PFOOD PFAIRNESS IN PFLUGERVILLE SCHOOLS

Programs

1. Pfood Pfairness paid the outstanding school lunch debts for families in Pflugerville ISD who were in financial need. These families have a household income too high to qualify for the help they need with the free and reduced lunch program, but not enough to be able to afford the school lunch prices they're charged. When these families start accruing debt, the students are given an alternative lunch consisting of a cold cheese sandwich. Students are charged for this replacement meal, adding to their families' debts and perpetuating the cycle. At the end of the school year, families who owe are sent to collections, often ruining their credit and exacerbating problems for those already in financial crisis. Pfood Pfairness pays the debts, ensuring the children can continue to receive hot, nourishing meals and keeping the families out of collections. Some families reach out to us directly for debt assistance and others are brought to our attention by the school district with identifying student information redacted due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Because we are blind to all information except campus attended and debt amount, we cannot differentiate families…

   $978 spentof which $45,205 as grants
   69% of program spending

2. School lunch debt is a problem for districts across the nation. At the end of every school year, the debt to the food service provider must be paid by the school district, as required by USDA federal law. If there are negative balances beyond what is anticipated, the district must repay them out of funds originally allocated for student programs and teacher resources meant to enhance educational experiences for all. Helping those families in need by pre-emptively funding student accounts not only ensures children have access to hot meals and averts their potential embarrassment, it also prevents an ever-increasing lunch debt that, first, falls on the district to repay to the food services company and then sends families to collections to recoup the funds for the district. Every dollar Pfood Pfairness paid toward the debts of district families was a dollar Pflugerville ISD did not have to pay at the end of the school year, benefitting the district as a whole. In 2024, because Pfood Pfairness contributed $45,204.81 to pay student lunch debts, Pflugerville ISD did not need to reallocate funds meant for teacher resources and student programs, nor did they have to use the money…

   $0 spent
   0% of program spending

3. Pfood Pfairness funded lunch accounts for Pflugerville ISD students to cover the cost of hot meals, ensuring they did not receive the alternative cold, cheese sandwich the district serves if money is owed. At the beginning of 2025, to qualify for free lunch, the household monthly income limit was $3,483 for a family of four. The limit includes everyone in the household, including a teenager who works, and it is the same in every state, not taking into consideration cost of living differences. Students helped are in financial need but do not receive the assistance they need from the free and reduced lunch program, usually because of a household income just out of qualifying range. Accounts were funded at least every two weeks, helping an average of 432 students each time. Some families reach out to us directly for debt assistance and others are brought to our attention by the school district with identifying student information redacted due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Because we are blind to all information except campus attended and debt amount, we cannot differentiate families receiving repeated help from those who only receive it once. Throughout 2025, a…

   $447 spentof which $20,650 as grants
   31% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $1,425.