Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“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.”
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No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
For each dollar donated, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan spent 5¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $83.9M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXThe charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
The child and adult care food program (cacfp) is a usda funded program administered in michigan by the michigan department of education. This program provides suppers to low-income children at schools and organizations providing after-school enrichment programming for youth throughout the school year. During the 2024 - 2025 school year, gleaners sponsored 16 sites and served 58,864 suppers to children in need.
Cooking matters (cm) and food smarts (fs) are both national nutrition education programs that teach low-income families (both adults and children) how to prepare healthy meals economically and make healthier food choices. Fs is unique in that it brings a trauma-informed and more reflection approach to the educational content. Both are led by employee and volunteer chefs and nutritionists. In fy2025, nearly 1,200 people graduated from the program. Cm and fs are both still offered virtually and in-person, however the majority of classes take place in-person.
Our volunteer program creates experiences for people to engage in hunger-relief work. From packing food for community mobile, school mobile, or senior food distributions to working the front lines directly serving consumers at our shared harvest pantry in howell, fresh! By gleaners pantry in warren, or fresh market pantry mobile distributions in southwest detroit, volunteers play a critical role in packing and distributing food to our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Over 19,000 volunteer shifts were completed in fy2025 comprising over 51,000 service hours, representing the equivalent…
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
Reportable pay in FY ending Sep 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard C Carnaghi Inc | Construction services | $2,063,560 |
| Moore a Series LLC | Printing & mailing services | $1,301,217 |
| Penske Truck Leasing Co | Truck leasing and repair | $572,233 |
| Martin Media Services LLC | Media buys | $311,615 |
| Nuwave Technology Partners | It services | $222,729 |
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Gerald Brisson, President & Chief Executive Officer, received $306,007 in reportable compensation in FY ending Sep 2025, 0.3% of Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan's $91.6M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Sep 2025), Part VIIGleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan reported 92% of FY ending Sep 2025 spending as programs, 4.7% as fundraising and 3.3% as management.
Form 990 (FY ending Sep 2025), Part IXNet assets were $52.4M at the end of FY ending Sep 2025, about 6.9 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Sep 2025), Part XIts latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (FY ending Sep 2025)Amir Arani, “Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/gleaners-community-food-bank-of-southeastern-michigan/