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Shared Harvest Foodbank
Shared Harvest Foodbank reported $23.8 million in revenue and $23.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.49 went to program services, $1.56 to management and general costs and $0.95 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.8% of the total. Government grants made up 47.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $116,993 (CEO). Revenue rose 116% between 2019 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 $24MFor 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 $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.5% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.8% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 47.7% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $116,993 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.49% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 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 expenseFood banking - administer and solicit donations from national and local food manufacturers and retail outlets; distribute food and other usda commodities to eligible food relief charities in southwest ohio
Senior food program - a federally funded nutrition program that provides a monthly box of 40 pounds of nutritious supplemental food for persons over age 60 who reside in butler, warren, preble, darke and miami counties and whose income is at or below 130% of the federal poverty line
Childhood food program - our backpack program provides nutritious and easy to prepare foods to elementary and head start students for the weekend.this is provided to children who exhibit signs of chronic hunger,identified by their teachers, counselors or other school staff through behaviors such as rushing school lines, poor attendance and classroom participation, hoarding food and unkempt appearance
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here7 filings since 2019
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–1b11 · 11 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 530
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,521
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Shared Harvest Foodbank totaling $21,974 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 Shared Harvest Foodbank's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Shared Harvest Foodbank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Shared Harvest Foodbank spent in FY2025, $97.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Shared Harvest Foodbank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Shared Harvest Foodbank reported that 97.5% of its $23.8 million in expenses went to program services, 1.6% to management and general and 0.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Shared Harvest Foodbank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Shared Harvest Foodbank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $116,993, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Shared Harvest Foodbank get its money?
Of $23.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.8% came from contributions and grants (including 47.7% from government grants) and 1.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Shared Harvest Foodbank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1096571 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 202600439349301900 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending June 30, 2024, object 202413069349300046 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412199349300616 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322099349300617 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242009349300734 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132219349301543 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002949349301605 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1096571: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.