Human Services : Multipurpose Human Service Organizations

Feeding America

The nation's food bank network

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (62.27)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 97.7%    
Administrative Expenses 0.9%    
Fundraising Expenses 1.2%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.01    
Efficiency Rating    
      (39.77)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 11.3%    
Program Expenses Growth 12.5%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.03    
Capacity Rating    
      (22.50)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $674,233,580
Other Revenue $1,444,251
Total Revenue $675,677,831
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $679,705,329
Administrative Expenses $6,793,672
Fundraising Expenses $9,035,045
Total Functional Expenses $695,534,046
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-19,856,215
   
Net Assets $22,331,649

Contact Information

Feeding America
35 East Wacker Drive
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60601
tel: (800) 771-2303

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Vicki Escarra President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $311,861 0.04%
Other Salaries of Note
Robert H. Forney Former President, CEO (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $91,324 0.01%

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Mission

Feeding America, formerly America's Second Harvest, feeds America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engages our country in the fight to end hunger. It is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization, with a network of more than 200 Member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Feeding America supports approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 94,000 programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, and Kids Cafes. Each year, Feeding America's Network provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income hungry people in the United States.

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