Charity profile · Historical source record

Food Bank of Northern Indiana

EIN 35-1898055Human Services Indiana Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Feeding the hungry

Founded in 1993, the Food Bank of Northern Indiana works in partnership with the community to feed the hungry, to increase awareness of the effects of hunger and to lead programs designed to alleviate hunger. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana is a certified member of Feeding America. Feeding America, the Nation's Food Bank Network, is the largest domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana serves Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, St. Joseph and Starke counties. Since our founding we have grown from 29 member agencies to 225. The Food Bank distributes around 15,000 pounds of food each business day with nearly 4 million pounds of food distributed in 2009.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.78Overall score
out of 100

81.51Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,764,892

Total expenses · USD$10,540,732

Program expenses

$9,718,554.90 recorded amount

92.2%

Fundraising expenses

$379,466.35 recorded amount

3.6%

Administrative expenses

$421,629.28 recorded amount

4.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Milton Lee
Recorded compensation: $78,759.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.74%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Food Bank of Northern Indiana
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1993, the Food Bank of Northern Indiana works in partnership with the community to feed the hungry, to increase awareness of the effects of hunger and to lead programs designed to alleviate hunger. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana is a certified member of Feeding America. Feeding America, the Nation's Food Bank Network, is the largest domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana serves Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, St. Joseph and Starke counties. Since our founding we have grown from 29 member agencies to 225. The Food Bank distributes around 15,000 pounds of food each business day with nearly 4 million pounds of food distributed in 2009.
`ein` EIN	35-1898055
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10540732.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.04
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.036000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.922
`fscore` Financial score	81.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Milton Lee
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	78759.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0074
`motto` Tagline	Feeding the hungry
`name` Charity name	Food Bank of Northern Indiana
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10764892.0
`score` Overall score	84.78
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9718554.904000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	379466.3520000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	421629.28

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-1898055
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
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.