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Provision Ministry

Westborough, MA · EIN 81-5481524 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Provision Ministry reported $40.2 million in revenue and $40.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.67 went to program services, $0.15 to management and general costs and $0.18 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 99.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $115,000 (PRESIDENT). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 3854% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $40M

Program services$99.67 $40M
Management & general$0.15 $58,292
Fundraising$0.18 $73,386

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $40M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.09 $36,395
Government grants$99.79 $40M
Investment income$0.11 $45,484
Other revenue$0.01 $3,390

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

2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.7%	90.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.1%	6.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.2%	1.8%
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	99.9%	79.9%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	99.8%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$115,000	$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.29%	1.56%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.6	56.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	3 of 6	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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$299K expenses · 0.7% of program spending

Sponsored pack build events - events where backpacks are filled with essential items which are distributed to those in need

$40M expenses · 99.3% of program spending · grants $39M

Gik sourcing and distribution - based on specific needs of multiple nonprofit organizations, provision sources gik donations and distributes it on an as needed basis

Highest reported compensation

2025 · 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
PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$115,000	$0	$0	$115,000
SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week	$4,151	$0	$0	$4,151

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Provision Ministry (Part VII, line 2).

7 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
2025 ⓘ	$40M	$40M	99.7%	$2.0M	$115,000
2024 ⓘ	$48M	$47M	99.7%	$1.9M	$90,466
2023 ⓘ	$41M	$41M	99.7%	$1.2M	$85,000
2022 ⓘ	$19M	$18M	99.5%	$1.0M	$75,644
2021 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	99.2%	$831K	$75,000
2020 ⓘ	$5.3M	$5.1M	98.8%	$372K	$70,000
2019 ⓘ	$1.0M	$936K	94.9%	$97,703	$65,000

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b6 · 3 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 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 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 54
Volunteers Part I, line 6125

Private foundation grants it received

13 private foundations reported grants to Provision Ministry totaling $121K 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 Provision Ministry's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Provision Ministry, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Provision Ministry's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Provision Ministry reported that 99.7% of its $40.1 million in expenses went to program services, 0.1% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Provision Ministry pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Provision Ministry reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $115,000, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Provision Ministry get its money?

Of $40.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 99.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Provision Ministry a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-5481524 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611689349300426 · read the filing · XML
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531639349300228 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401569349300910 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342199349300009 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202989349301410 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349301617 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022049349301007 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-5481524: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.