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Provides food and support to disaster victims, volunteers, and first responders. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $508K in revenue, $361K in expenses, and $306K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Covington, LA
Website
fbf501c3.com
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$508KFY2025
Expenses
$361K
Net assets
$306K
People
7
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  87-4164066 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Covington, LA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides food and support to disaster victims, volunteers, and first responders.
Leadership
Paul Ernewein · President · $88K
Money in and out
$508K revenue, $361K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$508K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$361K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$306K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $147K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -41% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+29%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +6% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$508K
FY2025▲ +74%
Expenses
$361K
FY2025▲ +70%
Total assets
$306K
FY2025▲ +94%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$508K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$361K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$306K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$147K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$306K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CForged by Fire Services
EINHdr · item D87-4164066
Principal addressHdr · item CCovington, LA
WebsiteHdr · item Jfbf501c3.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MLA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K36)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$88,362Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Ernewein’s $88K as President is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $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

NameFY2025FY2024
Paul Ernewein$88,362$13,570

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $361K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

In 2025, 30,000 meals were prepared and given out for tornado response in ST. Louis mo and various disaster repsponse throughout the gulf coast region. We also distributed over 800 boxes of shelf-stable food to those in need. Each box contained 5 days of food in them.

$361Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$505K · 99%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$505K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$508K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$361K
Total functional expensesLn 25$361K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$131K
Total assetsLn 16$306K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$306K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $131K · Operating expenses/yr $361K
4.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $361K · Total expenses $361K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $361K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $361K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $338K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $505K · Total revenue $508K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $508K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $508K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $508K
+0.6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $361K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $508K · Prior year $292K
+74%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $306K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $508K · Expenses $361K
+29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $306K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $306K · Total assets $306K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $306K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Ernewein · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $88K · Total expenses $361K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $153K · Total expenses $361K
42%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 74%
Legal fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Forged by FireFY2021$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$508K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$292K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$218K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$132K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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