Keep Austin Fed
Reduce hunger and help the environment by connecting surplus food with our neighbors in need.
Keep Austin Fed at a glance
In short: Keep Austin Fed gave $1.5M across 53 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Texas. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,499,599
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 53
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,294
- -13.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,724
- Total assets
- $474,708
- +11.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (3 of 53, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Keep Austin Fed funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Skyline Terrace - Foundation Communities ($100K). Together the top 10 received $665K.
Grant Size Distribution
227 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 171 grants of 227 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 53 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Keep Austin Fed open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 53 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $29K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $23K repeat.
- 81% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2020) to $1.9M (2023). In 2025 it made 53 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Skyline Terrace - Foundation Communities Austin, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $99,936 |
| Austin Restoration Ministries Austin, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $78,307 |
| Brighter Days Pantry - Leander Church of Christ Leander, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $77,478 |
| Micah 6 of Austin Austin, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $72,685 |
| Portfolio Resident Services Houston, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $71,986 |
| Booker T Washington Terrace - Haca Austin, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $64,682 |
| Blackland Neighborhood Center Austin, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $57,049 |
| RBJ Center Austin, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $52,784 |
| Outcry in the Barrio - Metanoya Church Austin, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $47,840 |
| CASA Marianella Austin, TX | Provide healthy, nutritious food to community members in need | $42,146 |
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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 | $474,708 | $2,437,606 | $2,398,570 | $1,499,599 | 53 | $5,907 |
| 2024 | $425,883 | $2,436,346 | $2,484,969 | $1,529,356 | 47 | $8,698 |
| 2023 | $477,987 | $2,487,834 | $2,457,143 | $1,897,674 | 45 | $14 |
| 2022 | $445,305 | $2,266,823 | $2,248,427 | $1,839,797 | 43 | — |
| 2021 | $355,519 | $1,564,429 | $1,571,888 | $1,382,348 | 39 | — |
| 2020 | $353,636 | $1,614,180 | $1,322,412 | $1,139,631 | 44 | $564 |
About Keep Austin Fed
Based on IRS filings
Keep Austin Fed is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $475K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 53 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $6K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Keep Austin Fed is led by Lisa Barden, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Barden
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$54K (2020) → $72K (2025)
Angie Luck
President
President → Board Member at Large, 2024
Board Member at Large → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Johnson
President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russell Cavin
Board Member at Large
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Board Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Wilson
Board Member at Large
Board Member at Large → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Board Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hani Farid
Board Member at Large
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ikenna Okorro
Board Member at Large
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Parnell
Secretary & Treasurer
Board Member at Large → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marty Erhart
Board Member at Large
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kemi Balasire
Treasurer
Board Member at Large → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aimee Lorenz
Board Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Berg
Board Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Anderson
Board Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Berg
Board Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Jennifer James (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Mia Medina (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Arjelia Gomez (2023–2024) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Helen Enobabor (2024) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Ari Sacharow (2021–2023) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Helen Amanyo (2023) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Lynda Frost (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Cassie Davis (2020–2021) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Jd Stettin (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Nina Guidice (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Bill Fry (2020) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Deb Bailey (2020) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Randy Rosens (2020) — Director & Founder
- Former: Robin Nirken Berson (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $72K, to Lisa Barden (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Keep Austin Fed
How much does Keep Austin Fed give each year?
Keep Austin Fed gave $1.5M across 53 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 47 grants.
What is Keep Austin Fed's typical grant size?
Keep Austin Fed's median grant in 2025 was $22,724, and its average grant was $28,294, across 53 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Keep Austin Fed that year got $18K on average.
Where does Keep Austin Fed give grants?
Keep Austin Fed gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (50 grants).
Does Keep Austin Fed give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 53 grants with a stated purpose on Keep Austin Fed's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Keep Austin Fed's largest grantees?
Keep Austin Fed's largest 2025 grantees include Skyline Terrace - Foundation Communities ($99,936), Austin Restoration Ministries ($78,307) and Brighter Days Pantry - Leander Church of Christ ($77,478), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Keep Austin Fed?
Keep Austin Fed reported $475K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What is Keep Austin Fed?
Keep Austin Fed is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Austin, TX. It holds $475K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Keep Austin Fed's EIN?
Keep Austin Fed's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3754567. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)
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