Food Gatherers
Food Gatherers reported $23.7 million in revenue and $23.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.75 went to program services, $1.62 to management and general costs and $2.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.4% of the total. Government grants made up 7.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $197,324 (PRESIDENT AN). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 29% 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 $23MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$87.74 $21M
- Government grants$7.52 $1.8M
- Program service revenue$1.79 $425K
- Investment income$2.95 $700K
Other revenue was negative: −$26,790. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.4% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 7.5% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.8% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $197,324 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.86% | 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 | 9.3 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 15 | 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 expenseThe organization receives direct donations of food, administers some government food programs (tefap/usda/summer food program) and purchases food from wholesalers. Food is sorted, packed and delivered to more than 140 other nonprofit agencies such as homeless shelters, food pantries, and low income housing programs, who then distribute the food to people in need throughout washtenaw county. In the last fiscal year, over 10.2 million pounds of food were distributed, more than 60% of which was produce and protein items. Additionally, 1,666,404 in the form of credits for food purchasing were…
Food Gatherers operates a community kitchen, which is located in the robert j. Delonis center, home of the shelter association of washtenaw county. Volunteers transform rescued and bulk food into useful food resources and prepare and serve approximately 12 meals per week to those in need
Summer food service program - the summer food service program (sfsp) was created to ensure that children in lower-income areas could continue to receive nutritious meals during long school vacations when they do not have access to the national school lunch or school breakfast programs. The sfsp is a program of the united states department of agriculture, which provides funding to cover the costs of the meals at eligible sites. Food Gatherers is the largest sponsor of the sfsp for children in washtenaw county. Free meals are made available to children under 18 years of age and under or persons…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AN Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,817 | $0 | $26,507 | $197,324 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Food Gatherers (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $182K (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–1b15 · 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 555
- Volunteers Part I, line 64,073
Private foundation grants it received
47 private foundations reported grants to Food Gatherers totaling $764K 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 Food Gatherers spent in FY2025, $95.75 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Food Gatherers's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Food Gatherers reported that 95.8% of its $23.0 million in expenses went to program services, 1.6% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Food Gatherers pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Food Gatherers reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $197,324, for the role of PRESIDENT AN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Food Gatherers get its money?
Of $23.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.4% came from contributions and grants (including 7.5% from government grants) and 1.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Food Gatherers a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-2853858 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 202513149349306031 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403109349302865 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333319349300633 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243069349302164 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200259349301550 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202022969349300217 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-2853858: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.