Northern Illinois Food Bank

Human services
Geneva, Illinois
EIN 36-3203648
Tax-exempt since 1982

Firms paid: 10
Fees reported, 2017–2024: $5.2M
Fees reported in 2024: $953K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $147.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$952,698 to 2 fundraisers

Fundraisers Northern Illinois Food Bank paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Allegiance GroupDigital and direct mail services	Digital and direct mail services	$900,797
Gateway Communications Inc.Phone solicitation	Phone solicitation	$51,901

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Allegiance Fundraising Group LLCFundraising$1,124,383

All firms paid

Fundraisers Northern Illinois Food Bank reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
One & All IncDirect response	2018–2022 · 5 years	$1,817,220
Brad Cecil & AssociatesDirect response	2017–2019 · 3 years	$1,714,590
Allegiance Group	2024	$900,797
PursuantDirect response	2022	$380,211
Gateway Comm	2017–2022 · 6 years	$252,767
Epsilon	2022	$86,395
Gateway Communications Inc.	2024	$51,901

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

PursuantDirect response

Form 990 Snapshot

Northern Illinois Food Bank's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$147.0M	$161.5M	$3.2M	$870K
2021	$151.0M	$162.8M	$3.0M	$687K
2020	$205.4M	$215.1M	$3.2M	$706K
2019	$174.5M	$178.5M	$2.9M	$714K
2018	$128.6M	$131.4M	$2.7M	$655K
2017	$128.1M	$130.7M	$2.5M	$619K

Fees are what Northern Illinois Food Bank reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.