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Food Gatherers

EIN 38-2853858Human Services Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community (Washtenaw County, Michigan).

Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community by: reducing food waste through the rescue and distribution of perishable and non-perishable food; coordinating with other hunger relief providers; educating the public about hunger; and developing new food resources. Food Gatherers is not only Michigan's first food rescue program, but the first program of its kind to be founded by a for-profit business, Zingerman's Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1988, we provide enough food for nearly 14,000 meals a day to 170 community programs serving our neighbors, mostly families and children, in need of food. More than 6,000 individual volunteers donate their time to Food Gatherers annually. Volunteers account for the majority of hours worked at Food Gatherers. Since 1988, Food Gatherers has distributed more than 60 million pounds of food throughout Washtenaw County.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.08Overall score
out of 100

91.64Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,818,136

Total expenses · USD$12,446,616

Program expenses

$11,774,498.74 recorded amount

94.6%

Fundraising expenses

$298,718.78 recorded amount

2.4%

Administrative expenses

$360,951.86 recorded amount

2.9%

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: Eileen Spring
Recorded compensation: $142,791.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Food Gatherers
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community by: reducing food waste through the rescue and distribution of perishable and non-perishable food; coordinating with other hunger relief providers; educating the public about hunger; and developing new food resources. Food Gatherers is not only Michigan's first food rescue program, but the first program of its kind to be founded by a for-profit business, Zingerman's Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1988, we provide enough food for nearly 14,000 meals a day to 170 community programs serving our neighbors, mostly families and children, in need of food. More than 6,000 individual volunteers donate their time to Food Gatherers annually. Volunteers account for the majority of hours worked at Food Gatherers. Since 1988, Food Gatherers has distributed more than 60 million pounds of food throughout Washtenaw County.
`ein` EIN	38-2853858
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12446616.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.024
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.946
`fscore` Financial score	91.64
`leader` Recorded leader	Eileen Spring
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	142791.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.011399999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community (Washtenaw County, Michigan).
`name` Charity name	Food Gatherers
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12818136.0
`score` Overall score	94.08
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	11774498.736
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	298718.784
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	360951.864

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2853858
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.