Food Access Project: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 86-2508030)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022	$267K
FY2023	$841K
FY2024	$1.3M
FY2025	$1.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022	$42K
FY2023	$483K
FY2024	$1.0M
FY2025	$1.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022	$225K
FY2023	$584K
FY2024	$831K
FY2025	$689K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

68%

13%

19%

Program services 68% · $692K Management & general 13% · $131K Fundraising 19% · $194K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ashley Friend

Managing Director, Community Ptnrshp

$145,000Pt VII · Sec A

Nasrin Thierer

President/Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Phillips

Board Vice Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lorry Carlson

Treasurer/Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghan Zimmerman’s $149K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024
Meghan Zimmerman	$148,860	—
Ashley Friend	—	$145,000

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.

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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

Helps food banks and pantries use technology and programs to increase food access.

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3 programs · $658K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Brought vivery technology to 26 additional food banks for a total of 47 live find food maps in 29 states with 13,200 pantries on the map serving a population of 9.8 million people ... With over 213,000 searches from a phone or computer to access available food and programs each month.

$337Kprogram expense

02

Food Is Medicine

Nutritious food delivery program. In partnership with the chicago mayor's office for people with disabilities, our program uses technology to coordinate services from 10 community partners.

$276Kprogram expense

03

Food Is Medicine

Medically tailored grocery program. In partnership with sinai chicago, one of illinois' larges safety net hospitals, we are working with community health workers and 6 local partners to deploy technology that coordinates 2 monthly deliveries of medically tailored groceries and fresh produce.

$45Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Thierer Family FoundationFY2024$400K

American Heart Association INCFY2024$75K

The Chicago Community TrustFY2024$50K

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare GroupFY2024$50K

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$27K

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$25K

Declaration of Tr Establishing the Cuore E Mani FoundationFY2024$25K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$22K

Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$712K

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Grants paid · 10 grants · $116K · 2023–2025

Sinai Health SystemIL · FY2025$25,000

Sinai Health SystemIL · FY2024$25,000

Mission of Our Lady of AngelsIL · FY2024$11,000

Ministerio Evangelico EmmanuelOR · FY2024$11,000

Hope Street Food Pantry INCNC · FY2024$11,000

Circle Urban MinistriesIL · FY2024$11,000

Mission of Our Lady of AngelsIL · FY2023$5,932

Ministerio Evangelico EmmanuelOR · FY2023$5,500

Hope Street Food Pantry INCNC · FY2023$5,500

Circle Urban MinistriesIL · FY2023$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$39K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$692K

Managementcol C$131K

Fundraisingcol D$194K

Owns and owesPt X

$831K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K

Total assetsLn 16$904K

LiabilitiesLn 26$73K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$39K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$65

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$118K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$746K

Total assetsLn 16$904K

LiabilitiesLn 26$73K

Net assetsLn 32$831K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 64

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$307K	$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$303K	$746K
Total assetsLn 16	$617K	$904K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$33K	$73K
Net assetsLn 32	$584K	$831K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$71K	$71K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$145K	$98K	$14K	$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$283K	$191K	$27K	$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$3K	$3K	$393	$209
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$24K	$19K	$3K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$36K	$30K	$5K	$2K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K		$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$33K		$33K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$79K			$79K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$130K	$106K	$23K	$978
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$31K	$26K	$600	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$42K	$24K	$13K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$17K	$14K		$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$114K	$108K	$5K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$3K	$232
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$692K	$131K	$194K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.4M	$1.4M	$43K	$689K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$1.3M	$1.0M	$247K	$831K	990 PDF
FY2023	$841K	$483K	$358K	$584K	990 PDF
FY2022	$267K	$42K	$225K	$225K	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 $1,264,104 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $835,193$1,212,043

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$13,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,233$39,061

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $841,426$1,264,104

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $22,432$71,000

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $233,191$491,681

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$78,655

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $227,802$375,713

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $483,425$1,017,049

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $358,001$247,055

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 $1,264,104 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,212,043

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,212,043

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,000$13,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,126$39,126

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$65−$65

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39,061$1,264,104

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,017,049 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $71,000$71,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,608 · Management $13,976 · Fundraising $33,416$145,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,552 · Management $27,285 · Fundraising $65,236$283,073

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,578 · Management $393 · Fundraising $209$3,180

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,451 · Management $2,967 · Fundraising $1,578$23,996

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,531 · Management $4,505 · Fundraising $2,396$36,432

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,933$2,933

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,815$32,815

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $78,655$78,655

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $105,912 · Management $23,177 · Fundraising $978$130,067

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,191 · Management $600 · Fundraising $3,910$30,701

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,411 · Management $13,186 · Fundraising $3,913$41,510

IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,640 · Fundraising $3,238$16,878

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,824$3,824

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,494 · Management $5,354$113,848

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,905 · Management $232$3,137

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $692,273 · Management $131,247 · Fundraising $193,529$1,017,049

Part X · Balance sheet $903,690 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $307,252$118,268

X-4 Accounts receivable$13,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,808$25,968

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $302,525$746,454

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $616,585$903,690

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,521$72,702

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,521$72,702

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $414,314$527,258

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,750$303,730

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $584,064$830,988

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $616,585$903,690

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $830,988 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,264,104

XI-2 Total expenses$1,017,049

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$247,055

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$584,064

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$131

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$830,988

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Food Access Project FY2024 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Food Access Project

Food Is Medicine

Food Is Medicine

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV