To Be Well Fed fights childhood hunger in Washington DC. We partner with schools to provide grocery support to students and their families in-need. We believe all children deserve to be well fed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$75K
Spent
$80K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$75K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$75K
FY2022$86K
FY2025$103K
Expenses
$80K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$80K
FY2022$79K
FY2025$83K
Net assets
$23K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$23K
FY2022$30K
FY2025$31K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $80K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides grocery support to families with children facing hunger in Washington DC.

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2 programs · $80K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Our grocery support program delivered weekly grocery support to 150 students and their families. Food was purchased at the local DC Costco and delivered weekly to 3 schools in ward 8 (Eagle Academy Public Charter School: 3400 Wheeler Rd SE Washington DC 20032; Savoy Elementary School: 2400 Shannon Place SE Washington DC 20020; and…

$58Kprogram expense
02

We purchased a Ford Transit Connect van and the appropriate insurance and tags to facilitate our ability to purchase, transport, and deliver food. This van helped us increase our impact and help feed more students.

$22Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$75K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Money outPt IX
$80K
Ln 25
Programscol B$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$75K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$29K$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$29K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$29K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$80K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$80K$80K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $103K$83K$19K$31K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $86K$79K$7K$30K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $75K$80K−$6K$23K 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 $74,878 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,313$74,878
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,313$74,878
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,875$80,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,875$80,421
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,438−$5,543
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $74,878 across 9 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$74,878
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$74,878
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$74,878
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $80,421 across 1 line filed
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,421 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$80,421
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,421 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$80,421
Part X · Balance sheet $23,432 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,975$23,432
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-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 $28,975$23,432
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-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,975$23,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,975$23,432
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$74,878
XI-2 Total expenses$80,421
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,543
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,975
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$23,432

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