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Capital AREA Food Bank

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % KARL SPANBAUER
Other · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 52-1167581

About

The mission of the capital AREA food bank (the food bank or CAFB) is to help our neighbors thrive by creating more equitable access to food and opportunity through community partnerships.

In care of KARL Spanbauer

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
218
Volunteers
16,000

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$113.9M
Expenses
$111.3M
Assets
$69.8M
Liabilities
$14.7M

Financial history

$131.9M$66.0M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $113.9M · Peak FY2022: $131.9M · Avg: $97.5M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$2K
Grants Given
$990K
CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK
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Address

4900 Puerto RICO AVE NE
Washington, DC, 20017-231

Governance

Voting board members19
Independent members18
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$5.2M
Net to org$4.0M
Retained by contractors$1.3M
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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