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Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia

EIN 52-1219783Human Services Virginia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Until hunger goes away

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia (FSEVA), a member of Feeding America and the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, has served hungry people in since 1981. The Foodbank is a warehouse or "bank" where recovered and contributed food is collected, sorted and distributed to over 500 agencies including church pantries and area Kids Cafes who then prepares and serve the food to those in need. FSEVA has established 25 Kids Cafes, wonderful after-school feeding programs for disadvantaged latchkey children. FSEVA also provides low-income seniors with highly nutritious food items, particularly towards the end of the month when most food budgets are low or depleted.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.02Overall score
out of 100

89.46Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$32,111,790

Total expenses · USD$32,423,267

Program expenses

$30,672,410.58 recorded amount

94.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,296,930.68 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$421,502.47 recorded amount

1.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Ruth Jones Nichols
Recorded compensation: $108,503.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia (FSEVA), a member of Feeding America and the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, has served hungry people in since 1981. The Foodbank is a warehouse or "bank" where recovered and contributed food is collected, sorted and distributed to over 500 agencies including church pantries and area Kids Cafes who then prepares and serve the food to those in need. FSEVA has established 25 Kids Cafes, wonderful after-school feeding programs for disadvantaged latchkey children. FSEVA also provides low-income seniors with highly nutritious food items, particularly towards the end of the month when most food budgets are low or depleted.
`ein` EIN	52-1219783
`tot_exp` Total expenses	32423267.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.013000000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.946
`fscore` Financial score	89.46
`leader` Recorded leader	Ruth Jones Nichols
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	108503.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0033
`motto` Tagline	Until hunger goes away
`name` Charity name	Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
`tot_rev` Total revenue	32111790.0
`score` Overall score	92.02
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	30672410.582
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1296930.68
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	421502.471

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1219783
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.