A $2,500 BBQ, given free
We catered the Missouri Disabled Sportsmen’s annual fundraiser with free pulled pork, letting them redirect $2,500 back to the children and veterans they serve.
The difference you make
Impact & transparency
Every dollar turns into food on a table. Here’s what your generosity has made possible — and how we stay accountable for it.
24,316
Meals provided to date
184
Volunteers served with
The story behind the numbers
From a 1,000-meal goal to thousands more
In our first year, we set out to serve 1,000 meals — and ended up providing roughly 9,000. Since then, our neighbors’ generosity has carried that total past 24,316 meals, served alongside 184 volunteers.
Co-founder Alex Duvall has described the shift from the first year to the second as moving from how much food we could give away to how many people we could serve with — growing the volunteer body, not just the meal count. More than anything, he has said, the aim is to bring people together and build a sense of community.
First-year figures and remarks reported by KSHB (Aug 2025). Counters above reflect the totals shown on our site and are seeded statically until the live impact log goes on in a later phase.
Impact stories
What it looks like on the ground
300 meals during the shutdown
When the November 2025 government shutdown squeezed families, we purchased 300 low-cost HyVee meals and gave them away free. (KCTV5)
Showing up after a fire
When a local apartment fire displaced neighbors, we partnered to help the families affected. (KSHB, Mar 2025)
Financial transparency
Where your dollar goes
Pending Alex — As a young, small nonprofit (under $50k in gross receipts) we file the IRS 990-N e-postcard — so there’s no full Form 990 to post, which is normal at our size, not a gap. What lands here once Alex provides it: our IRS determination letter and a plain “where your dollar goes” breakdown.
IRS determination letter
Confirms our 501(c)(3) status — tax-exempt since August 2024. document
Where your dollar goes
A plain breakdown of how gifts are spent. breakdown
Candid Seal
(Phase 7)
Candid (GuideStar) Seal of TransparencyWe’re pursuing the free Bronze seal; it appears here and in the footer once earned.
(Phase 7)
Charity NavigatorA rating is added here when we become eligible. when eligible
EIN 99-4038958Verify us on the IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search.
100% to foodEvery dime we collect goes to food or the means with which to serve it.