Public Charity

MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND INC

MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND INC, of WEST DES MOINES, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.5M in revenue, $3.5M in expenses, $4.0M in total assets. 125 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 263443290 WEST DES MOINES, IA Food Programs NTEE: K30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$4.0M
Grant Records125
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT A COMREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROVIDE MEALS TO PEOPLE WHO CANNOT SUPPORT THEMSELVES IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS WILL BE TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY TO PREPARE PACKAGED FOOD PACKETS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE HUNGRY AROUND THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Meals from the Heartland Inc

How Meals from the Heartland Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Meals From the Heartland is committed to its mission of empowering people to save starving children
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 52 volunteers; 21 meals
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ahmed Ibrahim
DIRECTOR Amanda Rinehart
DIRECTOR Amy Wittry
VICE CHAIRMA Bill Lowe
EXECUTIVE DI Chuck Current
CHAIRMAN Dan Koestner

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,200,545 101 grants
Human & Social Services
$175,264 10 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$56,500 8 grants
Youth Development
$25,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$11,200 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $3.5M $4.0M
2024 $3.4M $3.0M $3.8M
2023 $2.9M $3.3M $3.3M
2022 $2.8M $3.3M $3.6M
2021 $2.5M $2.2M $4.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $3.5M (+42%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.

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