Maui Food Bank

What it reported doing in 2024

The maui food bank is the only non-profit agency in maui county that collects, warehouses and distributes mass quantities of both perishable and non-perishable food. The maui food bank coordinates service delivery of donated food to needy individuals and families through a network of over 170 agencies that are members of the food bank in maui county, including agencies on the islands of lanai and molokai. The maui food bank provides a charitable safety net that thousands of low-income maui county residents rely on to make it through each month.maui food bank's aloha backpack buddies program provides a backpack filled with six meals. Needy students receive this backpack on fridays to take home. Currently there are 34 schools participating in this program.in an effort to address community food access needs, including those resulting from the 2023 wildfires, we expanded our program services in several key ways.we launched da market lahaina, a market-style program designed to provide consistent and dignified access to food and essential items for individuals and families impacted by the wildfires. Created as a welcoming, client-choice environment, the program allows residents to select the items that best meet their household needs at no cost.building on this model, we launched our mobile market in may 2025 as a mobile extension of da market, bringing this same approach directly into communities. As a traveling distribution program, individuals shop directly from a refrigerated truck stocked with fresh produce and frozen proteins through reach-in doors. Phase one was launched at ka lai ola, a temporary disaster housing site, to serve households impacted by the fires.we also expanded existing programs, including fresh for all, increasing access to fresh produce and perishable foods. In addition, we increased local procurement, supporting maui's farmers while improving the quality and cultural relevance of distributed food.maui food bank continues to serve as maui county's primary food safety net, procuring, safely handling, and distributing nutritious food through a network of 157 trusted agency and program partners.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 88.4%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $23.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.11; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings