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Feeding the Carolinas
Feeding the Carolinas reported $17.2 million in revenue and $17.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.44 went to program services, $1.10 to management and general costs and $0.46 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.3% of the total. Government grants made up 54.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $139,621 (Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 103% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.4% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.3% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 54.3% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $139,621 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.80% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 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 expenseAll activities relate to enhancing the ability and efficiency of the food bank members to solicit and distribute food and grocery products for those in need. Our Farm to Food Bank program provided over 46 million pounds of produce to our food banks to distribute to those in need. Feeding the Carolinas coordinated a network-wide response to the largest disaster in our networks history, Hurricane Helene, providing emergency food aid to tens of thousands of Carolinians, as well as funds for rebuilding and recovery to the charitable food network in North and South Carolina
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Officer, 040.00 hrs/week | $121,523 | $0 | $18,098 | $139,621 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Feeding the Carolinas (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $155K (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–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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 55
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Feeding the Carolinas totaling $256K 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 Feeding the Carolinas's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Feeding the Carolinas, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Feeding the Carolinas's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Feeding the Carolinas reported that 98.4% of its $17.4 million in expenses went to program services, 1.1% to management and general and 0.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Feeding the Carolinas pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Feeding the Carolinas reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $139,621, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Feeding the Carolinas get its money?
Of $17.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.3% came from contributions and grants (including 54.3% from government grants) and 2.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Feeding the Carolinas a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 27-3181226 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 June 30, 2025, object 202601289349301315 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511209349302671 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441349349307684 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349300010 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200889349301055 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141309349301639 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 27-3181226: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.