FOOD GATHERERS

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1988

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

EILEEN SPRING

Phone

7347612796

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

FOOD GATHERERS, founded in 1988, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $22.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 17% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND ELIMINATE ITS ROOT CAUSES IN WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $20,247,044 Revenue: $386,954

THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES DIRECT DONATIONS OF FOOD, ADMINISTERS SOME GOVERNMENT FOOD PROGRAMS (TEFAP/USDA/SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM) AND PURCHASES FOOD FROM WHOLESALERS. FOOD IS SORTED, PACKED AND...

THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES DIRECT DONATIONS OF FOOD, ADMINISTERS SOME GOVERNMENT FOOD PROGRAMS (TEFAP/USDA/SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM) AND PURCHASES FOOD FROM WHOLESALERS. FOOD IS SORTED, PACKED AND DELIVERED TO MORE THAN 100 OTHER NONPROFIT AGENCIES SUCH AS HOMELESS SHELTERS, FOOD PANTRIES, LOW INCOME HOUSING AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WHO THEN DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT WASHTENAW COUNTY. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 9.8 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED, MORE THAN 60% OF WHICH WAS PRODUCE AND PROTEIN ITEMS. ADDITIONALLY, 27,450 IN CASH GRANTS AND 1,403,153 IN THE FORM OF CREDITS FOR FOOD PURCHASING WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTNER AGENCIES.

Program 2

Expenses: $947,202

FOOD GATHERERS OPERATES A COMMUNITY KITCHEN, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE ROBERT J. DELONIS CENTER, HOME OF THE SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY. VOLUNTEERS TRANSFORM RESCUED AND BULK FOOD INTO...

FOOD GATHERERS OPERATES A COMMUNITY KITCHEN, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE ROBERT J. DELONIS CENTER, HOME OF THE SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY. VOLUNTEERS TRANSFORM RESCUED AND BULK FOOD INTO USEFUL FOOD RESOURCES AND PREPARE AND SERVE APPROXIMATELY 12 MEALS PER WEEK TO THOSE IN NEED.

Program 3

Expenses: $448,474

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM - THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP) WAS CREATED TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN IN LOWER-INCOME AREAS COULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS MEALS DURING LONG SCHOOL VACATIONS WHEN THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH OR SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS. THE SFSP IS A PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE MEALS AT ELIGIBLE SITES. FOOD GATHERERS IS THE LARGEST SPONSOR OF THE SFSP FOR CHILDREN IN WASHTENAW COUNTY. FREE MEALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER OR PERSONS UP TO AGE 26 WHO ARE ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY A STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $22,010,525

Program Service Revenue $386,954

Investment Income $157,262

Other Revenue $-25,837

TOTAL REVENUE $22,528,904

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $18,565,025

Salaries & Benefits $2,710,865

Fundraising Expenses $570,421

Program Expenses $21,642,720

Other Expenses $1,387,146

TOTAL EXPENSES $22,663,036

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$22,528,904	$19,317,724	+0.2%
Expenses	$22,663,036	$18,571,954	+0.2%
Net Income	$-134,132	$745,770	-1.2%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

4137

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$184,387

Total Directors