Public Charity

Food For Thought Denver

Food For Thought Denver is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Arvada, CO. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $2.0M, expenses of $2.2M, total assets of $5.8M. Imperigo tracks 71 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.5M.

EIN: 812971428 Arvada, CO Student Services NTEE: B80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$5.8M
Grant Records71
Funding Total$4.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Food for Thought-Denver strives to eliminate weekend hunger for students in the Denver area by providing food Powersacks. Doing so allows them to contribute more positively to their school environment and the communities in which they live, regardless of economic and social class. We believe that no student should go hungry.

Where $100 goes at Food For Thought Denver

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

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$97
Food For Thought Denver delivered 223,550 PowerSacks to Denvers Title 1 elementary schools during the financial period reported in this form 990
All program spending
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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

Board Member Ben Waymire
Technology Officer Erin Myles
Treasurer John Gabriel
Secretary Matt Bargell
Board Member Pauline Bargell
Board Member Rc Myles

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,607,947 47 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$238,000 4 grants
Education
$144,525 6 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$100,000 1 grant
Youth Development
$58,320 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.0M $2.2M $5.8M
2024 $1.9M $1.7M $6.0M
2023 $2.4M $1.3M $5.7M
2022 $2.2M $1.0M $4.5M
2021 $2.4M $749K $3.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.4M to $2.0M (-18%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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