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Great Plains Food Bank
Great Plains Food Bank reported $40.6 million in revenue and $36.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.66 went to program services, $1.50 to management and general costs and $3.84 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.0% of the total. Government grants made up 26.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $192,898 (CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 14% 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 $37MFor 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 $41MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.7% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.8% | 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 | 97.0% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 26.2% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $192,898 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.53% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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 expenseSTATEWIDE FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION: The Great Plains Food Bank (GPFB) is the only food bank serving the state of North Dakota and Clay County, Minn. Our mission is Ending Hunger Together. During FY25, the Great Plains Food Bank provided food for 12.7 million meals to 160,348 people struggling with hunger; 37% were children and 15% were seniors. The GPFB partners with hundreds of FOOD DONORS (grocers, manufacturers, growers, retailers, and community food drive partners) who donate food for a variety of reasons (overproduction, packaging mistakes, nearing a freshness date, or grown to…
USDA COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS: The GPFB operates two USDA Commodity Programs for the state of North Dakota. These programs include The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP - Senior Food Pack Program). TEFAP provides commodity products (fresh fruits and vegetables, canned fruit, vegetables and juices, dry and shelf-stable milk, cheese, canned meats, peanut butter or dried beans, cereal, rice, or pasta) to qualified emergency feeding programs such as soup kitchens, emergency shelters, and food pantries across the state. In FY25, the…
CHILD HUNGER PROGRAMS: The GPFB operates a trio of programs aimed at eradicating childhood hunger. These programs include the backpack, youth summer meals and school pantry programs.The Great Plains Food Bank BackPack Program is the cornerstone of the GPFB's suite of programs directly targeting childhood hunger. Each year, more than 33,000 kids qualify for and greatly rely on the free and reduced cost school lunch program. But on the weekends when the school lunch program is not available, many of those children struggle with inadequate food supplies. The backpack program provides a bag full…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,131 | $0 | $18,767 | $192,898 |
| Chief Operating Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,113 | $0 | $9,443 | $143,556 |
| Chief Philanthropy Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,270 | $0 | $13,714 | $134,984 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,280 | $0 | $8,980 | $132,260 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Great Plains Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $350K (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–1b13 · 13 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 561
- Volunteers Part I, line 63,438
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| True Sense Marketing Direct Marketing | $565,044 |
| Shultz & Associates Architects Architecture | $452,155 |
| Aperio Philanthropy Campaign Consulting | $180,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
24 private foundations reported grants to Great Plains Food Bank totaling $270K 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 Great Plains Food Bank's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Great Plains Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Great Plains Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Great Plains Food Bank reported that 94.7% of its $36.7 million in expenses went to program services, 1.5% to management and general and 3.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Great Plains Food Bank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Great Plains Food Bank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $192,898, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Great Plains Food Bank get its money?
Of $40.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.0% came from contributions and grants (including 26.2% from government grants) and 2.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Great Plains Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-2229589 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 202621009349301227 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521349349310317 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401149349301005 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341299349304529 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349303417 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121109349301732 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-2229589: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.