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Ozarks Food Harvest
Ozarks Food Harvest reported $55.5 million in revenue and $55.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.58 went to program services, $2.55 to management and general costs and $1.87 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.0% of the total. Government grants made up 23.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $216,336 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% 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 $56MFor 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 $55MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.6% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.5% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.0% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 23.7% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.3% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $216,336 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.39% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.8 | 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 expenseSolicit, process, warehouse and distribute food product to a network of more than 300 community partners serving food insecure populations across 28 counties in southwest missouri. Nearly 4,000 volunteers gave a total of 34,000 hours of service sorting food for distribution at the o'reilly center for hunger relief. The food bank distributes more than 26 million pounds of food annually, the equivalent of 23 million meals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $197,940 | $0 | $18,396 | $216,336 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,784 | $0 | $17,457 | $137,241 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,068 | $0 | $15,004 | $124,072 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ozarks Food Harvest (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $224K (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 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5102
- Volunteers Part I, line 63,903
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Ozarks Food Harvest totaling $651K 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 Ozarks Food Harvest's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Ozarks Food Harvest, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Ozarks Food Harvest's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Ozarks Food Harvest reported that 95.6% of its $55.6 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ozarks Food Harvest pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ozarks Food Harvest reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $216,336, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ozarks Food Harvest get its money?
Of $55.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.0% came from contributions and grants (including 23.7% from government grants) and 3.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ozarks Food Harvest a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 43-1426384 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202621319349304147 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511329349306356 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431309349301848 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349305003 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349311730 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121319349300937 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 43-1426384: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.