Human Services : Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Delivering food assistance to your community

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (62.10)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 96.0%    
Administrative Expenses 2.4%    
Fundraising Expenses 1.5%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.01    
Efficiency Rating    
      (39.60)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 10.4%    
Program Expenses Growth 11.4%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.02    
Capacity Rating    
      (22.50)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $28,720,799
Other Revenue $1,081,427
Total Revenue $29,802,226
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $28,324,045
Administrative Expenses $714,324
Fundraising Expenses $457,647
Total Functional Expenses $29,496,016
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $306,210
   
Net Assets $6,957,508

Contact Information

Northern Illinois Food Bank
600 Industrial Drive
St. Charles, IL 60174
tel: (630) 443-6910
fax: (630) 443-6916

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
H. Dennis Smith Executive Director (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.) $127,025 0.43%
Other Salaries of Note
Susan Ericson Director of Development (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.) $62,904 0.21%
Stephen Ericson Operations Director (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.) $61,297 0.20%

Donor Privacy Policy

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Mission

Founded in 1983, Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) is the link between the national food manufacturers and local agencies that serve the hungry directly. NIFB acquires, gathers, handles, and distributes food to hungry people through a network of over 520 agency partners. NIFB serves Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry, Stephenson, Will, and Winnebago Counties. The mission of NIFB is to provide nutritious food to all those in need through our own efforts and those of our nonprofit partners. NIFB is a member of America's Second Harvest, the Nation's Food Bank Network.

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