1,332,762

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,186,402 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $278,641$278,641

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $43,963$43,963

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $175,000$175,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,670 · Fundraising $7,799$112,469

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $199,561 · Fundraising $354$199,915

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,703 · Fundraising $602$26,305

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,461$2,461

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,313$17,313

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,092 · Management $210$51,302

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $67,014 · Fundraising $4,255$71,269

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,681 · Management $280 · Fundraising $264$11,225

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $173,007 · Management $488 · Fundraising $119$173,614

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,320 · Management $200 · Fundraising $5$3,525

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,817 · Management $120 · Fundraising $150$10,087

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,193 · Fundraising $34$1,227

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,171 · Management $918 · Fundraising $128$2,217

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,864 · Management $900 · Fundraising $54$5,818

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $41 · Management $10$51

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,152,199 · Management $20,439 · Fundraising $13,764$1,186,402

Part X · Balance sheet $440,265 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $289,761$416,918

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,712$15,000

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,857$8,347

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,830$440,265

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,840$42,009

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $31,958$29,864

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,798$71,873

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $222,032$353,392

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$15,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,032$368,392

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,830$440,265

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $368,392 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,332,762

XI-2 Total expenses$1,186,402

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$146,360

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,032

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$368,392

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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