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Food Bank of Lincoln reported $20.2 million in revenue and $21.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.23 went to program services, $2.76 to management and general costs and $5.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.3% of the total. Government grants made up 67.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $142,644 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 13% 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 $21MFor 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 $20MThe 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) | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.3% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 67.1% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $142,644 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.68% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 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 Food Bank operations department distributes food through its 69 agency partners and 29 monthly mobile pantry distributions in southeast nebraska. The department is charged with the safe delivery of food to over 40,000 households a month
The Food Bank of Lincoln's child hunger programs partner with 124 schools in a 16-county area to distribute food through school food market, school pantry, and backpack programs. The organization also operates a summer food service program, which provides healthy meals to children and teens in low-income areas during summer months when school is not in session. Combined, it is estimated that the child hunger programs serviced 65,000 total households during fiscal year 2025
The Food Bank has two full-time snap outreach employees who provide snap application assistance and education and awareness in the Food Bank's 16-county service area. The snap outreach team connects people to nearly 715,000 meals annually through snap outreach
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 | $123,863 | $0 | $18,781 | $142,644 |
| VP FUNDRAISING & ENGAGEMEN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,855 | $0 | $15,544 | $134,399 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFIER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,930 | $0 | $14,674 | $119,604 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Food Bank of Lincoln (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $421K (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–1b10 · 10 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 539
- Volunteers Part I, line 68,334
Private foundation grants it received
36 private foundations reported grants to Food Bank of Lincoln totaling $511K 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 Food Bank of Lincoln's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Food Bank of Lincoln, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Food Bank of Lincoln's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Food Bank of Lincoln reported that 92.2% of its $21.0 million in expenses went to program services, 2.8% to management and general and 5.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Food Bank of Lincoln pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Food Bank of Lincoln reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $142,644, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Food Bank of Lincoln get its money?
Of $20.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.3% came from contributions and grants (including 67.1% from government grants) and 0.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Food Bank of Lincoln a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-0640293 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 202513569349301011 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413199349301401 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303109349300425 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202222949349300912 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123059349301932 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003219349307325 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-0640293: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.