Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 561753180
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- Phone
- (919) 250-0043
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $29,187,309
- Expenses
- $29,910,049
- Assets
- $8,388,664
- Liabilities
- $1,991,775
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
24 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LORENZO PRINGLE (PRESIDENT/CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- LORENZO PRINGLE (PRESIDENT/CEO): $170,952 total reported compensation
- LORENZA WILKINS (CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER): $105,746 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
We FEED our neighbors, TEACH self-sufficiency, and GROW healthy foods by cultivating innovative approaches to end hunger.
What it reported doing in 2024
The backpack buddies program provided 72,568 packs to 2,704 children. School pantries reached 33,254 neighbors and distributed 201,169 pounds of food. Additionally, we delivered 14,325 grocery bags to seniors, including medically tailored meals for those with special dietary needs. We also advanced food equity and education through our learning gardens and gardens for everyone initiatives. During the fiscal year, we distributed 399 garden boxes to individuals and community groups. Agriculture education reached 223 adults and 968 youth, while our production farm harvested 40,289 pounds of fresh produce, which was distributed through various food access programs. Our nutrition education efforts empowered 914 children and adults with 2,160 hours of training focused on preparing and budgeting for healthy meals. We also distributed 36,700 printed nutrition resources across our programs to reinforce these lessons.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% of its reported program spending out as grants.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 92
- Transparency & Controls: 77
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 96.2%; rating input score 96
- Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
- Fundraising efficiency: $32.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 98.7%; rating input score 99; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -2.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 96.2% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $28.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $171K · 24 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 107 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 54 filed related-organization links
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.