IPM Food Pantry

Legal name: Inter Parish Ministry Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237451134
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Phone
513-561-3932
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,244,607
Expenses
$5,215,337
Assets
$7,629,186
Liabilities
$92,931

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Melissa Meyer (President and CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Melissa Meyer (President and CEO): $123,334 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Fighting food insecurity

What it reported doing in 2025

IPM has transformed the traditional food pantry model by meeting families where they are - in addition to our new food pantry where neighbors can shop inside or go through our drive through, IPM has an extensive network of mobile food pantries and pop-up pantries that meet our neighbors where they live, learn, play and pray. We bring food curbside to our neighbors by showing up at schools, churches, affordable housing complexes and many other locations right in their community. Additionally, IPM's Food Link program provides food for 72 school districts and social service agencies (i.e., Veterans Affairs, Boys & Girls Club and WIC) by coordinating distribution and delivery of emergency food boxes. We provide shelf stable food along with fresh produce, dairy, eggs, meat and more (including personal care items) to ensure a thriving, food-secure community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% 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: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 92.2%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.6%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 31.5% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 13 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 92% of revenue deployed · 92.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $123K · 17 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $521K reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.