Public Charity

THE FOOD BASKET INC

THE FOOD BASKET INC is a Public Charity headquartered in HILO, HI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $14.6M revenue, $13.9M expenses, $15.4M total assets. 98 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 260349475 HILO, HI Food Banks & Pantries NTEE: K31 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$14.6M
Total Expenses$13.9M
Total Assets$15.4M
Grant Records98
Funding Total$5.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FEED THE HUNGRY IN HAWAII COUNTY WHILE ATTENDING TO THE ROOT CAUSES OF THIS CRITICAL SOCIAL PROBLEM. THE FOOD BASKET ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PREVENTING THE WASTE OF ALL EDIBLE FOOD IN HAWAII COUNTY, FEEDING THE HUNGRY WITH THIS FOOD, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LOCAL HUNGER AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS SOCIAL PROBLEM, AND COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF PARTNERING MISSIONS TO ERADICATE THE ROOT OF HUNGER AND OTHER SOCIAL ILLS: POVERTY.

Where $100 goes at The Food Basket Inc

How The Food Basket Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$24
In 2024 The Food Basket continued its mission to end hunger in hawaii through several emergency food programs
25% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 100 agencies; 600,000 individuals; 1,361 seniors
$23
To address future hunger issues, we continued our efforts on our agricultural innovation park and food system campus, ho'olako, and were awarded a 1.6 million federal grant from…
About 25% (cost not reported)
$23
Da bux double up food bucks program continued operations across the state and was available at 71 retail sites, including grocery stores, food hubs, farmer's markets and csas
About 25% (cost not reported)

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$57,240
FAIR FOOD NETWORK INC
2024
FUND DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS-STORES & MKTS
$52,200
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC
2024
Expansion Of Da Bux Double Up Food Bucks Program
$45,000
$38,950
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 98 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR Ann Ebesuno
DIRECTOR Casey Halpern
TREASURER Dennis Lin
TREASURER Jason Cohn
SECRETARY Julia Zee
EXECUTIVE DI Kristin Frost Albrecht

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$2,529,938 12 grants
General Support
$1,658,066 56 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$1,270,120 17 grants
Health & Medicine
$68,900 3 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$17,222 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $14.6M $13.9M $15.4M
2023 $15.0M $13.2M $12.9M
2022 $13.8M $11.8M $10.9M
2020 $17.1M $11.7M $8.3M
2019 $5.7M $5.4M $2.6M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.7M to $14.6M (+157%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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