Kroger CO Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.8m
year to 31 January 2025
Expenses
$6.6m
year to 31 January 2025
Total assets
$21.7m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$21.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.5y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 January 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Kroger CO Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation's network
9 people5 organisationsi9 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Osterhues | President and Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Emily Hartmann | Former Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Juan De Paoli | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Keith Dailey | Vice President and Directo | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lisa Zwack | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Milen Mahadevan | Secretary and Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Patty Leesemann | Executive Director / Inter | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ryan Verbecken | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Victor Smith | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| ALI Berman | Former Assistant Secretary | since 2023 |
| Jamie Carr | Assistant Secretary | since 2024 |
| Sunny Reelhorn Parr | Immediate Past Executive Director | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 January 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patty Leesemann | Executive Director / Inter | 16 | $226k | ||
| Jamie Carr | Assistant Secretary | 15 | $162k | ||
| Denise Osterhues | President and Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Keith Dailey | Vice President and Directo | 0 | $0 | ||
| Milen Mahadevan | Secretary and Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Emily Hartmann | Former Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Victor Smith | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Zwack | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Verbecken | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Juan de Paoli | Director | 0 | $0 |
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253017880). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Denise Osterhues | President/Director |
| Keith Dailey | Vice President/Director |
| Victor Smith | Director |
| Lisa Zwack | Director |
| Milen Mahadevan | Secretary/Director |
| Juan de Paoli | Director |
| Patty Leesemann | Executive Director/Interim Treasurer |
| Jamie Carr | Assistant Secretary |
| Patty Leesemann | |
| Ryan Verbecken | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation
- EIN
- 830898036
- Address
- 1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202-1100
- State
- Ohio
- Mission
- The foundation aims to help end hunger and waste in communities across the US. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K30 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- Patty Leesemann (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDenise Osterhues
≥6years on the filingsEmily Hartmann
≥6years on the filingsKeith Dailey
≥6years on the filingsMilen Mahadevan
Latest return
year to 31 January 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 January 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $21.7m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $21.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $6.4m
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.8m | $6.6m | $2.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding America | Organization's charitable purpose | $433k |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Organization's charitable purpose | $391k |
| The Milken Institute | Organization's charitable purpose | $300k |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Organization's charitable purpose | $250k |
| The Recycling Partnership Inc | Organization's charitable purpose | $250k |
| US Hunger | Organization's charitable purpose | $200k |
| Sunshine Division | Organization's charitable purpose | $170k |
| Center for Circular Economy LLC | Organization's charitable purpose | $167k |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Organization's charitable purpose | $153k |
| Mrelief | Organization's charitable purpose | $150k |
| Food Lifeline | Organization's charitable purpose | $150k |
| Oregon Food Bank | Organization's charitable purpose | $150k |
| Alpenglow Impact | Organization's charitable purpose | $150k |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | Organization's charitable purpose | $147k |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc | Organization's charitable purpose | $100k |
| Equitable Food Initiative | Organization's charitable purpose | $100k |
| Replate | Organization's charitable purpose | $100k |
| North Texas Food Bank | Organization's charitable purpose | $86k |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Organization's charitable purpose | $86k |
| Mid-Ohio Food Collective | Organization's charitable purpose | $85k |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Organization's charitable purpose | $82k |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Organization's charitable purpose | $78k |
| American National Red Cross | Organization's charitable purpose | $67k |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Organization's charitable purpose | $64k |
| Feeding San Diego | Organization's charitable purpose | $60k |