FEEDING THE VALLEY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FEEDING THE VALLEY INC

EIN 58-1498131 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (K310)

What they do

Feeding The Valleys Mission is to Empower Our Neighbors to Overcome Hunger By Ensuring Access to Food.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

Easy charity check

Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $97.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$97.60of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$1.10of every $100 spent was reported for fundraisingMoney spent asking for more donations.

$102.99spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

$1.30of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$0.86in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

96.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $671,932 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$97.60

ManagementOffice and general costs$1.30

FundraisingAsking for donations$1.10

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202497.6% mission

202397.6% mission

202298.1% mission

202197.9% mission

202090.3% mission

201990.0% mission

201894.4% mission

201686.4% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$22,476,193

Expenses$23,148,125

Annual shortfall $671,932 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$22,598,537 · 97.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$299,937 · 1.3% of expenses

Fundraising$249,651 · 1.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$22,476,193

Expenses$23,148,125

Assets$19,948,952

Income$22,476,193

Contributions$21,744,963

Mission work (program services)$22,598,537

Fundraising$249,651

Management and general$299,937

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

FRANK SHEPPARDPRESIDENT & CEO

TOM WAYNICKVICE CHAIR

TEDDY L USSERYBOARD MEMBER

SABRINA LATHAMBOARD MEMBER

ROBERT MAYBOARD MEMBER

MARVIN LASTERBOARD MEMBER

MARK LANEBOARD MEMBER

LISA ROBERTSBOARD MEMBER

JIM EVANSBOARD MEMBER

GREG AUTENTREASURER

ALSTON AUTENBOARD MEMBER

DONOVAN GRANVILLEBOARD MEMBER

DONNA YEISERBOARD MEMBER

DAVID PAYNECHAIRMAN

BRAD BOTKINBOARD MEMBER

BALA YADLAPALLIBOARD MEMBER

ASHLEY VALENTINIBOARD MEMBER

ANGELA DRAKEFORDSECRETARY

ANDY SULLIVANBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1983
Location: P O Box 8904, Columbus, GA 31908
County: Muscogee
In care of: Frank Sheppard
Primary officer: Frank Sheppard, President & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailjshawa@feedingthevalley.org Phone(706) 561-4755

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CEDAR HILL CPAS AND ADVISORS
NTEE classification: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (K310)
IRS tax category: Community Food Services