The greater chicago food depository is the nonprofit food bank serving COOK county. Our mission - is to END hunger. We believe food is a basic human right. To achieve our mission, we work in partnership with a network of community-based organizations and individuals.
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Category
Other
Employees
351
Volunteers
36,967
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$241.6M
Expenses
$243.2M
Assets
$216.0M
Liabilities
$8.2M
Financial history
$243.2M$121.6M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $241.6M · Avg: $161.3M
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
$37K
Grants Given
$181.3M
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
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Address
4100 W ANN Lurie PL
Chicago, IL, 60632-269
Governance
Voting board members17
Independent members17
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %99.9%
Permanent endowment %0.1%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$8.7M
Net to org$8.1M
Retained by contractors$579K
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