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Rock and Wrap It Up Inc

EIN 11-3258486 · Cedarhurst, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceWeak47 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 33% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

ROCK AND WRAP IT UP IS A GLOBAL THINK TANK WORKING TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY AND POVERTY. USING GREEN HOUSE TACTICS, WE RECOVER FOOD AND ASSETS TO BE GIVEN TO AGENCIES FIGHTING POVERTY, INCREASING THEIR OPERATING BUDGETS. THIS ALLOWS THE AGENCIES TO HIRE MORE SERVICES SUCH AS TUTORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, JOB PLACEMENT COUNSELORS AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS TO ATTACK THE ROOT CAUSE OF POVERTY. ROCK AND WRAP IT UP RECOVERS FOOD FROM SPORTS, SCHOOLS, MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, HOSPITALS AND HOTELS. ROCK AND WRAP IT UP HELPED TO WRITE THE FEDERAL FOOD DONATION ACT OF 2008 WHICH ENCOURAGES ALL FEDERAL BUILDINGS TO FEED THE HUNGRY AND KEEP FOOD OUT OF LANDFILLS.

Income
$220,239
Spending
$169,260
Spent on programs
33%
Reserves
5.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 74%
Employees
3
Volunteers
48
Highest pay
$36,500, recovery man

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 63% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    33% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 17 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. RWU SCHOOL AND SNACK WRAP RWU IS IN OVER 200 SCHOOLS RECOVERING FOOD THAT IS PREPARED BUT NOT SERVED. STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE SNACK WRAP. PROGRAM WHICH ENCOURAGES YOUNGER STUDENTS TO DONATE THEIR UNOPENED SNACKS TO CHILDREN IN LATCHKEY PROGRAMS AND IN SHELTERS. COLLEGE WRAP PROMOTES GREENING ACTIVITIES BY RECOVERING ASSETS FROM GRADUATING STUDENTS WHICH WOULD HAVE GONE TO LANDFILLS.
  2. MUSIC WRAP RWU HAS PARTNERED WITH OVER 160 BANDS THAT TOUR AND INCLUDE A STIPULATION IN THEIR CONTRACT THAT FOOD THAT IS PREPARED BUT NOT SERVED BE DONATED TO FEED THE LOCAL HUNGRY AND AVOID LANDFILLS. RWU IS PILOTING A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO RAMP UP TO RECOVERING FOOD FROM 40+ ARENAS.
  3. SPORTS WRAP SEVENTY FOUR SPORT FRANCHISES IN THE NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL AND MSL HAVE PARTNERED WITH RWU TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS WRAP FOOD THAT IS PREPARED BUT NOT SOLD FROM HOME GAME CONCESSIONS, LUXURY BOXES AND CLUBHOUSES IS RECOVERED TO FEED THE INDIGENT.
  4. $55,503 spent. IT'S A WRAP RWU IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING PREPARED BUT NOT SERVED FOOD FROM 56 FILM AND TV PRODUCTION SETS. THESE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE TV SERIES, FEATURE FILMS, AND TALK-SHOWS WITH LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE. HOTEL/CONFERENCE WRAP RWU IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OVER TWENTY HOTELS PILOTING THE RECOVERY OF FOOD AND ROOM ASSETS. THESE ASSETS INCLUDE TOILET PAPER ROLLS, TISSUE BOXES, SHAMPOO, CONDITIONER AND UNOPENED SOAP FROM ROOM VANITIES TO KEEP THEM OUT OF LANDFILLS. HOSPITAL WRAP RWU ARRANGES THE RECOVERY OF FOOD FROM FIVE HOSPITALS THAT WAS PREPARED BUT HAS NOT BEEN SERVED AS WELL AS NON-PERISHABLE FOODS FOR ANTI-POVERTY AGENCIES. FEED THE VETERANS RWU HAS DEVELOPED THE FEED THE VETERANS PROGRAM WHERE VETERANS, THEIR CAREGIVERS AND NATIONAL AGENCIES CAN ACCESS THEIR NATIONAL FOOD PANTRY/SOUP KITCHEN DATABASE, HUNGERPEDIA. HANNAH'S PROJECT RWU HAS LAUNCHED A PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TEENS AND WOMEN TO HELP MAINTAIN THEIR DIGNITY BY PROVIDING FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS AND PANTRIES. ROCK AND WRAP IT UP - ADVOCACY: RWU WROTE AND HELPED PASS THE FEDERAL FOOD DONATION ACT 2008. THIS ACT ENCOURAGES FEDERAL BUILDINGS TO DONATE FOOD FROM THE BUILDINGS TO POVERTY FIGHTING AGENCIES INSTEAD OF ALLOWING IT TO BE THROWN OUT.
  5. IT'S A WRAP RWU IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING PREPARED BUT NOT SERVED FOOD FROM 56 FILM AND TV PRODUCTION SETS. THESE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE TV SERIES, FEATURE FILMS, AND TALK-SHOWS WITH LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE. HOTEL/CONFERENCE WRAP RWU IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OVER TWENTY HOTELS PILOTING THE RECOVERY OF FOOD AND ROOM ASSETS. THESE ASSETS INCLUDE TOILET PAPER ROLLS, TISSUE BOXES, SHAMPOO, CONDITIONER AND UNOPENED SOAP FROM ROOM VANITIES TO KEEP THEM OUT OF LANDFILLS. HOSPITAL WRAP RWU ARRANGES THE RECOVERY OF FOOD FROM FIVE HOSPITALS THAT WAS PREPARED BUT HAS NOT BEEN SERVED AS WELL AS NON-PERISHABLE FOODS FOR ANTI-POVERTY AGENCIES. FEED THE VETERANS RWU HAS DEVELOPED THE FEED THE VETERANS PROGRAM WHERE VETERANS, THEIR CAREGIVERS AND NATIONAL AGENCIES CAN ACCESS THEIR NATIONAL FOOD PANTRY/SOUP KITCHEN DATABASE, HUNGERPEDIA. HANNAH'S PROJECT RWU HAS LAUNCHED A PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK TEENS AND WOMEN TO HELP MAINTAIN THEIR DIGNITY BY PROVIDING FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS AND PANTRIES. ROCK AND WRAP IT UP - ADVOCACY: RWU WROTE AND HELPED PASS THE FEDERAL FOOD DONATION ACT 2008. THIS ACT ENCOURAGES FEDERAL BUILDINGS TO DONATE FOOD FROM THE BUILDINGS TO POVERTY FIGHTING AGENCIES INSTEAD OF ALLOWING IT TO BE THROWN OUT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending February 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1995.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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