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

River Bend Foodbank

Together we can solve hunger.

four stars

98.23

4010 Kimmel Drive Davenport, IA 52802
tel: (563) 345-6490   Web Site
EIN: 36-3147342

Board Leadership
Trish Huber
Chair

CEO
Mike Miller
President & CEO

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 98.23 four stars
  Financial 97.50 four stars
  Accountability & Transparency 100.00 four stars
This rating was published 09/03/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

River Bend Foodbank's mission is to lead the community-wide effort to end hunger in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. They do this by leveraging partnerships to help people in need stabilize their lives, engaging the public in hunger issues, advocating on behalf of hungry people, and the traditional food bank role of recovering and distributing surplus food through a network of hunger-relief agency partners.

Founded in 1982, River Bend Foodbank supplies food to more than 300 agency partners including food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, residential treatment facilities, day care centers, and senior centers. Collectively, these programs are the food safety net for tens of thousands of struggling individuals and families in the 22 counties served by River Bend Foodbank in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. In its first year of operation, 190,000 pounds of food were given out. In 2016, over 11 million meals were distributed to hungry people.

River Bend Foodbank's mission is to lead the community-wide effort to end hunger in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. They do this by leveraging partnerships to help people in need stabilize their lives, engaging the public in hunger issues, advocating on behalf of hungry people, and the traditional food bank role of recovering and distributing surplus food through a network of hunger-relief agency partners.

Founded in 1982, River Bend Foodbank supplies food to more than 300 agency partners including food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, residential treatment facilities, day care centers, and senior centers. Collectively, these programs are the food safety net for tens of thousands of struggling individuals and families in the 22 counties served by River Bend Foodbank in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. In its first year of operation, 190,000 pounds of food were given out. In 2016, over 11 million meals were distributed to hungry people.

Impact Information

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This charity has reported a measure of cost-effectiveness: how much impact (per dollar) your donation will have on the charity's social outcome. The cost-effectiveness calculation was performed using protocols developed by ImpactMatters, an independent auditor of philanthropic impact.

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Program Name: River Bend Foodbank
Program Activities
River Bend Foodbank primarily collects, warehouses and distributes food to front-line organizations like food pantries and soup kitchens. It also manages smaller programs that provide groceries directly to beneficiaries.
Impact Statement
$2 provides a meal to a person in need.
Impact Assessment
5/5
Assessment Benchmark
Impact assessments of food distribution programs are based on the cost of a meal relative to the cost that a food-secure person incurs to buy a meal in that county. Programs receive a 5/5 assessment if they are less than 75% the cost of a meal and a 4/5 assessment if they are less than 125%. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the threshold for cost-effectiveness, it earns a 3/5 assessment.
Methodology
ImpactMatters analyzed publicly available data to rate the cost-effectiveness of River Bend Foodbank.
Data Source
Outcome data collected during the program. River Bend Foodbank publicly reports the amount of food it provides.
Method for Attributing Outcomes
We assume that the distribution of a meal from one nonprofit's food distribution program does not diminish the amount of food distributed by any other (neighboring) food distribution program. This “counterfactual” assumption about the amount of food distributed in the absence of River Bend Foodbank’s food distribution program implies that the benefit of a meal to a beneficiary in need constitutes a net gain; the gain is not offset by reductions in food provided to other beneficiaries in need. We therefore set the counterfactual to zero.
Details
Analysis conducted by ImpactMatters and published on November 22, 2019.
Few charities provide estimates of cost-effectiveness, but the measure is exactly what discerning donors need to make effective decisions about spending their philanthropic dollars. This charity has estimated cost-effectiveness using either the Guided Impact Reporting (G.I.R.) free app created by ImpactMatters or by undergoing a rigorous audit of its impact by ImpactMatters. The G.I.R. app guides the charity through a tightly scripted series of questions that generate an estimate of cost-effectiveness. The protocol takes all due account of estimates of counterfactual successes and other dictates of social science. Impact audits provide expert independent assessment of the charity's cost-effectiveness and evidence of effectiveness.
This impact information is current as of April 2020, when it was provided to us by ImpactMatters. At this time, Impact information published on this organization's page has no effect on its rating per our methodology.

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Financial

four stars

97.50

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

100.00

This rating was published 09/03/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 96.8%
  Administrative Expenses 1.7%
  Fundraising Expenses 1.4%
  Fundraising Efficiency < $0.01
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.33
  Program Expenses Growth 14.2%
  Liabilities to Assets 6.9%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by River Bend Foodbank on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by River Bend Foodbank on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
River Bend Foodbank (IA) 98.23 four stars
Food for Lane County (OR) 90.61 four stars
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee (TN) 91.18 four stars
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank (GA) 87.83 three stars
Oregon Food Bank (OR) 91.04 four stars

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REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $23,724,568
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $38,014
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $4,235,795
Total Contributions $27,998,377
   Program Service Revenue $1,209,880
Total Primary Revenue $29,208,257
   Other Revenue $101,786
TOTAL REVENUE $29,310,043
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $28,223,876
   Administrative Expenses $591,467
   Fundraising Expenses $456,171
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $29,271,514
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $38,529
   
Net Assets $8,304,801

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name Amount Spent % of Program Expenses
Collect, Store, and Redistribute Food $28,223,876 100.0%

Ratings History
River Bend Foodbank has received 3 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2018-06 09/03/2019 98.23 four stars
2017-06 08/01/2018 98.23 four stars
2015-12 07/01/2017 100.00 four stars
2015-12 06/01/2017 92.22 four stars
2014-12 07/01/2016 88.68 three stars
2013-12 06/01/2016 88.49 three stars
 
CN 2.0
2013-12 03/01/2016 87.94 three stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 36-3147342
Name in IRS Master File RIVER BEND FOOD RESERVOIR
NTEE Code K31
NTEE Classification Food Banks, Food Pantries
NTEE Type Food, Agriculture and Nutrition
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (560) Supplying money, goods or services to the poor
Foundation Status Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes.  509(a)(2)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Affiliation Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date January, 1982
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End June
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • June, 2018
  • June, 2017
  • June, 2016
  • December, 2015
  • December, 2014
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$130,210 0.44% Michael Miller President & CEO

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
River Bend Foodbank (IA) 98.23 four stars
Maui Food Bank (HI) 94.30 four stars
Community Table (CO) 92.46 four stars
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County (CT) 85.85 three stars
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina (NC) 96.46 four stars

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Charity Contact Info

River Bend Foodbank
4010 Kimmel Drive
Davenport, IA 52802
tel: (563) 345-6490
fax: (563) 345-6496
EIN: 36-3147342

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Board Leadership

Trish Huber
Chair

CEO

Mike Miller
President & CEO

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