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Food Bank of Northwest

Merrillville, Indiana · EIN 35-1528285 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition · tax-exempt since 1983

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 91.1 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 1,593 food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits with revenue $10M–$50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.9.3 months94
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.93
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.94% from one source68
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.98.8%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.1%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.01not scored

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

20162017201820202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$21.22M$20.22M$1.01M$15.63M9.348A
Dec 2023Form 990$18.53M$17.72M$809K$14.49M9.847B
Dec 2022Form 990$18.31M$16.10M$2.21M$13.57M10.147A
Dec 2021Form 990$20.36M$17.58M$2.78M$11.52M7.941A
Dec 2020Form 990$22.91M$18.71M$4.20M$8.77M5.640B
Dec 2018Form 990$11.13M$10.38M$755K$3.48M4.032A
Dec 2017Form 990$11.00M$11.10M−$91K$2.72M2.923A
Dec 2016Form 990$11.90M$10.66M$1.25M$2.81M3.236A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

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