Greater Lansing Food Bank

Lansing, Michigan - EIN 38-2424756 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Greater Lansing Food Bank reported $23,409,764 in revenue and $24,516,906 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a deficit of $1,107,142 for the year. Program services took $23,064,109 of expenses, or 94.1%. The organization closed the year with $11,241,941 in net assets - about 5.5 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$23,409,764

Down 5.8% from $24,845,184 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$24,516,906

Revenue minus expenses: -$1,107,142 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
94.1%

$23,064,109 of $24,516,906 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$11,241,941

Total assets $12,117,640 minus total liabilities $875,699.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$160,403

Michelle Lantz, CEO, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
64 Employees

Plus 4,258 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$23,064,109 (94.1%)
Fundraising$446,425 (1.8%)
Management and General$1,006,372 (4.1%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.02 - $446,425 in fundraising expenses divided by $22,498,371 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.07.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$22,498,371
Of Which Cash Contributions$6,402,784
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$16,095,587
Fundraising Events$360,093
Government Grants$6,826,800
All Other Contributions$15,311,478
Program Service Revenue$823,944
Investment Income$120,693
Other Revenue-$33,244
Total Revenue (All Sources)$23,409,764

Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here

For this organization, donated goods were $16,095,587 of $22,498,371 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

5.5 Months

of reserves - $11,241,941 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $2,043,075 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$12,117,640
Total Liabilities$875,699
Liabilities as Share of Assets7.2%
Net Assets$11,241,941

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Michelle Lantz - CEO$160,4030.65%
Sarah Jaworski - Cao$117,7030.48%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 14, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

15 voting members, 15 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Michelle LantzCEO
Sarah JaworskiCao
Julie YoungDirector
Robin WybengaDirector
Pat SpykeDirector
Katie KelleyDirector
Maureen Abood ShaheenDirector
Kathy StifflerDirector
Sue SnodgrassDirector
Meghan VandersteltDirector
Lynn GrifforDirector
Narine ManukovaDirector
John CharamellaDirector
Lavon DennisSecretary
Ken KleinTreasurer
Kevin ZielkeVice-Chair
Mona DeliwalaChair

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence15 voting / 15 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $0 in grants paid and filed no Schedule I for fiscal 2025. The page states that directly instead of leaving a blank grants section. Grantmaking organizations show a full recipient list in this section - recipient name, amount and stated purpose, as reported.

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$24,845,184-
Fiscal 2025$23,409,764-5.8%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed May 14, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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