Meating The Need
Supplying high-quality food to local individuals in need.
Meating The Need at a glance
- Total assets
- $40,908
- -5.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $84,432
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $86,672
- -24.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Meating The Need funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Meating The Need gives
- Giving grew 86% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2020) to $124K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $112K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Society of St Vincent De Paul Archdiocese of San Antonio San Antonio, TX | To supply high-quality food and a means of cooking and preparing food to local individuals in need. | $111,951 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40,908 | $84,432 | $86,672 | — | — |
| 2024 | $43,157 | $84,856 | $114,768 | $111,951 | 1 |
| 2023 | $73,069 | $95,083 | $126,399 | $124,334 | 1 |
| 2022 | $108,632 | $114,321 | $90,518 | $88,301 | 1 |
| 2021 | $80,582 | $83,120 | $61,916 | $60,132 | 1 |
| 2020 | $62,605 | $78,252 | $53,129 | $51,759 | 1 |
About Meating The Need
Based on IRS filings
Meating The Need is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Meating The Need's only listed officer is Rebecca Dresch, Member on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rebecca Dresch
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: David Gartley (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Gary Ploetz (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Glenn Cunningham (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Kelly Hudson (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Randy L. Walker (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: S. Jeffrey Gately (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Scott Herbold (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Betsy Buhler (2020–2023) — Member
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.
Frequently asked questions about Meating The Need
How large is Meating The Need?
Meating The Need reported $41K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $84K.
What is Meating The Need?
Meating The Need is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in San Antonio, TX. It holds $41K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Meating The Need operate?
Meating The Need has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Meating The Need's EIN?
Meating The Need's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8618829. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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