Feed America First of Tennessee

Murfreesboro, TN · EIN 62-1821057 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Feed America First of Tennessee reported $26.3 million in revenue and $25.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $97.96 went to program services, $1.05 to management and general costs and $0.99 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $87,880 (EXECUTIVE DI). Revenue fell 32% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $26M

Program services$97.96 $25M
Management & general$1.05 $269K
Fundraising$0.99 $254K

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $26M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$98.55 $26M
Program service revenue$1.18 $310K
Investment income$0.01 $2,026
Other revenue$0.26 $69,472

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

2024 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	98.0%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	1.0%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	1.0%	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	98.6%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	1.2%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$87,880	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.34%	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	Not reported	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	2.0	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	10 of 11	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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$25M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

The faf vision "hunger will cease to be a problem in america when we all refuse to allow our neighbors to go hungr." accomplishments towards this goal in 2023 include: 1. Distributing 9,509,359 pounds of wholesome food to our local partners inpacting an estimated 40,000 families monthly. 2. Food distribution to 125+ local agencies within our footprint of southern kentucky, middle tennessee and northern portions of alabama and mississippi. Those agencies are composed of local volunteers who know their neighbors and can respond quickly to an immediate need. Communities are stronger when…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · 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
EXECUTIVE DI Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$87,880	$0	$0	$87,880

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
2024 ⓘ	$26M	$26M	98.0%	$4.4M	$87,880
2023 ⓘ	$28M	$28M	98.3%	$3.8M	$83,922
2022 ⓘ	$28M	$26M	98.4%	$3.8M	$79,718
2021 ⓘ	$22M	$22M	98.4%	$1.2M	—
2020 ⓘ	$55M	$54M	99.5%	$1.2M	—
2019 ⓘ	$39M	$40M	99.2%	$500K	$56,183

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b11 · 10 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
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 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 513
Volunteers Part I, line 62,500

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Feed America First of Tennessee totaling $46,263 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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Questions people ask

How much of Feed America First of Tennessee's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Feed America First of Tennessee reported that 98.0% of its $25.7 million in expenses went to program services, 1.0% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Feed America First of Tennessee pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Feed America First of Tennessee reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $87,880, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Feed America First of Tennessee get its money?

Of $26.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.6% came from contributions and grants and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Feed America First of Tennessee a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 62-1821057 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

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532059349301513 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413209349316826 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303059349300445 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222699349300632 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112369349301716 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002949349301405 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 62-1821057: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.