Midwest Food Bank NFP
It is the mission of midwest food bank to share the love of christ by alleviating hunger and malnutrition and providing disaster relief.
Midwest Food Bank NFP at a glance
In short: Midwest Food Bank NFP reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $8,711 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -21.2% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $96,202,837
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $579,032,442
- +4.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $480,901
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $569,275,925
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Midwest Food Bank NFP funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $75K (2022). In 2025 it reported $9K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Believe Jesus Ministries Fairbury, IL | Volunteer Room Sponsorship | $75,000 |
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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 | $96,202,837 | $579,032,442 | $569,275,925 | $8,711 | Total only | $480,901 |
| 2024 | $86,600,270 | $556,728,681 | $545,939,846 | $11,056 | Total only | $441,573 |
| 2023 | $76,766,675 | $505,999,650 | $503,265,602 | $19,070 | Total only | $227,937 |
| 2022 | $75,721,541 | $434,933,396 | $431,262,937 | $75,000 | 1 | $381,335 |
| 2021 | $66,677,904 | $449,997,097 | $443,775,801 | $19,080 | Total only | $127,652 |
| 2020 | $60,209,514 | $420,255,647 | $394,000,699 | $11,252 | Total only | $-25,186 |
| 2019 | $35,713,743 | $278,011,429 | $280,802,537 | $23,721 | Total only | $120,359 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Midwest Food Bank NFP
Based on IRS filings
Midwest Food Bank NFP is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Normal, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $96.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $9K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $481K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Midwest Food Bank NFP is led by Eric Hodel, CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eric Hodel
CEO
COO → CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$207K (2019) → $382K (2025)
Patrick Burke
COO & Executive Director
COO → COO & Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$150K (2023) → $161K (2025)
Lisa Sollberger
CFO & Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$149K (2025)
Mike Swartz
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$126K (2025)
David Kieser
President
Presidentceo → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Hodel
Director
Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Sheldahl
Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Gapinski
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trent Scholl
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Neal
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Lipps
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Kees
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kellie Bray
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Klopfenstein
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jada Hoerr
Cro
Development Director → Cro, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$108K (2020) → $198K (2025)
Ann Kafer
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Leman
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Lisa Martin (2023–2024) — CFO & Executive Director
- Former: Gareth Keown (2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Dennis Mott (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ralph Endress (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Sue Anderson-Martin (2023) — 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 $382K, to Eric Hodel (CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Midwest Food Bank NFP
How much does Midwest Food Bank NFP give each year?
Midwest Food Bank NFP reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $11K in grants paid.
How large is Midwest Food Bank NFP?
Midwest Food Bank NFP reported $96.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $579.0M.
What is Midwest Food Bank NFP?
Midwest Food Bank NFP is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Normal, IL. It holds $96.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Midwest Food Bank NFP operate?
Midwest Food Bank NFP has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Midwest Food Bank NFP's EIN?
Midwest Food Bank NFP's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-2120170. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 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 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023
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