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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2025 Expires: August 2027

The Global FoodBanking Network

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(312) 782-4560
70 East Lake Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL, 60601
https://foodbanking.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The Global FoodBanking Network meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks."

Year, State Incorporated:
2006, IL

The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) is a global, nonprofit organization that provides food to people facing hunger while reducing food loss and waste. The organization reports that it supports community-driven solutions to alleviate hunger in more than 50 countries. GFN aims to make it easier for food banks to expand service and provide more nutritious food. The organization works across the globe with a primary focus on advancing and supporting the food banking model in developing and emerging markets, where hunger and food loss rates are highest. In 2023, GFN reported that it connected and empowered 63 food banking organizations in 52 countries that together provided meals to more than 40 million people with the support of 300 million volunteers.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, The Global FoodBanking Network's program expenses were:

Program services $13,701,763
Total Program Expenses $13,701,763

Chief Executive
Lisa J. Moon, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$449,712

Chair of the Board
Sachin Gupta

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Head of Global Portfolio Management Desk, PIMCO

Board Size
15

Paid Staff Size
41

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio

Fundraising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $14,288,816, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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 The Global FoodBanking Network's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Gain on currency exchange $89,860
Realized and unrealized gain on investments $130,500
In-kind contributions $156,705
Other revenue $196,399
Foundation contributions $1,601,425
Contributions $2,493,132
Contributions for grants to food banks $4,440,388
Corporate contributions $5,597,166
Total Income $14,705,575

Programs: 78% Fundraising: 12% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $14,705,575
Total expenses: $17,527,476
  Program expenses $13,701,763
  Fundraising expenses $2,033,369
  Administrative expenses $1,792,344
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-2,821,901
Beginning Net Assets $15,848,098
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $12,869,492
Total Liabilities $1,423,559
Total Assets $14,293,051

Note: According to GFN's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $156,705 in the form of legal services ($151,852) and other professional services ($4,853).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance