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 |
|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | 2022-06 | For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes | $2,848,828 |
| Feeding America | 2022-06 | Fight Hunger | $2,643,351 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | 2022-09 | General Operating Support. in Support of the Greater Chicago Food Depository's General Operations To End Food Insecurity in the Region. Support for Christmas Meals. To Support Response To the Covid-19 Crisis, Or General Operating Support If Covid-19 Needs Are Met. Annual Fund Support, Thanksgiving Support, Annual Campaign, Double Match Support. Contribution Solicited By Phone Call for Matching Gifts. Support for August Fundraising Appeal, To Assist With the Increased Need for Food As A Result of Covid-19. To Support Food Banks for Low-Income People in the Chicago Area. Matching the Contribution of Polly Eldringhoff, PGL Employee. Matching the Contribution of Calixto Arroyo, PGL Retiree. Christmas Contribution, Matching the Contribution of Leticia Verastegui, PGL Retiree. General Operating Support - in Response To A Phone Call Asking for Matching Contributions. Support of Matching Contribution Challenge. Contribution Under A $50,000 Matching Challenge To Provide Food and Other Resource. | $1,708,450 |
| ...and 623 more grants received totalling $24,613,041 |
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 20 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 |
|---|
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Geneva, IL | $150,994,521 |
| Harvesters - The Community Food Network | 501(c)(3) | Kansas City, MO | $143,704,850 |
| Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma | 501(c)(3) | Tulsa, OK | $97,549,817 |
| Oregon Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Portland, OR | $106,442,657 |
| Idaho Foodbank Warehouse | 501(c)(3) | Meridian, ID | $57,732,985 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $157,620,498 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Cleveland, OH | $127,235,784 |
| The Houston Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $376,356,914 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine | 501(c)(3) | Auburn, ME | $78,671,561 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $119,800,578 |
Data update history
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
Food 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
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