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Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank reported $21.6 million in revenue and $22.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.44 went to program services, $2.11 to management and general costs and $3.45 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.8% of the total. Government grants made up 8.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $120,575 (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 9% 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 $23MFor 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 $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.4% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 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 | 95.8% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 8.7% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $120,575 | $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 | 3 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.8 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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 expenseFood distribution. Virginia Peninsula Foodbank's food distribution program serves as a regional clearinghouse for donated and purchased food as well as related items. These items are distributed to qualified nonprofit organizations providing food to the less fortunate across the greater Virginia Peninsula. The foodbank acquires surpluses and potentially recoverable discards gathered from local retailers, wholesalers, distributors, food industry manufacturers, brokers, grocery stores, gleaning projects, and individual donors from throughout our service area. Further, food made available for…
Child nutrition. The kid's cafe program normally provides nutritious afternoon meals and snacks to children in after school programs in a safe, caring, and learning environment. The culinary training program is designed to help disadvantaged adults gain culinary skills, jobs, and self-reliance through a free training program that will also benefit and expand the food support for our kids cafe program. The 12-week curriculum trains individuals in basic culinary skills to include servsafe manager certification, sanitary practices, job skills, resume development, time management, teamwork…
Mobile pantry. The mobile pantry program delivered almost 3.5 million pounds of produce, perishable items, and usda tefap commodities to low income, senior housing, and community projects this fiscal year. Overall for the year, 2.7 million pounds of usda tefap commodities were distributed. The neighbor to neighbor program links prepared and perishable food donors directly with qualified agencies who have received the appropriate safe food handling training
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,093 | $0 | $13,482 | $120,575 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 8/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,861 | $0 | $10,627 | $119,488 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,954 | $0 | $11,457 | $116,411 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (FROM 8/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $74,795 | $0 | $1,750 | $76,545 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Virginia Peninsula Foodbank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $370K (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–1b16 · 16 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 553
- Volunteers Part I, line 65,281
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Virginia Peninsula Foodbank totaling $383K 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 Virginia Peninsula 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 Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Virginia Peninsula Foodbank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Virginia Peninsula Foodbank reported that 94.4% of its $22.9 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Virginia Peninsula Foodbank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Virginia Peninsula Foodbank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $120,575, for the role of CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Virginia Peninsula Foodbank get its money?
Of $21.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.8% came from contributions and grants (including 8.7% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Virginia Peninsula Foodbank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-1422298 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 202610989349300011 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541349349309239 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401209349301600 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349311275 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103149349302430 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043219349301904 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-1422298: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.