Nonprofit · EIN 20-4268851
THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK
Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $13,075,039 | $16,808,508 | -$3,733,469 | $10,680,349 | $1,384,881 | $9,295,468 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,429,565 | $17,566,824 | -$3,137,259 | $14,293,051 | $1,423,559 | $12,869,492 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,872,718
- Program service revenue
- $18,700
- Investment income
- $182,776
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $76,213
- Other revenue
- $845
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,489,035
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,412,627
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,168,816
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,728,107
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $60,665
- Occupancy
- $177,217
- Travel
- $886,653
- Depreciation
- $54,912
- Program services (functional)
- $13,653,946
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,565,842
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,588,720
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,293,051
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,680,349
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,384,881
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,295,468
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $84,057
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,547
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,236,267
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,059,201
- Gross receipts
- $15,314,826
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa J Moon | President and CEO Officer | 40 | $443,832 | $7,707 |
| Michael Oko | VP, Communications & Marketing Officer | 40 | $216,817 | $34,557 |
| Douglas L O'Brien | Vice President, Programs, Asst. Secretary (until December 2024) Officer | 40 | $218,208 | $27,271 |
| Vicki Clarke | Vice President, Development, Secretary Officer | 40 | $222,637 | $13,596 |
| Christopher Rebstock | Canada, Europe, and South Asia Program Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,745 | $17,516 |
| Jennifer Wright | Communications Senior Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,253 | $30,646 |
| Vanessa Gutierrez | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer Officer | 40 | $159,755 | $17,329 |
| Shamir Shahi | Chief of Staff Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,068 | $8,805 |
| Anthony Kitchen | Field and Knowledge Services Senior Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,286 | $15,691 |
| Matthew Eckford | Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Senior Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,524 | $17,526 |
| Carol Criner | Chairman (partial year) Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kumiko Watanabe | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sachin Gupta | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Greene | Director (partial year) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carol Bellamy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Sheehan | Director (partial year) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fatma Samoura | Director (partial year) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gonzalo Munoz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacques Vandenschrik | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH GITLER | Director (partial year) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Jose Freijo | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Julie Yurko | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Willliams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Nageotte | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Martin Burt | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Melissa Ho | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mildred Nadah Pita | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul Henrys | Director (partial year) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shenggen Fan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Arnold | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa J Moon | President and CEO Officer | 40 | $431,428 | $18,284 |
| Beth E Saks | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer (until April 2024) Officer | 40 | $237,165 | $35,721 |
| Vicki Clarke | Vice President, Development, Secretary Officer | 40 | $226,699 | $13,366 |
| Douglas L O'Brien | Vice President, Programs, Asst. Secretary Officer | 40 | $212,825 | $25,529 |
| Michael Oko | VP, Communications & Marketing Officer | 40 | $197,569 | $31,592 |
| Rebeckah Piotrowski | Corporate & Foundation Partnerships Senior Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,320 | $34,061 |
| Shamir Shahi | Chief of Staff Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,376 | $11,813 |
| Matthew Eckford | Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Senior Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,839 | $25,475 |
| Christopher Rebstock | Canada, Europe, and South Asia Program Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,987 | $17,498 |
| Anthony Kitchen | Field and Knowledge Services Senior Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,712 | $15,092 |
| Carol Criner | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Greene | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carol Bellamy | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Sheehan | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fatma Samoura | Director (partial year) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gonzalo Munoz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jacques Vandenschrik | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH GITLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kumiko Watanabe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martin Burt | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mildred Nadah Pita | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Henrys | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sachin Gupta | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shenggen Fan | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Arnold | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanessa Gutierrez | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer (beg. March 2024) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 70 E LAKE ST STE 1200, CHICAGO, IL 60601-5915
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lisa J Moon, 70 E Lake Street 1200, Chicago, IL 60601
- Signed the 990
- lisa moon, president and ceo
- Phone
- (312) 782-4560
- Website
- www.foodbanking.org
- Return prepared by
- CROWE LLP
Mission
To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.
Program accomplishments
- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING: GFN provides capability-building services through subject matter experts, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and partner engagement and aligns these knowledge services with catalytic financing, with an aim of accelerating food bank social and environmental impact and effectiveness. The focus for knowledge services is determined through organizational assessment, and food banking members pursue a multiyear plan to increase organizational effectiveness in targeted ways. GFN provided knowledge resources through a variety of pathways in FY2025, including: Re-starting the rigorous, standards-based Certification Process; one-to-one advisory services conducted virtually and in person; training and experience-sharing at a regional meeting held in Accra, Ghana; subject-focused webinars; and Fellowship Exchanges among food banks. Common areas for capability building include food safety, logistics and supply chain efficiencies, product sourcing, nonprofit fundraising, governance, and data collection and decision-making. GFN PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL NETWORK MEMBERS BUT OFFERS CONCENTRATED SUPPORT IN MARKETS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HUNGER AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. Across the network in FY2025, nine of the 10 food banks that had the largest increases in people served year-over-year came from emerging and developing markets.Expenses $9,631,318 · grants $5,805,650 · revenue $18,700
- ACCELERATOR: GFN's Food Bank Accelerator program empowers new food banks to learn from other food banks, expand services and establish credibility through a cohort approach over three years. The program provides technical and financial support, mentoring, peer-to-peer connections and Fellowship Exchanges, and partnership opportunities that might otherwise be unavailable to partners establishing operations in areas where the food banking model is relatively unknown. Currently, the Accelerator supports two cohorts. The newest cohort consists of three food banks in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines) and five food banks in Africa (Cote D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Mauritius). Together, that cohort increased the number of people reached by 20% in 2024.Expenses $1,056,129 · grants $521,385
- MOBILIZING FOOD SYSTEM ACTION: Food banking organizations make a marked difference in the lives of millions of people and strengthen community and national resilience. They are also agents for change in transforming food systems. In FY2025, GFN united its network to increase understanding about the importance of connecting food surplus with those facing hunger through targeted engagements to food systems players and national governments. GFN continued its partnership with the Harvard Law School's Food Law and Policy Clinic on The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas to better understand national legal frameworks to discourage food loss and waste and encourage food redistribution. In FY2025, the Atlas promoted and encouraged improved food donation legislation in Brazil, Ecuador, France, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam.Expenses $1,654,901
- RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: BECAUSE FOOD BANKING ORGANIZATIONS SOURCE FOOD FROM NUTRITIOUS FOOD SURPLUSES, FOOD BANKING HAS GAINS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND PLANET. IN FY2025, GFN MEMBERS WERE ESTIMATED TO AVOID 1.9 MILLION KILOGRAMS OF CO2E EMISSIONS, THE EQUIVALENT OF TAKING 443,000 CARS OFF THE ROAD. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE ENVIRONEMENTAL IMPACT THROUGH FOOD BANKING, GFN DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED FRAME, A SPECIFIC METHODOLOGY TO MEASURE FOOD BANKING'S ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT, WITH A FOCUS ON THE ROLE IT CAN PLAY IN MITIGATING METHANE EMISSIONS. THIS METHODOLOGY WAS PILOTED AT FOOD BANKING ORGANIZATIONS IN ECUADOR AND MEXICO, AND IT IS EXPANDING TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE NETWORK.Expenses $974,016 · grants $100,000
- AGRICULTURAL RECOVERY: To increase access to nutritious food, in FY2025 GFN continued investing into building surplus recovery from farms, packhouses and produce markets. GFN supports these efforts through skills training, knowledge sharing and financial resources to accelerate adoption and scaling of agricultural recovery programs, especially in emerging and developing markets. Currently, 35 GFN food banks have an agricultural recovery program, and in 2024, 26% of food distributed by the network came from agricultural sources like farms, packhouses and markets. In FY2025, GFN hired a new Agricultural Recovery Hub director and launched the Agricultural Recovery Communities of Practice, which provides expertise and guidance to partner food banks looking to start or scale recovery efforts.Expenses $337,582 · grants $62,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4268851
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,680,349
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,314,826
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $13,075,039 | $16,808,508 | $10,680,349 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $14,429,565 | $17,566,824 | $14,293,051 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $16,054,696 | $17,513,684 | $17,541,942 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4268851).
Questions about THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK
- What is the EIN of THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK is 20-4268851.
- Is THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Lisa J Moon.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 31 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $443,832 (Lisa J Moon, President and CEO).
- How much revenue does THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,075,039, expenses of $16,808,508 and total assets of $10,680,349 at year end.
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