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Greater Chicago Food Depository
Greater Chicago Food Depository reported $241.6 million in revenue and $243.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.18 went to program services, $4.40 to management and general costs and $3.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.3% of the total. Government grants made up 34.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $490,419 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO). 51 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 $243MFor 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 $242M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$61.14 $148M
- Government grants$34.12 $82M
- Program service revenue$0.00 $8,631
- Investment income$4.74 $11M
Other revenue was negative: −$111K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.2% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.4% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.4% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.3% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 34.1% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $490,419 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.20% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 51 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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 expenseThe Greater Chicago Food Depository provides emergency food assistance in cook county, illinois by distributing food through a network of more than 800 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and programs. The food distributed is donated, purchased or received from federal programs
The Greater Chicago Food Depository provides programs to alleviate hunger among priority populations including children, students, older adults and veterans. The organization also works to address the root causes of hunger by creating pathways to thriving wage jobs and local economic opportunity. Other programs include after-school and summer meals for children, food distributions for older adults, food distributions at schools, and federal benefits outreach
Mobile responses reach populations that often don't have access to traditional emergency assistance programs. The Food Depository's produce mobile distributes fresh fruit and vegetables in high-need communities, while the mobile pantry provides produce, protein and shelf-stable groceries to hungry individuals on evenings and weekends. The fresh truck offers produce to food insecure patients of health clinics throughout cook county
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $414,818 | $0 | $75,601 | $490,419 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $341,509 | $0 | $69,763 | $411,272 |
| CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $300,184 | $0 | $63,749 | $363,933 |
| VP OF OPERATIONS Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $291,454 | $0 | $62,391 | $353,845 |
| VP OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $285,495 | $0 | $63,283 | $348,778 |
| VP OF FINANCE Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $284,552 | $0 | $57,312 | $341,864 |
| SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $206,131 | $0 | $50,862 | $256,993 |
| VP PROGRAMS & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $232,385 | $0 | $20,968 | $253,353 |
51 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Greater Chicago Food Depository (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (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–1b17 · 17 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5351
- Volunteers Part I, line 636,967
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FLUENT360 LLC Media | $414,516 |
| NTIVA INC Technology | $271,874 |
| CAMPBELL AND COMPANY Consulting services | $168,507 |
| LASALLE NETWORK Temp staffing services | $138,475 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
341 private foundations reported grants to Greater Chicago Food Depository totaling $9.6M 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 Greater Chicago Food Depository's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Greater Chicago Food Depository, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Greater Chicago Food Depository spent in FY2025, $92.18 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Greater Chicago Food Depository's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Greater Chicago Food Depository reported that 92.2% of its $243.2 million in expenses went to program services, 4.4% to management and general and 3.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Greater Chicago Food Depository pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Greater Chicago Food Depository reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $490,419, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Greater Chicago Food Depository get its money?
Of $241.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.3% came from contributions and grants (including 34.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Greater Chicago Food Depository a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2971864 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 202543539349301804 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202423539349301302 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333559349301513 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320199349300517 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133549349301153 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013219349315861 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2971864: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.