Utah Food Bank
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 870212453
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Phone
- 801.978.2452
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $162,591,435
- Expenses
- $159,578,421
- Assets
- $102,081,069
- Liabilities
- $2,353,532
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
28 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- GINETTE BOTT (PRESIDENT & CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- GINETTE BOTT (PRESIDENT & CEO): $332,746 total reported compensation
- SCOTT WOODHEAD (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER): $297,456 total reported compensation
- KENT LISTON (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $271,173 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Since 1904, Utah Food Bank has stayed true to its objective of serving neighbors facing hunger throughout the state (“Fighting Hunger Statewide”). We work tirelessly with community partners and volunteers to continue making an impact and fulfilling our mission of _Fighting Hunger Statewide_. Last year, Utah Food Bank distributed 58 million meals via a statewide network of 309 partner agencies located in all 29 counties. In addition to being one of only a handful of food banks that distributes food free-of-charge to partner agencies, we also offer several direct service programs to help the most vulnerable populations in our state—children and seniors. By combining these direct service programs with our emergency food assistance serices, we can truly impact the lives of Utahns who live in a world of food insecurity.
What it reported doing in 2024
Pantry operations Utah food bank operates four brick-and-mortar pantries to better serve san juan and Washington counties. Three of these pantries operate in san juan; a county that experiences the highest level of food insecurity in Utah. Utah food bank's fourth pantry is in hurricane pantry which serves the communities in Washington county.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 97% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 93
- Transparency & Controls: 84
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 46
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 94.2%; rating input score 94
- Program expense ratio: 95.9%; rating input score 96
- Fundraising efficiency: $56.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- 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; 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: 1.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 94.2% of revenue deployed · 95.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $153M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $333K · 28 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.