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Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank

EIN 38-2439659Human Services Michigan Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Ending hunger in West Michigan

Since 1981, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank has served as West Michigan's regional nonprofit clearinghouse for saved, donated food on its way from the food industry to churches and charity agencies that assist needy people. The food we distribute is drawn primarily from the surpluses and edible/useable errors of local and national food and grocery products companies. Through our seven warehouses, we serve roughly 1,300 food pantries, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, domestic violence shelters, rescue missions, and other charity agencies across 40 Michigan counties. Each year, we distribute close to 25 million pounds of food and other goods.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.73Overall score
out of 100

89.72Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$47,579,889

Total expenses · USD$47,886,362

Program expenses

$46,928,634.76 recorded amount

98.0%

Fundraising expenses

$478,863.62 recorded amount

1.0%

Administrative expenses

$383,090.90 recorded amount

0.8%

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

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kenneth R. Estelle
Recorded compensation: $137,344.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.28%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Since 1981, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank has served as West Michigan's regional nonprofit clearinghouse for saved, donated food on its way from the food industry to churches and charity agencies that assist needy people. The food we distribute is drawn primarily from the surpluses and edible/useable errors of local and national food and grocery products companies. Through our seven warehouses, we serve roughly 1,300 food pantries, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, domestic violence shelters, rescue missions, and other charity agencies across 40 Michigan counties. Each year, we distribute close to 25 million pounds of food and other goods.
`ein` EIN	38-2439659
`tot_exp` Total expenses	47886362.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.008
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.01
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.98
`fscore` Financial score	89.72
`leader` Recorded leader	Kenneth R. Estelle
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	137344.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0028000000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Ending hunger in West Michigan
`name` Charity name	Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank
`tot_rev` Total revenue	47579889.0
`score` Overall score	92.73
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	46928634.76
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	478863.62
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	383090.896

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2439659
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.