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Vindeket EIN 84-4870952

Vindeket FY2020 filing

EIN  84-4870952 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Collins, CO Founded 2020
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 Director · $15K
Money in and out
$708K revenue, $652K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Empowers people to take ownership in the food cycle, restoring earth, communities, and themselves. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $708K in revenue, $652K in expenses, and $56K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$708K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$652K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$56K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $56K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$708K
FY2020
Expenses
$652K
FY2020
Total assets
$59K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2020
Total revenue
$708K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$652K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$56K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$56K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$59K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $622K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Through our direct efforts and in partnership with other organizations, we were able to rescue a total of 582,000 lbs of food in 2020. Each day the Ft Collins Vindeket Foods Market was open we were able to serve an average of 375 people. (mouths fed) 2020 was full of challenges and successes.

$622Kprogram 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 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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
Nathan Shaw
Executive Director
$14,907Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Darren Fred
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Story
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dana Guber
Director
$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 & grants100%$708K
Program service revenue$650
Total revenueLn 12$708K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Program services95%$622K
Management & general3%$22K
Fundraising1%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$652K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$56K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $31K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $652K · Less non-cash grants $575K · Cash operating expenses/yr $77K
4.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $622K · Total expenses $652K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $652K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $652K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $7K · Solicited contributions $708K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $708K · Total revenue $708K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $708K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $650 · Total revenue $708K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $708K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $650 · Total expenses $652K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $708K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $56K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $708K · Expenses $652K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $59K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $56K · Total assets $59K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $59K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nathan Shaw · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $15K · Total expenses $652K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $16K · Total expenses $652K
2%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Fundraising cost ratio 1%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$100K
Woodward Governor Charitable TrustFY2024$40K
Community First FoundationFY2024$29K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$28K
Community Foundation of Northern ColoradoFY2024$28K
Gates Family FoundationFY2024$25K
Columbus FoundationFY2024$25K
Taddonio Family Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$299K
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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 · ⤓ 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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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