FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

EIN 71-0810999 JONESBORO, AR

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Revenue 2024: $16,694,955
Expenses 2024: $16,948,453

Program services were 95.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: P60
Classification: 1000
Street: PO BOX 2097

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS PROVIDES HUNGER RELIEF TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN TWELVE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS BY RAISING AWARENESS, SECURING RESOURCES, AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD THROUGH A NETWORK OF NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS PROVIDES HUNGER RELIEF TO PEOPLE IN NEED BY RAISING AWARENESS, SECURING RESOURCES, AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD THROUGH A NETWORK OF NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.

CORE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR MORE THAN 100 LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS, SPECIAL CARE FACILITIES, AND SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS IN 12 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST ARKANSAS.

Expenses $15,416,988 · Grants $13,644,894 · Revenue $441,211
COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS 4 TO 5 COMMODITY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ANNUALLY AT 20 DIFFERENT SITES IN 11 COUNTIES. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS SET UP ONE-DAY FOOD PANTRIES AT ADVERTISED LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ELIGIBLE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ARE GIVEN FOOD FREE OF CHARGE. ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD AND THE HOUSEHOLD'S COMBINED MONTHLY INCOME.

Expenses $526,678 · Grants $466,140
BACKPACK PROGRAMS/SENIOR FEEDING PROGRAMS - THE BACKPACK PROGRAM PROVIDES BACKPACKS FILLED WITH FOOD TO MORE THAN 1100 CHILDREN EACH WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE BACKPACKS ARE FILLED WITH ENOUGH FOOD FOR THE WEEKEND AND ARE GIVEN TO EACH CHILD ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SCHOOL WEEK. THIS PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN IN 18 SCHOOLS IN 9 DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE SENIOR FEEDING PROGRAM SUPPLIES ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS WITH A BOX OF FOOD EVERY OTHER WEEK. THE FOOD IS EITHER PICKED UP BY THE SENIOR CITIZEN OR DELIVERED BY A VOLUNTEER.

Expenses $229,154 · Grants $202,814 · Revenue $81,030

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Christie JordanCHRISTIE JORDAN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Total calculated

$126,813

From this org

$96,313

From related orgs

$0

Other

$30,500

Hours/week

40
Sonya SandersSONYA SANDERS

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Hatton WeeksHATTON WEEKS

PAST PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Brinda LegrandBRINDA LEGRAND

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Dalton BroadawayDALTON BROADAWAY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Molly McCartyMOLLY MCCARTY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Joe WheelerJOE WHEELER

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
John McKnightJOHN MCKNIGHT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lydia ParkeyLYDIA PARKEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lexanne HortonLEXANNE HORTON

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Sherita SageSHERITA SAGE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rickey GreerRICKEY GREER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Trey StaffordTREY STAFFORD

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2024

Revenue

$16,694,955

Expenses

$16,948,453

Contributions

$15,735,088

Grants paid

$14,313,848
2023

Revenue

$24,946,240

Expenses

$25,421,682

Contributions

$24,249,828

Grants paid

$22,989,695
2022

Revenue

$16,731,324

Expenses

$16,345,755

Contributions

$16,189,970

Grants paid

$14,093,231

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$16,694,955	$16,948,453	$15,735,088	$14,313,848
2023	$24,946,240	$25,421,682	$24,249,828	$22,989,695
2022	$16,731,324	$16,345,755	$16,189,970	$14,093,231

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2021 · 990

Revenue

$22,965,303

Expenses

$22,991,461

Assets (EOY)

$15,669,571
2020 · 990

Revenue

$27,386,382

Expenses

$23,669,203

Assets (EOY)

$16,645,154
2019 · 990

Revenue

$21,930,782

Expenses

$21,277,501

Assets (EOY)

$12,403,030
2018 · 990

Revenue

$16,017,646

Expenses

$15,935,381

Assets (EOY)

$11,313,082
2017 · 990

Revenue

$11,142,383

Expenses

$12,349,451

Assets (EOY)

$11,164,630
2016 · 990

Revenue

$11,649,223

Expenses

$11,689,504

Assets (EOY)

$12,154,394
2015 · 990

Revenue

$10,894,940

Expenses

$10,521,726

Assets (EOY)

$12,031,090
2014 · 990

Revenue

$9,483,464

Expenses

$9,998,246

Assets (EOY)

$11,686,593
2013 · 990

Revenue

$10,616,334

Expenses

$8,622,789

Assets (EOY)

$12,064,148

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2021	990	$22,965,303	$22,991,461	$15,669,571
2020	990	$27,386,382	$23,669,203	$16,645,154
2019	990	$21,930,782	$21,277,501	$12,403,030
2018	990	$16,017,646	$15,935,381	$11,313,082
2017	990	$11,142,383	$12,349,451	$11,164,630
2016	990	$11,649,223	$11,689,504	$12,154,394
2015	990	$10,894,940	$10,521,726	$12,031,090
2014	990	$9,483,464	$9,998,246	$11,686,593
2013	990	$10,616,334	$8,622,789	$12,064,148

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING

$50,000

2024 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING

$50,000

2022 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FOOD BANK

$44,935

2023 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
ARKANSAS FOODBANK

$44,935

2023 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
ARKANSAS FOODBANK

$33,333

2024 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FOOD BANK

$33,333

2024 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
FOODBANK OF NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS

$27,000

2022 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
HOXIE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

$20,000

2023 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
ST FRANCIS COUNTY CARE CENTER

$16,500

2023 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
FOOD BANK OF NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS

$16,444

2024 FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

FEEDING AMERICA

$1,104,231

2022 Fight Hunger
FEEDING AMERICA

$766,770

2023 Fight Hunger
FEEDING AMERICA

$594,387

2024 Fight Hunger
ARKANSAS HUNGER RELIEF ALLIANCE INC

$95,050

2025 SFPP/AR EMERGENCY PASS-THRU FUNDING
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC

$75,000

2022 FUNDS RAISED BY GLOBALGIVING AND DISBURSED TO MEET DONOR EXPECTATIONS
UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

$50,000

2023 BACKPACK PROGRAM
UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

$45,000

2024 BACKPACK PROGRAM
UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

$41,667

2022 BACKPACK PROGRAM
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC

$30,000

2023 FUNDS RAISED BY GLOBALGIVING AND DISBURSED TO MEET DONOR EXPECTATIONS
ARKANSAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

$27,500

2022 GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared as related by

ARKANSAS HUNGER RELIEF ALLIANCE INC

On its 2025 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.