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Community Action Services and Food Bank

Provo, UT · EIN 87-0491952 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Action Services and Food Bank reported $13.8 million in revenue and $15.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.68 went to program services, $9.71 to management and general costs and $2.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 24.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $138,976 (Former Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 59% 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 $15M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $14M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.7%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.7%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.6%0.2%
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
99.8%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
24.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$138,976$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.93%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 14100.0%

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 expense
$11M expenses · 84.0% of program spending · grants $9.8M

Community Action Services and Food Bank alleviates hunger by providing food/basic needs packages, counseling, budgeting, and referrals to other community services. In 2025, the agency provided food and basic needs to 22,607 unduplicated individuals through its 5 food pantries. The food bank also provided food to 102 various community partner organizations for distribution to their low-income clients. The total amount of food distributed was over 4.6 million pounds. The foodbank operates 5 pantries and four community gardens. The expense includes the value of the donated food from community…

$1.3M expenses · 9.8% of program spending · grants $562K

The Family Development and Support Service Program provides various direct services to help eligible households stabilize and work towards self-sufficiency. These services include emergency shelter, rental help, transportation assistance, case management, life skills training, goal setting, and a winter warming center

$327K expenses · 2.5% of program spending · grants $3,441

The Circles initiative works to help families move out of generational poverty through training and matching them with highly trained community volunteers from the middle class. The participating families receive specialized training to help them overcome the barriers to escaping poverty. The initiative also identifies and works on systemic barriers that keep people in poverty. In 2025, 110 families were being mentored to reach 200% of the Federal Poverty Level

$490K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Former Executive Director
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$132,088$0$6,888$138,976
Former Chief Financial Officer
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$83,827$0$8,529$92,356

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action Services and Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $232K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$14M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$14M$15M87.7%$1.4M$138,976
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$14M85.7%$2.7M$146,960
FY2023 ⓘ$11M$12M89.2%$4.0M$122,639
FY2022 ⓘ$9.3M$9.8M87.4%$4.8M$126,000
FY2021 ⓘ$12M$11M92.6%$5.3M$106,698
FY2020 ⓘ$8.7M$8.5M94.5%$3.7M$95,266

Governance 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–1b14 · 14 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 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 5117
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61,300

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Community Action Services and Food Bank totaling $115K 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 Community Action Services and Food Bank's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Action Services and Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Community Action Services and Food Bank's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Action Services and Food Bank reported that 87.7% of its $15.0 million in expenses went to program services, 9.7% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Action Services and Food Bank pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Action Services and Food Bank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $138,976, for the role of Former Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Action Services and Food Bank get its money?

Of $13.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 24.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Action Services and Food Bank a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 87-0491952 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 202601259349302640 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541369349301739 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349317321 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321359349307457 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349306781 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110469349300141 · read the filing

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