Operation Sack Lunch FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1989Human ServicesEIN 91-1658187

Serve no cost meals to those struggling with hunger by recovering and redistributing food slated for the waste stream.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$155K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $291K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.5M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$10.4M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.5M
FY2021▼ -22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.0M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$12.8M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$13.4M
Expenses
$10.4M
FY2021▼ -28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.4M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$11.2M
FY2024$12.8M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2021▲ +81%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$6.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1995.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $10.1M Management & general 3% · $273K Fundraising 0% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$155,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beverly Graham’s $253K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beverly Graham$253,482$242,931$187,837$155,000—
Beverly Graham————$175,483
Laurel Gray$104,129————
Abid Choudhury—$102,861———
Travis Sharpe$100,151————
Kelsyn Graham-Wright$54,372————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provide free meals by rescuing and sharing surplus food.

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2 program services account for $10.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Operation sack lunch serves no cost meals to those struggling with hunger in the seattle area. We serve shelters, sanctioned encampments, the outdoor meal site, youth programs, senior programs, and a variety of others.

$9.3Mprogram expense
02

Food in motion is our food RESCUE/RECOVERY program. Annually we recover approximately 1.5 million pounds of food.

$835Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$400
Money outPt IX
$10.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.1M
Managementcol C$273K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$400
Total revenueLn 12$12.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$364K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5105
VolunteersI 630
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$319K$364K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.0M$6.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$183K$172K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.5M$159K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$138K$130K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$286K$269K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$29K$4K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$465$2K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$6K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$123K$107K$16K
TravelLn 17$208$208
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$113K$113K
InsuranceLn 23$129K$113K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$675K$675K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.4M$10.1M$273K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $13.4M$12.8M$618K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.5M$11.2M−$737K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.8M$10.8M$1.9M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $12.5M$10.4M$2.1M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.0M$14.4M$1.7M$2.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,493,071 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$15,167
VIII-1e Government grants$1,965,997
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,709,237
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,010,996
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,690,401
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,802,270$3,802,270
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $400$400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,802,270 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $400$12,493,071
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,397,892 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,010,996$6,010,996
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $172,251 · Management $11,018$183,269
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,487,946 · Management $159,142$2,647,088
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $130,110 · Management $8,322$138,432
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $268,664 · Management $17,185$285,849
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,421 · Management $3,963 · Fundraising $11,664$45,048
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $465 · Management $1,651$2,116
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,561 · Management $19,366$24,927
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,683 · Management $16,362$123,045
IX-17 TravelPrograms $208$208
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $112,983$112,983
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $112,781 · Management $16,158$128,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $674,992$674,992
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,113,061 · Management $273,167 · Fundraising $11,664$10,397,892
Part X · Balance sheet $4,780,714 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,703,140$1,199,506
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $299,899$2,531,338
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$274,004
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $360,619$411,576
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $318,929$364,290
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,682,587$4,780,714
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,791$100,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,791$100,739
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,379,796$4,679,975
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $205,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,584,796$4,679,975
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,682,587$4,780,714
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,679,975 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,493,071
XI-2 Total expenses$10,397,892
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,095,179
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,584,796
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,679,975

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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