Program areas at Greater Chicago Food Depository
The Greater Chicago Food Depository provides emergency Food assistance in cook county, Illinois by distributing Food through a network of more than 800 Food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and programs. The Food distributed is donated, purchased or received from federal programs.
Mobile responses reach populations that often don't have access to traditional emergency assistance programs. The Food Depository's produce mobile distributes fresh fruit and vegetables in high-need communities, while the mobile pantry provides produce, protein and shelf-stable groceries to hungry individuals on evenings and weekends. The fresh truck offers produce to Food insecure patients of health clinics throughout cook county.
The Greater Chicago Food Depository provides programs to alleviate hunger among priority populations including children, students, older adults and veterans. The organization also offers workforce development for unemployed and underemployed individuals. Other programs include after-school and summer meals for children, Food distributions for older adults, Food distributions at schools, and federal benefits outreach.
Grants made by Greater Chicago Food Depository
Who funds Greater Chicago Food Depository
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| Feeding America | 2023-06 | Fight Hunger | $2,343,154 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | 2023-06 | For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes | $2,027,184 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | 2023-09 | General Operating Support, Unrestricted, Matching the Contribution of Kenneth Beukema, PGL Retiree, Support for Children?s Food Programs; General Operating Support, in Support of the Annual Campaign, Support for Refugees, Annual Support, Matching the Contribution of Leticia Verastegui, PGL Employee, Support for Thanksgiving Meals, Support for Food Costs for GCFD'S Partners, Support for Christmas Season Meals, $250,000 for Nourish Campaign Support and $50,000 for General Operating Support | $1,850,630 |
| ...and 628 more grants received totalling $23,387,858 |
Personnel at Greater Chicago Food Depository
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Katherine R Maehr | Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer | $402,524 | 2023-12-21 |
| Jill Rahman | Chief Operating Officer | $333,621 | 2023-06-30 |
| Dennis James | Chief Financial Officer Until 7 and 2 and 21 | $236,226 | 2022-06-30 |
| Joan Chow | Chief Marketing Officer | $211,766 | 2022-06-30 |
| Jill Zimmerman | Chief Philanthropy Officer | $294,968 | 2023-06-30 |
| ...and 18 more key personnel |
Financials for Greater Chicago Food Depository
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $199,016,604 | $176,665,354 | 12.7% |
| Program services | $515 | $575,137 | -99.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $2,861,973 | $2,723,491 | 5.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-5,353,495 | $618,550 | -965.5% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-221,275 | $-169,102 | -30.9% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $728,250 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $197,032,572 | $180,413,430 | 9.2% |
Organizations like Greater Chicago Food Depository
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Atlanta, GA | $232,338,859 |
| Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma | 501(c)(3) | Tulsa, OK | $53,795,296 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Geneva, IL | $146,995,086 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $153,349,748 |
| Idaho Foodbank Warehouse | 501(c)(3) | Meridian, ID | $57,732,985 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine | 501(c)(3) | Auburn, ME | $78,671,561 |
| The Houston Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $298,504,285 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $165,664,461 |
| Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) | 501(c)(3) | Hillside, NJ | $192,108,891 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $119,800,578 |
Data update history
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 187 new grant, including a grant for $2,343,154 from Feeding America February 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 6, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
February 4, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 7 new vendors, including , , , , , , and
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFood banksFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Political advocacyProvides grantsLobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 4100 W Ann Lurie Pl
- Chicago, IL 60632
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- County
- Cook County, IL
- Phone
- (773) 247-3663
- Facebook page
- fooddepository
- Twitter profile
- @fooddepository
IRS details
- EIN
- 36-2971864
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1978
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K31: Food Banks, Food Pantries
- NAICS code, primary
- 624210: Community Food Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0240862
- FTB Entity ID
- None yet
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2024-10-16
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