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Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association reported $33.6 million in revenue and $34.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.95 went to program services, $5.69 to management and general costs and $6.36 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.9% of the total. Government grants made up 32.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $290,565 (CEO (TO 5/25)). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $35MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $34MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.0% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.7% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.4% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.9% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 32.1% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $290,565 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.84% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
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Healthy habits is a nutrition education program that provides a combination of relevant, science-based community nutrition and culinary education to guests of our member agencies. Program offerings include four-to-six-week classes, one-time workshops, and demonstrations of healthy recipes and healthy eating habits. During the year ended june 30, 2025, 311 participants attended 17 four-to-six-week classes; 538 participants attended 58 one-time workshops; 2,037 participants attended 70 recipe/nutrition demonstrations, and 72 member agency staff/volunteers attended 10 member agency trainings
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO (TO 5/25) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $258,524 | $0 | $32,041 | $290,565 |
| CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,402 | $0 | $42,816 | $194,218 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,265 | $0 | $22,409 | $182,674 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,187 | $0 | $8,683 | $173,870 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,593 | $0 | $6,751 | $117,344 |
| DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPHY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,274 | $0 | $4,622 | $112,896 |
| DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,206 | $0 | $3,347 | $109,553 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $933K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b24 · 24 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 582
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,537
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WESTERN HARVEST Value added processing | $407,279 |
| HARTFRORD PAVING CORPORATION Paving | $193,210 |
| ENVISION TECHNOLOGY ADVISORS LLC Technology consultant | $142,022 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
77 private foundations reported grants to Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association totaling $1.4M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association spent in FY2025, $87.95 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association reported that 88.0% of its $34.5 million in expenses went to program services, 5.7% to management and general and 6.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $290,565, for the role of CEO (TO 5/25) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association get its money?
Of $33.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.9% came from contributions and grants (including 32.1% from government grants) and 0.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 05-0395601 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620289349301602 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500179349301000 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202323499349301042 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243549349301219 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200409349300040 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120139349301727 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 05-0395601: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.