Bonner Community Food Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820385747
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Sandpoint, ID, USA
Phone
2082633663
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Emergency Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,500,907
Expenses
$2,055,862
Assets
$2,803,412
Liabilities
$6,192

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANITA PORTER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ANITA PORTER (PRESIDENT)
  • NATE RENCH (VICE PRESIDE)
  • LYNN JENNINGS-DAWSON (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of bonner community food center is to assist people in our community with supplemental foods in a time of personal crisis. Vision: helping families help themselves. Guiding principles: to provide food assistance to qualifying clients, including children, seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities, single parents with children under the age of six, working families, and those experiencing temporary or unforseen crises-such as job loss, housing instability, divorce, house fire, death, or medical emergencies-that impact their ability to meet basic needs.

What it reported doing in 2025

We provide food and emergency assistance to residents of bonner county experiencing financial hardship. In 2025, approximately 3,200 households were served each month, representing an average of 3,000 individuals. Demand for services continues to increase annually, with more families relying on assistance. On peak service days, over 100 households access our food distribution. During 2025, the organization recorded 41,191 client visits. Individuals served included 10,872 children, 15,008 adults, and 15,311 seniors. A total of 912,044 pounds of food was distributed, including 351,101 pounds recoverd through grocery rescue efforts. Volunteers are integral to operation, with approximately 200 indivduals serving throughout the year, including 60 regular monthly volunteers. In total, 14,614 volunteer hours were contributed in support of the organization's mission. Food insecurity affects individuals and families from all backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life. In addition to providing no-cost access to food, the organization prioritizes collaboration with community parnters to strenghten local support systems. Partnerships include programs such as coats for kids, easterseals, panhandle special needs, the emergency food assistance program (tefap), the commodity supplemental food program (csfp) for income-eligible seniors, bonner homeless transitions, settlement works, and local schools. Through these efforts, the organization continues to improve food security in bonner county while fostering a stronger, more connected community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $132.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.8%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.8% of revenue deployed · 95.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.