Vindeket EIN 84-4870952

Vindeket

EIN  84-4870952 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Collins, CO Founded 2020
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Verified accurate 8/25/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers people to take ownership in the food cycle, restoring earth, communities, and themselves.
Leadership
Nathan Shaw · Executive Di · $83K
Money in and out
$5.2M revenue, $4.9M expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency

Empowers people to take ownership in the food cycle, restoring earth, communities, and themselves. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $5.2M in revenue, $4.9M in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$5.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $385K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×17 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +15%
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
Total assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +21%
Total liabilities
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -1%
Total revenue
$5.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$385K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $4.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

2025 was a year to be remembered. We increased the amount of food rescued to 2,228,545.85 pounds. We were able to move into our new home that we purchased at the end of 2024 after we completed a remodel and brought the facility up to code.

$4.7Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CVindeket
EINHdr · item D84-4870952
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Collins, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.vindeketfoods.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$83,345Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nathan Shaw’s $83K as Executive Di is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 819 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nathan Shaw$83,345$65,000$54,458$39,075$30,000
Nathan Shaw$14,907

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 & grants99%$5.2M
Program service revenue$2K
Investment income$1K
Other revenue$25K
— government grantsLn 1e$86K
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.00
Program services97%$4.7M
Management & general3%$139K
Fundraising$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$455K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $455K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $4.9M · Less non-cash grants $4.4M · Cash operating expenses/yr $466K
11.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $4.7M · Total expenses $4.9M
97%
Management & General
Management & general $139K · Total expenses $4.9M
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $4.9M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $25K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $4.5M
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $5.2M · Total revenue $5.2M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $86K · Total revenue $5.2M
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $5.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $5.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $4.9M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.2M · Prior year $4.5M
+15%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $708K · FY2025 $5.2M
+49%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.2M · Expenses $4.9M
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $2.3M
51%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nathan Shaw · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $4.9M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $182K · Total expenses $4.9M
4%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 15%

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
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$5.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$4.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$708K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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