Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
(K30)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
TOP BOX FOODS
Financial strength (30%)
82/100
Reliability (20%)
50/100
Effectiveness (25%)
85/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Mission Statement
Top Box Foods is a community-based non-profit with a simple purpose: to create access to a variety of healthy foods in Chicago’s underserved areas and food deserts located primarily on the South and West sides of Chicago.
Financial Overview — FY 2024
$3.2M
Total Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$682K
Net Assets
40
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
86.1%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
2.49x
Liability-to-Asset
62.3%
Revenue Diversification
181.5%
Compared with Peers
FY 2024
Compared with 768 similar organizations
(United States, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2024.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
86.1% | 90.1% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
13.9% | 6.7% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 0.7% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
2.5 mo | 7.1 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
62.3% | 7.1% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
181.5% | 95.5% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
11.4% | 8.6% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
-8.1% | 9.9% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-2.5% | 1.9% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $3.3M | $682K | 86.1% | 40 |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $3.6M | $761K | 84.4% | 43 |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.1M | $1.5M | 92.0% | 47 |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $2.3M | N/A | — | 38 |
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