Up 12.9% from $12,200,616 in fiscal 2024.
Community Action Services and Food Bank
Provo, Utah - EIN 87-0491952 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
Community Action Services and Food Bank reported $13,777,251 in revenue and $14,999,204 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a deficit of $1,221,953 for the year. Program services took $13,151,546 of expenses, or 87.7%. The organization closed the year with $1,444,731 in net assets - about 1.2 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
Revenue minus expenses: -$1,221,953 in fiscal 2025.
$13,151,546 of $14,999,204 went to program services.
Total assets $3,646,631 minus total liabilities $2,201,900.
Karen McCandless, Former Executive Director, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
Plus 1,300 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.03 - $390,631 in fundraising expenses divided by $13,745,372 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.08.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $13,745,372 |
| Of Which Cash Contributions | $4,860,526 |
| Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash) | $8,884,846 |
| Government Grants | $3,312,599 |
| All Other Contributions | $10,432,773 |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 |
| Investment Income | $9,049 |
| Other Revenue | $22,830 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $13,777,251 |
Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here
For this organization, donated goods were $8,884,846 of $13,745,372 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
of reserves - $1,444,731 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $1,249,933 in fiscal 2025.
Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.
Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025
| Total Assets | $3,646,631 |
| Total Liabilities | $2,201,900 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 60.4% |
| Net Assets | $1,444,731 |
Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025
Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Karen McCandless - Former Executive Director | $138,976 | 0.93% |
| Amanda Moon - Former Chief Financial Officer | $92,356 | 0.62% |
The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
14 voting members, 14 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Karen McCandless | Former Executive Director |
| Amanda Moon | Former Chief Financial Officer |
| Kerry Newman | Treasurer |
| Kye Barnett | Secretary |
| Margaret Black | President |
| Sofia Waterman | 1st Vice President |
| Tara Riddle | 2nd Vice President |
| Aaron Newman | Board Member |
| Alicia Piceno | Board Member |
| Helen Anderson | Board Member |
| Jack Holmes | Board Member |
| Karrie Holden | Board Member |
| Kendall Crittenden | Board Member |
| Richard Moore | Board Member |
| Ryan Lewis | Board Member |
| Tristan Acker | Board Member |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.
Grants - Fiscal 2025
Grants Made - Fiscal 2025
This organization reported $10,386,193 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $12,200,616 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $13,777,251 | +12.9% |
This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
Filings on Record
| Tax Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed May 5, 2026 | Original Filing at the IRS |
If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.