CHEF TO THE SHELTERS INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $518K · expenses $413K · assets $257K

EIN
86-3372568
Address
1913 BRIDGEWATER DR, ALLEN, TX 75013-5301
Website
cheftotheshelters.org
NTEE code
K30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Chef to the Shelters (CTTS) is a Dallas, Texas-based 501c3 that provides meals that reflect dignity and respect to sober transition and living homes for adults and adolescents.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Michael McCoy Executive Director2021-2025 $120,000$485,662 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Glynn Gross Board Member2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Craig Neidhart Board Member2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Kelly Grindinger Board Member2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Bob Sambol Board Member2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jeff Pool Board Member2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Wayne McCullough Board Member2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Kersten Rettig (former) Board Member2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Mary Stack (former) Board Member2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $120K · 2 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael McCoy Executive Director40 $120,000$0$0 $120,0001
Glynn Gross Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Neidhart Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Grindinger Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Bob Sambol Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Pool Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Wayne McCullough Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $140K · 1 employee · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael McCoy Executive Director40 $140,000$0$0 $140,0001
Glynn Gross Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Neidhart Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Grindinger Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Bob Sambol Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Pool Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Wayne McCullough Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 1 employee · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael McCoy Executive Director40 $87,662$0$0 $87,6621
Glynn Gross Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Neidhart Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kersten Rettig Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Grindinger Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Bob Sambol Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Stack Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Pool Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Wayne McCullough Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $96K · 1 employee · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael McCoy Executive Director40 $47,000$0$48,750 $95,7501
Glynn Gross Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Neidhart Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kersten Rettig Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Grindinger Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Bob Sambol Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Stack Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Pool Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $42K · 0 employees · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael McCoy Executive Director40 $0$0$42,250 $42,2501
Glynn Gross Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Neidhart Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kersten Rettig Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Kelly Grindinger Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Bob Sambol Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Stack Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Pool Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$517,519$412,947 $256,650$220,455 $517,519$0 $120,000250
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$318,232$301,127 $115,918$115,883 $318,232$0 $140,000135
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$306,867$220,115 $102,161$98,778 $306,867$0 $87,662135
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$222,638$208,232 $18,051$12,026 $222,638$0 $95,750135
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,969$99,349 $2,020-$2,380 $96,969$0 $42,250035

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $103,756 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$51,000 2024$45,000
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THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$9,778 2024$9,778
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BEN E KEITH FOUNDATION TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHEF TO THE SHELTERS INC” 2022 1$7,000 2022$7,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,528 2024$5,528
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COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$5,450 2022$5,450
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WELCOME TABLE INCTXK30 $539,637$514,326 Chair$142,496 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
ABOVE PAR ACADEMY INCTXK30 $450,000$450,000 Director$4,800 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
DATRAMS CONSULTING FIRM INCTXK30 $921,497$1,211,351 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$104,494 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
HEY GOVIND INCTXK30 $372,628$481,696 President$94,500 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
HEALTHY KIDS AND TEENS OF SOUTH TEXAS INCTXK30 $569,833$484,358 CEO$17,828 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
GRAPEVINE FARMS INCTXK30 $259,000$246,337 President$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
COMIDAS CONSULTING SERVICESTXK30 $509,294$507,860 EXECUTIVE DI$49,127 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
CONROE NOON LIONS CLUB CHARITIES INCTXK30 $346,702$256,931 EMPLOYEE$51,658 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
GROW LOCAL SOUTH TEXASTXK30 $374,337$382,104 COMMUNITY AD$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
GLEANING NETWORK OF TEXASTXK30 $871,442$888,425 Executive Director$43,375 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
CANYON HOPE MINISTRIESTXK30 $418,560$338,545 President$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
AISHAS LEARNING CENTERTXK30 $960,707$692,462 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
F2M TEXASTXK30 $652,995$578,991 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$84,548 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
SUPREME WORK INCORPORATEDTXK30 $774,699$773,958 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
GIVING TREE ACRES COMMUNITY FARMTXK30 $420,463$303,595 President$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPEAUSTINTXK30 $403,694$418,483 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
LUNCHES OF LOVETXK30 $569,182$539,442 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$58,885 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
EQUALITY CAUSETXK30 $284,166$284,401 Director$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
DESERT SPOON FOOD HUBTXK30 $938,910$748,259 Director$65,666 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
MEALS & MORE SUPPORTTXK30 $411,207$393,259 Director$52,985 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
COPPELL COMMUNITY GARDEN CORPORATIONTXK30 $282,114$233,308 Director$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
SAINT FAUSTINA OUTREACHTXK30 $294,313$298,917 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WINERIESTXK30 $572,938$619,233 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,744,45292 292016–2024 SOUP KITCHEN IN PROVINCETOWN INC; FAMILY-TO-FAMILY INC; FEED THE HUNGRY SAN MIGUEL INC; SHOULDER TO SHOULDER INC and 25 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,673,48779 292019–2025 COMMUNITY SEVA INC; SOUL SHINE GUATEMALA INC; MEALS FOR SENIORS INC; HOPEAUSTIN and 25 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$1,146,01022 72010–2024 FEED THE HUNGRY SAN MIGUEL INC; SHOULDER TO SHOULDER INC; UPPER ROOM DINING HALL INC; SOUP KITCHEN IN PROVINCETOWN INC and 3 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$1,046,73453 222014–2024 FEED THE HUNGRY SAN MIGUEL INC; THE LEON MAYER FUND INC; SERVANTS HEART INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY INC; COMMUNITY SEVA INC and 18 more
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$982,6505 22017–2024 ANGIES KITCHEN INC; LUNCHES OF LOVE
MORGRIDGE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$800,0002 12022–2023 COLORADO FOOD CLUSTER INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$753,30033 142015–2024 LUNCHES OF LOVE; THE LEON MAYER FUND INC; GIVING TREE ACRES COMMUNITY FARM; SOUP KITCHEN 411 INC and 10 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor$598,26712 32015–2024 COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKETS INC; BAGEL RESCUE INC; SOUP KITCHEN IN PROVINCETOWN INC
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor$547,60711 62019–2024 FOOD FOR SOUL INC; FORK REAL COMMUNITY CAFE INC; FEED THE NEED OF PUTNAM COUNTY INC; STW CHARITIES INC and 2 more
DENVER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$522,75010 32015–2024 SPROUT CITY FARMS INC; COLORADO FOOD CLUSTER INC; FORK REAL COMMUNITY CAFE INC
LOUIS AND GLORIA FLANZER PHILANTRHOPIC TR Private foundation$393,8834 12021–2024 MAYORS FEED THE HUNGRY PROGRAM INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$379,44219 102020–2024 MEALS FOR SENIORS INC; HOPEAUSTIN; CONNECTED CHEF FOUNDATION INC; SOUP KITCHEN IN PROVINCETOWN INC and 6 more
ESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY FDN INC DAF sponsor$363,0008 12016–2024 BACKYARD GROWERS INC
MADISON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$350,0009 12014–2023 LUNCHES OF LOVE
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $412,947 spent · pay $155,869 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Cost of Goods Sold (Food Costs) $136,446$109,830$0$26,616 33.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $120,000-$120,000- 29.1%
All other expenses $52,766-$52,766- 12.8%
Travel $29,315-$29,315- 7.1%
Other salaries and wages $24,792-$24,792- 6.0%
Insurance $23,151-$23,151- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $11,077-$11,077- 2.7%
Fees: management $7,530-$7,530- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $5,720-$5,720- 1.4%
Occupancy $1,300-$1,300- 0.3%
Interest $850-$850- 0.2%
Total$412,947100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $301,127 spent · pay $150,710 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $140,000-$140,000- 46.5%
Other (as described)COGS $97,812$97,812$0$0 32.5%
All other expenses $28,518$0$25,335$3,183 9.5%
Travel $17,238-$17,238- 5.7%
Payroll taxes $10,710-$10,710- 3.6%
Insurance $6,849-$6,849- 2.3%
Total$301,127100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $220,115 spent · pay $94,368 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $87,662-$87,662- 39.8%
Other (as described)COGS $80,634$80,634$0$0 36.6%
All other expenses $30,988$0$27,842$3,146 14.1%
Travel $10,890-$10,890- 4.9%
Payroll taxes $6,706-$6,706- 3.0%
Insurance $3,235-$3,235- 1.5%
Total$220,115100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $208,232 spent · pay $99,346 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $95,750-$95,750- 46.0%
Other (as described)COGS $70,644$70,644$0$0 33.9%
All other expenses $25,926$0$21,418$4,508 12.5%
Travel $10,577-$10,577- 5.1%
Payroll taxes $3,596-$3,596- 1.7%
Insurance $1,739-$1,739- 0.8%
Total$208,232100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $99,349 spent · pay $42,250 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $42,250-$42,250- 42.5%
Other (as described)COGS $39,106$39,106$0- 39.4%
Travel $6,534-$6,534- 6.6%
Other (as described)Operating Exp $5,756$0$5,756- 5.8%
All other expenses $3,964-$3,964- 4.0%
Insurance $1,739-$1,739- 1.8%
Total$99,349100%

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