Bigger Table EIN 84-3434671

Bigger Table

EIN  84-3434671 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oak Park, IL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Unites Chicagoland's food and beverage industry for charitable initiatives and economic growth.
Leadership
Alan Reed · Executive Director · $48K
Money in and out
$411K revenue, $410K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency

Unites Chicagoland's food and beverage industry for charitable initiatives and economic growth. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $411K in revenue, $410K in expenses, and $174K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$411K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$410K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$174K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +53% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +105% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$411K
FY2024▼ -57%
Expenses
$410K
FY2024▼ -60%
Total assets
$174K
FY2024▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$411K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$410K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$174K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$174K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $401K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Bigger table brings together the food & beverage industry to address hunger, unemployment, and inclusive economic development in chicagoland unlocking otherwise invisible opportunities that lie within these industries and their supply chains.

$401Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBigger Table
EINHdr · item D84-3434671
Principal addressHdr · item COak Park, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.biggertable.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$47,917Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alan Reed’s $48K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alan Reed$47,917$52,083$18,752$50,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$411K
Total revenueLn 12$411K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.00
Program services98%$401K
Management & general2%$8K
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$410K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$174K
Total assetsLn 16$174K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$174K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $174K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $410K · Less non-cash grants $197K · Cash operating expenses/yr $213K
9.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $401K · Total expenses $410K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $8K · Total expenses $410K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $410K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $597K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $411K · Total revenue $411K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $411K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $411K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $411K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $410K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $411K · Prior year $962K
-57%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $174K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $411K · Expenses $410K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $174K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $174K · Total assets $174K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $174K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alan Reed · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $410K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $52K · Total expenses $410K
13%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -57%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$411K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$962K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$208K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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