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Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes

EIN 38-2420575Human Services Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting a hunger-free community since 1982

Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes was organized in 1982 by several downtown churches concerned about increasing requests from people for food assistance. The congregations joined together to share resources and create an organized response to local hunger and formed Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes. Over the years, the number of congregations involved increased and food distribution sites expanded. Although the Grocery Pantry Program is still the largest of KLF's programs, we work with others to provide prepared meal support, senior commodity programs, agency food support, food packs for children, and other community food programs. KLF is the largest charitable food distribution system in Kalamazoo County. We work hard to promote a hunger-free community through programs and advocacy work.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.34Overall score
out of 100

91.92Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,196,760

Total expenses · USD$6,262,242

Program expenses

$5,610,968.83 recorded amount

89.6%

Fundraising expenses

$237,965.20 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$400,783.49 recorded amount

6.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jennifer Johnson
Recorded compensation: $75,057.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.19%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes was organized in 1982 by several downtown churches concerned about increasing requests from people for food assistance. The congregations joined together to share resources and create an organized response to local hunger and formed Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes. Over the years, the number of congregations involved increased and food distribution sites expanded. Although the Grocery Pantry Program is still the largest of KLF's programs, we work with others to provide prepared meal support, senior commodity programs, agency food support, food packs for children, and other community food programs. KLF is the largest charitable food distribution system in Kalamazoo County. We work hard to promote a hunger-free community through programs and advocacy work.
`ein` EIN	38-2420575
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6262242.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.064
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8959999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	91.92
`leader` Recorded leader	Jennifer Johnson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	75057.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.011899999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Promoting a hunger-free community since 1982
`name` Charity name	Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6196760.0
`score` Overall score	90.34
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5610968.8319999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	237965.196
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	400783.488

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2420575
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.