Spoonfuls Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SPOONFULS KEEPS GOOD FOOD FROM GOING TO WASTE. THROUGH FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY, WE WORK TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WASTED FOOD HAS ON PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.
- Income
- $17.8 million
- Spending
- $16.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $220,825, founder/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
- $14.7 million spent. DELIVERING FOOD WITH PURPOSE:IN THE U.S, ONE THIRD OF ALL FOOD GOES UNSOLD OR UNEATEN.ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS ALONE, 1 IN 3 MA HOUSEHOLDS FACE FOOD INSECURITY.SPOONFULS KEEPS GOOD FOOD FROM GOING TO WASTE. THROUGH FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY, WE WORK TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WASTED FOOD HAS ON PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.SINCE OUR FOUNDING, WE HAVE RECOVERED OVER 40 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND DISTRIBUTED IT ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS.WE SOURCE UNSOLD, FRESH FOOD (LIKE FRUITS AND VEGGIES, DAIRY, LEAN PROTEIN, AND BAKED GOODS) FROM FOOD RETAILERS LIKE GROCERY STORES, WHOLESALERS, AND FARMS. OUR TEAM OF FOOD-SAFETY CERTIFIED DRIVERS DELIVERS, SAME DAY, TO FOOD PROGRAMS (LIKE PANTRIES, MEAL PROGRAMS, AND MORE) REACHING NEIGHBORS FACING FOOD INSECURITY.IN 2025, WE- WORKED WITH NEARLY 400 PARTNERS- RECOVERED AND DISTRIBUTE OVER 6.2 M POUNDS OF FOOD (VALUED AT NEARLY $12,000,000) ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND- LAUNCHED A NEW ROUTE IN SOUTHEASTERN MA, FOCUSED ON BRISTOL COUNTY, BROCKTON, AND BRIDGEWATER.THE FOOD WE DISTRIBUTED IN 2025 REACHED MORE THAN 500,000 PEOPLE ACROSS 75 TOWNS AND CITIES, AND OUR FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS PREVENTED THE SAME GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AS 728 GAS-POWERED CARS DRIVEN FOR ONE YEAR.WITH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY ON OUR TEAM, WE'RE SOURCING MORE FOOD (ON AVERAGE, WE ARE RECOVERING 2 MILLION MORE POUNDS OF FOOD, YEAR OVER YEAR, SINCE THE LAUNCH OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2022.).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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