Preparing 30,000 meals per month for houseless shelters

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$135K 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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FY2022 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $267K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$808K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$120K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$808K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$808K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$120K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$120K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$980K
FY2025$979K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $808K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$54,295Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$44,321Pt VII · Sec A
$36,148Pt VII · Sec A

Buchi Asemota’s $118K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Buchi Asemota$117,543$117,543——
Mitchell Asemota——$92,866$54,295
Nikolai Wagner——$77,142—
Mikah Takashige$61,077$5,977——
Henry Green——$56,264—
Jocelyn Lauderback——$50,534—
Nik Wagner———$44,321
Winter Wagner——$43,597—

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

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1 program · $807K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

$1,016,504.74

The total revenue for the year. $40,00- - Total for grant accrued the year. $807,476 - Expense total for the fiscal year.

$807Kprogram 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 1 funder$3K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$941K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Money outPt IX
$808K
Ln 25
Programscol B$808K
Owns and owesPt X
$120K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$941K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$120K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$103K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$45K$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$40K
Net assetsLn 32$45K$120K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$135K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$363K$363K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$70K
Management feesLn 11a$9K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$125$125
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$72K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$28$28
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$808K$808K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.0M$3.0M−$18K$979K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$2.8M$267K$980K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.0M$609K$789K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.0M$808K$209K$120K 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 $1,016,506 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$75,376
I-9 Program service revenue$941,130
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$1,016,506
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$7,446
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$584,607
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$215,573
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$807,626
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$208,880
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,016,506 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,376
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$75,376
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $941,130$941,130
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $941,130 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,016,506
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $807,626 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,446$7,446
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $134,764$134,764
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $362,969$362,969
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,123$17,123
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,751$69,751
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,651$8,651
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $125$125
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,625$6,625
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,296$41,296
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,084$2,084
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,874$26,874
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,270$12,270
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $72,158$72,158
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,349$11,349
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,974$4,974
IX-20 InterestPrograms $28$28
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,377$2,377
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,162$21,162
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,600$5,600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $807,626 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$807,626
Part X · Balance sheet $159,182 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,714$103,362
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$54,485
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
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 $1,335$1,335
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,049$159,182
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$39,676
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-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$39,676
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,049$119,506
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,049$159,182
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $119,506 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,016,506
XI-2 Total expenses$807,626
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$208,880
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,049
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$119,506

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