Full Plates Full Potential
Full Plates Full Potential is a public charity based in Brunswick, Maine. Founded in 2015, it supports efforts to strengthen child nutrition programs and reduce childhood food insecurity in Maine, including through grants, advocacy, collaboration, and implementation support.
Full Plates Full Potential at a glance
In short: Full Plates Full Potential gave $367K across 36 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $367,045
- -22.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 36
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,196
- -20.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $11,286,037
- +241.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Full Plates Full Potential
- Review Cycle
- The Summer Meals Grant opportunity is listed for March–April. The Oakhurst Afterschool Meals, School Meals, and School Kitchen Equipment grants are listed for October.
- Deadline
- The Summer Meals Grant opportunity is listed for March–April.
- Contact
Mailing address: 14 Main Street Box 3, Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: (857) 756-9274
Website: https://fullplates.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Full Plates Full Potential funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alfond Youth Center ($16K). Together the top 10 received $147K.
Grant Size Distribution
236 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 234 grants of 236 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s grant programs and stated mission focus on Maine. Its website reports that its grants have served all 16 Maine counties.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Full Plates Full Potential gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2019) to $843K (2021). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $367K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alfond Youth Center Waterville, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $15,500 |
| Kittery Public Schools Kittery, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $15,436 |
| RSU 20 Searsport, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $15,250 |
| Augusta Teen Center Augusta, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $15,000 |
| South Portland Public Schools South Portland, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $15,000 |
| YWCA Central Maine Lewiston, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $15,000 |
| Msad 27 Fort Kent, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $14,500 |
| RSU 03 Unity, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $14,500 |
| Auburn-Lewiston YMCA Auburn, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $14,305 |
| Deer Isle-Stonington CSD Deer Isle, ME | Multiple grants to help increase participation in their usda child nutrition programs. | $12,734 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,286,037 | $10,890,664 | $3,107,566 | $367,045 | 36 | $121,880 |
| 2024 | $3,303,345 | $4,203,166 | $1,689,735 | $475,035 | 37 | $28,054 |
| 2023 | $998,293 | $1,427,097 | $1,497,440 | $613,715 | 45 | — |
| 2022 | $967,795 | $1,210,440 | $1,276,034 | $610,388 | 50 | — |
| 2021 | $877,805 | $2,176,941 | $1,534,558 | $842,975 | 68 | — |
| 2020 | $632,983 | $1,488,490 | $1,328,990 | $801,954 | 81 | — |
| 2019 | $64,709 | $325,865 | $344,026 | $44,926 | 6 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Full Plates Full Potential’s mission is to strengthen child nutrition programs as critical tools for ending childhood food insecurity in Maine. Its grant programs support school meal access and participation, afterschool meals, summer meal programs, and school kitchen equipment. It also works to increase the use of local foods in school meals through a USDA cooperative agreement.
The 2022 grantees included organizations with varied community missions. Healthy Communities of the Capital Area described its mission as convening and supporting people, organizations, and communities to collaborate on quality-of-life and public-health issues. Cultivating Community described its mission as growing food justice in Greater Portland through education, resources, and opportunities to cultivate and share culturally familiar food. Belfast Soup Kitchen described its mission as providing a safe community where guests can find food, comfort, and hope in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.
Grantmaking
In 2023, Full Plates Full Potential awarded $495,635 through its Summer Meals Grant program to 54 school districts and community organizations across Maine. The grants supported practices intended to increase participation, including opening meal sites, expanding alternative meal-service models, and partnering with community organizations. That year, it also awarded $79,951 through its School Breakfast Grant program to 12 Maine school districts to improve breakfast access and participation.
In 2022, listed grantees included Healthy Communities of the Capital Area ($30,000), Cultivating Community ($26,563), Maine Youth Alliance ($13,920), Alfond Youth & Community Center ($13,000), Belfast Soup Kitchen ($10,000), Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program ($10,000), Trinity Jubilee Center Inc ($10,000), and Medical Care Development Inc ($10,000).
Current program descriptions list Summer Meals grants of $500–$10,000; Oakhurst Afterschool Meals grants of $500–$8,000; School Meals grants of $500–$5,000; and School Kitchen Equipment grants of $500–$5,000. The School Meals Grant is for projects that improve or expand breakfast or lunch programs; its funds cannot be used to purchase food served in USDA reimbursable meals or to pay ongoing staff time directly associated with preparing and serving those meals.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Laura Pineo, chair; Julie Butcher Pezzino, vice chair; Justin Alfond, treasurer; Chelsey Carrier, secretary; and board members Khadija Ahmed, David Pease, Diane Woods, Ericka Dodge Katz, Jeanne Lapointe, and Kevin William Concannon.
Full Plates Full Potential is led by Justin Strasburger, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Justin Strasburger
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $113K (2025)
Laura Pineo
Chair
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chelsey Carrier
Secretary
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Pease
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Woods
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ericka Dodge Katz
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Lapointe
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Butcher Pezzino
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Alfond
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin William Concannon
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Khadija Ahmed
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Molly Clark
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Parker
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Cesario-Debiasi
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Alfond Justin (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Concannon Kevin (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Pineo Laura (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Goodwin Michaela (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ramsdell Ben (2020–2023) — Board Member -
- Former: Strasburger Justin (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Butcher Pezzino Julie (2022–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Carrier Chelsey (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Lapointe Jeanne (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Pease David (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Woods Diane (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ahmed Khadija (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Cesario-Debiasi Stephanie (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Clark Molly (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Katz Erica (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Parker Ryan (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dodge Ericka (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pezzino Julie Butcher (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Woods John (2019–2021) — Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $113K, to Justin Strasburger (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Full Plates Full Potential
How much does Full Plates Full Potential give each year?
Full Plates Full Potential gave $367K across 36 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $475K across 37 grants.
What is Full Plates Full Potential's typical grant size?
Full Plates Full Potential's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,196, across 36 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Full Plates Full Potential give grants?
Full Plates Full Potential gives mostly in Maine: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lewiston, ME (2 grants) and Portland, ME (2 grants).
Does Full Plates Full Potential give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 36 grants with a stated purpose on Full Plates Full Potential's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Full Plates Full Potential's largest grantees?
Full Plates Full Potential's largest 2025 grantees include Alfond Youth Center ($15,500), Kittery Public Schools ($15,436) and RSU 20 ($15,250), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 13% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Full Plates Full Potential?
Full Plates Full Potential reported $11.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.9M.
What does Full Plates Full Potential fund?
Full Plates Full Potential’s mission is to strengthen child nutrition programs as critical tools for ending childhood food insecurity in Maine. Its grant programs support school meal access and participation, afterschool meals, summer meal programs, and school kitchen equipment. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Full Plates Full Potential?
Full Plates Full Potential has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check fullplates.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Full Plates Full Potential's EIN?
Full Plates Full Potential's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2032867. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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