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Meals of Hope
Meals of Hope reported $19.0 million in revenue and $16.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.06 went to program services, $6.95 to management and general costs and $2.99 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $242,082 (PRESIDENT). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 204% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor 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 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.1% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.9% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.0% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 68.9% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 26.1% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $242,082 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.50% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.7 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMeals of Hope takes a multi-pronged approach to ending hunger by feeding people through its mobile food pantries, meal packing events and out of school program. In 2025, we consistently served up to 3,500 families per week collectively through our 15 mobile food pantries in collier and lee counties; 40,000 of our volunteers packed more than 13.3 million fortified meals and donated them to local feeding america food banks across the U.S. For distribution, and provided over 81,000 packs of emergency weekend food to at-rick students in public schools in a three-county radius
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,750 | $0 | $23,332 | $242,082 |
| VP OF OPERATIONS Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $134,453 | $0 | $28,613 | $163,066 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Meals of Hope (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $405K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b9 · 9 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 532
- Volunteers Part I, line 640,000
Private foundation grants it received
18 private foundations reported grants to Meals of Hope totaling $222K 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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Questions people ask
How much of Meals of Hope's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Meals of Hope reported that 90.1% of its $16.1 million in expenses went to program services, 6.9% to management and general and 3.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Meals of Hope pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Meals of Hope reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $242,082, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Meals of Hope get its money?
Of $19.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 68.9% came from contributions and grants and 26.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Meals of Hope a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 27-0268307 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642249349301729 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523029349301047 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202521199349302167 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343059349302789 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202310749349300311 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103149349301825 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349308529 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 27-0268307: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.