Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank

Toledo, OH · EIN 34-1441016 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank reported $14.4 million in revenue and $12.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.44 went to program services, $3.91 to management and general costs and $3.65 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.5% of the total. Government grants made up 25.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $308,778 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 3% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

Program services$92.44 $12M
Management & general$3.91 $502K
Fundraising$3.65 $469K

For 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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$69.82 $10M
Government grants$25.69 $3.7M
Program service revenue$1.36 $196K
Investment income$2.95 $425K
Other revenue$0.18 $25,844

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	92.4%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	3.9%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.6%	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	95.5%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	25.7%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	1.4%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$308,778	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.40%	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	15.4	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	14 of 14	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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$12M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $246K

Distribute food to various agencies, group homes, and organization providing meals and food baskets to the needy. Increased marketing and development activities with the addition of a second golf outing. Launched pantries with partnering schools

Highest reported compensation

2024 · 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 & CEO Officer, 55.00 hrs/week	$0	$294,235	$14,543	$308,778
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$101,521	$0	$5,076	$106,597

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$14M	$13M	92.4%	$16M	$308,778
2023 ⓘ	$15M	$14M	92.6%	$16M	$262,884
2022 ⓘ	$12M	$9.9M	89.4%	$15M	$259,450
2021 ⓘ	$14M	$12M	93.6%	$14M	$307,867
2020 ⓘ	$20M	$16M	96.8%	$11M	$241,958
2019 ⓘ	$14M	$13M	96.7%	$7.3M	$225,827

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b14 · 14 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
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 545
Volunteers Part I, line 6219

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

ALLEGIANCE
Marketing

$241,811

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

17 private foundations reported grants to Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank totaling $122K 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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Questions people ask

How much of Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank reported that 92.4% of its $12.8 million in expenses went to program services, 3.9% to management and general and 3.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $308,778, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank get its money?

Of $14.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 95.5% came from contributions and grants (including 25.7% from government grants) and 1.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 34-1441016 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

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523199349301447 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202521299349303262 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202413409349300006 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202430169349300628 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123189349300892 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349304881 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 34-1441016: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.