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Sharing Excess
Sharing Excess reported $180.5 million in revenue and $179.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.01 went to program services, $0.60 to management and general costs and $0.39 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $116,197 (Executive Dir.). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $179MFor 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 $180MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.0% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 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 | 99.5% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $116,197 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.06% | 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 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 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 expenseWholesale Rescue: We have partnerships with high-volume food businesses at terminal produce markets to glean and rescue surplus food and deliver it to communities in need. Currently rescuing 520,000 pounds of produce weekly
Direct Link: We organize pickup and delivery nationwide from small to high volume partners, connecting surplus to local organizations through logistical coordination outside of our physical service areas. We have partnerships with freight companies to move truckloads of product and rideshare partnerships to facilitate free deliveries with passenger vehicles
Retail Rescue: We deploy full-time drivers in refrigerated cargo vans to pick up surplus food from retail locations on a daily basis and deliver it to hunger relief organizations. This is streamlined by our custom technology which drivers use for guidance and donation tracking
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 Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,723 | $0 | $7,474 | $116,197 |
| OPERATIONS HEAD Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $95,405 | $0 | $6,954 | $102,359 |
| DEV. HEAD Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $91,382 | $0 | $3,948 | $95,330 |
| FINANCE DIR. Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $34,432 | $0 | $0 | $34,432 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sharing Excess (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $151K (Part IX, line 5).
3 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–1b7 · 7 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 554
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,500
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WARP LOGISTICS Transportation | $493,507 |
| Ready2Execute Transportation | $388,327 |
| Knockout Express Transportation | $100,245 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Sharing Excess totaling $668K 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 Sharing Excess's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sharing Excess, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Sharing Excess spent in FY2025, $99.01 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Sharing Excess's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Sharing Excess reported that 99.0% of its $179.2 million in expenses went to program services, 0.6% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sharing Excess pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sharing Excess reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $116,197, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sharing Excess get its money?
Of $180.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sharing Excess a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-2161466 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 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 202601199349302050 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202513049349300446 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431009349301473 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-2161466: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.