Nonprofit · EIN 31-1751969
FONDY FOOD CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53216
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,192,733 | $619,644 | $573,089 | $1,299,799 | $40,785 | $1,259,014 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $688,629 | $652,427 | $36,202 | $792,025 | $106,100 | $685,925 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $631,742 | $520,115 | $111,627 | $640,948 | $192,505 | $448,443 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,104,751
- of which government grants
- $311,224
- Program service revenue
- $52,426
- Investment income
- $1,536
- Net income from fundraising events
- $34,020
- Other revenue
- $34,020
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $208,620
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $51,336
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $162,321
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $28,005
- Occupancy
- $46,095
- Travel
- $920
- Depreciation
- $14,612
- Program services (functional)
- $429,701
- Management and general (functional)
- $150,638
- Fundraising (functional)
- $39,305
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $792,025
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,299,799
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,785
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,259,014
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $224,989
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,064,014
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $195,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,208,712
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN PETRO | FARM DIRECTOR AND COO Officer | 40 | $52,705 | $1,523 |
| VENICE WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $36,000 | $0 |
| HEATHER DEATON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA DAVIS-KIPCAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTY VANG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE FLUKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MUSHIR HASSAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN PETRO | FARM DIRECTOR AND COO Officer | 40 | $52,705 |
| VENICE WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $30,500 |
| HEATHER DEATON | PRESIDENT, TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MARTHA DAVIS-KIPCAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY LUCEY QUADRACCI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE FLUKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONTRE MOORE | ROTATED OFF BOARD 09/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN PETRO | FARM DIRECTOR AND COO Officer | 40 | $48,618 | $2,784 |
| VENICE WILLIAMS | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $30,500 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CASEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH FEB 2022 Officer | 40 | $14,025 | $250 |
| HEATHER DEATON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA DAVIS-KIPCAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY GEBHARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY LUCEY QUADRACCI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FETNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE FLUKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILITH FOWLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANYA LITTLEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TI-MARA MINEFEE-TRIBBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONTRE MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN NEWBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 16828, MILWAUKEE, WI 53216-0828
- In care of
- % YOUNG KIM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEPHEN PETRO, 5305 W CAPITOL DR, MILWAUKEE, WI 53216
- Signed the 990
- STEPHEN PETRO, FARM DIRECTOR & COO
- Phone
- (262) 939-0733
- Website
- FONDYMKE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Krause & Associates SC
Mission
HE FONDY FOOD CENTER CONNECTS GREATER MILWAUKEE TO LOCAL, FRESH FOOD- FROM FARM TO MARKET TO TABLE - SO THAT CHILDREN LEARN BETTER, ADULTS LIVE HEALTHIER, AND COMMUNITIES CELEBRATE CULTURAL FOOD TRADITIONS.
Program accomplishments
- FONDY INCREASES ACCESS TO HEALTHY, LOCAL FOOD AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACROSS GREATER MILWAUKEE BY OPERATING LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; PROVIDING ACCESS TO LAND, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO SMALL-SCALE FARMERS; AND BUILDING A BETTER FOOD SYSTEM TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY & FOOD JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED IN 2000 ON MILWAUKEES NORTH SIDE AS A RESPONSE TO FOOD SECURITY & SYSTEM ASSESSMENTS THAT IDENTIFIED A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF HUNGER, POVERTY, AND DEPENDENCE ON EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRIES IN THE AREA - AND THE KEY ROLE THAT THE STRUGGLING FONDY FARMERS MARKET PLAYED. THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE STARTED THE MARKET IN 1917 AND MANAGED OPERATIONS UNTIL THE BUDGET WAS CUT IN THE 1980S. FARMERS STRUGGLED TO KEEP THE MARKET GOING UNTIL FONDY WAS CREATED WITH THE EXPLICIT MANDATE TO ENSURE THE SUPPLY OF FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS MARKET IMPROVES PUBLIC HEALTH, STRENGTHENS THE LOCAL ECONOMY, PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SERVES AS A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. OVER THE PAST DECADE, FONDY HAS GROWN FROM ONE FARMERS MARKET TO AN ORGANIZATION CREATING STRATEGIC FOOD SYSTEMS CHANGE WITH MULTI-SECTOR PARTNERS. FONDY NOW OPERATES TWO MARKETS -FONDY FARMERS MARKET AND MILWAUKEE WINTER FARMERS MARKET - THAT SUPPORTED OVER A HUNDRED VENDORS AND THOUSANDS OF SHOPPERS IN 2021. IN 2010, FONDY STARTED THE FONDY FARM PROJECT, WHICH SUPPORTS LOW-RESOURCE FARMERS WITH ACCESS TO THE LAND, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO OPERATE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. AND IN 2015, IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE AGENCYS PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT, FONDY LAUNCHED THE MILWAUKEE FARMERS MARKET COALITION - A CITY-WIDE HEALTHY, LOCAL FOOD ACCESS INITIATIVE THAT CONNECTS MORE LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS TO MORE MILWAUKEE AREA FARMERS MARKETS. IN 2017 FONDY PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE TO BUILD A NEW ECO PARK AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE NEXT TO THE FONDY FARMERS MARKET.THE FONDY FARMERS MARKET (FFM): FFM IS MILWAUKEES LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE FARMERS MARKET AND THE SPRINGBOARD FOR THE AGENCYS HEALTHY FOOD EFFORTS. IT IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN CONNECTING WITH LOW- INCOME AND DIVERSE CONSUMERS, AND IS THE STATE LEADER IN FARMERS MARKET SNAP REDEMPTION AND NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. THE FFMS OPEN AIR MARKET CREATES SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY-SHOPPERS OF ALL AGES, ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES, ARTISTS, AND PERFORMERS-TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND THE MORE THAN 40 PRODUCERS WHICH SELL AT THE MARKET FROM JUNE THROUGH NOVEMBER. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SHOPPERS VISIT THE MARKET EACH YEAR-PRIMARILY DRAWING FROM THE MILWAUKEES NORTH SIDE. THE MARKET HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A KEY COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE AND THE NEW FONDY PARK GREATLY EXPANDS THAT ROLE. THE MILWAUKEE WINTER FARMERS MARKET (MWFM): THE MWFM IS THE PREMIER WINTER FARMERS MARKET IN THE REGION. ITS LONGTIME MISSION IS TO PROMOTE LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL FAMILY FARMS AND INNOVATIVE FOOD BUSINESSES; PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO WHOLESOME FOOD; AND BUILD A VIBRANT GATHERING PLACE FOR METRO MILWAUKEE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. FONDY FOOD CENTER TOOK OVER STEWARDSHIP OF THIS MARKET IN THE FALL OF 2015.Expenses $350,964 · grants $208,620 · revenue $50,736
- THE FONDY FARM PROJECT (FFP): THE FFP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010, WHEN STAFF REALIZED THAT FONDY FARMERS MARKETS PRIMARILY LOW INCOME, HMONG AMERICAN FARMERS WERE DROPPING OUT OF FARMING DUE TO NUMEROUS CHALLENGES. THE FFP OFFERS AFFORDABLE, LONG-TERM LEASES ON QUALITY LAND PLUS THE AMENITIES NEEDED TO SUCCEED, SUCH AS IRRIGATION, GREENHOUSES, TRACTORS, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL TRAINING AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FROM THE FONDY FARM DIRECTOR. IN 2017, RESPONDING TO INCREASED DEMAND FOR FARMLAND, AND LAND CLOSER TO THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE WHERE MOST OF OUR FARMERS LIVE, FONDY MOVED ITS FARM TO THE MEQUON NATURE PRESERVE (MNP) AND INCREASED THE NUMBER OF FARMERS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT TO OVER 20. THE FFP IS ALSO ENGAGED IN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPLORE LAND SOVEREIGNTY FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS, WITH A GOAL OF CONNECTING SMALL SCALE FARMERS TO LAND WHILE PRESERVING FARMLAND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND UTILIZING SUSTAINABLE FARMING TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE MILWAUKEE RIVER WATERSHED.Expenses $75,138 · revenue $1,690
- PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCACY - STAFF OF THE FONDY FOOD CENTER PARTICIPATED AND PROVIDED LEADERSHIP IN MULTILPLE LOCAL AND REGIONAL GROUPS TO FURTHER ITS MISSION AND SUPPORT ITS HOLISITC APPROACH TO A JUST AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM. SUCH GROUPS INCLUDED THE MILWAUKEE FARMERS MARKET COALITION, THE WISCONSIN NUTRITION INCENTIVE GROUP, THE WISCONSIN FARMERS UNION, THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE MILWAUKEE FOOD COUNCIL. THE WISCONSIN FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION, AND OTHERS.Expenses $3,599
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1751969
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K990)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,299,799
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,208,712
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $1,192,733 | $619,644 | $1,299,799 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $688,629 | $652,427 | $792,025 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $631,742 | $520,115 | $640,948 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $485,245 | $507,573 | $599,567 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1751969).
Questions about FONDY FOOD CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of FONDY FOOD CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FONDY FOOD CENTER INC is 31-1751969.
- Is FONDY FOOD CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to FONDY FOOD CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FONDY FOOD CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FONDY FOOD CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FONDY FOOD CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FONDY FOOD CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names STEPHEN PETRO.
- Who are the officers and directors of FONDY FOOD CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $52,705 (STEPHEN PETRO, FARM DIRECTOR AND COO).
- How much revenue does FONDY FOOD CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,192,733, expenses of $619,644 and total assets of $1,299,799 at year end.
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