Maryland · Nonprofit
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC (Maryland) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,527,891 to it, the largest being GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($379,446). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $389k
What Montgomery County Food Council Inc does
Mission
Mcfc builds an equitable, resilient and sustainable local food system through collaboration, transformation, and cultivation.mcfc envisions a vibrant and equitable food system that is healthy for our community, economy, and environment.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Food security - the montgomery county food security plan was released in 2017, and serves as the blueprint for how every local business, nonprofit, government agency and resident can contribute to ensuring all montgomery county residents have access to sufficient, nutritious food. Mcfc's network includes more than 75 food assistance organizations and hundreds of food security stakeholders who convene on a bi-weekly basis to share best practices, resources and community needs. Mcfc regularly leads conversations among representatives of local and state government agencies, nonprofit partners, and community members to identify opportunities to reduce food insecurity in montgomery county.
$403,972 spentof which $11,483 as grants45% of program spendingGeneral programs - community-wide education, advocacy, and capacity-building initiatives focused on the food system elements holistically in order to cultivate a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable local food system in montgomery county.
$180,655 spentof which $50,140 as grants20% of program spendingPolicy - the organization is an active participant in urban and rural policy and process change.
$148,964 spentof which $49,050 as grants17% of program spendingFood economy - the organization seeks to develop and sustain an economically viable local food system through relationships with local food entrepreneurs, retailers, restaurateurs, distributors, farmers, and food and beverage businesses, and the expansion of the moco made program. Through the moco made program, the organization seeks to increase the visibility of the more than 75 montgomery county-based food businesses and farms through connections to networking opportunities, new individual, retail, and wholesale customers, educational resources and events, and more.
$95,230 spentof which $2,400 as grants11% of program spendingFood council - the food council program manages the recruitment, selection, and participation of 25 volunteer council members who bring subject matter expertise, leadership, and network engagement to the organization's work.
$32,947 spent4% of program spendingEnvironmental impact - mcfc seeks to protect and improve the local environmental resources of montgomery county related to agriculture and food, by collaborating with environmental stakeholders and policymakers to implement programs and policies that will promote sustainability in our food system.
$15,127 spent2% of program spendingFood education - the organization's food education initiatives are intended to improve the eating habits of those who live, work, or play in montgomery county. This encompasses education related to gardening and agriculture, food safety, nutrition, cooking, shopping for and preparing food, and waste avoidance. Having access to food education and resources will empower montgomery county residents to make informed choices that support their health, community and environment.
$14,217 spent2% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $891,112.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $181k to $305k (+69%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 51% · 2021 44% · 2022 63% · 2023 60% · 2024 64%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Mike Houston
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $115k → $318k.
3 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
70% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 83% · 2020 25% · 2021 47% · 2022 48% · 2023 47% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
33% of MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC draws 57% of its grant income from funders outside Maryland, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $403k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,130 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,130 food & nutrition nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $388k on record.
- Department of Agriculture$388k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC?
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC (Maryland) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,527,891 to it, the largest being GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($379,446). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $1,527,891 in grants to MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC?
- GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $379,446 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing