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The Greater Boston Food Bank

EIN 04-2717782Human Services Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Greater Boston Food Bank's mission is to End Hunger Here.

Founded in 1981, The Greater Boston Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in New England, and one of the largest food banks in the country.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.16Overall score
out of 100

80.44Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$94,799,183

Total expenses · USD$94,275,916

Program expenses

$86,922,394.55 recorded amount

92.2%

Fundraising expenses

$2,828,277.48 recorded amount

3.0%

Administrative expenses

$4,336,692.14 recorded amount

4.6%

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: Catherine D'Amato
Recorded compensation: $353,673.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.37%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for The Greater Boston Food Bank
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1981, The Greater Boston Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in New England, and one of the largest food banks in the country.
`ein` EIN	04-2717782
`tot_exp` Total expenses	94275916.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.046
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.03
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.922
`fscore` Financial score	80.44
`leader` Recorded leader	Catherine D'Amato
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	353673.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0037
`motto` Tagline	The Greater Boston Food Bank's mission is to End Hunger Here.
`name` Charity name	The Greater Boston Food Bank
`tot_rev` Total revenue	94799183.0
`score` Overall score	86.16
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	86922394.552
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2828277.48
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4336692.136

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2717782
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.