Nonprofit · EIN 73-1269215
LAWTON FOOD BANK INC
Tax-exempt · LAWTON, OK 73502
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,454,619 | $4,083,503 | $371,116 | $2,534,004 | $1,510 | $2,532,494 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,525,622 | $3,694,587 | -$168,965 | $2,152,854 | $5,164 | $2,147,690 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,224,207 | $3,274,750 | -$50,543 | $2,302,987 | $5,690 | $2,297,297 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,428,776
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $25,843
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $29,930
- Other salaries and wages
- $179,836
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $232,817
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,815
- Occupancy
- $28,215
- Travel
- $3,834
- Depreciation
- $40,387
- Program services (functional)
- $4,002,321
- Management and general (functional)
- $79,656
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,526
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,152,854
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,534,004
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,510
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,532,494
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $743,962
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,363,632
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $168,862
- Gross receipts
- $4,454,619
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 1,117
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- OK
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDRA G MINTER MCCANN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $29,930 |
| CAROLINE FOX | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LESLIE COTHREN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANGELA SPRADLIN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARLIE HAMPTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESTIN OWENS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LAURIE SNOW | PERSONNEL CH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA SHELTON | FUNDRAISING Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAIGE MCLAUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY LAFLEUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES GROOMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER COX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL SCHNEIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN LECHEL | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $55,672 |
| JOE DIAZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| CAROLINE FOX | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| LESLIE COTHREN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| ANGELA SPRADLIN | FUNDRAISING Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| DAVID MARTIN | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| ARLIE HAMPTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESTIN OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELISSA HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN LECHEL | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $55,500 |
| BILL SCHNEIDER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| JOE DIAZ | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROLINE FOX | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LESLIE COTHREN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| ANGELA SPRADLIN | FUNDRAISING Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MEDRANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ARLIE HAMPTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUSTIN OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 3812, LAWTON, OK 73502-3812
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ALEXANDRA G MINTER MCCANN, 4707 SE KINCAID, LAWTON, OK 73501
- Signed the 990
- ALEXANDRA G MINTER MCCANN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (580) 353-7994
- Website
- WWW.LAWTONFOODBANK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HATCH CROKE & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE FOOD AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA THROUGH EMERGENCY AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS, MOBILE AND COLLABORATIVE DISTRIBUTIONS, AND STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WHILE UPHOLDING DIGNITY AND ADVANCING LONG-TERM FOOD SECURITY. FAMILIES WHO VISITED THE FOOD BANK IN 2025 RECEIVED ENOUGH FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILY FOR 6 DAYS AND A TOTAL VALUE OF FOOD RANGING IN 110-210 BASED ON THEIR HOUSEHOLD SIZE.
Program accomplishments
- THE LAWTON FOOD BANK'S FOOD RESOURCE CENTER AND MOBILE MARKET PROVIDE FREE GROCERIES TO FOOD INSECURE OKLAHOMANS, UTILIZING A DRIVE THROUGH PANTRY MODEL. IN 2025 WE DISTRIBUTED 1,640,489 POUNDS OF FOOD TO 52,480 NEIGHBORS IN NEED.Expenses $4,002,321
- THE FOOD BANK PROVIDES FOOD BOXES THE NEEDY FAMILIES DAILY. EACH BOX CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 60 WORTH OF FOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ON FORM 990, PART III, SECTIONS 4A, 4B, AND 4C, THE LAWTON FOOD BANK OPERATES SEVERAL SUPPLEMENTAL INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. THE PRODUCE POP-IN PROGRAM, LED BY VOLUNTEERS, PROVIDES 20-30 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS ON A MONTHLY BASIS, INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS THAT ARE OFTEN COSTLY AND HIGHLY PERISHABLE. THROUGH THE FOOD FOR SENIORS PROGRAM, THE LAWTON FOOD BANK SERVES 216 PREQUALIFIED SENIORS EACH MONTH BY DISTRIBUTING APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS OF HEART-HEALTHY FOOD PER PARTICIPANT, SUPPORTING IMPROVED NUTRITION AND POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG OLDER ADULTS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 73-1269215
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,534,004
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,454,619
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,454,619 | $4,083,503 | $2,534,004 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,525,622 | $3,694,587 | $2,152,854 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,224,207 | $3,274,750 | $2,302,987 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,582,982 | $2,674,943 | $2,330,427 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 73-1269215).
Questions about LAWTON FOOD BANK INC
- What is the EIN of LAWTON FOOD BANK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAWTON FOOD BANK INC is 73-1269215.
- Is LAWTON FOOD BANK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to LAWTON FOOD BANK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAWTON FOOD BANK INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LAWTON FOOD BANK INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LAWTON FOOD BANK INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LAWTON FOOD BANK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ALEXANDRA G MINTER MCCANN.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAWTON FOOD BANK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $29,930 (ALEXANDRA G MINTER MCCANN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does LAWTON FOOD BANK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,454,619, expenses of $4,083,503 and total assets of $2,534,004 at year end.
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