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Northern Illinois Food Bank

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Other · GENEVA, IL · EIN 36-3203648

About

With the support of our community, we provide over 80 million meals annually through our network of over 900 member food pantries and programs across thirteen counties, currently reaching over a half million individuals each month with increased access to nutritious food and resources.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
227
Volunteers
21,249

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$147.0M
Expenses
$150.2M
Assets
$72.1M
Liabilities
$10.5M

Financial history

$151.0M$75.5M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $147.0M · Peak FY2022: $151.0M · Avg: $135.9M

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
$128.9M
NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK
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Address

273 Dearborn CT
Geneva, IL, 60134-358

Governance

Voting board members25
Independent members25
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
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %100.0%
Permanent endowment %0.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$3.6M
Net to org$2.7M
Retained by contractors$870K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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