Nonprofit · EIN 27-0597091
FOOD AT FIRST
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · AMES, IA 50010
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $723,208 | $204,988 | $518,220 | $1,739,496 | $5,599 | $1,733,897 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $312,775 | $231,818 | $80,957 | $1,221,466 | $5,789 | $1,215,677 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $429,349 | $167,322 | $262,027 | $1,142,533 | $7,813 | $1,134,720 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $503,626
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $131,931
- Net income from fundraising events
- $87,651
- Other revenue
- $87,651
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $98,542
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $108,481
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $9,943
- Program services (functional)
- $204,988
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,221,466
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,739,496
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,599
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,733,897
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,733,897
- Gross receipts
- $735,677
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 14,500
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- IA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joslin Soule Peters | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Alice May | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KAREN RODERKAMP | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT W JOLLY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joslin Soule Peters | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Alice May | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KAREN RODERKAMP | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT W JOLLY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TED HUIATT | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN WISHART | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KAREN RODERKAMP | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT W JOLLY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 611 CLARK AVE, AMES, IA 50010-6157
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- PO Box 87, Ames IA 50010
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT W JOLLY, PO BOX 87, AMES, IA 50010
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- Dale VanderSchaaf, 2602 Tyler Ave, Ames IA 50010
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT W JOLLY, Treasurer
- Phone
- (515) 344-4357
- Website
- foodatfirst.com
- Return prepared by
- Weber Accounting Services LLC
Mission
Food at First provides a daily free meal and a thrice-weekly free perishable food pantry to low-income, homeless, and otherwise in-need populations of people in Central Iowa. Food at Firsts free meal served approximately 35,000 people in the current year. The food pantry served approximately 77,000 people and 22,000 families in the current year. Food is distributed daily through the free meal and thrice weekly through the perishable food pantry.
Program accomplishments
- Food at First provides a daily free meal and a thrice-weekly free perishable food pantry to low-income, homeless, and otherwise in-need populations of people in Central Iowa. Food at Firsts free meal served approximately 35,000 people in the current year. The food pantry served approximately 77,000 people and 22,000 families in the current year. Food is distributed daily through the free meal and thrice weekly through the perishable food pantry.Expenses $204,988
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0597091
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,739,496
- Income (IRS master file)
- $735,677
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2019
- Posted by the IRS
- August 12, 2019
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2019
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $723,208 | $204,988 | $1,739,496 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $312,775 | $231,818 | $1,221,466 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $429,349 | $167,322 | $1,142,533 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $288,778 | $215,805 | $872,778 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: Dale VanderSchaaf | December 31, 2012 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0597091).
Questions about FOOD AT FIRST
- What is the EIN of FOOD AT FIRST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOOD AT FIRST is 27-0597091.
- Is FOOD AT FIRST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2019 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2019.
- Are donations to FOOD AT FIRST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOOD AT FIRST file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FOOD AT FIRST due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOOD AT FIRST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FOOD AT FIRST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT W JOLLY.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOOD AT FIRST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FOOD AT FIRST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $723,208, expenses of $204,988 and total assets of $1,739,496 at year end.
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