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Waste Not Inc

Waste Not cultivates sustainable food systems that help people and the planet flourish.

$2.9M
Granted FY2020
43
Grants FY2020
1
States reached
$451k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2020 · 43 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 43 grants below total $2,622,189, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,939,096 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $316,907 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k3 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k29 grants · $837k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $915k
  • $250k+2 grants · $844k
$33,323
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SALVATION ARMY$450,943
TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMM (TLC)$392,881
ST VINCENT DE PAUL$169,713
GOOD SHEPHERD HOME$152,926
MERCY HILL CHURCH (CHURCH ON FILLMORE)$145,167
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES$122,864
OLIVE BRANCH COMMUNITY OF HOPE$73,051
FIRE & WATER INTERNATION CHURCH$71,021
EMMANUAL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST$63,836
ABEL HOUSE$63,133
WHOLE LIFE$52,891
WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY$49,465
FIRST NEW LIFE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH$45,872
HOPE LIVES - VIVE LA ESPERENZA$45,031
A NEW LEAF (PHOENIX DAY)$43,701
02The need
02

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $241k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%YMCA LINCOLN FAMILY: $39k → 11%REBORN ASSISTANCE: $28k → 11%STEP ONE RECOVERY HOUSE: $14k → 11%MAGGIE'S PLACE: $10k → 11%HOPE LIVES - VIVE LA ESPERENZA: $45k → 11%UNITED STATES VETERANS INITIATIVE: $37k → 11%HOPE WOMENS CENTER: $26k → 11%BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE: $29k → 11%DOVES (WATER SONG): $13k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Sunshine Rescue Mission

Since 1957, SRM has provided safe emergency shelter, meals, and clothing to anyone in need. All participants are experiencing homelessness and living below the federal poverty line at intake. Located in Flagstaff, we have three facilities.…

Religion
2
Azcend

AZCEND nourishes minds and bodies so that neighbors in need experience a brighter future.

Human Services
3
House of Hope

Assisting and housing females in recovery

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4
Against Abuse Inc

To provide services, support, and education to all who experience the effects of family dysfunction and/or violence, past and present.

Human Services
5
Community Awareness Resource Entity of Arizona

The Community Awareness Resource Entity of Arizona (CareAz) is a community-based organization dedicated to reducing the harmful effects of substance use disorder through comprehensive prevention, treatment, recovery, and reentry support.…

Health
6
Recenters of Arizona Inc

Recenters of arizona provides community housing and supportive services for individuals and families facing homelessness or housing instability. the organizations mission is to restore stability, dignity, and self-sufficiency by offering…

Religion
7
Arizona Latin-American Medical Association
Unclassified
8
Our Family Services Inc

Our Family's mission is to eliminate homelessness and strengthen our community. We do this by providing stability in times of crisis, linking people to support and resources, supporting social connectedness, engaging our neighbors to…

—
9
Reach for It of Tucson Inc

Promote and support housing and work opportunities to veterans, low-income families, addicts, and people on probation

Housing & Shelter
10
City Rescue Mission Inc

Our mission is to lead our community by serving people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with help, hope, and healing, in the spirit of excellence, under the call of christ.

Human Services
11
Community Housing Partnership Inc

Providing affordable housing for low-income families in the phoenix metro area.

Housing & Shelter
12
Fsl Programs

Our holistic approach prepares and embraces individuals to age independently, safely and with peace of mind.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Phoenix Gospel Mission; the most unlike its peers is Veteran Alliance Usa Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

56 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
53/56
Grantees still filing
39/56
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE SALVATION ARMY: $450,943 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYTLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES: $392,881 · OtherTLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIESFIBCO FAMILY SERVICES INC: $152,926 · OtherFIBCO FAMILY SERVICES INCGENERAL CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS: $122,864 · OtherGENERAL CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSOLIVE BRANCH COMMUNITY OF HOPE: $73,051 · OtherFIRE & WATER MINISTRIES: $71,021 · OtherCHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST INC: $63,836 · OtherABEL HOUSE: $63,133 · Other+12 more: $330,052 · Other+12 moreHope Lives Vive La Esperanza: $45,031 · Human ServicesHope Lives…Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association: $38,580 · Human ServicesValley of …UNITED STATES VETERANS INITIATIVE: $36,998 · Human ServicesUNITED STA…HOPE IGNITES: $29,239 · Human ServicesHOPE IGNIT…REBORN: $27,600 · Human ServicesREBORNHOPE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $26,105 · Human ServicesHOPE WOMEN…Step One Halfway House Inc: $14,316 · Human ServicesStep One H…DOVES INCORPORATED: $12,720 · Human ServicesMAGGIE'S PLACE INC: $9,940 · Human ServicesDIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESE PHOENIX: $169,713 · ReligionA NEW LEAF: $43,701 · HealthSUNLIGHT OF THE SPIRIT: $38,908 · HealthEMPACT-SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTER: $38,080 · HealthTraditions Transitional Living Inc: $33,323 · HealthMARK ALLEN MANOR FOUNDATION INC: $15,207 · HealthMercy Ministries: $145,167 · Community ImprovementCENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES INC: $26,796 · Housing & ShelterHOMEWARD BOUND: $24,002 · Housing & ShelterUMOM NEW DAY CENTERS INC: $22,844 · Housing & ShelterNEW DIMENSIONS IN RECOVERY INC: $19,024 · Housing & ShelterHouse of Refuge Sunnyslope Inc: $17,663 · Housing & ShelterARIZONA HOUSING INC: $17,060 · Housing & ShelterWEST VALLEY COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $49,465 · Food & Nutrition
Other$1,720,707Human Services$240,529Religion$169,713Health$169,219Community Improvement$145,167Housing & Shelter$127,389Food & Nutrition$49,465

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES: $392,881 over 6y, 4.1% of budgetDIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESE PHOENIX: $169,713 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFIBCO FAMILY SERVICES INC: $152,926 over 6y, 10.0% of budgetMercy Ministries: $145,167 over 4y, 79% of budgetWEST VALLEY COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $49,465 over 6y, 27% of budgetHope Lives Vive La Esperanza: $45,031 over 6y, 3.5% of budgetA NEW LEAF: $43,701 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ARIZONA CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $39,468 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetSUNLIGHT OF THE SPIRIT: $38,908 over 6y, 28% of budgetValley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association: $38,580 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetEMPACT-SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTER: $38,080 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES VETERANS INITIATIVE: $36,998 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTraditions Transitional Living Inc: $33,323 over 6y, 5.3% of budgetHOPE IGNITES: $29,239 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetREBORN: $27,600 over 6y, 6.2% of budgetCENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES INC: $26,796 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetHOPE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $26,105 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR SENIOR LIVING: $24,852 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHOMEWARD BOUND: $24,002 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetUMOM NEW DAY CENTERS INC: $22,844 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNEW DIMENSIONS IN RECOVERY INC: $19,024 over 6y, 6.7% of budgetHouse of Refuge Sunnyslope Inc: $17,663 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetARIZONA HOUSING INC: $17,060 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetStep One Halfway House Inc: $14,316 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetMAGGIE'S PLACE INC: $9,940 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetARIZONA RETIREMENT HOME OF SCOTTSDALE: $8,801 over 1y, 1.8% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds TLC TRANSITIONAL LIVING COMMUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESE PHOENIX ↗
  • Who funds FIBCO FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Ministries ↗
  • Who funds WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY ↗
  • Who funds Hope Lives Vive La Esperanza ↗
  • Who funds A NEW LEAF ↗
  • Who funds THE ARIZONA CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED ↗
  • Who funds SUNLIGHT OF THE SPIRIT ↗
  • Who funds Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association ↗
  • Who funds EMPACT-SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES VETERANS INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds Traditions Transitional Living Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOPE IGNITES ↗
  • Who funds REBORN ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE WOMEN'S CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR SENIOR LIVING ↗
  • Who funds HOMEWARD BOUND ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN PHOENIX INC ↗
  • Who funds UMOM NEW DAY CENTERS INC ↗
  • Who funds NEW DIMENSIONS IN RECOVERY INC ↗
  • Who funds House of Refuge Sunnyslope Inc ↗
  • Who funds ARIZONA HOUSING INC ↗
  • Who funds THE JOSHUA TREE FEEDING PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds MARK ALLEN MANOR FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Step One Halfway House Inc ↗
  • Who funds DOVES INCORPORATED ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

St Mary's Food Bank A…Arizona Community Fou…Arizona Food Bank Net…United Food BankVirginia G Piper Char…Thunderbirds CharitiesNina Mason Pulliam Ch…American Express Foun…BHHS Legacy FoundationValley of the Sun Uni…The Diane and Bruce H…Phoenix Suns Charitie…
St Mary's Food Bank AllianceAZ60.4× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Mary's Food Bank Alliance · Arizona Community Foundation · Arizona Food Bank Network · United Food Bank · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · Thunderbirds Charities · Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust · American Express Foundation · BHHS Legacy Foundation · Valley of the Sun United Way · The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation · Phoenix Suns Charities Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Waste Not Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Waste Not Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 43 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $5.3M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2020, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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