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Greater Chicago Food Depository

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % GREA
Other · CHICAGO, IL · EIN 36-2971864

About

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.

In care of GREA

Donations are tax-deductible
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
16171819202122232425
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
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
Public records
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