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← THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,429,565
Total expenses
$17,566,824
Contributions and grants received
$14,132,111
Grants paid
$6,528,712
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$296,695
Other revenue
$759
Total assets, end of year
$14,293,051
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,423,559
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,869,492
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,741,763
Management and general expenses
$1,791,692
Fundraising expenses
$2,033,369
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,741,763

Program services were 78.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,132,111

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $195,639 · excluded $195,639

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,272,741 · other assets $15,190

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $5,171,033 · other assets $15,842

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $101,708 · other assets -$652

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $101,056 · excluded $101,056

  • 11a · Other revenue: Credit Card Rewards

    total $759 · excluded $759

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $759

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $80,000 · program services $80,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $6,448,712 · program services $6,448,712

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,526,660 · program services $863,646 · management and general $312,994 · fundraising $350,020

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,445,192 · program services $2,908,400 · management and general $530,472 · fundraising $1,006,320

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $145,121 · program services $82,391 · management and general $27,986 · fundraising $34,744

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $683,997 · program services $534,528 · management and general $63,818 · fundraising $85,651

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $366,709 · program services $214,459 · management and general $57,225 · fundraising $95,025

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,445 · program services $0 · management and general $59,445 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,276,211 · program services $1,578,628 · management and general $448,541 · fundraising $249,042

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $80,078 · program services $22,654 · management and general $29,621 · fundraising $27,803

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $345,329 · program services $240,721 · management and general $52,390 · fundraising $52,218

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $146,930 · program services $95,681 · management and general $21,584 · fundraising $29,665

  • 17 · Travel

    total $799,393 · program services $582,560 · management and general $147,418 · fundraising $69,415

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,917 · program services $6,967 · management and general $2,130 · fundraising $7,820

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69,797 · program services $49,574 · management and general $13,230 · fundraising $6,993

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $34,891 · program services $17,374 · management and general $14,051 · fundraising $3,466

  • 24a · Other expenses: Other Operating Expenses

    total $41,442 · program services $15,468 · management and general $10,787 · fundraising $15,187

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,123,124 · end of year $3,989,092

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,074,111 · end of year $2,715,448

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,451,448 · end of year $6,712,408

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $175,620 · end of year $330,159

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $317,256

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $184,076

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $187,480 · end of year $133,180

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $530,159 · end of year $412,764

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $615,524 · end of year $938,033

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $586,387 · end of year $112,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $4,700

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $491,933 · end of year $368,826

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,576,177 · end of year $3,688,045

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,271,921 · end of year $9,181,447

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) is a global, nonprofit organization that provides food to people facing hunger while reducing food loss and waste, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

  • 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 multi-year plan to increase organizational effectiveness in targeted ways. GFN provided knowledge resources through a variety of pathways in FY2024 including: - One-to-one advisory services conducted virtually and in person; - Training and experience-sharing at regional meetings held in Asia-Pacific and Africa; - Subject-focused webinars; and - Fellowship exchanges. 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 for all Network members but offers concentrated support in 21 markets that are disproportionately impacted by hunger and climate change. In FY2024, food banking organizations in emerging and developing markets increased food distribution by approximately 25% on average.

    Expenses $6,755,673 · Grants $3,454,046

  • NUTRITION: A strategic focus for GFN is increasing nutritious food distribution. In FY2024, fruits and vegetables accounted for approximately half of all food distributed. GFN helps food banking organizations understand the nutritional make-up of its food distribution, with a focus on micronutrients. It also supports food banks in providing school meals in a variety of countries.

    Expenses $1,528,874 · Grants $1,444,000

  • 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. They provide technical and financial support, mentoring, peer-to-peer connections, and partnership opportunities that might otherwise be unavailable to partners establishing operations in areas where the food banking model is relatively unknown. The second cohort of theAcceleratorkicked off in FY2024 and consists of three food banks in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines) and five food banks in Africa (Cote D'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Nigeria).

    Expenses $1,188,150 · Grants $470,000

  • 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 FY2024, GFN united its Network to increase understanding about the importance of connecting food surplus with those in need 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.

    Expenses $1,346,726

  • CLIMATE AND RESEARCH: Because food banking organizations source food from nutritious food surpluses, food banking has gains for both people and planet. In FY2024, GFN members were estimated to avoid 1.8M tons of CO2e emissions, the equivalent of taking 400,000 cars off the road. To better understand the opportunity to mitigate and adapt to climate change through food banking, GFN began an effort in FY2024 to develop 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 also piloted at food banking organizations in Ecuador and Mexico.

    Expenses $1,220,795

  • DISASTER RESPONSE: GFN also helps food banks respond to natural disasters and emergencies with specialized technical assistance, advising members through disaster response plans and providing financial support. Last year, our food bank partners provided food, supplies, and critical support to their communities in times of emergency like flooding in Brazil, Ghana, and Kenya, climate-induced famine in Madagascar, and wildfires in Latin America, among others.

    Expenses $948,630 · Grants $885,666

  • AGRICULTURAL RECOVERY: To increase access to nutritious food, in FY2024 GFN continued investments in 10 markets to build surplus recovery from fruit and vegetable growers. Thirty-five million kilograms of produce were recovered through agricultural recovery programs, which prevents fruits and vegetables from being lost on-farm or postharvest.

    Expenses $752,915 · Grants $275,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carol Criner

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Brian Greene

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Bellamy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Christine Sheehan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fatma Samoura

    Director (partial year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gonzalo Munoz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacques Vandenschrik

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Gitler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kumiko Watanabe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martin Burt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mildred Nadah Pita

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Paul Henrys

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sachin Gupta

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shenggen Fan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tom Arnold

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Beth E Saks

    Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer (until April 2024)

    Total calculated
    $272,886
    From this org
    $237,165
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,721
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,257
    Bonus
    $16,885
    Other
    $2,023
    Deferred
    $11,398
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,323
    Filer's total
    $272,886

  • Douglas L O'Brien

    Vice President, Programs, Asst. Secretary

    Total calculated
    $238,354
    From this org
    $212,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,529
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,491
    Bonus
    $15,006
    Other
    $1,328
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,529
    Filer's total
    $238,354

  • Lisa J Moon

    President and CEO

    Total calculated
    $449,712
    From this org
    $431,428
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,284
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $348,727
    Bonus
    $82,394
    Other
    $307
    Deferred
    $16,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,784
    Filer's total
    $449,712

  • Michael Oko

    VP, Communications & Marketing

    Total calculated
    $229,161
    From this org
    $197,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,592
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,908
    Bonus
    $9,943
    Other
    $718
    Deferred
    $10,294
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,298
    Filer's total
    $229,161

  • Vanessa Gutierrez

    Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer (beg. March 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Vicki Clarke

    Vice President, Development, Secretary

    Total calculated
    $240,065
    From this org
    $226,699
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,366
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,729
    Bonus
    $19,252
    Other
    $718
    Deferred
    $11,360
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,006
    Filer's total
    $240,065

  • Anthony Kitchen

    Field and Knowledge Services Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $161,804
    From this org
    $146,712
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,092
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,281
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $431
    Deferred
    $7,342
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,750
    Filer's total
    $161,804

  • Christopher Rebstock

    Canada, Europe, and South Asia Program Director

    Total calculated
    $185,485
    From this org
    $167,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,498
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,995
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,992
    Deferred
    $7,932
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,566
    Filer's total
    $185,485

  • Matthew Eckford

    Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $187,314
    From this org
    $161,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,475
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,535
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $304
    Deferred
    $450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,025
    Filer's total
    $187,314

  • Rebeckah Piotrowski

    Corporate & Foundation Partnerships Senior Director

    Total calculated
    $211,381
    From this org
    $177,320
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,061
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,045
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $275
    Deferred
    $8,695
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,366
    Filer's total
    $211,381

  • Shamir Shahi

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $193,189
    From this org
    $181,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,813
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,720
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $656
    Deferred
    $8,982
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,831
    Filer's total
    $193,189

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
Due to the extenuating circumstances and extensive amount of international travel and the nature of the officer's position, GFN offers a small travel benefit for family travel of this officer. This benefit was treated as taxable compensation to the officer.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b Written policy regarding payment or reimbursement of expenses
Pursuant to the employment agreement in place between the officer and GFN, the officer is eligible to receive reimbursements for companion travel up to $5,000 annually. The officer is required to provide written substantiation for these expenses prior to being reimbursed. The amounts reimbursed are treated as taxable compensation to the officer. This officer received companion travel benefits totaling $2,232 in calendar year 2023 and was taxed on those benefits accordingly.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
The CEO is eligible for a maximum percent bonus. The steering committee, within this parameter, recommends an amount to the Board of Directors which is subsequently approved by the Board of Directors. VPs and the CFO are eligible for a maximum percent bonus. The President determines the bonus earned based on organizational performance and established key performance indicators.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433179349305323

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