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The Food Bank of Central Louisiana

EIN 72-1154072Human Services Louisiana Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Working to alleviate hunger in Central Louisiana

The Food Bank of Central Louisiana's mission is to alleviate hunger in Central Louisiana. We distribute food and grocery products to needy families through a network of approved charitable agencies in eleven parishes: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon and Winn. Food is channeled through more than 104 member agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other nonprofit organizations. This is estimated to serve more than 22,400 needy people per month.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.02Overall score
out of 100

91.17Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,953,220

Total expenses · USD$8,321,448

Program expenses

$7,755,589.54 recorded amount

93.2%

Fundraising expenses

$316,215.02 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$241,321.99 recorded amount

2.9%

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: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Food Bank of Central Louisiana
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Food Bank of Central Louisiana's mission is to alleviate hunger in Central Louisiana. We distribute food and grocery products to needy families through a network of approved charitable agencies in eleven parishes: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon and Winn. Food is channeled through more than 104 member agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other nonprofit organizations. This is estimated to serve more than 22,400 needy people per month.
`ein` EIN	72-1154072
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8321448.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.932
`fscore` Financial score	91.17
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Working to alleviate hunger in Central Louisiana
`name` Charity name	The Food Bank of Central Louisiana
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8953220.0
`score` Overall score	90.02
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7755589.536
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	316215.024
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	241321.99199999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-1154072
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.