Last Mile Food Rescue

Cincinnati, OH · EIN 83-4495745 · 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

Last Mile Food Rescue reported $10.1 million in revenue and $9.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $98.05 went to program services, $1.01 to management and general costs and $0.94 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $117,814 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2188% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.8M

Program services$98.05 $9.6M
Management & general$1.01 $99,135
Fundraising$0.94 $91,331

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 $10M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$98.50 $9.9M
Government grants$1.22 $123K
Investment income$0.28 $28,733

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)	98.1%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	1.0%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.9%	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	99.7%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	1.2%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$117,814	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.21%	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	1.3	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	16 of 16	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

$9.6M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $10,000

Moving large amounts of good food to those in need by mobilizing community volunteers

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
CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$113,924	$0	$3,890	$117,814

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Last Mile Food Rescue (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $91,000 (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

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$10M	$9.8M	98.1%	$1.1M	$117,814
2023 ⓘ	$7.6M	$7.7M	98.1%	$774K	$93,210
2022 ⓘ	$5.6M	$5.1M	97.6%	$906K	$53,495
2021 ⓘ	$2.4M	$2.0M	98.7%	$622K	$48,447
2020 ⓘ	$442K	$218K	75.7%	$264K	$18,998

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–1b16 · 16 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 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 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 520
Volunteers Part I, line 6880

Private foundation grants it received

23 private foundations reported grants to Last Mile Food Rescue totaling $577K 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 Last Mile Food Rescue's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Last Mile Food Rescue reported that 98.1% of its $9.8 million in expenses went to program services, 1.0% to management and general and 0.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Last Mile Food Rescue pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Last Mile Food Rescue reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $117,814, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Last Mile Food Rescue get its money?

Of $10.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.7% came from contributions and grants (including 1.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Last Mile Food Rescue a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 83-4495745 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 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 202521649349300137 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431369349312523 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311509349300551 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202211309349300231 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202120549349300827 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 83-4495745: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.