Full Plates Full Potential

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Brunswick, ME501(c)(3)Since 2017Food & AgricultureEIN 82-2032867Revenue $10.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfullplates.org14 Maine Street Box 3, 04011-2049 · Brunswick, METax-exempt since Jan 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We are ending childhood hunger by helping schools and nonprofits maximize participation in usda child nutrition programs, moving US closer to a state where every student in every commnunity has access to the nutritious meals they need wherever they live, learn, and play. Full Plates Full Potential (fpfp) is a capacity-building, collaborative project dedicated to developing and implementing strategies to end child hunger through policy, education, research, community organizing and community development. Fpfp convenes federal, state, and local government stakeholders with nonprofits, faith communities, and business leaders to create an efficient system of accountability that increases food security in maine.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$113K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 51% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 86% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
44 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 43.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $20K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$243K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.9M
+159% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$11.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.9M
FY2025▲ +159%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$10.9M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +84%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$11.0M
FY2025▲ +239%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$843K
FY2022$778K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$11.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jan 2018.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.6M Management & general 6% · $196K Fundraising 9% · $269K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$112,909Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Strasburger’s $113K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Justin Strasburger$112,909$103,670——
Strasburger Justin——$98,689$106,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Ends childhood hunger in Maine by helping schools and nonprofits maximize participation in federal child nutrition programs through policy, education, and scratch-cooking initiatives.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

School Meals

Scratch cooking: full plates full potential worked to expand opportunities for schools to engage in scratch cooking of meals through investments in new equipment, expanded culinary skills training opportunities, and deepening connections with local producers and processors.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Out of School

Sun meals: full plates full potential awarded $280,461 in funding through the summer meals grant program to 38 school districts and community organizations across maine. Grant funding supported adoption of established and emerging best practices around increasing participation, including opening new meal sites, launching or expanding…

$313Kprogram expense
03

School Food System Innovation Usda Cooperative Agreement

Full plates full potential continued work on a usda cooperative agreement intended to increase the use of local ingredients in school meals. During this second year, full plates awarded around $8.5 million in subrecipient funding and began ongoing grant management.

$85Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$20K
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Grants paid · 318 grants · $3.6M · 2019–2024
Kittery Public SchoolsFY2024$15,436
Rsu 20FY2024$15,250
YWCA Central MaineME · FY2024$15,000
South Portland Public SchoolsFY2024$15,000
Augusta Teen CenterME · FY2024$15,000
Rsu 03FY2024$14,500
Msad 27FY2024$14,500
Deer Isle-Stonington CsdFY2024$12,734
Westbrook Public SchoolsFY2024$10,500
Bath Area Family YMCAME · FY2024$10,500
York Public SchoolsFY2024$10,000
Saco School Nutrition ProgramFY2024$10,000
Rsu 61FY2024$10,000
Penobscot Nation Youth ProgramFY2024$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$122K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$196K
Fundraisingcol D$269K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$243K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$122K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$10.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.3M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$243K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$3.2M$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$243K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$11.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.0M$2.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$100$100
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$63K$18K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$535K$299K$84K$152K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$7K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$113K$67K$17K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$31K$9K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$50K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$9K$695$9K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$3K$349$4K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$10K$3K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$12K$3K$5K
TravelLn 17$33K$32K$1K$123
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$112K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$4K$968$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.6M$196K$269K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.9M$3.1M$7.8M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$1.7M$2.5M$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$70K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$66K$778K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.5M$642K$843K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.3M$160K$201K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,890,664 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,174,417$10,733,175
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,054$121,880
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $695$35,609
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,203,166$10,890,664
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $597,117$1,960,180
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $776,588$828,309
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $316,030$319,077
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,689,735$3,107,566
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,513,431$7,783,098
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $10,890,664 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,713,883
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,019,292
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,560
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,733,175
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $121,880$121,880
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35,609$35,609
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,609 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $121,880$10,890,664
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,107,566 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,960,080$1,960,080
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $100$100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,033 · Management $17,802 · Fundraising $32,074$112,909
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $298,766 · Management $84,376 · Fundraising $152,023$535,165
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,324 · Management $1,867 · Fundraising $3,194$12,385
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,851 · Management $17,042 · Fundraising $29,150$113,043
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,597 · Management $8,641 · Fundraising $15,569$54,807
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,428$50,428
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $33,375$33,375
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,811 · Management $695 · Fundraising $8,605$18,111
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,213 · Management $349 · Fundraising $3,513$7,075
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,116 · Management $3,300 · Fundraising $7,593$21,009
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,032 · Management $3,034 · Fundraising $5,157$20,223
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,954 · Management $1,011 · Fundraising $123$33,088
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,100$4,100
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,394 · Management $2,443 · Fundraising $5,038$119,875
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,564 · Management $968 · Fundraising $7,261$11,793
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,642,210 · Management $196,056 · Fundraising $269,300$3,107,566
Part X · Balance sheet $11,286,037 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,166,277$11,262,680
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $131,730$1,245
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,130$20,867
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,208$1,245
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,303,345$11,286,037
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,993$242,587
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,993$242,587
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,164,063$2,796,412
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $96,289$8,247,038
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,260,352$11,043,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,303,345$11,286,037
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,043,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,890,664
XI-2 Total expenses$3,107,566
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,783,098
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,260,352
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,043,450

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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