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Full Plates Full Potential reported $10.9 million in revenue and $3.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.02 went to program services, $6.31 to management and general costs and $8.67 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.6% of the total. Government grants made up 89.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $134,900 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 632% 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 $3.1MFor 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 $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.0% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.3% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.7% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.6% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 89.2% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $134,900 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.34% | 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 | 42.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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 expenseOut of school: sun meals: Full Plates Full Potential awarded $280,461 in funding through the summer meals grant program to 38 school districts and community organizations across maine. Grant funding supported adoption of established and emerging best practices around increasing participation, including opening new meal sites, launching or expanding alternative meal service models (such as meal pick-up, bulk and/or multiple meals, transporting and delivering meals to children at home), and partnering with other community organizations or institutions
School food system innovation usda cooperative agreement: Full Plates Full Potential continued work on a usda cooperative agreement intended to increase the use of local ingredients in school meals. During this second year, Full Plates awarded around $8.5 million in subrecipient funding and began ongoing grant management
School meals: scratch cooking: Full Plates Full Potential worked to expand opportunities for schools to engage in scratch cooking of meals through investments in new equipment, expanded culinary skills training opportunities, and deepening connections with local producers and processors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,909 | $0 | $21,991 | $134,900 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Full Plates Full Potential (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $113K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b13 · 13 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 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 4Yes
- 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 59
Private foundation grants it received
22 private foundations reported grants to Full Plates Full Potential totaling $393K 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 Full Plates Full Potential's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Full Plates Full Potential reported that 85.0% of its $3.1 million in expenses went to program services, 6.3% to management and general and 8.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Full Plates Full Potential pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Full Plates Full Potential reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $134,900, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Full Plates Full Potential get its money?
Of $10.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.6% came from contributions and grants (including 89.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Full Plates Full Potential a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 82-2032867 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 June 30, 2025, object 202600549349300900 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349305346 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410169349301406 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300589349300410 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220619349300107 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120119349300702 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 82-2032867: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.