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Northwest Louisiana Food Bank
Northwest Louisiana Food Bank reported $26.3 million in revenue and $22.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.78 went to program services, $5.34 to management and general costs and $0.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.4% of the total. Government grants made up 34.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $138,246 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 7% 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 $22MFor 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 $26MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.8% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.3% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.4% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 34.1% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.1% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $138,246 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.62% | 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 | 19.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 of Northwest Louisiana is the largest distributor of donated food for bienville, claiborne, webster, red river, desoto, bossier and caddo parishes in Northwest Louisiana. The Food Bank works to acquire, sort, warehouse and disribute food to over 150 collaborating non-profit organizations. These non-profit organizations consist of homeless shelters, church food pantry programs, soup kitchens, residential centers, and schools
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 DI Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,171 | $0 | $4,075 | $138,246 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northwest Louisiana Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $134K (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–1b14 · 14 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 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 532
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,400
Private foundation grants it received
23 private foundations reported grants to Northwest Louisiana Food Bank totaling $506K 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 Northwest Louisiana 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 Northwest Louisiana Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Northwest Louisiana Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Northwest Louisiana Food Bank reported that 93.8% of its $22.3 million in expenses went to program services, 5.3% to management and general and 0.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Northwest Louisiana Food Bank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Northwest Louisiana Food Bank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $138,246, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Northwest Louisiana Food Bank get its money?
Of $26.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 90.4% came from contributions and grants (including 34.1% from government grants) and 2.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Northwest Louisiana Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 72-1328890 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 202620419349301972 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500279349300980 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410369349300936 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300219349300305 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220419349300542 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140289349301239 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 72-1328890: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.