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← ARKANSAS FOODBANK

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ARKANSAS FOODBANK.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 12 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$33,987,370 changed to $74,819,785
Total expenses
$39,082,355 changed to $74,738,234
Contributions and grants received
$3,835,984 changed to $10,054,555
Grants paid
$260,878 changed to $698,701
Program service revenue
$33,125,212 changed to $62,379,886
Investment income
-$3,089,575 changed to $2,323,248
Other revenue
$115,749 changed to $62,096
Total assets, end of year
$42,233,430 changed to $42,867,609
Total liabilities, end of year
$989,836 changed to $1,016,006
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$41,243,594 changed to $41,851,603
Program services expenses
$37,391,728 changed to $71,148,756
Management and general expenses
$810,538 changed to $1,641,572
Fundraising expenses
$880,089 changed to $1,947,906
Program service expenses (Part III)
$37,391,728 changed to $71,148,756

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Ginsie Higgs
  • Jordan Johnson
  • Randy Winbush

Listed only on the later return

  • Daron Frederick
  • Gerry Jones
  • Hallie Shoffner
  • Jon Ball

Listed under a different title

  • Anton Janik: PRESIDENT then MEMBER
  • Cliff McKinney: PARLIMENTARIAN then VICE PRESIDENT
  • Sharhonda Love: VICE PRESIDENT then PRESIDENT

Totals

Total revenue
$33,987,370
Total expenses
$39,082,355
Contributions and grants received
$3,835,984
Grants paid
$260,878
Program service revenue
$33,125,212
Investment income
-$3,089,575
Other revenue
$115,749
Total assets, end of year
$42,233,430
Total liabilities, end of year
$989,836
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$41,243,594
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$37,391,728
Management and general expenses
$810,538
Fundraising expenses
$880,089
Program service expenses (Part III)
$37,391,728

Program services were 95.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $9,771

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $225

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $496,093

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,329,895

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,004

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FOOD INVENTORY

    total $31,369,581 · related or exempt $31,369,581

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FOOD PURCHASED REVENUE

    total $1,283,582 · related or exempt $1,283,582

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HANDLING FEES

    total $332,326 · related or exempt $332,326

  • 2d · Program service revenue: USDA PROGRAMS

    total $139,723 · related or exempt $139,723

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $207,938 · excluded $207,938

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $17,856,967

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

    securities $21,154,480

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$3,297,513

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,297,513 · excluded -$3,297,513

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $124,177

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $496,093

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $95,671

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,506 · excluded $28,506

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $87,243 · excluded $87,243

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $87,243

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $260,878 · program services $260,878

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $373,151 · program services $248,907 · management and general $71,420 · fundraising $52,824

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,842,447 · program services $1,228,990 · management and general $352,638 · fundraising $260,819

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $59,573 · program services $39,738 · management and general $11,402 · fundraising $8,433

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $163,601 · program services $109,130 · management and general $31,311 · fundraising $23,160

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $175,101 · program services $116,800 · management and general $33,514 · fundraising $24,787

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,983 · management and general $20,983

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $260,661 · fundraising $260,661

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $71,267 · management and general $71,267

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $55,936 · program services $37,311 · management and general $10,707 · fundraising $7,918

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,166 · program services $21,598 · management and general $9,989 · fundraising $17,579

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $135,835 · program services $90,608 · management and general $25,998 · fundraising $19,229

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $166,511 · program services $111,071 · management and general $31,868 · fundraising $23,572

  • 17 · Travel

    total $217,609 · program services $145,155 · management and general $41,649 · fundraising $30,805

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $53,071 · program services $35,401 · management and general $10,157 · fundraising $7,513

  • 20 · Interest

    total $38,227 · management and general $833 · fundraising $37,394

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $460,857 · program services $428,405 · management and general $17,079 · fundraising $15,373

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $52,126 · program services $34,769 · management and general $9,978 · fundraising $7,379

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD PURCHASE

    total $34,110,738 · program services $34,110,738

  • 24b · Other expenses: FACILITY & EQUIPMENT

    total $312,602 · program services $217,458 · management and general $48,995 · fundraising $46,149

  • 24c · Other expenses: FREIGHT

    total $92,507 · program services $92,507

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & MEMBERSHIPS

    total $38,903 · program services $25,950 · management and general $7,446 · fundraising $5,507

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $70,605 · program services $36,314 · management and general $3,304 · fundraising $30,987

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,310,686 · end of year $5,049,888

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $666,108 · end of year $251,706

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $528,359 · end of year $409,601

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $145,569 · end of year $199,407

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,344,055 · end of year $2,630,899

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,456 · end of year $25,630

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

    $22,397,431

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

    $5,832,338

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,649,973 · end of year $16,565,093

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,899,167 · end of year $13,669,672

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,307,269 · end of year $3,431,084

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $450 · end of year $450

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $729,094 · end of year $663,210

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $159,617 · end of year $326,626

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,837,610 · end of year $36,126,302

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,144,771 · end of year $5,117,292

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NONE

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ARKANSAS FOODBANK ACQUIRES, THROUGH LOCAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD AND OTHER RESOURCES TO DISTRIBUTE TO HUNGRY PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. THE ARKANSAS FOODBANK SUPPORTS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS LOCAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES.

  • OUR FOOD FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CONNECTING OUR PARTNER AGENCIES WITH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL RESOURCES WITH FOOD AND FUNDS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PROGRAMS, ULTIMATELY ENABLING THEM TO BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY. TO DO THIS, WE EMPLOY THE FOLLOWING TACTICS: WORK TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO FAMILIES; PARTNER WITH NEARLY 387 AGENCIES THAT INCLUDE COMMUNITY PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS AND SHELTERS ACROSS 33 COUNTIES; PROVIDE MINI-GRANTS TO BUILD AGENCY CAPACITY THAT CAN SERVE AS FOOD CREDITS AND/OR PURCHASE EQUIPMENT; CONDUCT FOODBANK UNIVERSITY TRAINING SESSIONS TO IMPROVE PANTRY SERVICES THROUGH AN ARRAY OF BEST PRACTICE TOPIES; AND DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAM INITIATIVES TO TACKLE BARRIERS TO FOOD SECURITY.

    Expenses $32,403,241 · Grants $260,878 · Revenue $30,304,021

  • USDA COMMODITIES: LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR CITIZENS. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT HELP FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE INCLUDE: SNAP, WIC, TEFAP AND CSFP COMMODITIES. LOCALLY, CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SOUP KITCHENS AND PANTRIES AND PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT HUNGRY PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES. COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AT ADDRESSING HUNGER. THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP) IS AN EFFECTIVE FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT HELPS SUPPLEMENT THE DIETS OF LOW INCOME AMERICANS, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH EMERGENCY FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE VIA FOOD BANKS. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO HELP REDUCE FEDERAL FOOD INVENTORIES AND STORAGE COSTS WHILE ASSISTING LOW INCOME PERSONS. TEFAP IS THE BACKBONE OF THE CHARITABLE FOOD SYSTEM.

    Expenses $4,685,969 · Revenue $2,815,132

  • OUR FOOD FOR KIDS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EFFECTIVE, COST-EFFICIENT AND REPLICABLE HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS TO TARGET CHILDREN. AS WE RESEARCHED THE ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS, FOUR STRATEGIES EMERGED THAT CLEARLY MET THE CRITERIA. BACKPACK PROGRAM: IN 1994, THE ARKANSAS RICE DEPOT LAUNCHED THE BACKPACK PROGRAM, SENDING HUNGRY CHILDREN HOME WITH BACKPACKS FILLED WITH FOOD EVERY WEEKEND. IN 2023 THE BACKPACK PROGRAM, SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 KIDS IN 68 SCHOOLS. SCHOOL PANTRIES: SCHOOL PANTRIES ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE SOURCES OF FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN AGED 0-18 AND THEIR FAMILIES. SCHOOL PANTRIES OPERATE MUCH LIKE OTHER FOOD PANTRIES, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE PANTRY ONLY SERVES SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. SITES ARE EITHER LOCATED ON A SCHOOL'S CAMPUS OF CLOSE BY, HAVE SET DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULES, AND OFFER ONGOING FOOD ASSISTANCE SERVICES. AFTER SCHOOL SNACK & MEALS PROGRAMS: AFTER SCHOOL SNACK & MEALS PROGRAMS OPERATE IN LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $212,432 · Revenue $6,059

  • INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR SENIORS IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE ARKANSAS FOODBANK. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES SENIORS THROUGH DIRECT SERVICE, PARTNER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. WE HAVE THREE PRIMARY STRATEGIES TO SERVE SENIORS AND SERVE SENIORS BETTER. THE FIRST STRATEGY IS THORUGH CAPACITY BUILDING. WE HAVE AWARDED SENIOR FOCUSED MINI-GRANTS TO AGENCY MEMBERS. THE SECOND STRATEGY IS THORUGH SENIOR FOOD BOXES. FOR OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS, ARKANSAS FOODBANK HAS PARTNERED WITH CARELINK TO PROVIDE MONTHLY SENIOR SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD BOXES TO HOME-BOUND SENIORS WHO ARE MEALS ON WHEELS CLIENTS. THE THIRD STRATEGY IS THROUGH SENIOR SNAP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE. WE TARGET SENIORS FOR SNAP OUTREACH AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $90,086

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Anton Janik

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharhonda Love

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trent Roberts

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Wimberley

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cliff McKinney

    PARLIMENTARIAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharmane Andrews

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zack Borchert

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Copeland

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles Glasier

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ginsie Higgs

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jordan Johnson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt McDaniel

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Miller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Will Montgomery

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathryn Roberts

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neil Sloan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maria Smedley

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Waldrip

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Winbush

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maggie Young

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Burton

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $110,267
    From this org
    $110,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Monique Sanders

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $57,750
    From this org
    $57,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Eric Shelby

    COO

    Total calculated
    $81,235
    From this org
    $81,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sarah Riffle

    CDO

    Total calculated
    $72,595
    From this org
    $72,595
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Crenisha Wright

    CIO

    Total calculated
    $74,324
    From this org
    $74,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY AND RAISES. COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS GENERALLY SET BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION, COSTS OF LIVING AND PAST YEAR OF OPERATIONS ARE REVIEWED IN SETTING INCREASES.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441319349303029

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