Northwest Harvest Emm
Northwest Harvest Emm reported $52.8 million in revenue and $57.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.13 went to program services, $7.14 to management and general costs and $5.73 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $449,736 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 35% 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 $58MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $53M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$92.03 $49M
- Government grants$1.78 $942K
- Program service revenue$3.63 $1.9M
- Investment income$2.56 $1.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$92,483. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.1% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.1% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.8% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.6% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $449,736 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.78% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 19 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 18.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseNorthwest Harvest collects food and cash donations to purchase and distribute food to frontline hunger relief programs and individuals at no charge. During the 2025 fiscal year, more than 19.3 million pounds of food was distributed. Highlights include: distribution - Northwest Harvest was part of the state of washington's coordinated response to increase food security and reduce access barriers
Access - we expanded access to rural communities, black, indigenous and people of color by serving additional areas and facilitated a cash-equivalent program with major corporate support and by adding various community based organizations (immigrant organizations, transitional housing sites, faith communities, shelters & clinics) in food deliveries in south king, pierce, yakima & spokane counties
Public policy - expanded access to school meals such that over half of all washington students can access school meals without cost or barriers, increased funding for a state food box program that supports black, indigenous, and other people of color owned farm and food businesses to provide food to communities with higher rates of hunger and food insecurity, secured a diaper subsidy for families with children in deepest poverty through tanf, and passed legislation to increase access for people to apply for public benefits in-person
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $393,437 | $0 | $56,299 | $449,736 |
| CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $211,187 | $0 | $36,937 | $248,124 |
| CHIEF EQUITY & PEOPLE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $205,935 | $0 | $22,133 | $228,068 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $199,978 | $0 | $25,652 | $225,630 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,657 | $0 | $21,645 | $215,302 |
| DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC FUND. PARTNERSHIPS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,588 | $0 | $47,069 | $207,657 |
| SR. DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVE Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $168,323 | $0 | $24,319 | $192,642 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,948 | $0 | $13,896 | $170,844 |
19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northwest Harvest Emm (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.7M (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–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 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 5130
- Volunteers Part I, line 68,903
Private foundation grants it received
89 private foundations reported grants to Northwest Harvest Emm totaling $1.8M 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 Northwest Harvest Emm's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Northwest Harvest Emm reported that 87.1% of its $57.7 million in expenses went to program services, 7.1% to management and general and 5.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Northwest Harvest Emm pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Northwest Harvest Emm reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $449,736, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Northwest Harvest Emm get its money?
Of $52.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 94.0% came from contributions and grants (including 1.8% from government grants) and 3.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Northwest Harvest Emm a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0826037 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 202641329349302729 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511329349305506 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421349349306772 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331319349307858 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349314847 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141389349301014 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0826037: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.