Boulder Food Rescue Parent

Redistributing Produce and Power

Boulder, CO | www.boulderfoodrescue.org

Mission

Boulder Food Rescue aims to create a more just and less wasteful food system.

Ruling year info

2014

Co-Director & Co-Founder

Hayden Dansky

Co-Director

Lindsey Loberg

Main address

PO BOX 284

Boulder, CO 80306 USA

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EIN

45-3006089

Subject area info

Food aid

Population served info

Adults

Children and youth

Ethnic and racial groups

Economically disadvantaged people

Immigrants and migrants

NTEE code info

Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs (K30)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

Show Forms 990

Communication

Blog

Affiliations

Parent Organization info
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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Food Resdistribution

Our Food Redistribution Program is about getting excess food that would otherwise be wasted to communities who can utilize it that day.

It ensures that communities have enough to eat, minimizes barriers to accessing food, gets fresh produce (that is somewhat limited at pantries) directly to people, and supports the food security of over 6,000 people in Boulder.

Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Adults

Immigrants and migrants

Economically disadvantaged people

Food Rescue Alliance

FRA is a network of food rescue initiates across North America working towards a more just and less wasteful food system, locally and regionally. Our network connects through peer learning, resource-sharing, and experimentation. FRA members encompass values including health equity, community-driven work, participation, volunteerism, and a commitment to address the root causes of hunger. We’re nurturing the food rescue movement through peer-to-peer learning, workshops, consulting, resource-sharing, and open-source logistics software.

Population(s) Served

Activists

Rootable

Rootable's purpose is to provide volunteer logistics software that supports organizations in local resource re/distribution while building collective power to leverage data, influence policy, and invest profits back into our communities.

Where we work

Financials

Boulder Food Rescue

Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

19.78

Average of 23.15 over 8 years

Months of cash in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

2.5

Average of 2.1 over 8 years

Fringe rate in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

9%

Average of 8% over 8 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

Boulder Food Rescue

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$969,416
Government Grants	$5,000
Program Services	$0
Investments	$80
Special Events	$10,689
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$985,185

Expenses
Program Services	$895,684
Administration	$34,782
Fundraising	$28,171
Total Expenses	$958,637
Net Gain/Loss	$26,548

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$1,634
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$3,420
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,356,333
Government Grants	$35,105
Program Services	$0
Investments	$277
Special Events	$7,491
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$2,399,206

Expenses
Program Services	$2,302,043
Administration	$41,394
Fundraising	$34,670
Total Expenses	$2,378,107
Net Gain/Loss	$21,099

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$2,854
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$3,082
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$1,000
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,225,048
Government Grants	$110,105
Program Services	$0
Investments	$417
Special Events	$8,619
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$2,344,189

Expenses
Program Services	$2,247,140
Administration	$29,982
Fundraising	$65,476
Total Expenses	$2,342,598
Net Gain/Loss	$1,591

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$905
Advertising & Promotion	$9,688
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$3,835
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$500
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,900,774
Government Grants	$100,000
Program Services	$0
Investments	$436
Special Events	$11,637
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$2,012,847

Expenses
Program Services	$1,869,447
Administration	$27,200
Fundraising	$73,883
Total Expenses	$1,970,530
Net Gain/Loss	$42,317

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$976
Advertising & Promotion	$8,363
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$4,695
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$300
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,544,203
Government Grants	$198,331
Program Services	$0
Investments	$46,381
Special Events	($1,392)
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$2,787,523

Expenses
Program Services	$1,835,945
Administration	$13,264
Fundraising	$68,580
Total Expenses	$1,917,789
Net Gain/Loss	$869,734

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$982
Advertising & Promotion	$2,821
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$6,988
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$1,900
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,317,631
Government Grants	$100,350
Program Services	$0
Investments	$865
Special Events	($16)
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$2,418,830

Expenses
Program Services	$2,285,030
Administration	$17,534
Fundraising	$86,653
Total Expenses	$2,389,217
Net Gain/Loss	$29,613

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$857
Advertising & Promotion	$1,193
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$3,053
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$4,000
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$3,202,807
Government Grants	$100,350
Program Services	$0
Investments	$1,101
Special Events	($767)
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$3,303,491

Expenses
Program Services	$3,057,169
Administration	$46,585
Fundraising	$95,675
Total Expenses	$3,199,429
Net Gain/Loss	$104,062

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$1,108
Advertising & Promotion	$7,903
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$3,984
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$1,950
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,973,743
Government Grants	$100,660
Program Services	$2,140
Investments	$6,898
Special Events	$5,206
Sales	$0
Other	$54,284
Total Revenue	$3,142,931

Expenses
Program Services	$3,154,342
Administration	$62,603
Fundraising	$114,953
Total Expenses	$3,331,898
Net Gain/Loss	($188,967)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$1,902
Advertising & Promotion	$9,544
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$5,091
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$960
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Boulder Food Rescue

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Assets	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Contributions	$969,416
Cash & Equivalents	$66,951	$92,646	$25,695
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$800	$1,653	$853
Total Assets	$67,751	$94,299	$26,548

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$67,751	$94,299	$26,548
Net Assets	$67,751	$94,299	$26,548

Assets	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Contributions	$2,356,333
Cash & Equivalents	$92,646	$117,899	$25,253
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$1,653	$1,653	$0
Total Assets	$94,299	$119,552	$25,253

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$4,154	$4,154
Total Liabilities	$0	$4,154	$4,154

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$94,299	$115,398	$21,099
Net Assets	$94,299	$115,398	$21,099

Assets	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Contributions	$2,225,048
Cash & Equivalents	$117,899	$115,207	($2,692)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$1,900	$1,900
Other	$1,653	$3,499	$1,846
Total Assets	$119,552	$120,606	$1,054

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$4,154	$3,617	($537)
Total Liabilities	$4,154	$3,617	($537)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$115,398	$116,989	$1,591
Net Assets	$115,398	$116,989	$1,591

Assets	Jan 01, 2019	Dec 31, 2019	Change
Contributions	$1,900,774
Cash & Equivalents	$115,161	$158,706	$43,545
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$1,900	$1,140	($760)
Other	$3,499	$4,099	$600
Total Assets	$120,560	$163,945	$43,385

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2019	Dec 31, 2019	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$3,617	$4,685	$1,068
Total Liabilities	$3,617	$4,685	$1,068

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2019	Dec 31, 2019	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$50,000	$50,000
Unrestricted Net Assets	$116,943	$109,260	($7,683)
Net Assets	$116,943	$159,260	$42,317

Assets	Jan 01, 2020	Dec 31, 2020	Change
Contributions	$2,544,203
Cash & Equivalents	$158,706	$753,168	$594,462
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$171,444	$171,444
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$1,140	$1,692	$552
Other	$4,099	$215,172	$211,073
Total Assets	$163,945	$1,141,476	$977,531

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2020	Dec 31, 2020	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$98,424	$98,424
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$4,685	$14,058	$9,373
Total Liabilities	$4,685	$112,482	$107,797

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2020	Dec 31, 2020	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Restricted Net Assets	$50,000	$98,424	$48,424
Unrestricted Net Assets	$109,260	$930,570	$821,310
Net Assets	$159,260	$1,028,994	$869,734

Assets	Jan 01, 2021	Dec 31, 2021	Change
Contributions	$2,317,631
Cash & Equivalents	$753,168	$700,947	($52,221)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$2,241	$2,241
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$171,444	$175,350	$3,906
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$1,692	$2,600	$908
Other	$215,172	$189,942	($25,230)
Total Assets	$1,141,476	$1,071,080	($70,396)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2021	Dec 31, 2021	Change
Accounts Payable	$98,424	$0	($98,424)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$14,058	$12,473	($1,585)
Total Liabilities	$112,482	$12,473	($100,009)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2021	Dec 31, 2021	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Restricted Net Assets	$98,424	$150,760	$52,336
Unrestricted Net Assets	$930,570	$907,847	($22,723)
Net Assets	$1,028,994	$1,058,607	$29,613

Assets	Jan 01, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Change
Contributions	$3,202,807
Cash & Equivalents	$700,947	$732,476	$31,529
Accounts Receivable	$2,241	$0	($2,241)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$175,350	$282,609	$107,259
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$2,600	$2,305	($295)
Other	$189,942	$234,085	$44,143
Total Assets	$1,071,080	$1,251,475	$180,395

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$79,000	$79,000
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$12,473	$9,806	($2,667)
Total Liabilities	$12,473	$88,806	$76,333

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Restricted Net Assets	$150,760	$244,171	$93,411
Unrestricted Net Assets	$907,847	$918,498	$10,651
Net Assets	$1,058,607	$1,162,669	$104,062

Assets	Jan 01, 2023	Dec 31, 2023	Change
Contributions	$2,973,743
Cash & Equivalents	$732,476	$668,206	($64,270)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$282,609	$140,660	($141,949)
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$2,305	$1,939	($366)
Other	$234,085	$196,675	($37,410)
Total Assets	$1,251,475	$1,007,480	($243,995)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2023	Dec 31, 2023	Change
Accounts Payable	$79,000	$0	($79,000)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$9,806	$33,778	$23,972
Total Liabilities	$88,806	$33,778	($55,028)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2023	Dec 31, 2023	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Restricted Net Assets	$244,171	$100,000	($144,171)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$918,498	$873,702	($44,796)
Net Assets	$1,162,669	$973,702	($188,967)

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination is not available for this organization

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Co-Director & Co-Founder

Hayden Dansky

Hayden Dansky (they/them/theirs)- co-founder and Executive Director of Boulder Food Rescue, co-founder of Food Rescue Alliance: serves as the co-chair for the Equity in the Charitable Food System subcommittee for the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger, a leader of the Equity and Powersharing Committee for the Boulder County Food Security Network, and is a cohort member of Rhythms for Change, a Jewish social justice cohort learning and practicing principles of Schmita, which is a sabbath for the land and mass wealth distribution. Outside of their work, Hayden also spends time writing and performing poetry, and supporting LGBTQ+ folks in their recovery. They just published their first book of poetry, “I Would Tell You a Secret.”

Co-Director

Lindsey Loberg

Lindsey Loberg is focused on ending hunger and poverty, mitigating environmental degradation, activating community power, and dismantling oppressive power structures through community advocacy and direct action. They were awarded the 2023 Bertha Challenge Fellowship, to create curriculum for grassroots organizations to transform the relationship between charitable food, corporations, and politics through participatory research and community power building. They have a MA in Curriculum Design, and their early involvement with organizing came as a unionized teacher during the Wisconsin Uprising and Occupy Movement. Lindsey is affiliated with a number of professional advocacy networks, including their local branch of the Debt Collective.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

Boulder Food Rescue

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

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Boulder Food Rescue

Board of directors
as of 08/12/2024

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board chair

Mackenzie Sehlke

Boulder County Farmer's Market

Term: 2021 - 2025

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/12/2024

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

White/Caucasian/European

Gender identity

Non-binary, Transgender

Sexual orientation

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or other sexual orientations in the LGBTQIA+ community

Disability status

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The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

White/Caucasian/European

Gender identity

Non-binary, Transgender

Sexual orientation

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Boulder Food Rescue Parent

Redistributing Produce and Power

Mission

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

Our programs

Food Resdistribution

Food Rescue Alliance

Rootable

Where we work

Financials

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2023 info

19.78

Months of cash in 2023 info

2.5

Fringe rate in 2023 info

9%

Funding sources info

Assets & liabilities info

Financial data

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

Boulder Food Rescue

Boulder Food Rescue

Operations

Documents

Co-Director & Co-Founder

Hayden Dansky

Co-Director

Lindsey Loberg

Number of employees

Boulder Food Rescue

Compensation data

Boulder Food Rescue

Board of directors data

Mackenzie Sehlke

Organizational demographics

Leadership

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Liquidity in 2023

Months of cash in 2023

Fringe rate in 2023

Funding sources

Assets & liabilities