Eastern Illinois Foodbank

Urbana, IL · EIN 37-1130252 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Eastern Illinois Foodbank reported $23.2 million in revenue and $24.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.97 went to program services, $2.16 to management and general costs and $2.87 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.0% of the total. Government grants made up 32.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $144,650 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2% 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 $24M

Program services$94.97 $23M
Management & general$2.16 $526K
Fundraising$2.87 $698K

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$65.03 $15M
Government grants$32.95 $7.6M
Program service revenue$0.98 $227K
Investment income$0.82 $191K
Other revenue$0.22 $50,209

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	95.0%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	2.2%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	2.9%	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	98.0%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	32.9%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	1.0%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$144,650	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.59%	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	6.0	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	9 of 9	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 expense

$23M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $20M · revenue $230K

Food distribution program to serve the needs of hungry people in the following east central illinois counties: champaign, clay, clark, coles, crawford, cumberland, douglas, edgar, ford, iroguois, jasper, moultrie, piatt, vermillion, livingston, dewitt, woodford, and mclean

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/CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$129,280	$0	$15,370	$144,650

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Eastern Illinois Foodbank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $148K (Part IX, line 5).

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
FY2025 ⓘ	$23M	$24M	95.0%	$12M	$144,650
FY2024 ⓘ	$28M	$28M	95.3%	$13M	$138,567
FY2023 ⓘ	$23M	$22M	95.4%	$12M	$120,790
FY2022 ⓘ	$20M	$18M	94.1%	$12M	$121,012
FY2021 ⓘ	$26M	$24M	95.5%	$10M	$137,930
FY2020 ⓘ	$23M	$22M	95.7%	$7.6M	$122,953

Governance 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–1b9 · 9 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 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 546
Volunteers Part I, line 61,721

Private foundation grants it received

21 private foundations reported grants to Eastern Illinois Foodbank totaling $591K 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 Eastern Illinois 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 Eastern Illinois Foodbank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Eastern Illinois Foodbank's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Eastern Illinois Foodbank reported that 95.0% of its $24.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.2% to management and general and 2.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Eastern Illinois Foodbank pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Eastern Illinois Foodbank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $144,650, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Eastern Illinois Foodbank get its money?

Of $23.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.0% came from contributions and grants (including 32.9% from government grants) and 1.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Eastern Illinois Foodbank a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 37-1130252 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 202610799349300936 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500809349301520 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421299349302352 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349309388 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221199349301507 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100579349301420 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 37-1130252: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.