Liabilities / Assets
74th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Food Fort
EIN 81-4736864 • 501(c)3 • Lincoln, NE
Profile
Feed the underserved in our community and spread the love of jesus
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.05x
Liabilities / Revenue
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
64th percentile
Higher net margin than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
94th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 16.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
82nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
89th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$74,787
Up $18,326 (+32%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$3,695
Up $165 (+4.7%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$71,092
Up $18,161 (+34%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$177,869
Up $76,958 (+76%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$159,708
Up $31,552 (+25%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$18,161
Up $45,406 (+167%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $74,787
- Liabilities
- $3,695
- Net assets
- $71,092
- Revenue
- $177,869
- Expenses
- $159,708
- Net income
- $18,161
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Jul 16, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $177,869
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Provide free meals to children
Serving youth in under-resourced neighborhoods with meals and educational services while providing love, respect, relationships, and consistent support systems.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROVIDE FREE MEALS, PRODUCE, AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN IN NEED | - | $112,338 |
| OPERATE A BUS THAT SERVES MEALS IN LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WEEKLY | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAELA AKRIDGE | Executive Di | FT | $29,077 | - | $29,077 |
| MASON KEIM | Fundraising | FT | $25,023 | - | $25,023 |
| VALORIE SNOW | Education Di | PT | $16,908 | - | $16,908 |
| RYAN WITTMANN | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| KRISTIN GREENE | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| KENT STILES | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| GINA KENNETT | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| TYLER MOHR | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Food Fort
- EIN
- 81-4736864
- Phone
- 4025404445
- Address
- 2124 Y STREET FLAT 130, LINCOLN, NE 68503
Signing Officer
- Name
- Ryan Wittmann
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 4025404445
- Signed
- 2025-07-16
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Jb Group Inc
- Address
- 4949 N 26TH STREET SUITE A, LINCOLN, NE 68521
- Preparer
- Jeffrey L Benne
- Phone
- 4024350058
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8
“Misc income 500 total 500”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising and promotion 860 technology expense 5,130 dues and subscriptons 315 automobile expense 11,173 parking 22 mileage reimbursement 78 305 2,719 miscellaneous 41 non-investment depreciation 6,318 total 26,961”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Equipment 45,013 45,013 less accumulated depreciation 34,212 40,530 payroll tax overpayment 129 129 total 10,930 4,612”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,374 1,314 payroll liabilities 1,156 2,381”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Serving youth in under-resourced neighborhoods with meals and educational services while providing love, respect, relationships, and consistent support systems.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“Operate a bus that serves meals in low income neighborhoods weekly”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | MISC INCOME 500 TOTAL 500 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 860 TECHNOLOGY EXPENSE 5,130 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTONS 315 AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE 11,173 PARKING 22 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 78 305 2,719 MISCELLANEOUS 41 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 6,318 TOTAL 26,961 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | SERVING YOUTH IN UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS WITH MEALS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WHILE PROVIDING LOVE, RESPECT, RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONSISTENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS. |
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