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Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana

EIN 72-1328890Human Services Louisiana Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Together we can solve hunger

The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana serves as the primary resource for fighting hunger in Northwest Louisiana. We distribute food and other essential items to non-profit organizations who serve the needy in the seven parishes of northwest Louisiana. Food is distributed to low-income seniors, half-way houses, churches, the homeless and to individuals. We distribute 11 million pounds of food to our member non-profit agencies and needy individuals every year. Our vision is to ultimately end hunger in Northwest Louisiana.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.66Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,334,685

Total expenses · USD$17,980,504

Program expenses

$17,153,400.82 recorded amount

95.4%

Fundraising expenses

$233,746.55 recorded amount

1.3%

Administrative expenses

$557,395.62 recorded amount

3.1%

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: Martha Marak
Recorded compensation: $77,993.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.43%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana serves as the primary resource for fighting hunger in Northwest Louisiana. We distribute food and other essential items to non-profit organizations who serve the needy in the seven parishes of northwest Louisiana. Food is distributed to low-income seniors, half-way houses, churches, the homeless and to individuals. We distribute 11 million pounds of food to our member non-profit agencies and needy individuals every year. Our vision is to ultimately end hunger in Northwest Louisiana.
`ein` EIN	72-1328890
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17980504.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.031
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.013000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9540000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Martha Marak
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	77993.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0043
`motto` Tagline	Together we can solve hunger
`name` Charity name	Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20334685.0
`score` Overall score	96.66
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	17153400.816
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	233746.55200000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	557395.624

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-1328890
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.