Pete's Garden recovers surplus prepared and perishable food and redistributes the food for free to nonprofit organizations. Pete's Garden also engages community sponsors who pay for and/or preapre meals that we distribute for free to nonprofit organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$423K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$562K
FY2023$949K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$766K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$423K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$423K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.0M Management & general 2% · $25K Fundraising 2% · $18K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$86,677Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tamara Weber’s $87K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tamara Weber$86,677$82,927$72,625$67,083$40,833

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

Recovers and redistributes surplus food, and prepares meals for free distribution to nonprofits.

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2 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

FOOD RECOVERY. Pete's Garden recovered and distributed approximately 180,000 pounds of healthy prepared foods in 2024. Recovered food consisted of approximately 50% prepared proteins, such as grilled chicken, grilled beef and turkey burgers, and meatballs, 10% prepared vegetables, 15% prepared starches such as mashed potatoes, roast…

$862Kprogram expense
02

Kids Feeding Kids. Pete's Garden distributed approximately 10,000 heat-and-serve meals in 2024. Each meal consisted of one serving of meat or plant-based protein and 1-2 servings of vegetables and/or starch. Meals were prepared by high school Family & Consumer Science and Culinary Arts students.

$177Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$52K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$423K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$631K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$312K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$423K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K$360K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$397K$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$394K$423K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$660K$660K
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$86K$69K$8K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$193K$193K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$21K$656$656
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$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$37K$30K$3K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$11K$3K$149
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K$278$315
Information technologyLn 14$1K$587$641$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K$125$0
TravelLn 17$17K$15K$0$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$2K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$25K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$29K$423K 990 PDF
FY2023 $949K$766K$184K$394K 990 PDF
FY2022 $562K$463K$99K$211K 990 PDF
FY2021 $294K$215K$79K$112K 990 PDF
FY2020 $237K$203K$34K$34K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,110,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $945,206$1,095,391
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,961$15,193
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $949,167$1,110,584
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$660,019
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,144$301,917
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $572,445$119,412
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $765,589$1,081,348
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $183,578$29,236
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,110,584 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$343
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$1,095,048
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$631,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,095,391
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,193$15,193
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,193$1,110,584
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,081,348 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $660,019$660,019
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 $69,342 · Management $8,491 · Fundraising $8,491$86,324
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $193,285 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$193,285
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,996 · Management $656 · Fundraising $656$22,308
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,444 · Fundraising $0$5,444
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 $29,821 · Management $2,975 · Fundraising $4,062$36,858
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,788 · Management $2,944 · Fundraising $149$13,881
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,884 · Management $278 · Fundraising $315$11,477
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $587 · Management $641 · Fundraising $0$1,228
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,372 · Management $125 · Fundraising $0$6,497
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,079 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,872$16,951
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,605 · Management $1,782 · Fundraising $2,073$5,460
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 $12,071 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,071
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,911 · Management $1,879 · Fundraising $0$3,790
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,755 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,755
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,038,515 · Management $25,215 · Fundraising $17,618$1,081,348
Part X · Balance sheet $435,261 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,818$47,774
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $253,895$311,889
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$27,867
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 $2,005$3,459
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,923$44,272
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 $396,641$435,261
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,951$12,335
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 $2,951$12,335
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $364,952$422,926
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,738$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $393,690$422,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $396,641$435,261
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $422,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,110,584
XI-2 Total expenses$1,081,348
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,236
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$393,690
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$422,926

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