Community kitchen provided over 25000 free meals to people in our community each yr. The thrift store provides donated clothing to recovery, mental health persons in need & disaster victims. Any funds collected helps the community kitchen.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ 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
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $11K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$244K
+94% vs prior year
Spent
$190K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$64K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$244K
FY2025▲ +94%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$28K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$244K
Net assets
$64K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$36K
FY2024$59K
FY2025$64K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $178K Management & general 6% · $12K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Conner’s $23K as Manager is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Lauren Conner$22,812——
Brian Griffith$9,600$10,271$10,417
Michael Andujar$3,240——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Prepare and deliver free meals to those facing hunger.

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1 program · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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We provide free meals for our community. We served over 25000 meals. Thrift store provides donated clothing to recovery and mental persons in need. Also provide disaster rlief to the community. Funds are used to support community kitchen. Food is provided for ones in need. Also food is delivered shut ins.

$178Kprogram 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
Vyuha INCFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$244K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Money outPt IX
$190K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Total revenueLn 12$244K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$64K
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$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Total assetsLn 16$0$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$47K
Net assetsLn 32$0$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$832
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$889$889
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$658$658
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$190K$178K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $244K$190K$55K$64K 990 PDF
FY2024 $126K$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $160K$36K 990 PDF
FY2022 $65K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 $28K$8K 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
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Part I · Summary $244,158 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$244,158
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$244,158
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$51,894
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$137,664
I-18 Total expenses$189,558
I-19 Revenue less expenses$54,600
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $244,158 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,158
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,158
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$244,158
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $189,558 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $10,880$10,880
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,326$37,326
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,856 · Management $832$3,688
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,731$23,731
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $889$889
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,435$26,435
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,089$3,089
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $658$658
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,507$4,507
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,041$72,041
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,314$6,314
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $177,846 · Management $11,712 · Fundraising $0$189,558
Part X · Balance sheet $110,845 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$58,546
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$52,299
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$110,845
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$24,649
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$22,299
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$46,948
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$63,897
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$110,845
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,897 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$244,158
XI-2 Total expenses$189,558
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,600
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$9,297
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,897

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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