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Gleaners Community Food Bank

Detroit, Michigan · EIN 38-2156255 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition · tax-exempt since 1977

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 88.3 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 645 food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits with revenue over $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.6.9 months98
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.90% of practices90
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.60
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.90% from one source93
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.94.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.1%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.05not scored

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

Year by year

201620172018201920202022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$93.60M$91.56M$2.04M$52.37M6.9180A
Sep 2024Form 990$116.05M$110.66M$5.39M$51.15M5.5185A
Sep 2023Form 990$94.52M$91.04M$3.48M$45.25M6.0188A
Sep 2022Form 990$90.90M$87.67M$3.23M$42.88M5.9235A
Sep 2020Form 990$120.81M$105.59M$15.22M$30.89M3.5152A
Sep 2019Form 990$76.36M$74.69M$1.67M$15.80M2.5153A
Sep 2018Form 990$72.72M$73.10M−$383K$14.25M2.3153A
Sep 2017Form 990$110.75M$110.13M$615K$14.37M1.6124A
Sep 2016Form 990$77.58M$76.79M$790K$13.76M2.1142A

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.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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