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Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana

EIN 72-0956468Human Services Louisiana Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Together we can solve hunger.

Founded in 1982, Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is leading the fight against hunger and building food security in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education and disaster response. Every year, Second Harvest secures millions of pounds of food that otherwise would have gone to waste. Our work helps ensure that these meals make it to the dinner tables of thousands of families struggling with hunger in South Louisiana. In the last year, we provided 24 million meals to 210,000 individuals across 23 South Louisiana parishes.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.69Overall score
out of 100

92.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$75,327,600

Total expenses · USD$73,953,206

Program expenses

$70,921,124.55 recorded amount

95.9%

Fundraising expenses

$1,626,970.53 recorded amount

2.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,257,204.50 recorded amount

1.7%

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: Natalie Jayroe
Recorded compensation: $144,342.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.19%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1982, Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is leading the fight against hunger and building food security in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education and disaster response. Every year, Second Harvest secures millions of pounds of food that otherwise would have gone to waste. Our work helps ensure that these meals make it to the dinner tables of thousands of families struggling with hunger in South Louisiana. In the last year, we provided 24 million meals to 210,000 individuals across 23 South Louisiana parishes.
`ein` EIN	72-0956468
`tot_exp` Total expenses	73953206.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.017
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.022000000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	92.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Natalie Jayroe
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	144342.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0019
`motto` Tagline	Together we can solve hunger.
`name` Charity name	Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
`tot_rev` Total revenue	75327600.0
`score` Overall score	94.69
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	70921124.554
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1626970.5320000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1257204.502

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-0956468
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.