The Student Basic Needs Coalition (SBNC) empowers students to lead efforts that address food and housing insecurity on college campuses. Through peer-to-peer support, public education, and innovative technology solutions, SBNC works to ensure that no student has to choose between meeting their basic needs and pursuing their education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 10 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $292K a year · 40% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $245K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+376% vs prior year
Spent
$769K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$547K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +376%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$254K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$769K
FY2025▲ +589%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$112K
FY2025$769K
Net assets
$547K
FY2025▲ +418%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$106K
FY2025$547K

From the FY2025 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 Jan 2021.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $701K Management & general 9% · $67K Fundraising 0% · $874

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

13 people listed on the 990; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$48,173Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paige Swanson’s $115K as Executive Dir. is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Paige Swanson$115,000$42,308
Owen Flomberg$48,173$7,538

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

Empowers students to fight food and housing insecurity on college campuses through peer support and education.

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3 programs · $701K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Campus Engagement

In 2025, SBNC expanded its campus engagement efforts to support colleges in connecting students to resources that meet their basic needs through a competitive national application process that selected more than 30 colleges and universities to participate in peer navigator training and technical assistance.

$588Kprogram expense
02

State Engagement

In 2025, SBNC continued and expanded its state engagement work across the Great Lakes region by supporting collaboration among higher education institutions, students, and state agencies to improve awareness of public benefits and strengthen implementation practices that help eligible college students access available resources.

$74Kprogram expense
03

Connecting Students to Public Benefits Through Technology (NAVVY): In 2025, SBNC launched NAVVY in partnership with Impactica, a nationwide eligibility screener available at no cost to students attending higher education institutions to determine whether they may qualify for public benefits such as SNAP or Medicaid based on…

$39Kprogram 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 4 funders$245K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$569
Money outPt IX
$769K
Ln 25
Programscol B$701K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$874
Owns and owesPt X
$547K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$548K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$569
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$298K
SavingsLn 2$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$548K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$547K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$548K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$106K$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$106K$547K
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$115K$115K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$232K$232K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$26K
Management feesLn 11a$152K$152K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K$125
Office expensesLn 13$46K$5K$42K
Information technologyLn 14$98K$98K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$22K$749
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$232
Total functional expensesLn 25$769K$701K$67K$874

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$769K$442K$547K 990 PDF
FY2024 $254K$112K$143K$106K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,211,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $254,246$1,205,810
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$569
I-11 Other revenue$4,989
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $254,246$1,211,368
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,938$381,874
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,661$387,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $111,599$769,035
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $142,647$442,333
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,211,368 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,205,810
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,205,810
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $569$569
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,989$4,989
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,558$1,211,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $769,035 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 $115,000$115,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $232,017$232,017
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,305$9,305
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,552$25,552
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $151,653$151,653
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,016$10,016
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,550$4,550
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,500 · Management $1,130$4,630
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,052 · Fundraising $125$15,177
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,537 · Management $41,849$46,386
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $98,315$98,315
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,054$8,054
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,124$21,124
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,198 · Management $1,629$2,827
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,099 · Fundraising $749$22,848
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,349 · Management $232$1,581
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $700,701 · Management $67,460 · Fundraising $874$769,035
Part X · Balance sheet $548,322 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,609$297,634
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$250,557
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$130
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,609$548,322
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,116
X-25 Other liabilities$130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,246
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $105,609$547,076
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,609$547,076
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,609$548,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $547,076 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,211,368
XI-2 Total expenses$769,035
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$442,333
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,609
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$866
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$547,076

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