Assist local students and families with basic needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $44K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$947
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$306K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$244K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$171K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$306K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$139K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$306K
FY2025$462K
Expenses
$244K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$207K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$411K
Net assets
$171K
FY2024▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$59K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$221K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2020.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $178K Management & general 25% · $61K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$13,430Pt VII · Sec A
$1,775Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bonnie Meyer’s $25K as Executive Dir. is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Bonnie Meyer$25,000$20,000$15,000—
Eden Koenig$16,123$13,430$8,100$1,950
Lindsay Frohnapple$12,614$1,775——

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

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2 programs · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Buddy Bags Program

Fights food insecurities in students throughout the school year. This program provides nutritional assistance on a weekly basis. Food is provided to approximately 800 students per week.

$154Kprogram expense
02

Household Pantry

Provides personal and hygiene items to low income families that cannot be purchased with government assistance funds. This program helps approximately 140 families.

$24Kprogram 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 3 funders$44K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$841
Money outPt IX
$244K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$171K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$947
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Investment incomeLn 3$841
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$947
Net assetsLn 32$171K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$106K$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$108K$172K
LiabilitiesLn 26$425$947
Net assetsLn 32$108K$171K
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$35K$35K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$859$859
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$0
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$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$162K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$16K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$244K$178K$61K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $462K$411K$51K$221K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $306K$244K$63K$171K 990 PDF
FY2023 $250K$207K$43K$108K 990 PDF
FY2022 $156K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $139K$59K 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 $306,103 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $191,864$240,178
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$841
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,076$65,084
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $249,940$306,103
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $24,867$37,898
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $182,291$205,682
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $207,158$243,580
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,782$62,523
Part VI · Governance 0 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $306,103 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$240,178
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$240,178
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $841$841
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$65,084
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $841$306,103
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,580 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 staffManagement $35,205$35,205
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,693$2,693
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,080$4,080
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $859$859
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,667$2,667
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,200$9,200
IX-17 Travel$0
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 InsuranceManagement $1,167$1,167
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $162,269$162,269
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,786 · Management $4,881 · Fundraising $4,773$25,440
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $178,055 · Management $60,752 · Fundraising $4,773$243,580
Part X · Balance sheet $171,534 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,879$119,393
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$50,841
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$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,610$1,300
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$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $108,489$171,534
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $425$947
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $425$947
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $108,064$170,587
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $108,064$170,587
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $108,489$171,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $170,587 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$306,103
XI-2 Total expenses$243,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,523
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$108,064
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$170,587

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