Feed My Starving Children 
The information on this page was last updated 5/1/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) believes hope starts with food. As a Christian nonprofit, FMSC is dedicated to seeing every child whole in body and spirit. FMSC works with food distribution partners that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Feed My Starving Children
401 93rd Avenue NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Website: fmsc.org
Phone: 763-504-2919
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 411601449
CEO/President: Mark Crea
Chairman: Bruce Gorter
Board size: 14
Founder: Richard Proudfit
Ruling year: 1989
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 02/28
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
As a Christian nonprofit organization, Feed My Starving Children is called to feed God's starving children hungry in body and spirit.
You will hear us say this again and again: "We want to reach everyone, until ALL are fed." We truly mean this. This means reaching the hard-to-reach people and places, the "least of these." They will be found, and they will be fed.
With God's help we will work together with organizations and ministries across the globe to end hunger.
Mission statement
Feeding God's starving children hungry in body and spirit.
Statement of faith
As a Christian organization:
We believe there is one God in three persons: Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. He has directed us to help others in need.
We believe The Gospel is the reason Feed My Starving Children exists. We strive to listen for and follow the will of Jesus Christ every day in all we do.
We believe every child has a right to be fed a nutritious meal. "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat." - Matthew 25:35
We believe when we "love our neighbors as ourselves," our lives are enriched. (Mark 12:31) The same is true when we graciously give our own time and resources to help others in need. "Give and it will be given to you." - Luke 6:38
We believe that partnering with other faith based and humanitarian organizations maximizes our ability to feed God's children and enables our partners to provide more sustainable community development.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 374 of 1104 | 39 of 88 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 620 of 1105 | 52 of 88 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 381 of 1105 | 31 of 88 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 352 of 1104 | 31 of 88 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 99% | 98% | 98% | 94% | 97% | 98% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 1% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 88% | 88% | 85% | 86% | 86% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 111% | 90% | 76% | 98% | 105% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 82% | 98% | 79% | 65% | 84% | 91% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | -11% | 10% | 24% | 2% | -5% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | -24% | 19% | 43% | 7% | -17% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.51 | 1.82 | 1.41 | 1.07 | 2.26 | 2.23 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.23 | 1.33 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.36 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.89 | 2.41 | 1.66 | 1.24 | 2.93 | 3.03 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 17.01 | 5.94 | 6.25 | 5.23 | 3.93 | 2.11 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.47 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.82 | 4.14 | 6.08 | 7.85 | 3.05 | 2.08 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 27% | 14% | 24% | 23% | 39% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 60% | 40% | 61% | 72% | 34% | 27% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Cash | $20,020,236 | $27,346,806 | $26,730,401 | $11,781,774 | $8,396,075 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $8,996,776 | $6,483,330 | $4,439,179 | $4,728,095 | $7,136,357 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $29,017,012 | $33,830,136 | $31,169,580 | $16,509,869 | $15,532,432 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $3,700,515 | $3,759,146 | $3,976,140 | $4,790,862 | $5,525,160 |
| Other long-term assets | $5,732,481 | $2,308,313 | $1,011,413 | $78,630 | $87,305 |
| Total long-term assets | $9,432,996 | $6,067,459 | $4,987,553 | $4,869,492 | $5,612,465 |
| Total assets | $38,450,008 | $39,897,595 | $36,157,133 | $21,379,361 | $21,144,897 |
| Liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $4,885,765 | $5,416,053 | $5,964,404 | $4,203,977 | $4,372,822 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,997,366 |
| Total current liabilities | $4,885,765 | $5,416,053 | $5,964,404 | $4,203,977 | $7,370,188 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $2,587,535 | $753,702 | $816,648 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $5,381,018 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $5,381,018 | $0 | $2,587,535 | $753,702 | $816,648 |
| Total liabilities | $10,266,783 | $5,416,053 | $8,551,939 | $4,957,679 | $8,186,836 |
| Net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Without donor restrictions | $23,605,724 | $30,911,647 | $24,395,763 | $13,145,856 | $10,927,059 |
| With donor restrictions | $4,577,501 | $3,569,895 | $3,209,431 | $3,275,826 | $2,031,002 |
| Net assets | $28,183,225 | $34,481,542 | $27,605,194 | $16,421,682 | $12,958,061 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Total contributions | $61,776,058 | $61,587,260 | $47,209,648 | $48,288,254 | $43,743,442 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $272,100 | $2,720,500 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $334,496 | $71,394 | $121,446 | $83,931 | $61,910 |
| Other revenue | $1,066,948 | $718,090 | $425,192 | $1,173,325 | $1,052,700 |
| Total other revenue | $1,401,444 | $1,061,584 | $3,267,138 | $1,257,256 | $1,114,610 |
| Total revenue | $63,177,502 | $62,648,844 | $50,476,786 | $49,545,510 | $44,858,052 |
| Expenses | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Program services | $61,687,762 | $49,276,435 | $32,792,167 | $41,391,879 | $40,633,548 |
| Management and general | $4,074,007 | $3,366,886 | $2,795,369 | $3,455,804 | $3,171,071 |
| Fundraising | $4,218,532 | $3,456,416 | $2,966,578 | $3,537,275 | $3,316,771 |
| Total expenses | $69,980,301 | $56,099,737 | $38,554,114 | $48,384,958 | $47,121,390 |
| Change in net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($6,802,799) | $6,549,107 | $11,922,672 | $1,160,552 | ($2,263,338) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($6,802,799) | $6,549,107 | $11,922,672 | $1,160,552 | ($2,263,338) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Mark Crea | CEO | $318,755 |
| Andy Carr | VP of Development & Market | $212,273 |
| Dan Stennes-Rogness | VP of Finance/CFO | $167,594 |
| Jeanie Picardi | VP of Human Resources | $167,554 |
| Lisa Stender | VP of Manufacturing | $167,548 |
| Joel Howells | VP of Supply Chain | $143,760 |
| Matthew Muraski | VP of Intl Programs & Supp | $114,353 |
| Jignore Obrand | VP of Intl Programs & Supp | $108,047 |
Compensation data as of: 2/28/2023
Response from ministry
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History
Since our founding in 1987, Feed My Starving Children has given hope in Jesus' name in the form of nutritious MannaPack meals to so many who are hungry around the world. We ask His blessing and your support in the years ahead as we continue on, until all are fed.
1987 - FOUNDING
Challenged by needs he saw on a mission trip to Honduras in 1982, late Minnesota businessman Richard Proudfit heard God say, "If you've seen my starving children, feed them." Feed My Starving Children was founded in 1987 and began working to develop an effective and nutritious meal formula.
1993 - RICE FORMULA
With the help of a team of Cargill food scientists and colleagues from General Mills and Pillsbury, a vitamin-and-mineral fortified rice meal was created specifically for malnourished children around the age of five years old. FMSC changed the name from "Fortified Rice Soy Casserole" to MannaPack Rice in 2008.
1994 - VOLUNTEER PRODUCTION
After bottles, cartons and machine-canning were ruled out, a timely donation came: 1 million plastic bags from a discontinued Green Giant product. Board members trial-packed a few bags and today's volunteer meal-packing model was born. In 2005, productivity jumped 40% when engineers recommended volunteers form "cells" around the funnel.
1994 - FIRST MEAL SHIPMENTS
Volunteers were recruited to help pack meals for FMSC's first major shipment of MannaPack Rice to a pediatric hospital in Rwanda, Africa, via FMSC partner Operation Blessing. Meals were then sent to Haiti via Mercy Ships, then to Belarus and Paraguay. FMSC food has reached more than 70 countries through hundreds of food distribution partners. More than 99% of meals have arrived safely.
1998 - 2004 - TRANSITION & REDEDICATION
For many years, FMSC struggled to produce 2-3 million meals a year. The founder left the organization in 1998 to start a different charity. In December 2003, the board rededicated FMSC to Christ and hired current Executive Director/CEO Mark Crea in April 2004. Prayer became a priority every day. Support increased dramatically.
2004 - SITE EXPANSION
One site in Brooklyn Park, Minn. expanded to two with a site in Eagan, Minn. Other expansions rapidly followed: Chanhassen, Minn. in 2006; Aurora, Ill. in 2008; Schaumburg, Ill. in 2010; Tempe, Ariz. in 2011; Libertyville, Ill. in November 2012; and Richardson, TX in July 2018. In 2009 the Brooklyn Park HQ and packing site moved to its current location in Coon Rapids, Minn. In 2015 the Tempe packing site moved to Mesa, Ariz., in 2019 the Eagan, MN packing site expanded and the Schaumburg, Illin. site is about to relocate to expand. FMSC opened a warehouse in Norcross, Ga. in 2014 and Middletown, Penn. in 2015.
2004 - FIRST MOBILEPACK
Youth Encounter (YE) asked FMSC to bring a service experience to 300 students gathering in Kansas City, Mo. It was successful, and YE asked for more events. FMSC MobilePack events were born.
2007 - FMSC MARKETPLACE
While visiting an FMSC partner in Haiti, staff member Meghan Howard bought several hand-beaded bracelets from a group of young artisans. She then purchased 100 bracelets made by women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to sell at FMSC. In a matter of days, they sold out and generated $500 for the artisans. FMSC bought more and sold more, and FMSC's MarketPlace began.
In fiscal year '16/'17, FMSC supported 1,951 local artisans in countries that receive FMSC meals and FMSC MarketPlace sales provided 5,263,360 meals.
2008 - 2010 - POTATO FORMULAS
FMSC collaborated with leading HIV nutritionist Cade Fields-Gardner, MS, RDN, LDN, CD, to develop MannaPack Potato-D, the world's first and only food to treat diarrhea, a leading killer of children worldwide. When orphanages began using the smooth formula to feed infants, FMSC modified the formula to create Potato-W, a weaning food that provides complete nutrients for babies 7-12 months old.
2011 - CROPPS PROGRAM
FMSC's CROPPS (Coalition of Relief Organizations Promoting Practical Solutions) sustainability initiative launched in Nicaragua in 2011 to develop relationships between FMSC partners working in the same country and other like-minded organizations to collaborate on best practices in food aid, agricultural development, government, ministry and more. CROPPS groups are currently established in Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Liberia, Philippines, Honduras, El Salvador and Swaziland.
2012 - PBFA PROGRAM
FMSC initiated a short-term, highly targeted project (1-3 years) called PBFA (Project Based Food Assistance) to bring church, government and community leaders together in a comprehensive campaign to eliminate hunger at its roots in a specific community. Projects are currently underway in the Philippines and Dominican Republic.
2017 - THEN & NOW
1994 - 2,409 volunteers packed 400,000 meals
2017 - More than 1.2 million volunteers packed more than 333 million meals
Program accomplishments
Because of You in 2022/23:
1,225,983 kids fed for a year
910,553 volunteers across the U.S.
1,809 artisans employed by FMSC MarketPlace partners
447,483,816 total meals produced