We Don't Waste

Saving Food・Protecting the Planet・Feeding People

aka We Don't Waste | Denver, CO | www.wedontwaste.org

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We Don't Waste

EIN: 27-0585966

Contributions tax deductible
as of September 2024

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of September 09, 2024

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Mission

We increase food access and protect the planet by rescuing and repurposing food, while educating and advocating to increase food security and decrease food waste.

Notes from the nonprofit

Since 2009, We Don't Waste has collected food valued at over $123 million and delivered it to nonprofit organizations. Collectively, our partners have been able to provide 161 million servings of food to our community (reaching over 400,000 people in 2020 alone). Our partner nonprofit organizations report that We Don't Waste has had a dramatic impact on their food budgets, with savings of an average of $27,754 in 2019, while at the same time significantly improving the quality of healthy food served to their clients.

Ruling year info

2011

Executive Director

Mr. Kyle Endres

Main address

6090 E 39th Ave

Denver, CO 80207 USA

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EIN

27-0585966

Subject area info

Basic and emergency aid

Population served info

Adults

Children and youth

Economically disadvantaged people

Immigrants and migrants

Unemployed people

NTEE code info

Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs (K30)

Emergency Assistance (Food, Clothing, Cash) (P60)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Hunger is becoming an increasing and pervasive issue, with more than 1 in 3 Coloradans currently experiencing hunger. At the same time, approximately 40% of all food is being thrown away. By collecting quality food from events, caterers, venues and other food producers, and then distributing this food to our many human-services agencies, We Don't Waste is diverting this food from the landfill to the dinner table.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Food Recovery and Distribution

We Don't Waste believes no one
should go hungry. There is good food available. We collect surplus
food from venues, caterers, restaurants, and other food purveyors and
distribute the food to Denver’s underserved populations.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Nonprofit of the Year 2015

Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Large Nonprofit of the Year 2019

El Pomar Foundation Awards for Excellence 2019

ColoradoBiz Magazine (top compay 2022 - nonprofit category) 2202

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Total pounds of food rescued

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Adults, Children and youth, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants

Related Program

Food Recovery and Distribution

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Number of partner agencies that directly received food

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Age groups, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Ex-offenders

Related Program

Food Recovery and Distribution

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of food donor partners

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Age groups, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Ex-offenders

Related Program

Food Recovery and Distribution

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Number of servings of food distributed to food-insecure families and individuals

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Age groups, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Ex-offenders

Related Program

Food Recovery and Distribution

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

We Don't Waste is focused on providing healthy food to our community members struggling with hunger, and at the same time, reducing the amount of food waste entering area landfills and polluting the environment. Our innovative food recovery network connects the food from purveyors who want to avoid food waste with community organizations who need food to serve their populations. Since inception in 2009, We Don't Waste has provided over 165 million servings of food to people struggling with food insecurity throughout metro Denver and the Front Range.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

We Don't Waste's fleet of refrigerated trucks is on the road every Monday-Friday, recovering and distributing quality food throughout Denver and the Front Range. In addition, we opened our 11,570-square-foot Food Rescue and Distribution Center in November 2017 and can now safely store both perishable and shelf-stable food, as well as break-apart pallet-sized food donations into smaller parcels for delivery to a greater number of small and mid-sized agencies.

Our strategies going forward remain consistent with our established best practices - recovering food from food donors and distributing this food to human-service agencies serving at-risk populations. We are now able to do this on a grander scale with our Distribution Center.

In 2019, we began directly serving the community by hosting Mobile Food Markets in neighborhoods that had limited-or no access to healthy food. We have since grown the program due to the overwhelming need brought on by COVID-19 and are currently hosting about eight markets a month.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

We Don't Waste has a dedicated staff of 18 full-time employees and one part-time employee, all of whom are passionate about the organization's mission of serving both the community and the environment. We have a fleet of refrigerated trucks for food recovery and distribution, and a Distribution Center for food storage and other important operational tasks. We also have a diversified funding strategy designed for both sustainability and growth.

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

Since inception is 2009, We Don't Waste has:
* Recovered and distribution almost 60 million meals
* Diverted over 44 million pounds of food from area landfills
* Conserved over 3.6 billion gallons of water from food that recovered
* Partnered with over 100 nonprofit agencies
* Prevented the release of 82,000,000 pounds of CO2e into the atmosphere (equivalent to keeping 8,000 cars off the road for an entire year)

More than 50% of all food is fresh produce, dairy, and protein - food items that are often out of reach for people struggling with food insecurity.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.

We shared information about our current feedback practices.

How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome

Financials

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Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Financial documents

Yes, financials were audited by an independent accountant.

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

1.41

Average of 138.38 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

3.6

Average of 1.8 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

16%

Average of 11% over 10 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

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Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$703,314
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$18
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$703,332

Expenses
Program Services	$662,962
Administration	$11,380
Fundraising	$12,893
Total Expenses	$687,235
Net Gain/Loss	$16,097

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$553
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$4,996
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,073,265
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$31
Special Events	$54,579
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,127,875

Expenses
Program Services	$1,021,571
Administration	$30,164
Fundraising	$2,051
Total Expenses	$1,086,861
Net Gain/Loss	$41,014

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,230
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$1,754
Insurance Expenses	$11,300
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,565,178
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$179
Special Events	$130,824
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$1,696,181

Expenses
Program Services	$1,263,496
Administration	$87,435
Fundraising	$37,302
Total Expenses	$1,388,233
Net Gain/Loss	$307,948

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,015
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$744
Insurance Expenses	$8,885
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$331
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,221,978
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$578
Special Events	$120,359
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$2,342,915

Expenses
Program Services	$2,077,670
Administration	$63,573
Fundraising	$76,932
Total Expenses	$2,218,175
Net Gain/Loss	$124,740

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,850
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$3,645
Insurance Expenses	$10,580
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$9,382,171
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$265
Special Events	$165,058
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$9,547,494

Expenses
Program Services	$9,098,847
Administration	$74,425
Fundraising	$89,264
Total Expenses	$9,262,536
Net Gain/Loss	$284,958

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$8,310
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$2,330
Insurance Expenses	$16,418
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$33,210,562
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$353
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$33,210,915

Expenses
Program Services	$33,036,509
Administration	$95,405
Fundraising	$127,694
Total Expenses	$33,259,608
Net Gain/Loss	($48,693)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$10,600
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$14,392
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$28,954,936
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$409
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$28,955,345

Expenses
Program Services	$28,320,058
Administration	$134,276
Fundraising	$177,919
Total Expenses	$28,632,253
Net Gain/Loss	$323,092

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$10,250
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$25,595
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$18,075,178
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$600
Special Events	$252,284
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$18,328,062

Expenses
Program Services	$18,057,119
Administration	$54,964
Fundraising	$140,747
Total Expenses	$18,252,830
Net Gain/Loss	$75,232

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$9,800
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$17,025
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$13,438,412
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$8,818
Special Events	$323,013
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$13,770,243

Expenses
Program Services	$13,216,081
Administration	$56,706
Fundraising	$161,178
Total Expenses	$13,433,965
Net Gain/Loss	$336,278

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$12,426
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$26,144
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$13,544,442
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$12,839
Special Events	$145,643
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$13,702,924

Expenses
Program Services	$12,423,527
Administration	$142,164
Fundraising	$236,799
Total Expenses	$12,802,490
Net Gain/Loss	$900,434

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$13,895
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$39,371
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$14,818
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$11,981,309
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$37,033
Special Events	$255,157
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$12,273,499

Expenses
Program Services	$10,032,412
Administration	$270,597
Fundraising	$299,346
Total Expenses	$10,602,355
Net Gain/Loss	$1,671,144

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$16,350
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$4,828
Insurance Expenses	$38,853
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$15,294
Pension Plan Contributions	$19,738
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$15,250,802
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$35,494
Special Events	$330,724
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$15,617,020

Expenses
Program Services	$12,260,274
Administration	$438,511
Fundraising	$296,928
Total Expenses	$12,995,713
Net Gain/Loss	$2,621,307

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$19,324
Advertising & Promotion	$49,091
Information Technology Expenses	$15,288
Insurance Expenses	$46,322
Interest Expenses	$39,015
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$30,911
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

We Don't Waste

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Assets	Jul 01, 2011	Dec 31, 2011	Change
Contributions	$703,314
Cash & Equivalents	$0	$16,097	$16,097
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$0	$16,097	$16,097

Liabilities	Jul 01, 2011	Dec 31, 2011	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jul 01, 2011	Dec 31, 2011	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$0	$16,097	$16,097
Net Assets	$0	$16,097	$16,097

Assets	Jan 01, 2012	Dec 31, 2012	Change
Contributions	$1,073,265
Cash & Equivalents	$16,097	$43,030	$26,933
Accounts Receivable	$0	$1,000	$1,000
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$16,097	$44,030	$27,933

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2012	Dec 31, 2012	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$2,398	$2,398
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$0	$2,398	$2,398

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2012	Dec 31, 2012	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$16,097	$41,632	$25,535
Net Assets	$16,097	$41,632	$25,535

Assets	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Contributions	$1,565,178
Cash & Equivalents	$43,030	$350,389	$307,359
Accounts Receivable	$1,000	$0	($1,000)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$44,030	$350,389	$306,359

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Accounts Payable	$2,398	$810	($1,588)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$2,398	$810	($1,588)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$80,000	$80,000
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$80,000	$80,000
Unrestricted Net Assets	$41,632	$269,579	$227,947
Net Assets	$41,632	$349,579	$307,947

Assets	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Contributions	$2,221,978
Cash & Equivalents	$350,389	$410,706	$60,317
Accounts Receivable	$0	$50	$50
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$62,124	$62,124
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$350,389	$472,880	$122,491

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Accounts Payable	$810	$4,952	$4,142
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$810	$4,952	$4,142

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$80,000	$29,500	-$50,500
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$80,000	$29,500	($50,500)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$269,579	$438,428	$168,849
Net Assets	$349,579	$467,928	$118,349

Assets	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Contributions	$9,382,171
Cash & Equivalents	$410,706	$595,670	$184,964
Accounts Receivable	$50	$0	($50)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$62,124	$147,323	$85,199
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$472,880	$742,993	$270,113

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Accounts Payable	$4,952	$9,034	$4,082
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$4,952	$9,034	$4,082

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Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	$199,841	$210,660	$461,491	$1,764,726	$1,935,730
As % of expenses	1.1%	1.6%	3.6%	16.8%	15.0%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	$155,232	$166,268	$407,944	$1,696,719	$1,877,431
As % of expenses	0.9%	1.2%	3.2%	16.0%	14.4%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$18,328,062	$13,770,243	$13,702,924	$12,273,499	$15,617,020
Total revenue, % change over prior year	-36.7%	-24.9%	-0.5%	-10.4%	27.2%
Program services revenue	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%
Government grants	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other grants and contributions	100.0%	99.9%	99.9%	99.7%	99.8%
Other revenue	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$18,208,221	$13,389,573	$12,748,943	$10,534,348	$12,937,414
Total expenses, % change over prior year	-36.2%	-26.5%	-4.8%	-17.4%	22.8%
Personnel	2.5%	3.9%	6.2%	10.3%	11.3%
Professional fees	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	1.2%	0.1%
Occupancy	0.7%	0.9%	1.1%	1.5%	1.5%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Pass-through	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other expenses	96.8%	95.1%	92.6%	87.1%	86.7%

Full cost components (estimated)	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$18,252,830	$13,433,965	$12,802,490	$10,602,355	$12,995,713
One month of savings	$1,517,352	$1,115,798	$1,062,412	$877,862	$1,078,118
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fixed asset additions	$75,540	$0	$195,170	$141,479	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$19,845,722	$14,549,763	$14,060,072	$11,621,696	$14,073,831

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Months of cash	0.5	1.1	1.9	4.1	3.6
Months of cash and investments	0.5	1.1	1.9	4.1	3.6
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	0.5	0.9	1.2	3.3	4.8

Balance sheet composition	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash	$834,032	$1,224,693	$2,028,958	$3,614,199	$3,868,621
Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables	$50,000	$40,000	$112,500	$0	$150,000
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$399,711	$399,711	$594,881	$736,360	$767,863
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	49.2%	60.3%	49.5%	49.2%	54.8%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	1.2%	0.9%	5.4%	0.2%	30.5%
Unrestricted net assets	$1,032,758	$1,199,026	$1,606,970	$3,303,689	$5,181,120
Temporarily restricted net assets	$50,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$50,000	$220,010	$712,500	$686,925	$1,300,000
Total net assets	$1,082,758	$1,419,036	$2,319,470	$3,990,614	$6,481,120

Key data checks

Key data checks	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Material data errors	No	No	No	No	No

Operations

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Documents

Letter of Determination

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Executive Director

Mr. Kyle Endres

LinkedIn profile

Arlan founded Wedontwaste, Inc. in September of 2009 after assessing needs in the community of agencies serving populations typically unserved and underserved. The economy was suffering and many of these agencies were seeing reduced funding for services and food. In conjunction with assessing agencies with the greatest needs, it was determined that a huge waste in our community was food provided by caterers, venues, restaurants and other major providers, all of which was dumped. Arlan has been active in the non-profit community for over twenty years serving on nonprofit boards and development committees as chairman of special events, and has a background in law having practiced for over forty years, including representing clients with limited means. Arlan also has experience in operating businesses. Prior to July 1, 2011, he was the Director of We Don’t Waste under the fiscal umbrella of the Denver Inner City Parish from September 2009 through June 30, 2011.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

We Don't Waste

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

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We Don't Waste

Board of directors
as of 07/24/2024

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board chair

Mr. Michael Richards

Retired - DCP Midstream

Term: 2014 - 2022

Allison Fries

Firefly Consulting

Jorge de la Torre

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Matt Kelly

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Adam Hammond

Desert Holdings

Shannon Garcia-Lewis

Strategic Business Partners HR

Sherry Johnson

CoBank

Charles Jordy

Jordy Construction

Bruce Kirchhoff

Retired - Royal Gold, Inc.

Lisana Munoz

Denver Agency of Human Rights and Community Partnerships

Roger Sherman

CRL Associates Inc

Clare Wilson

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc (Richmond American Homes)

Board leadership practices

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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

We Don't Waste

Saving Food・Protecting the Planet・Feeding People

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Food Recovery and Distribution

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1.41

Months of cash in 2022 info

3.6

Fringe rate in 2022 info

16%

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Executive Director

Mr. Kyle Endres

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Mr. Michael Richards

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