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Northwest Arkansas Food Bank

EIN 71-0680830Human Services Arkansas Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Nourishing NWA communities by feeding hungry people

The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank was founded in 1988 to serve four Northwest Arkansas counties by providing an affordable and credible food source to our partner agencies serving the hungry. The NWA Food Bank currently has about 160 partner agencies ranging from food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and many more. In 2016 we distributed over 11.4 million pounds of food to these partners.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.35Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,127,737

Total expenses · USD$19,790,770

Program expenses

$18,821,022.27 recorded amount

95.1%

Fundraising expenses

$573,932.33 recorded amount

2.9%

Administrative expenses

$356,233.86 recorded amount

1.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Kent Eikenberry
Recorded compensation: $118,561.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.59%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Northwest Arkansas Food Bank
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank was founded in 1988 to serve four Northwest Arkansas counties by providing an affordable and credible food source to our partner agencies serving the hungry. The NWA Food Bank currently has about 160 partner agencies ranging from food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and many more. In 2016 we distributed over 11.4 million pounds of food to these partners.
`ein` EIN	71-0680830
`tot_exp` Total expenses	19790770.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.018000000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.951
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Kent Eikenberry
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	118561.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0059
`motto` Tagline	Nourishing NWA communities by feeding hungry people
`name` Charity name	Northwest Arkansas Food Bank
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20127737.0
`score` Overall score	83.35
`state` State code	AR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	18821022.27
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	573932.33
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	356233.86000000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 71-0680830
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Arkansas (AR)
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.