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Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes reported $10.1 million in revenue and $10.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.48 went to program services, $5.37 to management and general costs and $3.15 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.7% of the total. Government grants made up 50.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $124,433 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% 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 $10.0MFor 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.5% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.7% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 50.7% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $124,433 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.25% | 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 | 9.7 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseGrocery pantry program (gpp): through a network of pantries and home deliveries all over kalamazoo county and surrounding communities, non- perishable and fresh food items are provided to thousands of individuals each year
Agency meal support program: food is provided to partner agencies who provide hot, prepared meals and/or pantry service to their clients
Mobile food initiative (mfi): supplemental grocery assistance is provided throughout communitywide locations each month to thousands of recipients each year
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $121K (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–1b14 · 14 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 539
- Volunteers Part I, line 6500
Private foundation grants it received
34 private foundations reported grants to Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes totaling $573K 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 Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes spent in FY2025, $91.48 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes reported that 91.5% of its $10.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $124,433, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes get its money?
Of $10.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.7% came from contributions and grants (including 50.7% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-2420575 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 202543289349300614 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433549349300433 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333479349300448 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320129349301357 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220639349300707 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120909349300137 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-2420575: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.