Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf
Also known as Open Cupboard
Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf reported $21.0 million in revenue and $20.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.64 went to program services, $0.69 to management and general costs and $0.67 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $169,351 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1607% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.8% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.3% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $169,351 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.81% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 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 expenseDuring the 2024-2025 fiscal year we distributed 6,560,248 pounds of food, personal hygiene items and household products to our community. Our programs include today's harvest, drive up, mobile Food Shelf, and food deliveries. We had a total of 1,124,476 individual visits to our programs during this fiscal year
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, 40.00 hrs/week | $161,337 | $0 | $8,014 | $169,351 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $169K (Part IX, line 5).
7 filings since 2019
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 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 525
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,100
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GREINER CONSTRUCTION Construction/renovation | $484,025 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf totaling $120K 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 Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf spent in FY2025, $98.64 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf reported that 98.6% of its $20.8 million in expenses went to program services, 0.7% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $169,351, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf get its money?
Of $21.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 2.3% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3298764 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 September 30, 2025, object 202600969349301200 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202501629349301555 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202420899349300607 · read the filing
- FY2022 (9 mo.): Form 990 for the 9-month short period ending September 30, 2022, object 202301249349302720 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202201269349302800 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142019349300369 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003169349305950 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3298764: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.