Charity profile · Historical source record

Food Bank of West Central Texas

EIN 75-1888192Human Services Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Raising hunger awareness and feed the hungry in West Central Texas

The Food Bank of West Central Texas is a community service organization that collects donated food to distribute to other non-profit agencies serving the needy of the Big Country. The Food Bank began in early 1983 under the leadership of Sonny Hermann and John Herod. Our service area includes Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Shackelford, Stephens, and Taylor counties. We will continue to serve the Big Country through innovative programs that help raise hunger awareness and feed the hungry in West Central Texas.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.02Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,142,005

Total expenses · USD$6,819,236

Program expenses

$6,430,539.55 recorded amount

94.3%

Fundraising expenses

$170,480.90 recorded amount

2.5%

Administrative expenses

$204,577.08 recorded amount

3.0%

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: Jo D. Houston
Recorded compensation: $73,972.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.08%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Food Bank of West Central Texas
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Food Bank of West Central Texas is a community service organization that collects donated food to distribute to other non-profit agencies serving the needy of the Big Country. The Food Bank began in early 1983 under the leadership of Sonny Hermann and John Herod. Our service area includes Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Shackelford, Stephens, and Taylor counties. We will continue to serve the Big Country through innovative programs that help raise hunger awareness and feed the hungry in West Central Texas.
`ein` EIN	75-1888192
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6819236.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.03
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.025
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.943
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Jo D. Houston
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	73972.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0108
`motto` Tagline	Raising hunger awareness and feed the hungry in West Central Texas
`name` Charity name	Food Bank of West Central Texas
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6142005.0
`score` Overall score	92.02
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6430539.5479999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	170480.90000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	204577.08

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-1888192
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.