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Coastal Bend Food Bank
Coastal Bend Food Bank reported $33.2 million in revenue and $35.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.93 went to program services, $2.49 to management and general costs and $0.58 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.9% of the total. Government grants made up 28.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $140,773 (EXECUTIVE DIREC). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 15% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $35MFor 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 August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $33MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.9% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.5% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 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 | 95.9% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 28.8% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $140,773 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.40% | 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 | 11.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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 expenseCoastal Bend Food Bank provides food to a network of more than 271 agency partners such as food pantries, shelters, senior centers and feeding agencies in the 11 counties throughout south texas. In addition, the cbfb offers serveral direct services programs such as the kids backpack program, diabetes hand on program, and mobile pantry program. In the year of 2024/2025 year distributed 14,934,052 pounds of food
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 DIREC Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,773 | $0 | $0 | $140,773 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Coastal Bend Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $141K (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–1b18 · 18 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 571
- Volunteers Part I, line 614,728
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RKD GROUP Fundraising | $180,701 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
13 private foundations reported grants to Coastal Bend Food Bank totaling $169K 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 Coastal Bend 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 Coastal Bend Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Coastal Bend Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Coastal Bend Food Bank reported that 96.9% of its $35.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Coastal Bend Food Bank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Coastal Bend Food Bank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $140,773, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIREC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Coastal Bend Food Bank get its money?
Of $33.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 95.9% came from contributions and grants (including 28.8% from government grants) and 1.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Coastal Bend Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-2234089 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 August 31, 2025, object 202631249349302463 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202531289349304268 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202411839349300771 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202311319349302786 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202221579349300222 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020 (amended), object 202230629349301413 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-2234089: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.