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Channel ONE reported $26.1 million in revenue and $27.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.24 went to program services, $1.78 to management and general costs and $2.98 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.5% of the total. Government grants made up 6.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $135,171 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 20% 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 $28MFor 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 $26M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$85.43 $22M
- Government grants$6.01 $1.6M
- Program service revenue$8.13 $2.1M
- Investment income$0.43 $112K
Other revenue was negative: −$10,847. 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) | 95.2% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.0% | 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 | 91.5% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 6.0% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.1% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $135,171 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.48% | 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 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 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 expenseChannel One food bank as a partner food bank of the feeding america network, the food bank solicits, receives, inventories and distributes food and other products to 126 programs operated by 79 nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency partners and 130 programs operated by 92 nonprofit 501(c)(3) agencies for the years ended june 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, who distribute directly to people facing hunger in our 14-county service region
Channel One food shelf a choice food shelf offering shopping and delivery to eligible individuals and households. The food shelf follows minnesota's tefap (the emergency food assistance program) eligibility guidelines. Approximately 12,775 and 11,275 unique households were served for the years ended june 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. In total, there were 118,373 and 100,001 household visits to the food shelf for the years ended june 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively
Commodity supplemental food program (csfp) provides nutritionally balanced, supplemental usda food packages to income eligible seniors monthly. Channel One distributes this program throughout the 13 county service area in minnesota. In total, Channel One distributed 11,304 and 8,885 packages for the years ended june 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively
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 | $129,612 | $0 | $5,559 | $135,171 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Channel ONE (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $143K (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 · 15 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 558
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,293
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Channel ONE totaling $189K 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 Channel ONE's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Channel ONE, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Channel ONE's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Channel ONE reported that 95.2% of its $27.9 million in expenses went to program services, 1.8% to management and general and 3.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Channel ONE pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Channel ONE reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $135,171, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Channel ONE get its money?
Of $26.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 91.5% came from contributions and grants (including 6.0% from government grants) and 8.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Channel ONE a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1379713 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 202611259349302816 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541259349302824 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441299349302964 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321169349300817 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221199349301607 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111349349303441 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1379713: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.