Bridging the gap between hunger and abundance

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16,448 volunteers and 75 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$430K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $373K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% 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
$65.7M
+0.1% vs prior year
Spent
$65.6M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$19.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$65.7M
FY2025+0.1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$57.2M
FY2021$62.2M
FY2023$62.5M
FY2024$65.6M
FY2025$65.7M
Expenses
$65.6M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$52.1M
FY2021$58.2M
FY2023$63.8M
FY2024$64.5M
FY2025$65.6M
Net assets
$19.2M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.7M
FY2021$19.7M
FY2023$18.0M
FY2024$19.1M
FY2025$19.2M

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 Feb 1978.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $63.4M Management & general 1% · $723K Fundraising 2% · $1.4M

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

22 people listed on the 990; $430K 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
President & CEO
$198,636Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (to 04/2025)
$116,224Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Philanthropy Officer
$115,330Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (to 03/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nathan Springer’s $199K as President & CEO is at the 61st 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Nathan Springer$198,636$210,347$70,435——
Lynne Telford——$163,001$177,966$165,538
Chris Bender——$111,063$138,799$125,715
Shannon Coker—$136,324$105,067$105,352—
Cynthia Deboer$116,224$136,109———
Joan Selman$115,330$122,978$121,397——
Zac Egeler——$105,295$91,456$80,041
Shannon Brice————$95,847

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

Distributes emergency food, improves nutrition, and builds long-term food security for low-income families, children, and seniors in need throughout Southern Colorado.

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1 program · $63.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To expose the existence of hunger, alleviate its pain and improve the nutrition of people in need throughout southern colorado. To provide sufficient emergency and supplemental food for low-income earners and special needs populations including children and seniors.

$63.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$373K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $112K · 2022–2022
Care and Share FoundationCO · FY2022$111,874

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$65.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$62.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$797K
Money outPt IX
$65.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$63.4M
Managementcol C$723K
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$19.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$62.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$17.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$797K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$65.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$997K
SavingsLn 2$4.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.0M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$19.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 616,448
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$3.7M$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.3M$12.0M
Total assetsLn 16$22.1M$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$19.1M$19.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$353K$49K$218K$86K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.5M$2.6M$314K$544K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$35K$27K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$361K$259K$41K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$323K$226K$44K$53K
Management feesLn 11a$119K$119K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$395K$395K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$50K$235$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$67K$6K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$483K$377K$8K$97K
Information technologyLn 14$315K$255K$3K$56K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$592K$566K$16K$11K
TravelLn 17$721K$691K$13K$16K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$14K$12K$7K
InterestLn 20$76K$76K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$746K$746K
InsuranceLn 23$223K$212K$5K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57.1M$57.1M$908$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$41K$12K$18K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$65.6M$63.4M$723K$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $65.7M$65.6M$107K$19.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $65.6M$64.5M$1.1M$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $62.5M$63.8M−$1.2M$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $62.2M$58.2M$4.0M$19.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $57.2M$52.1M$5.1M$15.7M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $65,663,902 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,251,419$62,500,664
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,495,138$2,316,796
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,597$49,892
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $828,440$796,550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $65,593,594$65,663,902
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,918,874$4,551,137
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $419,473$395,223
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,121,293$60,610,383
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $64,459,640$65,556,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,133,954$107,159
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $65,663,902 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$9,102
VIII-1d Related organizations$65,259
VIII-1e Government grants$17,602,090
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,824,213
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,382,663
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$62,500,664
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,316,796$2,316,796
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,892$45,892
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,000$4,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $796,550$796,550
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,316,796 · Excluded from tax $846,442$65,663,902
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $65,556,743 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,652 · Management $217,668 · Fundraising $86,362$352,682
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,622,001 · Management $313,813 · Fundraising $543,605$3,479,419
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,324 · Management $3,048 · Fundraising $4,204$34,576
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $259,022 · Management $41,086 · Fundraising $60,985$361,093
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $226,170 · Management $44,027 · Fundraising $53,170$323,367
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $119,211$119,211
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,807$27,807
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $395,223$395,223
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,310 · Management $235 · Fundraising $18,036$68,581
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,477 · Fundraising $60,916$67,393
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $377,295 · Management $7,940 · Fundraising $97,491$482,726
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $255,274 · Management $3,107 · Fundraising $56,368$314,749
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $565,819 · Management $15,546 · Fundraising $11,097$592,462
IX-17 TravelPrograms $690,997 · Management $13,276 · Fundraising $16,471$720,744
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,455 · Management $11,516 · Fundraising $7,252$33,223
IX-20 InterestPrograms $76,219$76,219
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $746,132$746,132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $211,601 · Management $5,091 · Fundraising $5,868$222,560
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,080,018 · Management $908 · Fundraising $16,467$57,097,393
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,331 · Management $18,328 · Fundraising $10,524$41,183
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $63,389,308 · Management $723,396 · Fundraising $1,444,039$65,556,743
Part X · Balance sheet $22,294,249 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,533,028$997,165
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,200,793$4,144,426
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,539,022$916,831
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $194,437$275,183
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,246,091$3,761,455
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $148,023$156,372
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,285,142$12,042,817
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 $22,146,536$22,294,249
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $759,551$1,019,349
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 $3,041,536$3,082,090
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,753,597$19,105,909
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $351,403$106,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,105,000$19,212,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,146,536$22,294,249
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,212,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$65,663,902
XI-2 Total expenses$65,556,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,159
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,105,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,212,159

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