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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by LOAVES & FISHES OF THE FOX VALLEY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$285,201
Total expenses
$252,140
Contributions and grants received
$274,568
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$10,633
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$498,695
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$498,695
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$201,248
Management and general expenses
$40,881
Fundraising expenses
$10,011
Program service expenses (Part III)
$201,248

Program services were 79.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $274,568

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,633 · excluded $10,633

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $62,364 · program services $40,537 · management and general $18,709 · fundraising $3,118

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $76,366 · program services $76,366

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,420 · program services $9,623 · management and general $1,540 · fundraising $257

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,254 · management and general $7,254

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,343 · program services $5,671 · fundraising $5,672

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,623 · program services $7,281 · management and general $13,378 · fundraising $964

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,418 · program services $18,418

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,044 · program services $9,044

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,404 · program services $5,404

  • 24a · Other expenses: NON-FOOD PURCHASES

    total $13,293 · program services $13,293

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD PURCHASES

    total $11,092 · program services $11,092

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $2,348 · program services $2,348

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $305 · program services $305

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,866 · program services $1,866

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $35,646 · end of year $43,350

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $302,581 · end of year $329,045

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $6,279

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $152,331

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $85,627

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $72,990 · end of year $66,704

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $51,286 · end of year $53,317

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,818 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $464,685 · end of year $498,695

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FREE NUTRITIOUS EVENING MEALS TO ANYONE IN NEED, IN A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDING FREE NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO ANYONE IN NEED, IN A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.

  • LOAVES & FISHES OF THE FOX VALLEY OPERATES A COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE, NUTRITIOUS EVENING MEALS TO ANYONE IN NEED WITHIN THE FOX VALLEY REGION. DURING THE REPORTING YEAR, THE PROGRAM SERVED 15,389 MEALS, REFLECTING ITS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING SENIORS, LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, VETERANS, AND OTHERS FACING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. MEALS ARE OFFERED THREE EVENINGS PER WEEK - MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS FROM 5:00-6:00 P.M. - AND ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH BOTH EAT-IN AND TAKE-OUT SERVICE, ENSURING FLEXIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL GUESTS. THE PROGRAM MAINTAINS A SAFE, CARING, AND (SEE SCHEDULE O)INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF WELCOMING ALL WHO SEEK ASSISTANCE. PROGRAM DELIVERY RELIES ON A COMBINATION OF STAFF OVERSIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 200 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS, DONATED FOOD, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT MEAL PREPARATION AND SERVICE, HELPING THE ORGANIZATION SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 90-110 INDIVIDUALS PER MEAL NIGHT. THIS MODEL ENABLES THE ORGANIZATION TO MAXIMIZE COMMUNITY IMPACT WHILE MAINTAINING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS ALLEVIATE HUNGER, SUPPORTS GUESTS IN STRETCHING LIMITED FOOD BUDGETS, AND CONTRIBUTES POSITIVELY TO COMMUNITY HEALTH BY ENSURING RELIABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS IN A RESPECTFUL AND SUPPORTIVE SETTING.

    Expenses $201,248

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shannon Krahn

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $62,364
    From this org
    $62,364
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shawn Whitworth

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Robyn Buss

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jeff Vanekeren

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Adam Wilms

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Kelly Skiba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Leah Schuerer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Murali Balakrishnan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Lisa Stephenson

    DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING THE YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Sheila Nasgovitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Scott Jensen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
13 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202621129349300422

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