Greater Boston Food Bank Inc
Our costs consist of acquiring, sorting and distributing food to 617 member agencies, transportation and logistics, and community outreach to 69 direct distribution sites such as gbfb mobile markets, and federal distributions for low income seniors. Last year, we distributed over 109 million pounds of food, the equivalent of over 90.9 million meals. We are committed to increasing our food distribution to provide at least three meals a day to every person in need in eastern Massachusetts.
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc at a glance
In short: Greater Boston Food Bank Inc gave $140.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $140.7M). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $140,661,187
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $140,661,187
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $140,661,187
- Total assets
- $85,151,557
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Greater Boston Food Bank Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Approximately 617 Member Agencies ($140.7M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
How Greater Boston Food Bank Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). 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 $83.9M (2019) to $142.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $140.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Approximately 617 Member Agencies | To provide member agencies with food to distribute to those in need | $140,661,187 |
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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 | $85,151,557 | $179,230,226 | $169,439,269 | $140,661,187 | 1 | $2,216,327 |
| 2024 | $75,467,951 | $173,449,165 | $165,762,690 | $137,404,263 | 1 | $4,385,960 |
| 2023 | $69,971,655 | $153,349,748 | $160,354,779 | $132,026,683 | 1 | $2,069,451 |
| 2022 | $73,386,187 | $157,620,498 | $161,698,180 | $135,260,920 | 1 | $-3,659,166 |
| 2021 | $80,463,627 | $187,976,800 | $166,557,809 | $142,667,169 | 1 | $254,337 |
| 2020 | $56,420,858 | $177,373,101 | $148,496,032 | $124,968,403 | 1 | $521,223 |
| 2019 | $25,920,490 | $107,292,642 | $104,592,684 | $83,946,440 | 1 | $895,150 |
About Greater Boston Food Bank Inc
Based on IRS filings
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc is a public charity, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $85.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $140.7M. Net investment income was $2.2M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc is led by Catherine D'amato, President & Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine D'amato
President & Chief Executive Officer
President & CEO → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$382K (2019) → $618K (2025)
Ted Truscott
Chair
Vice Chair & Clerk → Director, 2022
Director → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard E. Ghiz
Senior Director of Information Systems
Director → Senior Director of It, 2022
Senior Director of It → Senior Director of Information Systems, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$147K (2019) → $173K (2025)
Lisa Davis
Senior Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$165K (2025)
Allen Hamdan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Travis
Director
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Core
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Kelly-Croswell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Demichaelis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hintlian
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Mackey
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marci Sindell
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Amaral
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Pyne
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Schoen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harry Wilcox
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidy King Jones
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Rinaldi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Goldinger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Brouhard
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Friedman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Lavinson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natacha Gassenbach
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Wheeler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Croswell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aprylle Wallace
Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Senior Vice President of Human Resources → Senior Vice President of Hr, 2024
Senior Vice President of Hr → Executive Vice President of Human Resources, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$137K (2019) → $206K (2025)
Cheryl Anne Oldfield Schondek
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President Food Acquistion & Supp → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$256K (2019) → $429K (2025)
Pranita Amarasinghe
Chief Financial Officer
CFO - Feb. → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$251K (2021) → $370K (2025)
Unmesh Gandhi
Senior Vice President of Enterprise Tech & Strategy
Vice President Communications & Public Affairs → Senior Vice President of Enterprise Tech & Strategy, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$197K (2023) → $220K (2025)
Jonathan Tetrault
Vice President of Community Impact & Oper.
Vice President Community Impact & Operations → Vice President of Community Impact & Oper., 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$169K (2024) → $179K (2025)
Julee Sanderson
Vice President of Tech Operations
Vice President of Technology → Vice President of Tech Operations, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$203K (2024) → $213K (2025)
O'Neil Outar
Executive Vice President of Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$383K (2025)
Carl Paratore
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Sieniewicz
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (39)
- Former: Carol Tienken (2019–2024) — Chief Info & Strategy Officer
- Former: Julie Lafontaine (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephen Woods (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gordon Reid (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Anne Oldfield-Schondek (2021–2024) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Heidy King-Jones (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: John Riccuiti (2021–2024) — Vice Chair & Clerk
- Former: Carol Anderson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Catherine Ann Lynn (2023–2024) — Vice President Communications & Public Affairs
- Former: Nicolene Marie Hengen (2023–2024) — Executive Director H2hc
- Former: Rob Backus (2024) — Director
- Former: Arlene Fortunato (2019–2023) — Former Senior Vice President of Development
- Former: Tamara Baer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jessica Crimmins (2020–2023) — Vice President of Marketing
- Former: Laura Perille (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Tracey May (2022–2023) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Danielle Lamarre Degnan (2023) — Vice President & Development
- Former: James Hardy (2023) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Lee (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Cedric Terrell (2021–2022) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Chris Flynn (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Thomas Lacey (2021–2022) — Vice President of Finance
- Former: David Giagrando (2022) — Senior Director of Development
- Former: Howard Breslau (2022) — Senior Director of Development
- Former: David Noymer (2019–2021) — Former CFO
- Former: Minnie Joung (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Bralower (2019–2021) — Outgoing Chair & Clerk
- Former: Shamim Ruff (2019–2021) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Sharon Reilly (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bruce Nash MD MBA (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Ricciuti (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph Voci (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark McGowan (2019–2020) — Ougoing Director - Jan.
- Former: Trudy Veldman (2019–2020) — Vice Chair & Clerk
- Former: Wendy Carruthers (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Chip O'Hare (2019) — Director
- Former: Les Nanberg (2019) — Director
- Former: Mw Sam Davis (2019) — Director
- Former: Quincy Miller (2019) — Director
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 $618K, to Catherine D'Amato (President/Chief Executive Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Greater Boston Food Bank Inc
How much does Greater Boston Food Bank Inc give each year?
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc gave $140.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $137.4M across 1 grant.
How large is Greater Boston Food Bank Inc?
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc reported $85.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $179.2M.
What is Greater Boston Food Bank Inc's EIN?
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2717782. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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