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Facing Hunger

EIN 55-0625915Human Services West Virginia Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving WV, KY & OH

Facing Hunger Foodbank is a private, non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1983 and is incorporated in West Virginia. Formerly known as the Huntington Area Food Bank, the foodbank initially served Cabell and Wayne Counties. The need was so great across the region that the foodbank expanded its service area after just its first year of operation. The foodbank's service area currently includes nearly 240 agencies across 17 counties in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southeastern Ohio.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.86Overall score
out of 100

88.49Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,811,665

Total expenses · USD$6,695,405

Program expenses

$6,380,720.96 recorded amount

95.3%

Fundraising expenses

$127,212.69 recorded amount

1.9%

Administrative expenses

$180,775.94 recorded amount

2.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Cynthia Kirkhart
Recorded compensation: $55,317.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.82%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Facing Hunger
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Facing Hunger Foodbank is a private, non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1983 and is incorporated in West Virginia. Formerly known as the Huntington Area Food Bank, the foodbank initially served Cabell and Wayne Counties. The need was so great across the region that the foodbank expanded its service area after just its first year of operation. The foodbank's service area currently includes nearly 240 agencies across 17 counties in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southeastern Ohio.
`ein` EIN	55-0625915
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6695405.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.027000000000000003
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.019
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.953
`fscore` Financial score	88.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Cynthia Kirkhart
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	55317.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.008199999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Serving WV, KY & OH
`name` Charity name	Facing Hunger
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6811665.0
`score` Overall score	91.86
`state` State code	WV
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6380720.965
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	127212.69499999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	180775.93500000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 55-0625915
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: West Virginia (WV)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.