Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,889,278
- Total expenses
- $1,012,612
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,360,868
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $526,880
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1,530
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,245,207
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $41,291
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,203,916
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $921,825
- Management and general expenses
- $49,405
- Fundraising expenses
- $41,382
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $921,825
Program services were 91.0% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$10,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$39,717
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,311,151
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$140
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2a · Program service revenue: Meal Services
total $311,465 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Healthy Opportunities Pilot
total $215,415 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11a · Other revenue: Rebates
total $1,030 · related or exempt $1,030 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11b · Other revenue: Other Income
total $500 · related or exempt $500 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,530
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $71,289 · program services $64,160 · management and general $3,565 · fundraising $3,564
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $389,024 · program services $350,121 · management and general $19,451 · fundraising $19,452
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $48,849 · program services $43,963 · management and general $2,443 · fundraising $2,443
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $9,939 · program services $0 · management and general $9,939 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $35,339 · program services $21,774 · management and general $1,654 · fundraising $11,911
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,868 · program services $974 · management and general $3,894 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $15,284 · program services $9,711 · management and general $5,034 · fundraising $539
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16 · Occupancy
total $21,671 · program services $19,504 · management and general $1,084 · fundraising $1,083
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17 · Travel
total $3,786 · program services $3,408 · management and general $190 · fundraising $188
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20 · Interest
total $96 · program services $0 · management and general $96 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $26,608 · program services $23,947 · management and general $1,330 · fundraising $1,331
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23 · Insurance
total $5,691 · program services $5,122 · management and general $285 · fundraising $284
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24a · Other expenses: Food Supplies
total $303,564 · program services $303,564 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Supplies and Materials
total $67,663 · program services $67,663 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance
total $4,516 · program services $4,064 · management and general $226 · fundraising $226
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24d · Other expenses: Event Expense
total $4,089 · program services $3,548 · management and general $197 · fundraising $344
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24e · All other expenses
total $336 · program services $302 · management and general $17 · fundraising $17
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $210,228 · end of year $848,580
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $59,866 · end of year $223,874
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $11,776
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$201,689
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$40,712
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $71,282 · end of year $160,977
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $9,460 · end of year $41,291
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $228,706 · end of year $1,086,944
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $103,210 · end of year $116,972
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Equal Plates Project supports a connected community where farmers thrive by growing food for their neighbors and everyone-regardless of barriers-has access to quality, locally sourced meals. Our work rests on three pillars: purchasing from small farms at fair prices, preparing scratch-cooked meals, and partnering with community organizations in Western North Carolina to nourish thousands of neighbors each week.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Equal Plates Project supports a connected community where farmers thrive by growing food for their neighbors and everyone - regardless of barriers - has access to quality, locally sourced meals.
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Meal Distribution In 2024, Equal Plates Project prepared and distributed 105,454 locally sourced, scratch-made meals to community groups facing food insecurity. Of these, 64% served low-income children and families, 14% seniors, 14% unhoused individuals, and 7% domestic safety shelters.
Expenses $921,825 · Revenue $526,880
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Disaster Response Following Hurricane Helene, Equal Plates Project mobilized to triple meal production within one week, engaging 500 volunteers to prepare and deliver 4,000 meals each week from October through December to community members experiencing displacement, water outages, and loss of income.
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Local Farm Support Equal Plates Project prioritized sourcing from small, local farms in Western North Carolina, investing $90,000 across 20 farms in 2024. All purchases were made at fair market value, strengthening the regional food system while supplying nourishing ingredients for our meals.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Madeline Holtzman
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $71,289
- From this org
- $71,289
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Aaron Grier
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Elizabeth Sims
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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John Fleer
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Janet Moore
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dan Murrey
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Kay West
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Gretchen Brown
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 29 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513029349302611
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