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Manna Food Center
Manna Food Center reported $13.6 million in revenue and $13.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.12 went to program services, $9.59 to management and general costs and $5.29 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.0% of the total. Government grants made up 35.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $162,428 (MANAGING DIR). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 21% 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 $14MFor 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 $14M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$60.70 $8.3M
- Government grants$35.32 $4.8M
- Investment income$3.98 $542K
Other revenue was negative: −$1,636. 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) | 85.1% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.3% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.0% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 35.3% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $162,428 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.17% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.0 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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 expenseManna Food Center, inc. (the organization) is a nonprofit organization that is montgomery county, maryland's largest community based organization that is focused on food security and community health. For more than four decades, the organization has been a reliable "thread" in the social safety net for the vulnerable that require a supplement of nutritious food and as a center for education and action. The organization's work is built on three priorities that create an unique and comprehensive approach to hunger relief. Priority 1:strengthen and expand services collaboratively to address food…
Manna Food Center, inc distributes food through a network of almost 80 montgomery county public elementary schools. The program fills a critical gap by providing food to children and their families during the school year to ensure they have nutritious food to eat during the weekend. The program distributed half a million pounds of food to nearly 40,000 children this past school year. One of the organization's newer initiatives, schoolbased pantries, continued to expand by 3 additional pantries resulted in the organization's almost doubling service numbers, supporting 41,000 school age…
Community food rescue (cfr): is a first-of-its kind, coordinated food recovery network led by the organization and building on the former food for agencies program. By partnering with a range of hunger relief organizations, volunteers and businesses, the initiative is making sure that edible food reaches hungry neighbors. Cfr builds upon the work of establishments already recovering good food before it is thrown away and identifies new donors. State-of-the-art technology makes real-time matches based on geography and transportation options. Trainings and mini-grants are offered to build…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANAGING DIR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,495 | $0 | $13,933 | $162,428 |
| PAST EXEC. O Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,421 | $0 | $3,051 | $158,472 |
| SENIOR DIREC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,876 | $0 | $15,781 | $124,657 |
| DIR COMMUNIT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,276 | $0 | $11,260 | $119,536 |
| DIRECTOR OF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,303 | $0 | $9,155 | $112,458 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Manna Food Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $155K (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–1b16 · 16 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 562
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,240
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY HOLDCO LLC Consulting | $254,910 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
41 private foundations reported grants to Manna Food Center totaling $355K 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 Manna Food Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Manna Food Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Manna Food Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Manna Food Center reported that 85.1% of its $13.9 million in expenses went to program services, 9.6% to management and general and 5.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Manna Food Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Manna Food Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $162,428, for the role of MANAGING DIR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Manna Food Center get its money?
Of $13.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.0% came from contributions and grants (including 35.3% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Manna Food Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1289203 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 202620859349301602 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500349349300520 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410299349301581 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321019349301307 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241319349302354 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003219349312630 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1289203: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.