Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,211,286
- Total expenses
- $801,305
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,108,275
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $103,011
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,198,660
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,198,660
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $788,385
- Management and general expenses
- $12,920
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $788,385
Program services were 98.4% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,108,275
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $93,011 · excluded $93,011
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $10,000
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $10,000
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $10,000 · excluded $10,000
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $496,655 · program services $496,655
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $38,611 · program services $38,611
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,090 · management and general $5,090
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $200 · management and general $200
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11g · Fees: other
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,113 · program services $2,113
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,344 · program services $7,510 · management and general $834
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14 · Information technology
total $7,574 · program services $7,574
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16 · Occupancy
total $64,596 · program services $64,596
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $53,316 · program services $53,316
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23 · Insurance
total $40,827 · program services $36,744 · management and general $4,083
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24a · Other expenses: FUEL/MAINTENANCE
total $36,497 · program services $36,497
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24b · Other expenses: RESCUE SUPPLIES
total $33,432 · program services $33,432
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24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES
total $4,023 · program services $4,023
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24d · Other expenses: TRAINING
total $2,999 · program services $2,699 · management and general $300
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24e · All other expenses
total $7,028 · program services $4,615 · management and general $2,413 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,007,141 · end of year $1,363,655
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,534,675 · end of year $2,635,660
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $26,735
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$410,502
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$240,321
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $223,497 · end of year $170,181
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,304 · end of year $2,429
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $3,769,617 · end of year $4,198,660
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A HEALTHIER HOUSTON BY PROVIDING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH CONVENIENT, AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROVIDE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE.
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AS HOUSTON'S LEADING PREPARED AND PERISHABLE FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION, SECOND SERVINGS PICKS UP UNSOLD AND UNSERVED FOOD FROM MORE THAN 400 FOOD BUSINESSES AND DELIVERS IT DIRECTLY TO 140 LOCAL NONPROFITS. IN OUR FIRST 10 YEARS, WE DELIVERED OVER $110 MILLION WORTH OF FOOD AND DIVERTED OVER 15 MILLION POUNDS AWAY FROM THE LANDFILL. OUR FOOD HELPS NOURISH ABOUT 200,000 HOUSTONIANS ANNUALLY. USING OUR PROVEN, SCALABLE "SAME DAY PICKUP AND DELIVERY" MODEL, WHICH MAXIMIZES FOOD FRESHNESS AND MINIMIZES COSTS, WE HAVE DELIVERED $40 WORTH OF FOOD FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE SPENT. FOOD RESCUE IS BOTH AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGES OF FOOD INSECURITY AND FOOD WASTE. OUR PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO LEAD THE FAST-GROWING ORGANIZATION ON A FULL-TIME PRO BONO BASIS.
Expenses $788,385
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Barbara BronsteinBARBARA BRONSTEIN
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Greg DillardGREG DILLARD
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew BronsteinMATTHEW BRONSTEIN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ann Al-BahishANN AL-BAHISH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bernard FreemanBERNARD FREEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey GilbertJEFFREY GILBERT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Martin D BronsteinMARTIN D BRONSTEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul SeernaniPAUL SEERNANI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Philip TenenbaumPHILIP TENENBAUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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
- 14 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202612579349300896
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