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Utah Food Bank
Utah Food Bank reported $162.6 million in revenue and $159.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.87 went to program services, $2.36 to management and general costs and $1.77 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $332,746 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% 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 $160MFor 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 $163M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$96.73 $157M
- Government grants$2.42 $3.9M
- Investment income$0.85 $1.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$20,007. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.9% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.4% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $332,746 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.21% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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 distribution - collect and distribute food via a statewide network of 309 partner agencies located in all 29 counties. Food is provided through our emergency food assistance program and all food distributed is free-of-charge to partner agencies
Direct food programs - Utah Food Bank programs offered to help the most vulnerable populations in our state - children and seniors. Direct food programs include: kids cafe, mobile school pantries, in-school pantries, food box and community mobile pantries
Pantry operations Utah Food Bank operates four brick-and-mortar pantries to better serve san juan and washington counties. Three of these pantries operate in san juan; a county that experiences the highest level of food insecurity in utah. Utah Food Bank's fourth pantry is in hurricane pantry which serves the communities in washington county
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $312,634 | $0 | $20,112 | $332,746 |
| CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $265,493 | $0 | $31,963 | $297,456 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $248,926 | $0 | $22,247 | $271,173 |
| IT DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $191,709 | $0 | $31,746 | $223,455 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $176,559 | $0 | $21,841 | $198,400 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,306 | $0 | $24,415 | $170,721 |
| COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,546 | $0 | $29,329 | $156,875 |
| SOUTHERN DISTRIBUTION CENTER DIREC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,816 | $0 | $28,907 | $143,723 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Utah Food Bank (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (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–1b17 · 17 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 5252
- Volunteers Part I, line 699,774
Private foundation grants it received
117 private foundations reported grants to Utah Food Bank totaling $2.7M 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 Utah 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 Utah Food Bank, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Utah Food Bank's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Utah Food Bank reported that 95.9% of its $159.6 million in expenses went to program services, 2.4% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Utah Food Bank pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Utah Food Bank reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $332,746, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Utah Food Bank get its money?
Of $162.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 2.4% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Utah Food Bank a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 87-0212453 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 202600849349300720 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501349349300610 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421299349302222 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349307415 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211319349301441 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140709349300934 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 87-0212453: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.