Public Charity

FOOD WORKS

FOOD WORKS is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Carbondale, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $484K, expenses of $545K, total assets of $597K. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $258K.

EIN: 263662215 Carbondale, IL Food Programs NTEE: K30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$484K
Total Expenses$545K
Total Assets$597K
Grant Records10
Funding Total$258K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

Food Works is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a sustainable food economy in Southern Illinois. Through farmer training and consumer education, Food Works promotes long-term farming networks that create healthy soils, healthy food, and healthy communities in the 23 counties that make up Southern Illinois

Where $100 goes at Food Works

How Food Works divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$39
Mobile Farmers Market (MFM)-Food Works Mobile Farmers Market is a farmers market on wheels that connects food insecure communities with fresh, healthy foods produced by local farmers
49% of program spending
$14
1.Food Access: Our Food Access programs are striving to make it easier and more affordable for our community to fill up their plates with locally grown, nutritious food
17% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 100,000 people
$12
2.SNAP & Link Match in Farmers Markets- This program expands equitable access to healthy, nutrient dense foods by supporting farmers markets to be able to accept SNAP (Supplemental…
15% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
FUNDING TO EXPAND OR PRESERVE THE AVAILABILITY OF STAPLE AND PERISHABLE FOODS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOME POPULATIONS BY MAINTAINING OR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF RETAIL OUTLETS THAT OFFER AN ASSORTMENT OF PERISHABLE AND STAPLE FOODS IN THOSE AREAS
$110,775
2023
SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET
$61,000
2023
FUNDING TO EXPAND OR PRESERVE THE AVAILABILITY OF STAPLE AND PERISHABLE FOODS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS WITH LOW AND MODERATE INCOME POPULATIONS BY MAINTAINING OR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF RETAIL OUTLETS THAT OFFER AN ASSORTMENT OF PERISHABLE AND STAPLE FOODS IN THOSE AREAS
$45,000
2023
HELPING FARMERS THRIVE
$9,000
2022
HELPING FARMERS THRIVE
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Social Media / Special Events Coordinator Alessandra Nicholson
Market Assistant Annaleigh Glory Stanwood
Board Member Aur Beck
Intern Blayne Harris
Intern Brandi Lybarger
Intern Brooke Kohlbrecher

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Food Assistance & Nutrition
$155,775 2 grants
General Support
$61,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$41,500 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $484K $545K $597K
2024 $736K $534K $682K
2023 $633K $398K $565K
2022 $423K $293K $131K
2020 $30K $46K $9K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $30K to $484K (+1525%), with total assets most recently reported at $597K.

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