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Human Services : Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Board Leadership
Jim Lewis
Chair
CEO
Eileen Spring
President and CEO
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Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community by: reducing food waste through the rescue and distribution of perishable and non-perishable food; coordinating with other hunger relief providers; educating the public about hunger; and developing new food resources. Food Gatherers is not only Michigan's first food rescue program, but the first program of its kind to be founded by a for-profit business, Zingerman's Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1988, we provide enough food for nearly 14,000 meals a day to 170 community programs serving our neighbors, mostly families and children, in need of food. More than 6,000 individual volunteers donate their time to Food Gatherers annually. Volunteers account for the majority of hours worked at Food Gatherers. Since 1988, Food Gatherers has distributed more than 60 million pounds of food throughout Washtenaw County.
Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community by: reducing food waste through the rescue and distribution of perishable and non-perishable food; coordinating with other hunger relief providers; educating the public about hunger; and developing new food resources. Food Gatherers is not only Michigan's first food rescue program, but the first program of its kind to be founded by a for-profit business, Zingerman's Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1988, we provide enough food for nearly 14,000 meals a day to 170 community programs serving our neighbors, mostly families and children, in need of food. More than 6,000 individual volunteers donate their time to Food Gatherers annually. Volunteers account for the majority of hours worked at Food Gatherers. Since 1988, Food Gatherers has distributed more than 60 million pounds of food throughout Washtenaw County.
91.64
100.00
Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers) |
94.6% | |
Administrative Expenses | 2.9% | |
Fundraising Expenses | 2.4% | |
Fundraising Efficiency | $0.02 | |
Working Capital Ratio (years) | 0.61 | |
Program Expenses Growth | -0.4% | |
Liabilities to Assets | 1.8% |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Food Gatherers (MI) | 94.08 | |
Rock River Valley Pantry (IL) | 86.57 | |
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina (NC) | 96.46 | |
The Food Bank of Central Louisiana (LA) | 86.55 | |
Westmoreland County Food Bank (PA) | 91.82 |
REVENUE | |
Contributions | |
Contributions, Gifts & Grants | $11,030,270 |
Federated Campaigns | $184,998 |
Membership Dues | $0 |
Fundraising Events | $388,017 |
Related Organizations | $0 |
Government Grants | $783,772 |
Total Contributions | $12,387,057 |
Program Service Revenue | $239,953 |
Total Primary Revenue | $12,627,010 |
Other Revenue | $191,126 |
TOTAL REVENUE | $12,818,136 |
EXPENSES | |
Program Expenses | $11,759,320 |
Administrative Expenses | $347,164 |
Fundraising Expenses | $340,132 |
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES | $12,446,616 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Excess (or Deficit) for the year | $371,520 |
Net Assets | $8,066,839 |
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 |
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Food Rescue and Distribution | $11,323,603 | 96.3% |
Community Kitchen | $435,717 | 3.7% |
Form 990 FYE | Date Published | Overall Score | Overall Rating | ||||||
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CN 2.1 | |||||||||
2018-06 | 04/01/2019 | 94.08 | |||||||
2017-06 | 02/01/2018 | 98.23 | |||||||
2016-06 | 06/01/2017 | 98.23 | |||||||
2015-06 | 08/01/2016 | 98.01 | |||||||
2014-06 | 06/01/2016 | 94.17 | |||||||
CN 2.0 | |||||||||
2014-06 | 09/01/2015 | 92.52 | |||||||
2013-06 | 05/01/2014 | 93.89 | |||||||
2012-06 | 05/01/2013 | 99.69 | |||||||
2011-06 | 05/01/2012 | 93.27 | |||||||
2010-06 | 09/20/2011 | 97.17 | |||||||
CN 1.0 | |||||||||
2010-06 | 12/22/2010 | 96.00 | |||||||
2009-06 | 08/01/2010 | 97.40 | |||||||
2008-06 | 05/01/2009 | 99.67 | |||||||
2007-06 | 04/01/2008 | 97.78 | |||||||
2006-06 | 02/01/2007 | 99.58 | |||||||
2005-06 | 03/01/2006 | 99.57 | |||||||
2004-06 | 05/01/2005 | 97.03 |
The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).
EIN | 38-2853858 |
Name in IRS Master File | FOOD GATHERERS |
NTEE Code | [Not Provided by IRS] |
NTEE Classification | [Not Provided by IRS] |
NTEE Type | [Not Provided by IRS] |
Classification | Charitable Organization |
Subsection | 501(c)(3) (View the list of codes) |
Activities | (429) Other inner city or community benefit activities |
Foundation Status | Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) |
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 | September, 1989 |
Filing Requirement | 990 (all other) or 990EZ return |
Fiscal Year End | June |
IRS Forms 990 (provided courtesy of Foundation Center) |
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Compensation | % of Expenses | Paid to | Title | |
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$142,791 | 1.14% | Eileen Spring | President, CEO |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Food Gatherers (MI) | 94.08 | |
Worcester County Food Bank (MA) | 94.47 | |
Loaves & Fishes Community Services (IL) | 94.29 | |
Second Harvest Foodbank of the Mahoning Valley (OH) | 98.06 | |
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado (CO) | 92.92 |
This charity has an official representative registered with Charity Navigator.
Food Gatherers
1 Carrot Way
Ann Arbor,
MI 48113
tel: (734) 761-2796
fax: (734) 930-0550
EIN: 38-2853858
Mail donations to:
P.O. Box 131037
Ann Arbor, MI 48113
Jim Lewis
Chair
Eileen Spring
President and CEO
Charity Navigator
139 Harristown Rd Suite 101
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
EIN: 13-4148824
BRIDGE ID: 3108588923
Charity Navigator
139 Harristown Rd Suite 101
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
EIN: 13-4148824
BRIDGE ID: 3108588923