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Orphan Grain Train reported $54.0 million in revenue and $51.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026. Of every $100 it spent, $97.79 went to program services, $1.15 to management and general costs and $1.06 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $95,512 (VICE PRESIDE). Revenue rose 11% between FY2020 and FY2026. Source: Form 990, FY2026.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending May 31, 2026 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $51MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending May 31, 2026 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $54MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.8% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $95,512 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.19% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 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
FY2026 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseVolunteers throughout the U.S.A. "climb aboard" Orphan Grain Train using their own vehicles, time and effort. Donated clean clothing and medical supplies are carefully sorted and packed in boxes at regional warehouses across america. Each year more than 200 semi-trailer loads of these supplies as well as food, blankets, tools, equipment, and bibles are shipped where most needed in america and over 100 semi-trailer loads are shipped around the world for humanitarian relief. They are distributed to churches, hospitals, orphanages, prisons, and schools
Highest reported compensation
FY2026 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2026 · 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 · 10 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 15aNo
- 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 520
- Volunteers Part I, line 64,150
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to Orphan Grain Train totaling $1.1M 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 Orphan Grain Train spent in FY2026, $97.79 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Orphan Grain Train's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026, Orphan Grain Train reported that 97.8% of its $51.3 million in expenses went to program services, 1.2% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Orphan Grain Train pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Orphan Grain Train reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026 was $95,512, for the role of VICE PRESIDE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Orphan Grain Train get its money?
Of $54.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026, 99.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Orphan Grain Train a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1614650 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
- FY2026: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026, object 202622609349301727 · read the filing
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, object 202502669349300705 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202412679349301551 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202302689349300025 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202202579349302205 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202142569349301049 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202002549349301105 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1614650: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.