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Project Angel Food
Project Angel Food reported $22.7 million in revenue and $16.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.39 went to program services, $4.96 to management and general costs and $9.65 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 67.0% of the total. Government grants made up 11.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $270,237 (CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 106% 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 $17MFor context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 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 $23M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$53.44 $13M
- Government grants$11.43 $2.7M
- Program service revenue$31.37 $7.3M
- Investment income$3.76 $879K
Other revenue was negative: −$734K. 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) | 85.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 67.0% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 11.8% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 32.4% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $270,237 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.62% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 26.9 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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 expenseProject Angel Food's dedicated volunteers and staff provide nutritious, free meals to those too ill to cook. A team of registered dietitians collaborate with chefs for custom meal plans designed to nutritionally address each client's specific medical condition. In addition to volunteers, staff drivers distribute meals in the organization's fleet of refrigerated vans, which service 64 major routes across the 4,751 square miles of los angeles county, including the antelope valley, east los angeles, metro los angeles, san fernando valley, san gabriel valley, south los angeles, south bay/long…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $253,761 | $0 | $16,476 | $270,237 |
| SR. DIR. OF ADMIN AND OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,839 | $0 | $20,931 | $194,770 |
| DIR. OF COMM. AND TALENT RELATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,823 | $0 | $52,135 | $191,958 |
| DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,568 | $0 | $21,529 | $188,097 |
| ASSOC. DIR. OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,229 | $0 | $24,857 | $166,086 |
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,321 | $0 | $12,796 | $152,117 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,923 | $0 | $13,681 | $147,604 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Project Angel Food (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $441K (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–1b17 · 17 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 5125
- Volunteers Part I, line 65,814
Private foundation grants it received
72 private foundations reported grants to Project Angel Food totaling $3.3M 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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Every number above is copied from Project Angel Food's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Project Angel Food, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Project Angel Food's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Project Angel Food reported that 85.4% of its $16.7 million in expenses went to program services, 5.0% to management and general and 9.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Project Angel Food pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Project Angel Food reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $270,237, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Project Angel Food get its money?
Of $22.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 67.0% came from contributions and grants (including 11.8% from government grants) and 32.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Project Angel Food a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-4115863 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202621289349301867 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510949349300701 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421319349305352 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331329349309568 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349310169 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111339349305816 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-4115863: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.