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The Redwood Empire Food Bank

EIN 68-0121855Human Services California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To end hunger in our community.

The mission of The Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) is to end hunger in our community. We define ending hunger as having in place a community response system that makes adequate nutrition assistance available and accessible to anyone in need.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.94Overall score
out of 100

95.68Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$30,977,570

Total expenses · USD$31,667,737

Program expenses

$30,432,695.26 recorded amount

96.1%

Fundraising expenses

$696,690.21 recorded amount

2.2%

Administrative expenses

$506,683.79 recorded amount

1.6%

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: David J. Goodman
Recorded compensation: $175,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.55%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Redwood Empire Food Bank
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The mission of The Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) is to end hunger in our community. We define ending hunger as having in place a community response system that makes adequate nutrition assistance available and accessible to anyone in need.
`ein` EIN	68-0121855
`tot_exp` Total expenses	31667737.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.016
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.022000000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.961
`fscore` Financial score	95.68
`leader` Recorded leader	David J. Goodman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	175000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0055000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	To end hunger in our community.
`name` Charity name	The Redwood Empire Food Bank
`tot_rev` Total revenue	30977570.0
`score` Overall score	96.94
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	30432695.257
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	696690.214
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	506683.792

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 68-0121855
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.