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GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

EIN 38-2156255 DETROIT, MI

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Revenue 2024
$93,598,866
Expenses 2024
$91,561,917

Program services were 92.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
K31
Classification
1000
Street
2131 BEAUFAIT ST

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

WE EXIST TO PROVIDE HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT, NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND RELATED RESOURCES. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH COLLABORATION, EFFICIENT OPERATIONS, EDUCATION, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE A HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • GLEANERS CORE ACTIVITY INVOLVES SECURING, STORING, AND DISTRIBUTING NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED VIA A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SCHOOLS, AND PROGRAMS LOCATED THROUGHOUT WAYNE, OAKLAND, MACOMB, LIVINGSTON AND MONROE COUNTIES. IN FY2025, GLEANERS FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TOTALED 47.5 MILLION POUNDS, EQUATING TO OVER 39 MILLION MEALS. TO SUPPLEMENT OUR NETWORK OF PARTNER AGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN FY2025, WE MAINTAINED A NETWORK OF 22 EQUIVALENT GLEANERS RUN BI-WEEKLY MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS FOCUSED ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THESE COMMUNITY MOBILES SERVED 188,378 MEAL PACKAGES THROUGH 498 DISTRIBUTIONS IN FY2025, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE AND MILK, ALONG WITH SHELF STABLE AND FROZEN FOOD STAPLES. DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGH THESE COMMUNITY MOBILES TOTALED 6.9 MILLION POUNDS OF THE 47.5 MILLION POUNDS OF TOTAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS.IN FY2025, GLEANERS SERVED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH MONTHLY SCHOOL MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AT 39 SITES WITH 1.5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD.GLEANERS SENIOR MOBILE PANTRIES BRING NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO LOW-INCOME SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES. GLEANERS PROVIDED 256,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, THROUGH MONTHLY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS, TO NINE SENIOR HOUSING SITES. GLEANERS ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE USDA'S COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP) FOR SENIORS. IN FY2025, GLEANERS PROVIDED 664,000 POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD STAPLES THROUGH 16,619 DISTRIBUTIONS TO ELIGIBLE SENIORS.PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT FAMILIES WANT AND NEED IS OUR PRIORITY, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE AND MILK. IN FY2025, GLEANERS DISTRIBUTED 15 MILLION POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE, ACCOUNTING FOR 32% OF ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. LEVERAGING A BROAD RANGE OF GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE USDA, UNITED DAIRY INDUSTRY OF MICHIGAN, AND THE MICHIGAN DAIRY FARMERS, GLEANERS WAS ABLE TO SOURCE AND DISTRIBUTE OVER 844,000 GALLONS OF FLUID MILK TO THE COMMUNITY IN FY2025. COMBINED, FRESH PRODUCE AND MILK ACCOUNTED FOR 48% OF ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN FY2025.IN TOTAL FOR FY2025, GLEANERS FOOD PROGRAMMING REACHED NEARLY 1.1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS VIA BOTH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES AND OUR DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER DISTRIBUTIONS ACROSS OUR FIVE-COUNTY SERVICE AREA.

    Expenses $82,637,948 · Grants $72,601,805 · Revenue $6,261,371

  • THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) IS A USDA FUNDED PROGRAM ADMINISTERED IN MICHIGAN BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPERS TO LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AT SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. DURING THE 2024 - 2025 SCHOOL YEAR, GLEANERS SPONSORED 16 SITES AND SERVED 58,864 SUPPERS TO CHILDREN IN NEED.

    Expenses $548,765 · Revenue $580,957

  • COOKING MATTERS (CM) AND FOOD SMARTS (FS) ARE BOTH NATIONAL NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT TEACH LOW-INCOME FAMILIES (BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN) HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS ECONOMICALLY AND MAKE HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES. FS IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT BRINGS A TRAUMA-INFORMED AND MORE REFLECTION APPROACH TO THE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT. BOTH ARE LED BY EMPLOYEE AND VOLUNTEER CHEFS AND NUTRITIONISTS. IN FY2025, NEARLY 1,200 PEOPLE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. CM AND FS ARE BOTH STILL OFFERED VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON, HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF CLASSES TAKE PLACE IN-PERSON.

    Expenses $829,207 · Revenue $477,812

  • OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CREATES EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN HUNGER-RELIEF WORK. FROM PACKING FOOD FOR COMMUNITY MOBILE, SCHOOL MOBILE, OR SENIOR FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TO WORKING THE FRONT LINES DIRECTLY SERVING CONSUMERS AT OUR SHARED HARVEST PANTRY IN HOWELL, FRESH! BY GLEANERS PANTRY IN WARREN, OR FRESH MARKET PANTRY MOBILE DISTRIBUTIONS IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT, VOLUNTEERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN PACKING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. OVER 19,000 VOLUNTEER SHIFTS WERE COMPLETED IN FY2025 COMPRISING OVER 51,000 SERVICE HOURS, REPRESENTING THE EQUIVALENT OF 24 FULL-TIME WORKERS.

    Expenses $180,192

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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.

  • Gerald Brisson

    PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $330,022
    From this org
    $306,007
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,015
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,507
    Bonus
    $62,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,015
    Filer's total
    $330,022
  • Damali Sahu

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cassandra Harvey Director

    VICE CHAIR (STARTED 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose Santrich

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Scher

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Hampson

    VICE CHAIR (STARTED 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Bush

    VICE CHAIR (THROUGH 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sara Gambino

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ned Greenberg

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vin Nguyen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Cafaro

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Crawford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dandridge Floyd

    DIRECTOR (STARTED 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elgin Cooper

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Rochette

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Lafferty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Auflick

    DIRECTOR (STARTED 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen Burgess

    DIRECTOR (STARTED 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Khadija Walker-Fobbs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristi Stepp

    DIRECTOR (STARTED 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Reyes-Kopack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mageada Mohamed

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Jane Vogt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Kramer

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 3/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $93,598,866
    Expenses
    $91,561,917
    Contributions
    $83,889,736
    Grants paid
    $72,601,805
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $116,054,724
    Expenses
    $110,663,486
    Contributions
    $106,769,790
    Grants paid
    $90,808,488
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $94,518,122
    Expenses
    $91,036,753
    Contributions
    $84,953,660
    Grants paid
    $71,663,803

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

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $90,903,332
    Expenses
    $87,668,688
    Assets (EOY)
    $50,531,576
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $120,810,438
    Expenses
    $105,591,505
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,933,919
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $76,357,393
    Expenses
    $74,686,818
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,067,397
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $72,719,426
    Expenses
    $73,102,153
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,416,893
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $110,747,288
    Expenses
    $110,132,479
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,628,091

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - SEE PART IV

    $0

    2023 TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED.

  • VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - SEE PART IV

    $0

    2022 TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED.

  • VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - SEE PART IV

    $0

    2024 TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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 on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

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.