Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2021.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
What each dollar paid for.
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
3 people listed on the 990.
Arielle Kestenbaum’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 63rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Arielle Kestenbaum | $60,000 | $66,000 |
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.
See Fare Meals INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Provides families with easy, healthy, and affordable meal recipes.
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Created a growing and competitive digital presence to help build national awareness of the perils of poor nutrition and how to combat it by offering educational programming which is delivered virtually and is free to everyone.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-4028112) · Dispute this lineIts online resource hub features a blog with posts written by nutrition education professionals and recipes that are created and scored on three main pillars--affordability, health, and ease. A simple search and filter system helps families navigate the cost, ease, and health benefit of every meal.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-4028112) · Dispute this lineGrown its audience and established partnerships with numerous non-profit organizations whose clients and constituents benefit from Fare meals' programs. Heightened its profile by being featured widely in the media, including NBC, abc, CBS television and outlets like the beet.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-4028112) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $40K | $32K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $52K | $46K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3K | $3K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $49K | $42K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $15K | $15K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $72K | $72K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $28K | $28K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $197 | $197 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $124K | $0 | $24K | $100K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 17, 2026 | $118K | $124K | −$7K | $42K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 4, 2025 | $175K | $135K | $40K | $49K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 7, 2024 | $248K | $265K | −$17K | $9K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 21, 2023 | $307K | $337K | −$30K | $27K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 28, 2022 | $240K | $189K | $51K | $56K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $117,612 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $117,612 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $124,119 across 6 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $45,548 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,348 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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