Child Nutrition Program

Charlotte, NC · EIN 58-1492449 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Child Nutrition Program reported $11.8 million in revenue and $12.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.74 went to program services, $1.26 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 99.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $146,980 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% 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 $12M

Program services$98.74 $12M
Management & general$1.26 $152K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

Government grants$99.83 $12M
Other revenue$0.17 $19,715

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	98.7%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	1.3%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	99.8%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	99.8%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$146,980	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.22%	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	-1.0	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	4 of 4	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 expense

$12M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Child and Adult Care Food Program, a Federally funded program to assist child care homes, centers, afterschool programs, and adult day care provide nutritious meals for participates. CNP monitors for compliance, offers training and support, as well as funds distribution.We sponsor over 450 child care sties for the federal feeding program, CACFP, feeding about 15000 children each day

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, 45.00 hrs/week	$131,740	$0	$15,240	$146,980
President Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week	$48,928	$0	$0	$48,928

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Child Nutrition Program (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $196K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	98.7%	−$1.0M	$146,980
FY2024 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	98.8%	−$794K	$54,049
FY2023 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	98.8%	−$710K	$134,635
FY2022 ⓘ	$9.2M	$9.8M	99.0%	−$599K	$158,101
FY2021 ⓘ	$9.5M	$8.8M	98.8%	$41,664	$163,931
FY2020 ⓘ	$8.9M	$8.9M	83.1%	−$588K	$144,188

Governance 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–1b4 · 4 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
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 524

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Child Nutrition Program totaling $5 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Child Nutrition Program's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Child Nutrition Program reported that 98.7% of its $12.0 million in expenses went to program services, 1.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Child Nutrition Program pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Child Nutrition Program reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $146,980, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Child Nutrition Program get its money?

Of $11.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 99.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Child Nutrition Program a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1492449 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 202631619349300413 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502199349300900 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202441699349301074 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342219349300709 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202211249349300841 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202101809349301415 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1492449: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.