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Foodlink reported $72.3 million in revenue and $67.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.70 went to program services, $3.16 to management and general costs and $2.14 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 77.6% of the total. Government grants made up 18.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $283,662 (PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUT). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 52% 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 $68MFor 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 $72MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.7% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 77.6% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 18.0% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 20.4% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $283,662 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.42% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 22 of 22 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAs the regional feeding america food bank, foodlink partners with hundreds of organizations to convene the emergency food system across a ten-county service area, including allegany, genesee, livingston, monroe, ontario, orleans, seneca, wayne, wyoming, and yates counties. The food bank collects, stores, and distributes millions of pounds of purchased and donated food to its 350+ member agencies, including food pantries, schools, shelters, and more. In addition to supporting brick-and-mortar sites, foodlink utilizes pop-up pantries to deliver emergency food to individuals in rural and…
The foodlink community kitchen produces nearly 11,000 healthy snacks and scratch-made meals per day during the school year and nearly 200,000 meals during the summer months as the lead provider of summer meals. Foodlink currently serves over 113 meal sites, including schools, after school programs, childcare centers, senior centers/sites, and summer programs, providing nutritious meals to thousands of children and seniors in monroe county. The meals produced are scratch-made, nutritious meals that go well beyond the federal nutrition guidelines and raise the bar on the quality of…
Foodlink's community health programs support food access and education through a variety of programs. The curbside market program brings fresh, affordable food to low-income neighborhoods across rochester through mobile markets that make weekly stops at affordable housing sites, senior centers, health clinics, and community centers. This program promotes food access by serving areas that lack traditional grocery stores and by accepting benefits such as snap, wic, double up food bucks, and more. The foodlink community farm is the largest urban farm in rochester at 2.3 acres and consists of…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUT Officer, 32.00 hrs/week | $240,523 | $0 | $43,139 | $283,662 |
| COO & CFO Officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $193,014 | $0 | $39,209 | $232,223 |
| CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $163,756 | $0 | $11,016 | $174,772 |
| VP, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $122,817 | $0 | $18,687 | $141,504 |
| VP, CAREER EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $106,423 | $0 | $22,685 | $129,108 |
| VP, INFRASTRUCTURE & SUSTAINABILITY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $102,458 | $0 | $24,235 | $126,693 |
| VP, FOOD BANK Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $104,050 | $0 | $18,582 | $122,632 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $54,325 | $0 | $3,877 | $58,202 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Foodlink (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $575K (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–1b22 · 22 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5184
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,336
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Foodlink totaling $116K 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 Foodlink's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Foodlink, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Foodlink's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Foodlink reported that 94.7% of its $67.6 million in expenses went to program services, 3.2% to management and general and 2.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Foodlink pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Foodlink reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $283,662, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Foodlink get its money?
Of $72.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 77.6% came from contributions and grants (including 18.0% from government grants) and 20.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Foodlink a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-2428304 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 202503109349303830 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510159349302426 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303199349324245 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202203199349322505 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241249349301804 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130839349300603 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-2428304: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.