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High Plains Food Bank
High Plains Food Bank reported $20.0 million in revenue and $20.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $93.50 went to program services, $1.89 to management and general costs and $4.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.2% of the total. 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 9% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.5% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.6% | 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 | 90.2% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.6% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.7% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 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 | 11.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 22 of 22 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b22 · 22 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 562
- Volunteers Part I, line 65,482
Private foundation grants it received
20 private foundations reported grants to High Plains Food Bank totaling $121K 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 High 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 High Plains Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of High Plains Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, High Plains Food Bank reported that 93.5% of its $20.4 million in expenses went to program services, 1.9% to management and general and 4.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does High Plains Food Bank get its money?
Of $20.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 90.2% came from contributions and grants (including 2.6% from government grants) and 7.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is High Plains Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 75-1838348 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502339349301600 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432979349300833 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349312763 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213149349301446 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123029349300442 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042839349301589 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 75-1838348: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.