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.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 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
$35K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$843K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +46%
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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
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +15%
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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
$843K
FY2021▲ +320%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.2M Management & general 9% · $132K Fundraising 11% · $163K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair & Interim Chair March - Une
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Through March 2021
$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 · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Full plates full potential awarded a combined 164 grants totalling $515,314 through fall and winter emergency funds this fiscal year as a continuation of COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts. Grants supported initiatives focused on transporting and delivering school meals to children at home, in classrooms, and at meal pickup sites, and…

$586Kprogram expense
02

Full plates full potential awarded $418,664 in funding through the summer meals grant program to 64 school districts and community organizations across maine. The total amount awarded was an increase over the previous fiscal year, when the full plates provided just over $400,000 in support to child nutrition programs during the first…

$476Kprogram expense
03

Full plates full potential, in partnership with hannaford supermarkets, launched a new grant program that awarded three meal delivery vehicles to districts across the state. The districts that received the vans were lewiston public schools; msad 58, serving phillips, avon, kingfield, and strong; and rsu 12, serving the sheepscot valley.

$111Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$163K
Owns and owesPt X
$843K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$536K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$536K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$536K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$843K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$573K$536K
Total assetsLn 16$633K$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$432K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$201K$843K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$292K$106K$75K$111K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$9K$6K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$8K$6K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$10K$772$3K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$18K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$7K$6K$960
TravelLn 17$184$184
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$786$786
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$132K$163K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,176,941 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,436,560$2,168,375
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,930$8,566
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,488,490$2,176,941
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,061,764$1,090,192
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $168,466$338,979
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,760$105,387
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,328,990$1,534,558
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $159,500$642,383
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,176,941 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,152,675
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,168,375
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,566$8,566
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,566$2,176,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,534,558 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,090,192$1,090,192
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,363 · Management $75,003 · Fundraising $111,098$292,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,674 · Management $6,117 · Fundraising $9,061$23,852
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,242 · Management $5,812 · Fundraising $8,609$22,663
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $772 · Management $3,485 · Fundraising $5,372$9,629
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,725$15,725
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,302 · Fundraising $27,452$45,754
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,717$4,717
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,195$4,195
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,000 · Management $5,560 · Fundraising $960$13,520
IX-17 TravelManagement $184$184
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $786$786
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,425$2,425
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,452$8,452
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,239,545 · Management $132,461 · Fundraising $162,552$1,534,558
Part X · Balance sheet $877,805 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $573,483$536,138
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $59,500$341,667
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $632,983$877,805
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $416,378$34,517
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $432,078$34,517
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $200,905$786,583
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$56,705
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $200,905$843,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $632,983$877,805
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $843,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,176,941
XI-2 Total expenses$1,534,558
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$642,383
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$200,905
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$843,288

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