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The Food Trust reported $12.3 million in revenue and $11.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.12 went to program services, $19.32 to management and general costs and $2.56 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.4% of the total. Government grants made up 63.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $207,661 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 62% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.1% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.3% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.4% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 63.1% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.4% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $207,661 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.80% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseNutrition education - the Food Trust (tft) provides nutrition education to children and families. The Food Trust's team of educators conducts the school nutrition education program in nearly 40 elementary schools in low-income neighborhoods of philadelphia, norristown and reading, pa, as well as camden, nj. The program's goal is to engage and collaborate with school communities to support their vision of a healthy environment and to increase access to affordable, fresh fruits & vegetables at an existing community hub.the program includes in-classroom nutrition education, school farm stands…
Farmers market and healthy corner store initiative - to increase healthy food access in southeastern pennsylvania, tft works in collaboration with local farmers, community organizations, schools and community members to operate a network of over 20 farmers markets and farm stands in underserved communities across philadelphia. Many of these markets are located in lower income neighborhoods with low access to healthy, affordable food. The farmers market program continued its outreach efforts to promote the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by providing on-site nutrition education and…
Nutrition incentives - tft's food bucks program, a coupon incentive program that provides market customers with a $2 coupon for free fruits and vegetables each time they spend $5 at the market using their snap (food stamp) benefits. Based on the success of the food bucks coupon program, tft continued expanding its healthy food incentive work across pennsylvania and camden, new jersey, to make healthy food more affordable for people using snap benefits. Food bucks are now accepted at 10 supermarkets across in philadelphia and one in pittsburgh. The organization has also continued to implement…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $199,658 | $0 | $8,003 | $207,661 |
| VP - FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,433 | $0 | $7,871 | $154,304 |
| VP - DEVELOPMENT & IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,951 | $0 | $347 | $139,298 |
| VP - PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,372 | $0 | $7,811 | $130,183 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,886 | $0 | $7,772 | $114,658 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Food Trust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $370K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 585
- Volunteers Part I, line 6300
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GREEN MOUNTAIN EVALUATION LLC Evaluation services | $138,750 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to The Food Trust totaling $214K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Food Trust's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Food Trust, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Food Trust's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, The Food Trust reported that 78.1% of its $11.6 million in expenses went to program services, 19.3% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Food Trust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Food Trust reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $207,661, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Food Trust get its money?
Of $12.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 95.4% came from contributions and grants (including 63.1% from government grants) and 4.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Food Trust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-2678383 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202601969349301430 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522279349301632 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412289349301646 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322279349302602 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212279349302131 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132289349303088 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-2678383: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.