East Texas Food Bank

Legal name: Regional East Texas Food Bank

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752222686
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tyler, TX, US
Phone
903.597.3663
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$68,484,192
Expenses
$72,212,398
Assets
$36,227,873
Liabilities
$1,298,376

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID EMERSON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID EMERSON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $270,536 total reported compensation
  • TIMOTHY BUTLER (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $145,837 total reported compensation
  • ANDREW AYO (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $138,660 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Fight hunger and feed hope in East Texas

What it reported doing in 2024

Backpack program - the backpack program helps to alleviate child hunger by providing hungry children with nutritious and easy to prepare food at times when other resources are not available, such as weekends and school vacations.kids cafe/snack program - the kids cafe and afterschool snack program helps alleviate child hunger by providing hungry children with nutritious meals at times when other resources are not available, such as afterschool.summer food program - the summer food program serves children in low-income communities who participate in free and reduced feeding programs during the school year.mobile pantry - the mobile pantry program reaches out to feed hungry east texans who live in isolated, rural communities without access to emergency food assistance.fresh produce program - the fresh produce program distributes fresh fruits and vegetables to clients through partner agencies.east Texas food bank garden - the east Texas food bank garden program provides an additional source of fresh produce for hungry east texans through partnership with the smith county sheriff's office and the smith county agricultural extension office.nutrition education - the nutrition education program offers nutrition education classes and information to low-income community members by partnering with community food banks and social service agencies serving limited-resource clients.snap/food stamps - the snap (supplemental nutritional assistance program) program works to ensure that all eligible east texans have the knowledge and benefits of the snap program, formerly known as the food stamp program. Child and adult care food program - the child and adult care food program (cacfp) is a federal child nutrition program that provides reimbursement for meals and snacks served at at-risk afterschool programs. The program follows specific child nutrition guidelines and operates in afterschool programs such as the boys and girls club of east Texas.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 90% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $41.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.5; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 10 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 95% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $67.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $271K · 32 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.7M reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 39 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.