Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1990.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Rescues surplus food from local businesses using a volunteer network and mobile app to deliver meals directly to community partners in need.
Questions for Waste Not INC
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With a dual mission of hunger relief and climate change mitigation, Waste Not partners with nearly 60 food donors in the Greater Phoenix area-including grocers, caterers, restaurants, resorts, and event venues-to rescue edible excess food that would otherwise go to waste.
To expand its reach and impact, Waste Not launched a food rescue app in December 2019 designed to facilitate smaller-volume donations. The app enables local restaurants, retailers, and other food businesses to post surplus food outside of regular pickup routes.
Funders
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 | $1.1M | $938K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $204K | $104K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.3M | $1.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $150K | $110K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.1M | $932K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $5.3M | $5.3M | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $385K | $305K | $7K | $73K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $10K | $8K | $1K | $679 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $79K | $60K | $8K | $11K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $29K | $22K | $758 | $6K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $108K | $18K | $76K | $15K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $3K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $24K | $24K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $10K | $0 | $0 | $10K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $17K | $3K | $14K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $24K | $6K | $3K | $15K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $20K | $20K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $2 | $2 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $316 | $141 | $175 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $100K | $100K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $14K | $2K | $12K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $216K | $173K | $3K | $40K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.4M | $6.1M | $117K | $209K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $6.2M | $6.4M | −$172K | $932K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 | $5.9M | $6.0M | −$119K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 11, 2024 | $5.5M | $5.7M | −$164K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 1, 2023 | $5.2M | $5.1M | $113K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 4, 2022 | $7.2M | $6.9M | $288K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 7, 2021 | $4.2M | $3.6M | $603K | $987K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,204,344 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,204,344 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,376,652 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,042,590 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $932,408 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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