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Feeding the Valley

Columbus, GA · EIN 58-1498131 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Feeding the Valley reported $22.5 million in revenue and $23.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.63 went to program services, $1.29 to management and general costs and $1.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.7% of the total. Government grants made up 12.1%. Revenue rose 251% 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 $23M

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.6%94.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
1.3%3.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.1%2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
96.7%96.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
12.1%10.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.3%1.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
Not reported$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
Not reported0.61%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
03
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
19 of 19100.0%

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
$23M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Food distribution to the needy. The food bank distributes food to qualified organizations that feed the needy

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$22M$23M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$22M$23M97.6%$17M—
FY2024 ⓘ$21M$19M97.6%$18M—
FY2023 ⓘ$27M$25M98.1%$17M$157,828
FY2022 ⓘ$22M$21M97.9%$14M$135,675
FY2021 ⓘ$8.6M$3.0M90.3%$13M—
FY2020 ⓘ$6.4M$3.2M90.0%$7.2M—

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–1b19 · 19 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67,500

Private foundation grants it received

21 private foundations reported grants to Feeding the Valley totaling $745K 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

Every number above is copied from Feeding the Valley's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Feeding the Valley, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Feeding the Valley's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Feeding the Valley reported that 97.6% of its $23.1 million in expenses went to program services, 1.3% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does Feeding the Valley get its money?

Of $22.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.7% came from contributions and grants (including 12.1% from government grants) and 3.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Feeding the Valley a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1498131 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 202620629349300312 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500239349301450 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400489349300315 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320129349303297 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349314775 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100699349300215 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1498131: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.