Sharing Excess
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SHARING EXCESS (SE) IS A PHILADELPHIA-BASED NONPROFIT THAT USES SURPLUS FOOD AS A SOLUTION TO SCARCITY. WHILE OVER 40 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US FACE FOOD INSECURITY, NEARLY 40% OF THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY IS GOING TO WASTE. OUR MISSION IS TO SOLVE THE LOGISTICAL BARRIER BETWEEN EXCESS AND SCARCITY BY PARTNERING WITH THE LARGEST RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, AND FARMERS TO DELIVER SURPLUS FOOD TO A NETWORK OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALLEVIATE LOCAL FOOD INSECURITY.
- Income
- $180.5 million
- Spending
- $179.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 54
- Volunteers
- 1,500
- Highest pay
- $116,197, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 160% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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 June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.
Results it reports
- The program rescues 520,000 pounds of produce weekly.Work delivered
Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $114.0 million spent. Wholesale Rescue: We have partnerships with high-volume food businesses at terminal produce markets to glean and rescue surplus food and deliver it to communities in need. Currently rescuing 520,000 pounds of produce weekly.
- $52.9 million spent. Direct Link: We organize pickup and delivery nationwide from small to high volume partners, connecting surplus to local organizations through logistical coordination outside of our physical service areas. We have partnerships with freight companies to move truckloads of product and rideshare partnerships to facilitate free deliveries with passenger vehicles.
- $10.6 million spent. Retail Rescue: We deploy full-time drivers in refrigerated cargo vans to pick up surplus food from retail locations on a daily basis and deliver it to hunger relief organizations. This is streamlined by our custom technology which drivers use for guidance and donation tracking.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 May 2022.
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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