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Food Research & Action Center reported $20.8 million in revenue and $21.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.27 went to program services, $3.64 to management and general costs and $2.09 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.5% of the total. Government grants made up 68.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $229,200 (CHIEF GOVT AFFAIRS OFFICER). 17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 125% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.3% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.6% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.5% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 68.6% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.3% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $229,200 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.07% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 17 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEarly childhood nutrition: through research, public policy advocacy technical assistance, training and distribution of materials to local, state and national organizations, frac works to reduce hunger, improve nutrition and thereby improve the food security, economic security, health, development, school readiness and well-being of infants and preschoolers
Child nutrition: frac seeks to reduce childhood hunger, improve nutrition, improve food security and economic security, improve health and school achievement, and use child nutrition programs to support services for school aged children in communities across the country. Frac works with local, state, national groups and public agencies to assure that as many eligible children as possible are enrolled in programs such as school breakfast, school lunch, the summer food program and after school nutrition programs, and that the food served is as nutritious as possible. Frac provides research…
Snap (formerly known as food stamps): frac works with national, state, and local groups to protect and improve snap (formerly food stamps) benefits for people with low incomes. Through research, public policy advocacy, training, technical assistance, regranting and dissemination of information, analysis, and descriptions of model approaches, frac assists in getting snap to eligible families with children, immigrants, older adults, unemployed persons and other people struggling to make ends meet
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF GOVT AFFAIRS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $187,336 | $0 | $41,864 | $229,200 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $180,366 | $0 | $30,167 | $210,533 |
| Interim President Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $180,429 | $0 | $17,308 | $197,737 |
| Director of Early Child Nutrition Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $150,144 | $0 | $40,711 | $190,855 |
| President (THROUGH 4/5/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $132,492 | $0 | $47,940 | $180,432 |
| Chief of Staff Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $163,021 | $0 | $8,464 | $171,485 |
| Director of Development Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $138,291 | $0 | $25,838 | $164,129 |
| Chief Program Officer (THROUGH 7/1/2024) Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $140,567 | $0 | $12,326 | $152,893 |
17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Food Research & Action Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $703K (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
2024 · 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–1b14 · 13 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 4Yes
- 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 555
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Private foundation grants it received
13 private foundations reported grants to Food Research & Action Center totaling $3.0M 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 Food Research & Action Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Food Research & Action Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Food Research & Action Center spent in 2024, $94.27 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Food Research & Action Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Food Research & Action Center reported that 94.3% of its $21.5 million in expenses went to program services, 3.6% to management and general and 2.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Food Research & Action Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Food Research & Action Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $229,200, for the role of CHIEF GOVT AFFAIRS OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Food Research & Action Center get its money?
Of $20.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.5% came from contributions and grants (including 68.6% from government grants) and 5.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Food Research & Action Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7200739 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513189349310116 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413209349323146 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349325515 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223129349304927 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349322097 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349306520 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7200739: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.