Flagstaff Foodlink Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201164060
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Phone
9286076133
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nutrition

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,269
Expenses
$53,740
Assets
$163,588
Liabilities
$94,077

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SARA SPRAGUE (President beg 72025)
  • RYAN GORDON (Vice President)
  • MEG KABOTIE-ADAKAI (President til 72025)

People named in this filing

  • SARA SPRAGUE (President beg 72025)
  • RYAN GORDON (Vice President)
  • CAROL FRITZINGER (Treasurer beg 62025)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Support production & greater access to local food

What it reported doing in 2025

Additionally, Flagstaff Foodlink was an active member of the AZ Food System Network, connecting the local-regional food system to state-led efforts in AZ. FF engaged in both the

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 72% for direct work, and 28% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.1%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.04; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.58; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $48K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.