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Our Daily Bread of Tennessee

Also known as Our Daily Bread Cacfp

Knoxville, TN · EIN 62-1608572 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Our Daily Bread of Tennessee reported $18.3 million in revenue and $18.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.80 went to program services, $13.20 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 99.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $119,839 (PRESIDENT). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 76% 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 $18M

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 $18M

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)
86.8%94.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.2%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
99.6%10.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$119,839$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.66%0.61%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
23
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
4 of 4100.0%

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
$16M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

To ensure nutrition of children 12 years and under and to develop good eating habits at an early age while being enrolled in a registered or licensed day care center

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$110,383$0$9,456$119,839
EXECUTIVE DI
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,235$0$9,306$111,541

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Our Daily Bread of Tennessee (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $213K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$18M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$18M$18M86.8%$1.6M$119,839
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$16M86.7%$1.4M$118,332
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$15M86.7%$1.3M$118,084
FY2022 ⓘ$14M$14M87.4%$1.2M$114,472
FY2020 ⓘ$10M$10M86.6%$659K$93,242

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 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • 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 531

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Our Daily Bread of Tennessee totaling $62 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 Our Daily Bread of Tennessee's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Our Daily Bread of Tennessee, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Our Daily Bread of Tennessee's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Our Daily Bread of Tennessee reported that 86.8% of its $18.1 million in expenses went to program services, 13.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Our Daily Bread of Tennessee pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Our Daily Bread of Tennessee reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $119,839, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Our Daily Bread of Tennessee get its money?

Of $18.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 99.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Our Daily Bread of Tennessee a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 62-1608572 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, 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 202640909349300039 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202531119349300763 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202410859349301421 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202330979349300928 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102289349302980 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 62-1608572: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.