Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
Provide food, hope and dignity to our
neighbors who struggle with hunger, and lead the movement to alleviate hunger
through education, collaboration and advocacy.
Year, State Incorporated:
1997, LA
The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana, established in 1997, is the largest hunger-relief organization in Northeast Louisiana.
The Food Bank network serves about 25,000 people every month in a 12-parish service region, which includes Caldwell; East Carroll; Franklin; Jackson; Lincoln; Madison; Morehouse; Ouachita; Richland; Tensas; Union; and West Carroll Parish.
The Food Bank distributes food through the following programs:
Partner Agencies: The Food Bank distributes millions of pounds of food through our network of non-profit community partner organizations that operate hunger relief programs located in their community.
Mobile Pantries: The Food Bank hosts drive-thru food distributions providing nutritious food directly from our refrigerated truck in rural and underserved areas and during disasters.
BackPacks for Kids Program: The BackPack Program provides children with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to take home on weekends and school vacations when other food may not be available.
Kid's Cabinet: The Kid’s Cabinet School Pantry program provides food for low-income students and their families.
Senior Food Box Program: The Food Bank helps low-income senior citizens, aged 60 and older, stretch their budgets by providing them with groceries each month.
For the year ended June 30, 2022, Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana's program expenses were:
Total Program Expenses: $12,077,940
Board Size
15
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Other
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.
Programs: 100% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 0%
| Total Income | $0 |
| Total expenses: | $12,077,940 |
| Program expenses | $12,077,940 |
| Fundraising expenses | $0 |
| Administrative expenses | $0 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-12,077,940 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $0 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Total Assets | $0 |
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BBB Serving Northeast and Central Louisiana and the Ark-La-Tex