Small Public Charity

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

FOOD FOR THOUGHT, of OJAI, CA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $178K in revenue, $97K in expenses, $152K in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $31K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 550912942 OJAI, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$178K
Total Expenses$97K
Total Assets$152K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$31K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FOOD FOR THOUGHT was organized to improve the nutritional status and food awareness of children in the Ojai Unified School Distict. With the help of staff, board volunteers and donors, our program has helped raise the importance of healthy childhood nutritional practices and the intregal role of agriculture in our community. Our program components are nutrition education, garden-based learning, agricultural literacy through farm field trips, advocating fresh local seasonal produce in all school meals, and minimizing the ecological footprint of our school system by minimizing landfill waste, use of toxic chemicals, conserving energy, water, paper and other resources.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Helen Petroff
Treasurer Mary Jo Mcleod
Executive Dir. Nate Yeager
President Theresa Bulla-Richards

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000 3 grants
Unrestricted
$8,295 1 grant
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
$8,150 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $178K $97K $152K
2024 $74K $91K $71K
2023 $86K $96K $88K
2022 $92K $118K $100K
2021 $68K $53K $124K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $68K to $178K (+163%), with total assets most recently reported at $152K.

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