Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan
We exist to provide households with access to sufficient, nutritious food and related resources. We accomplish this through collaboration, efficient operations, education, and innovative solutions to achieve a hunger-free community in southeastern Michigan.
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan at a glance
In short: Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan gave $58.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $58.5M). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $58,466,714
- -19.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $58,466,714
- -19.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $58,466,714
- Total assets
- $65,591,509
- +13.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
How Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52.8M (2022) to $85.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $58.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Organizations - See Part IV | To Provide Food for Those in Need. | $58,466,714 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $65,591,509 | $93,598,866 | $91,561,917 | $58,466,714 | 1 | $2,034,180 |
| 2024 | $57,596,466 | $116,054,724 | $110,663,486 | $72,392,825 | 1 | $1,134,182 |
| 2023 | $52,560,459 | $94,518,122 | $91,036,753 | $60,353,487 | 1 | $946,303 |
| 2022 | $50,531,576 | $90,903,332 | $87,668,688 | $52,812,350 | 1 | $117,733 |
| 2020 | $35,933,919 | $120,810,438 | $105,591,505 | $85,497,534 | 1 | $4,574 |
| 2019 | $17,067,397 | $76,357,393 | $74,686,818 | $58,333,860 | 1 | $168,744 |
About Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan
Based on IRS filings
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Taylor, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $58.5M. Net investment income was $2.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan is led by Gerald Brisson, President & Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gerald Brisson
President & Chief Executive Officer
President & CEO → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$203K (2019) → $306K (2025)
Damali Sahu
Board Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Hoyle
Director
CDO → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$275K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Julie Bedford
Senior Director of School Partnerships
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$120K (2023) → $128K (2025)
Jason Slauter
Senior Director of It
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$132K (2025)
Justin Gruber
Senior Director of Data
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$121K (2025)
Beth Cafaro
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Landgraff
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victor Green
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elgin Cooper
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Davis
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Kramer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Ha
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Lafferty
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Reyes-Kopack
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mageada Mohamed
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Jane Vogt
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Crawford
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Rochette
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Khadija Walker-Fobbs
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Rynearson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Trotter
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dandridge Floyd
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Auflick
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Burgess
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Stepp
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Naif Khouri
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Beamer
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$154K (2019) → $248K (2025)
Sheryl Stoddard
Vice President of Administration
Vice President → Vice President & Administration, 2020
Vice President & Administration → Vice President of Administration, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$106K (2019) → $168K (2025)
Jeff Bandy
Controller
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$108K (2022) → $124K (2025)
Jeff Ossowski
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$145K (2022) → $244K (2025)
Patrick Schulte
Chief Development Officer
CDO → Chief Development Officer, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$164K (2022) → $287K (2025)
Judith McNeeley
Vice President of Community Engagement
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$197K (2023) → $222K (2025)
Richard Hampson
Vice Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vin Nguyen
Treasurer
Secretary → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Bush
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ned Greenberg
Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose Santrich
Vice Chair
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Scher
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Gambino
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra Harvey Director
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (46)
- Former: Cory Joyrich (2025) — Director of Corporate Partnerships · Filing note: Through 82024
- Former: Donna England (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Joel Kellman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kyle Urek (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Evonne Xu (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Justin Gruber Sr Dir Of (2022–2024) — Data & Strategic Analytics
- Former: Justin Kimpson (2022–2024) — Senior Director of Fcc
- Former: Sarah Nielsen (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Cassandra Harvey (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Katherine Mora (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Cory Joyrich Dir Of Maj Gifts (2024) — Corp. Pships
- Former: Vin Nguyen Dir (2024) — Treasurer · Filing note: Thru 082024
- Former: Kevin Trombley (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Alvarez (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Susan Hawkins (2019–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Henry Lau (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Cory Joyrich Dir Of Major (2023) — Gifts & Corp. Partnerships
- Former: Damali Sahu Dir (2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Dave Vanderploeg (2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Scher Dir (2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kyle Urek Dir (2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Sam Bush Dir (2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Ceil Aitchison (2019–2022) — Vice President & Development
- Former: David Vanderploeg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Nadine Cook (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Cory Joyrich Director Of (2022) — Major Gifts & Corporate Partnerships
- Former: Donna England Director (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Judith McNeeley Vp Community (2022) — Engagement
- Former: Katherine Scher (2022) — Director
- Former: Laura Reyes Kopack (2022) — Director
- Former: Stacy Averill Vp Community (2022) — Giving & President
- Former: Janet Fava (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jason Paulateer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Tompkins (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Keith Whitfield (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Linda Makris (2019–2020) — Former CFO
- Former: Rachelle Bonelli (2019–2020) — Vice President & Programs
- Former: Ronald Weingartz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Stacy Averill (2019–2020) — Vice President, Community Giving & Public Relation
- Former: Terry Robinson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gary Abernathy (2020) — Director
- Former: Virgie Ammerman (2020) — CFO
- Former: Cheryl Scott Dube (2019) — Director
- Former: Heather Lovier (2019) — Director
- Former: Jim Vella (2019) — Director
- Former: John Kastler (2019) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $306K, to Gerald Brisson (President & Chief Executive Officer). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan
How much does Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan give each year?
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan gave $58.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $72.4M across 1 grant.
How large is Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan?
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan reported $65.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $93.6M.
What is Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan?
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Taylor, MI. It holds $65.6M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan's EIN?
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2156255. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
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