a Education and outreach for systems change in order to improve equity opportunity and collaboration in the local food system. b Convening and engage individuals organizations and businesses working in the food system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
37¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$289K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
37%
of spending
Concern: 37% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$289K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$608K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$548K
To programs
37%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$608K
FY2024▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$608K
Expenses
$548K
FY2024▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$249K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$548K
Net assets
$176K
FY2024▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$176K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2020.

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Where the money goes

37 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 37% · $200K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $289K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$86,153Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$56,450Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$55,745Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Director
$55,745Pt VII · Sec A
City Food Coordinator
$34,589Pt VII · Sec A

Elisa Munoz’s $86K as Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Elisa Munoz$86,153$83,261$68,890$55,825
Brynn Comeaux$56,450$54,698$43,625$31,255
Haley Holeton$55,745$53,398$41,235—
Samantha Fleurinor$55,745———
Luke Felty$34,589———

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

Connects and educates people and groups to build a fairer, more collaborative local food system.

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3 programs · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Helping children enrolled in Head Start centers access healthier foods through nutrition education gardening and menu changes to include more fresh healthy and local food.

$78Kprogram expense
02

Convening food system organizations individuals and businesses in order to increase collaboration leverage resources and collaborate for an equitable food system

$70Kprogram expense
03

Educate the community and college students on food system policy and systems in order to engage in advocacy for their best interests and equitable food system.

$52Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $65K · 2023–2023
Sprout NolaLA · FY2023$45,000
Youth Activism ProjectMD · FY2023$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$608K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$608K
Money outPt IX
$548K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$608K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$608K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$116K$176K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$116K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$127K$127K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$268K$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$790$0$0
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$67K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$548K$200K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $608K$548K$61K$176K 990 PDF
FY2023 $417K$332K$85K$116K 990 PDF
FY2022 $252K$290K−$38K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021 $294K$249K$44K$100K 990 PDF
FY2020 $169K$36K 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
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Part I · Summary $608,051 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $417,093$608,051
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $417,093$608,051
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $79,489$126,938
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $220,691$330,023
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,046$90,567
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $332,226$547,528
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,867$60,523
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $608,051 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$608,051
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,382
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$608,051
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$608,051
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $547,528 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $126,938$126,938
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$268,493
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,679
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,365
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,486
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,354
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,045
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,775
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,391
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $790 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,842
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,609 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,479
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,206
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,726
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,765 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49,749
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,102 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$547,528
Part X · Balance sheet $176,056 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,533$176,056
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $115,533$176,056
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $115,533$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$176,056
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $115,533$176,056
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $115,533$176,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,056 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$608,051
XI-2 Total expenses$547,528
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,523
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$115,533
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,056

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