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MARYS MEALS USA INC

EIN 33-1215331 BLOOMFIELD, NJ

Revenue 2024
$23,332,758
Expenses 2024
$20,874,999

Program services were 95.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q33
Classification
1000
Street
75 ORCHARD ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To raise donations to (i) provide a daily meal in a place of education for children in the world's poorest communities; (ii) occasionally provide relief for those suffering, in any part of the world, as a result of humanitarian crises - Continued on Page 37 especially by providing care for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children; and (iii) raise awareness of poverty issues through education. MMUSA grants such donations at the discretion of its Board through Mary's Meals International, headquartered in Dalmally, Scotland, for specific country programs.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To raise donations to (i) provide a daily meal in a place of education (cont'd on page 38) for children in the world's poorest communities; (ii) occasionally provide relief for those suffering, in any part of the world, as a result of humanitarian crises, especially by providing care for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children; and (iii) raise awareness of poverty issues through education. MMUSA grants such donations at the discretion of the MMUSA Board of Directors through Mary's Meals International, headquartered in Dalmally, Scotland, for specific country programs.

  • Mary's Meals International is a successful global movement that transforms the lives of chronically poor children with a simple meal. Working collaboratively with local communities, Mary's Meals International establishes school feeding programs that attract poor children into the classroom, where they receive an education that can free them from a lifetime of poverty. The Mary's Meals International program supports not only the children but also has a positive impact on their households and communities.Sourcing food locally whenever possible, Mary's Meals International operates in some of the world's poorest, and most remote or conflict-ridden communities. At the end of 2024, Mary's Meals programs were feeding 2,594,868 children every school day across 16 countries. The collaborative Mary's Meals school feeding program is particularly efficient and scalable, providing a model that is a sustainable means to end world hunger. Mary's Meals USA provides grants to Mary's Meals International to fund the school feeding programs. In 2024, Mary's Meals USA marked 15 years of supporting Mary's Meals International global feeding initiatives. While ensuring that 2,594,868 children received a nutritious meal every school day, Mary's Meals International also achieved several major milestones in its mission to combat child hunger and enable education.Building on the successful restart of the school feeding program in 2023 for 10,000 children in war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia, Mary's Meals worked with the in-country partner during 2024 to scale the school feeding program to feed 110,000 children in 200 schools throughout the Tigray region. Despite increases in violence and conflicts the adversely affected food security, Mary's Meals programs in Haiti, Syria and Lebanon collectively supported school feeding for more than 180,000 children every school day, serving as lifelines for children caught in the path of violence, armed gangs and chronic upheaval. In the fall, Mary's Meals marked 10 years of school feeding in Zambia. The program launched ten years ago in Chipata, in Zambia's Eastern Province, starting with 25 schools and feeding 18,000 children. By 2024, Mary's Meals International was providing meals to more than 400,000 children in 1,000 schools across 11 districts.In 2024, Mary's Meals International expanded its feeding program to Mozambique, responding to escalating food insecurity and the worsening effects of climate change on hunger in the region. Working with in-country partner, the Mozambique School Lunch Initiative (MSLI), Mary's Meals provides meals to more than 5,000 children in 30 primary schools across the Mabalane district of the Gaza province in southwest Mozambique. Mary's Meals International school feeding model continues to be an effective solution for addressing global hunger. Throughout 2023, Mary's Meals tracked child-focused indicators in the four program countries where the organization directly implements school feeding Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, and Zambia. Across these four countries, 3,100 children in receiving Mary's Meals in schools, hundreds of teachers and groups of parents were surveyed about the impacts of daily school meals on reducing hunger, as well as improving school attendance, participation, and ultimately progression through school.Key findings from the study demonstrate the positive impact of the Mary's Meals International school feeding program:- Only 1% of children reported missing school due to hunger after meals were introduced.- Following the introduction of meals, 84% of children said they never leave school early because of hunger.- Before meals were served, 36% of children felt they could concentrate well in class. This rose to 98% after receiving meals.- 99% of teachers reported that school meals help reduce student dropout rates.The positive impact of feeding children in a place of learning has also been recognized by the United Nations. In 2023, the United Nations added school meals as an official indicator under Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education, signaling global recognition of school meals as a key intervention to improve access to education and effective learning environments for children.Mary's Meals International works in countries that faced a variety of significant issues including conflict, the effects of climate change and increasing costs of food. Combined, these challenges negatively impact local communities and children in particular. The work of Mary's Meals International demonstrates the organization's commitment to providing services where they are needed most. Mary's Meals USA remains thankful for the support received from donors in the United States, which enables the Mary's Meals International programs that are transformative for the children, their families and their local communities.

    Expenses $18,564,939 · Grants $18,564,939

  • Mary's Meals USA also focuses on education and awareness raising programs in the US on the impact of child hunger and the importance of school feeding programs. This awareness-raising program portion of the work allows the opportunity for more US volunteers to join Mary's Meals and become advocates for children in poverty. Staff and volunteers visit schools, groups, and organizations to give presentations about the work of Mary's Meals. Mary's Meals USA provides documentary films, brochures, and other materials to support these efforts. Regular emails and letters are sent to those who have requested updates so the information can be shared in their communities.

    Expenses $1,331,778

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jacob Allen

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lawrence Lubrano

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Magnus Macfarlane Barrow

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Menking

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Burke

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Hebert

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gil Kirkpatrick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amanda Bowman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susana Mendoza

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hazel Resurreccion-Cobb

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Kandigian

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $128,715
    From this org
    $105,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,468
    Hours/week
    40

  • Terry Losada-Bonet

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $145,286
    From this org
    $107,948
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,338
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $23,332,758
    Expenses
    $20,874,999
    Contributions
    $23,195,210
    Grants paid
    $18,564,939
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $13,982,371
    Expenses
    $13,935,835
    Contributions
    $13,908,955
    Grants paid
    $12,041,508
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $9,911,582
    Expenses
    $9,878,241
    Contributions
    $9,896,366
    Grants paid
    $8,091,897

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,784,357
    Expenses
    $9,669,091
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,234,334

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,215,980
    Expenses
    $9,090,916
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,680,184

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,426,813
    Expenses
    $7,080,853
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,210,321

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,426,397
    Expenses
    $5,496,364
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,808,746

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,851,183
    Expenses
    $5,785,034
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,736,774

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,045,471
    Expenses
    $4,234,378
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,384,109

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,161,338
    Expenses
    $3,990,729
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,542,742

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,493,484
    Expenses
    $3,474,288
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,082,049

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,750,242
    Expenses
    $2,870,271
    Assets (EOY)
    $295,413

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $952,441
    Assets (EOY)
    $400,375

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2008

Tax period
1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008
Principal officer
ALBERT J HOLDER
Mailing address
1441 BRICKELL AVE SUITE 1400MIAMI FL 33131
Website
WWW.MERYSMEALSUSA.ORG

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.