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Lowcountry Food Bank

EIN 57-0751835Human Services South Carolina Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A common sense solution to hunger

The Lowcountry Food Bank works to feed the poor and hungry of the ten coastal counties of South Carolina by soliciting and distributing food and grocery products to nonprofit agencies serving the poor, and to educate the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger. The Lowcountry Food Bank was founded in 1983 as a clearinghouse for donated food items through the generosity of both the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina and Trident United Way. Our service model is simple and cost-effective. We collect, inspect, maintain, and distribute otherwise wasted food products from manufacturers, food distributors, the government, supermarkets, wholesalers along with farmers to redistribute these food products to a grassroots network of 416 member agencies providing hunger-relief services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.42Overall score
out of 100

87.06Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$52,517,413

Total expenses · USD$51,794,129

Program expenses

$50,395,687.52 recorded amount

97.3%

Fundraising expenses

$621,529.55 recorded amount

1.2%

Administrative expenses

$725,117.81 recorded amount

1.4%

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: Patricia Walker
Recorded compensation: $137,482.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.26%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lowcountry Food Bank
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Lowcountry Food Bank works to feed the poor and hungry of the ten coastal counties of South Carolina by soliciting and distributing food and grocery products to nonprofit agencies serving the poor, and to educate the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger. The Lowcountry Food Bank was founded in 1983 as a clearinghouse for donated food items through the generosity of both the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina and Trident United Way. Our service model is simple and cost-effective. We collect, inspect, maintain, and distribute otherwise wasted food products from manufacturers, food distributors, the government, supermarkets, wholesalers along with farmers to redistribute these food products to a grassroots network of 416 member agencies providing hunger-relief services.
`ein` EIN	57-0751835
`tot_exp` Total expenses	51794129.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.013999999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.012
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.973
`fscore` Financial score	87.06
`leader` Recorded leader	Patricia Walker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	137482.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0026
`motto` Tagline	A common sense solution to hunger
`name` Charity name	Lowcountry Food Bank
`tot_rev` Total revenue	52517413.0
`score` Overall score	90.42
`state` State code	SC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	50395687.517
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	621529.5480000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	725117.806

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 57-0751835
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: South Carolina (SC)
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.