Loaves and Fishes Too
Loaves and Fishes Too reported $26.0 million in revenue and $27.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.25 went to program services, $3.14 to management and general costs and $1.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $147,704 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 142% between FY2020 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 $27MFor 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 $26M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$93.96 $24M
- Government grants$1.95 $507K
- Program service revenue$3.72 $967K
- Investment income$0.37 $96,914
Other revenue was negative: −$2,911. 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) | 95.3% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.9% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.9% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.7% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $147,704 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.54% | 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 | 0.3 | 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 expenseLoaves and Fishes' free meal programming provided 6.3 million healthy meals in calendar year 2025. We operated in 11 counties through our public dining site locations, street outreach locations, summer meal sites for students, after-school meal and snack program locations, produce market, and our partner program called the hub which provides food to small groups and nonprofits. In all, we serve food through over 33 community meal partners. A combination of staff, partners and volunteers cook and serve meals every day of the week, year-round
Institutional: institutional revenues include fee-based services around prepared meals in an institutional setting beginning in fiscal year 2024. The organization provides prepared meals for individuals who are living in an institutional setting and in some instances, staff of the organization will also serve these meals as well. The majority of individuals served in this setting are those who would be serviced through our traditional meal programming. Services provided in this manner allow for nutritional meals to be provided to additional individuals within the communities served
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 | $137,377 | $0 | $10,327 | $147,704 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Loaves and Fishes Too (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $117K (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–1b11 · 11 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 571
- Volunteers Part I, line 65,000
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Loaves and Fishes Too totaling $274K 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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Questions people ask
How much of Loaves and Fishes Too's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Loaves and Fishes Too reported that 95.3% of its $27.4 million in expenses went to program services, 3.1% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Loaves and Fishes Too pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Loaves and Fishes Too reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $147,704, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Loaves and Fishes Too get its money?
Of $26.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 95.9% came from contributions and grants (including 1.9% from government grants) and 3.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Loaves and Fishes Too a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1421522 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 202642309349302464 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532279349301843 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432139349300133 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202301539349300045 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202221399349300522 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202111119349300946 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1421522: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.