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Food Bank of Northwest Indiana

EIN 35-1528285Human Services Indiana Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fighting hunger. Feeding hope.

The mission of the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is to alleviate hunger by acquiring and distributing food to people in need, promoting solutions that advance self-sufficiency and hunger relief, and leading our region in the fight against hunger. The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana has been providing critical food assistance to individuals and families in need since 1982, and is the only food bank serving Lake and Porter counties.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.77Overall score
out of 100

78.49Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,004,843

Total expenses · USD$11,095,997

Program expenses

$10,396,949.19 recorded amount

93.7%

Fundraising expenses

$210,823.94 recorded amount

1.9%

Administrative expenses

$477,127.87 recorded amount

4.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Stephen Beekman
Recorded compensation: $78,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Food Bank of Northwest Indiana
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is to alleviate hunger by acquiring and distributing food to people in need, promoting solutions that advance self-sufficiency and hunger relief, and leading our region in the fight against hunger. The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana has been providing critical food assistance to individuals and families in need since 1982, and is the only food bank serving Lake and Porter counties.
`ein` EIN	35-1528285
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11095997.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.043
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.019
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.937
`fscore` Financial score	78.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Stephen Beekman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	78000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.006999999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Fighting hunger. Feeding hope.
`name` Charity name	Food Bank of Northwest Indiana
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11004843.0
`score` Overall score	83.77
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10396949.189000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	210823.943
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	477127.871

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-1528285
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.