Our purpose is to Feed the Needy in our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$43K 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$424K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$572K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$169K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$424K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$455K
FY2022$428K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$403K
Expenses
$572K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$365K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$480K
FY2024$572K
FY2025$449K
Net assets
$169K
FY2024▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$219K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$124K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $561K Management & general 2% · $11K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairwoman and CEO
$32,196Pt VII · Sec A
$8,400Pt VII · Sec A
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ruth Rawlings’s $32K as Chairwoman and CEO is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ruth Rawlings$32,196$32,196$24,996$24,996$15,000
Christina Lewis$8,400$8,400$6,000$3,500—
Sandra Green$2,400————
Roberta Richards—$2,400$2,400$2,400$2,400

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

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

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1 program · $561K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our organization accomplished its goal of feeding the needy in our community.

$561Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$424K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Money outPt IX
$572K
Ln 25
Programscol B$561K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$169K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Government grantsLn 1e$108K
Total revenueLn 12$424K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$169K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$169K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6475
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K$169K
Total assetsLn 16$317K$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$317K$169K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$43K$39K$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$329$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$285$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$523K$516K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$572K$561K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $403K$449K−$45K$124K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $424K$572K−$148K$169K 990 PDF
FY2023 $554K$480K$74K$317K 990 PDF
FY2022 $428K$418K$10K$229K 990 PDF
FY2021 $455K$365K$90K$219K 990 PDF
FY2020 $0$0$0$129K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $424,121 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $553,967$424,121
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $553,967$424,121
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,951$46,285
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $444,483$525,776
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $480,434$572,061
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,533−$147,940
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $424,121 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$108,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$315,621
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$424,121
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$424,121
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $572,061 across 4 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,696 · Management $4,300 · Fundraising $0$42,996
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,960 · Management $329 · Fundraising $0$3,289
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,569 · Management $285 · Fundraising $0$2,854
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $516,422 · Management $6,500 · Fundraising $0$522,922
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $560,647 · Management $11,414 · Fundraising $0$572,061
Part X · Balance sheet $169,360 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $317,300$169,360
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $317,300$169,360
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $317,300$169,360
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $317,300$169,360
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $317,300$169,360
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,360 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$424,121
XI-2 Total expenses$572,061
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$147,940
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$317,300
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,360

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