MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity
MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity reported $10.8 million in revenue and $11.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.44 went to program services, $9.60 to management and general costs and $4.96 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.6% of the total. Government grants made up 13.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $216,969 (Chief Executive Officer). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 21% between FY2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 88.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 13.4% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 9.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $216,969 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.98% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 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 expenseThe COMMUNITY NOURISHMENT PROGRAMS (CNP) are MEND's most extensive services, providing food-insecure people in over 202 Los Angeles zip codes with regular access to good nutrition. In 2024, CNP distributed 3.4 million lbs. of fresh groceries and pantry staples - with 665,000 lbs. going to 44 local food pantries. Collectively, these services allowed people in need to consume 2.8 million meals
HERE WE THRIVE is an umbrella for several services, chief among them: Pathways to Wellness for participants with a diet-related chronic health disease, Living Wise + Well targeted to low-income, older adults, Gateways Employment Services offering work readiness & job placement, Enhanced Care Management for low-income patients on Medi-Cal, and finally, Connections, which provides resource navigation & referrals.HOPE & CARE support services offer resources, referrals, and system navigation for mental health services as well as supportive services, such as diapers, wipes, household items…
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 Executive Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $197,556 | $0 | $19,413 | $216,969 |
| Chief Development Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $171,839 | $0 | $16,336 | $188,175 |
| Chief Operating Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,199 | $0 | $0 | $137,199 |
| Chief Financial Officer (end 12/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $126,072 | $0 | $10,114 | $136,186 |
| Managing Director Program Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,889 | $0 | $0 | $105,889 |
| Chief Financial Officer (start 9/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $39,420 | $0 | $611 | $40,031 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $719K (Part IX, line 5).
6 filings since FY2020
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–1b7 · 7 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 524
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,002
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Valley Alarm Security | $134,163 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity totaling $345K 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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Of every $100 MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity spent in 2024, $85.44 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity reported that 85.4% of its $11.0 million in expenses went to program services, 9.6% to management and general and 5.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $216,969, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity get its money?
Of $10.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 88.6% came from contributions and grants (including 13.4% from government grants) and 9.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is MEND - Meet Each Need With Dignity a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7306337 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 202502959349302060 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413179349305151 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312769349301906 · read the filing
- FY2021 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending December 31, 2021, object 202212369349301431 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230839349301623 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121309349301462 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7306337: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.