the idaho foodbank annual report 2010

2010 annual report

No one in Idaho

will have to go hungry.

Cont

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Letter from the Board 2

Fiscal Year Metrics 3

Reach 4

Food Banking 101 6

Nutritional Profile 7

Grocery Alliance Program 8

Beef Counts 10

Mobile Pantry 11

Backpack Program 12

Partner Agencies 14

Volunteers 16

Financial - Revenue 18

Financial - Expenses 19

Letter from the President 20

Executive Officers / Board of Directors 21

contents

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As Idaho struggles with the recent economic uncertainties, we are also encountering a resurgence of the very virtues that underscore what it means to be an American: resilience, compassion, generosity and perseverance. While statistics and data are important, a truer picture of the human impact is best understood when we talk to those personally aff ected by job losses, underemployment, lack of medical insurance and food insecurity.

In January, Feeding America and The Idaho Foodbank released the comprehensive ‘Hunger In America 2010/Idaho State Report’, providing data collected from those using our partners’ emergency food assistance services in 2009. The results are disturbing:

• 47% of those receiving emergency food assistance in Idaho reported having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel

• 34% had to choose between paying for food and paying their rent or mortgage• 34% had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care • 37% had to choose between paying for food and paying for transportation• 49% had to choose between paying for food and paying for gas for a car

For 26 years, The Idaho Foodbank has been committed to doing everything possible to prevent families from having to make these kinds of diffi cult choices. Last year, our network partners provided emergency food assistance to an average of 119,000 Idahoans every month. The single highest month on record was December 2009, with help provided to 139,000 people (unduplicated).

And we’re not simply feeding people. Our Food Resourcing team strategically works to fi nd nourishing food from a variety of committed local, regional and national partners. You’ll notice on page 7 that we track nutritional values of all food donated and distributed. On page 8 we highlight the exponential growth of our Grocery Alliance Program partnerships, which provide a precious supply of produce, dairy and meat. A groundbreaking new program with Idaho’s beef ranchers – the fi rst of its kind in the country – will provide a sustainable supply of nutrient-rich meat, and is highlighted on page 10. These are a few examples of how food banking is changing.

Fiscal responsibility is a key indicator for every nonprofi t organization’s eff ectiveness. Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charity evaluator, awarded The Idaho Foodbank with a prestigious 4-Star rating this year. This underscores the emphasis The Foodbank places on the effi cient, responsible and careful stewardship of our donors’ gifts, as highlighted within the following pages of this Annual Report.

Ultimately The Idaho Foodbank is about more than pounds of food, it’s about people: those who support our eff orts to end hunger in Idaho through myriad ways, as well as those served by our dedicated network partners.

Thank you,

Maureen BraleyChair

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Tracking Change

Total Revenue*

million dollars

11.7 5.514.7 6.9

18.5 8.9

Total Pounds Distributedmillion pounds

2008 20082009

2009 2010 Diff erence

20092010 2010

(+28%)

Contributed Funds

Food Drive Pounds

Total Volunteers

Volunteer Hours

Mobile Pantry Pounds

Holiday Meats

Grocery Alliance Partners

Grocery Alliance Pounds

TOTAL REVENUE*

TOTAL POUNDS D I S T.

$3,036,208

1,059,454

19,705

53,174

2,333,375

18,436

41

843,592

$14,742,368

6,926,824

$3,956,170

976,788

16,823

58,581

2,585,079

30,044

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2,035,185

$18,540,324

8,889,391

+30%

-8%

-15%

+10%

+10%

+63%

+24%

+141%

+26%

+28%

*Includes the value of food.

(+26%)

Overview

Network

Partnerships

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71%of partner food pantries rely on The Idaho Foodbank as their single most important source of food.

—Hunger in America 2010/Idaho Report

Our three regional warehouses are vital to the effi cient distribution of food across this geographically widespread and diverse state. Each facility houses dry as well as cold storage, staff offi ces, and the regional vehicles needed to safely and quickly move food through the network via Mobile Pantries, the Grocery Alliance Program, and community partners.

The North Central region is served by our branch in Lewiston with a 7,140 square-foot building that includes offi ces, dry storage (5,000 square feet), a freezer (4,416 cubic feet) and a cooler (1,824 cubic feet).

Eastern Idaho counties are served through our recently renovated 20,900 square-foot facility in Pocatello, including 13,000 square feet of dry storage, a freezer (16,000 cubic feet) and a cooler (4,800 cubic feet).

The main facility in Boise serves southwestern Idaho as the regional as well as the statewide distribution center. The facility includes 426,000 cubic feet of dry storage, a large freezer (90,000 cubic feet), and a cooler (36,000 cubic feet). Offi ces for Administration, Nutrition Services, Agency Relations, Development, Business and Operations management staff are also located in Boise.

Locally involved volunteers, food driver partners and community organizations make it possible for The Idaho Foodbank to safely receive, sort, and redistribute millions of pounds of food every year between the three warehouses and our statewide network partners. This coordinated system and the collaborative partnerships are critical to safely, quickly and eff ectively providing hungry Idaho families with free emergency food.

2,160,432 lbs.

1,120,382 lbs.

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Southwestern Region/Main Facility (Boise) | Serves 15 counties

Number of people served = 85,991 per monthNumber of partner agencies = 137Number of pounds distributed = 5,608,577Number of communities served through mobile pantry program = 10

Eastern Region (Pocatello) | Serves 18 counties

Number of people served = 24,440 per monthNumber of partner agencies served = 49Number of pounds distributed = 2,160,432Number of communities served through mobile pantry program = 13

North Central Region (Lewiston) | Serves 6 counties plus Asotin county, WA

Number of people served = 10,031 per monthNumber of partner agencies served = 30Number of pounds distributed = 1,120,382Number of communities served through mobile pantry program = 14

Idaho’s fi ve northern counties (Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Benewah, and Shoshone) are served by Second Harvest Inland Northwest.

A Collaborative

Network of Giving

Communities served throughMobile Pantry Program

Partner agencies served

North Central Region

Eastern Region

Southwestern Region

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Food, Funds

& Friends

The Idaho Foodbank works with Feeding America (the national hunger relief network) as well as national, regional and local partners to transport food into our three regional warehouses.

We also depend on thousands of community food drives to bring in almost one million pounds of non-perishable food each year. Our Foodbank drivers log hundreds of miles every week ‘rescuing’ fresh produce, dairy and meat near their sell-by dates (but perfectly safe to eat) from grocery stores as part of the Grocery Alliance Program.

Funding from private donations, corporate and foundation grants, on-line giving, and fundraising events allows us to leverage our partnerships and distribute food through our network of more than 200 independent

nonprofi t partner agencies.

Thousands of volunteers help to sort and repack the donated food into manageable sizes while also tracking the nutritional values before it is redistributed.

Most of our partner agencies pick up their free emergency food from one of our regional warehouses on a regularly scheduled basis, but if that is not possible we deliver the food to them, too.

Foodbank programs such as the school Backpack Program, Picnic in the Park summer lunches, and the Mobile Pantry Program for underserved, mostly rural communities also provide free emergency food directly to those experiencing food insecurity and hunger.

Number of pounds distributed

8,889,391All distribution including mobiles and transfers to other food banks

Main Facility – 5,608,577Eastern Branch – 2,160,432North Central Branch – 1,120,382

The Idaho Foodbank

Southwestern Eastern North Central

Mobile Pantry Partner Agencies Backpack Program

Donated/Purchased Food & Funds

1% 3% 6% 41% 13% 12%24%

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Nutritionals

Fruit

Meals

Vegetables

Grains

Dairy

Protein

MORE THAN FEEDING PEOPLE


2010 Nu t r i t i ona l P r o f i l e -D i s t r i bu t ed

*Food pyramid refl ects breakdown of nutritious product distributed.

Beef Counts, a groundbreaking statewide partnership with Idaho’s beef industry, is providing a sustainable supply of nutrient-rich beef protein for distribution to our partner agencies.

The Grocery Alliance Program provides an important supply of fresh vegetables, fruit, milk, yogurt, eggs, grains and protein into the diets of Idaho’s food insecure and hungry.

Our ‘Ten Most Wanted’ categories are highlighted during food drives, encouraging donations of the most urgently needed, as well as most nutritious, non-perishable food.

Food banking philosophies mirror the changes in our society’s emphasis on nutrition and healthy choices, and The Idaho Foodbank makes it priority to not simply feed hungry people but to also do everything possible to nourish them. As an organization, we make every eff ort to acquire and distribute a balanced variety of nutritious food using industry standards as a benchmark.

Ironically, hunger plays a role in the epidemic of obesity in the United States, particularly among low-income populations who turn to readily available, inexpensive foods which often satiate their hunger in the short term, but lack the nutrients they need for the long term.

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The Idaho Foodbank’s Grocery Alliance Program (also known as “GAP”) increased 141% this year, and is an essential partnership with grocery stores such as Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Walmart and Sam’s Club.

Participating stores donate high-quality, nutritious food items that have been pulled from inventory as they near their sell-by dates, but are still safe to eat. Fresh, perishable food such as meat, produce, bread, dairy and non-perishable items such as canned vegetables and cereal are ‘rescued’ on a daily basis by the Foodbank’s

drivers, volunteers and our fl eet of trucks. The GAP program prevents unnecessary waste in our landfi lls, and provides an opportunity for the Foodbank to quickly distribute nutritious and often perishable food. It’s a win-win-win collaboration.

During the 2010 fi scal year, the Grocery Alliance Program redirected more than 2 million pounds of food to families in need through the concerted eff orts of district managers, store leaders, department leaders, loading dock managers, and employees at the participating GAP stores.

47%of emergency food recipients in Idaho report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating oil.


2009 – 843,592

2010 – 2,035,185141%}

Walmart 896,654 lbs

Albertsons 870,595 lbs

Sam’s Club 143,863 lbs

Fred Meyer 124,073 lbs

Pounds

Pounds By Category

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“I lost my job last year due to health issues, my husband is our only income, and our income has been cut in half. I’m not sure if or when I’ll ever go back to work and it’s embarrassing to ask for help. We have a sixteen year old son at home and I want to keep things as normal as possible for him.”

—C.B.

“Is it too prideful to ask for some help with groceries? There’s one health issue I have, I have celiac disease, so I can’t eat wheat, gluten, oats. So it’s hard. I would not bother about me so much, I mainly worry about my husband and son.” —Anonymous

“We had a young couple come in last week and they have never asked for help from anyone. When Tim (one of our staff ) brought a cart of food to the door the young woman started crying, which in turn brought tears to the eyes of our volunteers. She was overwhelmed that she was receiving a lot of food that would help her family tremendously. If we only have met the true need of just one family all our eff orts have been worth it.”

—Don Martin, Heritage Bible Church Food Pantry

Meat

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Dairy

Produce

Bakery

Other/Misc.

Total GAP Pounds: 2,035,185

Idaho’s Beef Industry

United Against Hunger

An informal discussion with long time donors at Agri Beef Co. in the fall of 2009 led to a groundbreaking initiative that was quickly embraced by Idaho’s beef industry, and is the fi rst of its kind in the United States: Beef Counts, Idaho’s Beef Industry United Against Hunger. The program goal is to provide a sustainable supply of nutrient-rich beef to The Idaho Foodbank’s partner network through the commitment of Idaho’s cattle ranchers, auction yards, feedlots, and industry associations.

Ranchers can donate a beef animal—which can provide as many as 1,600 servings of beef—at authorized auction yards and feedlots, where it is quickly converted to a cash donation to the Foodbank. These contributions as well as all straight cash gifts to Beef Counts are matched by Agri Beef Co. by 50%, thereby further increasing the donation. The Idaho Foodbank coordinates quarterly orders with Agri Beef’s production facility which then cuts, wraps, boxes, and ships high quality family-size cuts to the Foodbank.

The Idaho CattleWomen and the Beef Council produced brochures with ‘cook once, dine twice’ beef recipes in English and Spanish, and made them available to all of our partner agencies.

This collaboration between AgriBeef Co., the Idaho Beef Council, The Idaho Cattle Association, The Idaho CattleWomen, Idaho’s cattle ranchers, and auction yards has already yielded more than 6,000 pounds and 2,478 family-sized beef cuts.

Details and donation forms are found at www.beefcounts.org

Although USDA guidelines recommend 6 ounces of protein per person per day for a healthy diet, The Idaho Foodbank is currently able to distribute just 5 pounds of meat per month per family.

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37%of the clients who access the Foodbank’s emergency food assistance report having to choose between paying for food and paying for transportation.


Reaching Out

To Those In Need

Mountains, deserts, forests and plains make Idaho a beautiful place to live, but many remote areas within this picturesque state lack the infrastructure to support a traditional food pantry. Through the Mobile Pantry Program, The Idaho Foodbank delivers food to underserved communities that have relatively high poverty rates and limited resources.

Foodbank staff work with local community leaders to identify a suitable host site—usually a senior center, church, or other community building that is large enough to store food for same-day distribution—fi nd volunteers to distribute the food, and notify the community about the scheduled deliveries. Attention is given to providing the most nutritious

food available including fresh produce, juice, dairy, meat, potatoes, bread and other staples for families, senior citizens and children.

During the 2010 fi scal year, Foodbank Mobile Pantries served 37 diff erent rural communities every month, delivering 2,585,079 pounds of food. Thousands of miles are logged every month by the Mobile Pantry trucks operating out of the Foodbank’s three regional warehouses, which translate into signifi cant fuel costs and truck maintenance. Designated contributions from corporate sponsors and general support from our donors help to underwrite the high costs associated with this targeted hunger relief program.

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More Than

Books & Supplies

Every weekend during the school year, thousands of Idaho elementary school students take home an ordinary-looking backpack loaded with extraordinary ‘power’. To anyone peeking inside, the contents look simple: delicious, wholesome food – enough to fi ll a tummy during the weekend. But to a child who relies on weekday school meals, the backpack is fi lled with hope, security and freedom from hunger. Financial support of this important nutrition program relieves the pressure felt by children and parents struggling with the stress of bills, unemployment, low wage-paying jobs and simply making ends meet. Students can return to school on Mondays nourished and ready to learn.

Disguised as an ordinary school pack, the Foodbank Backpack is actually a powerful tool for fi ghting childhood hunger. Weighing just fi ve to six pounds (not too heavy for a fi rst grader to carry) each Backpack includes enough nutritious, kid-friendly, easy to prepare food for two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners and two snacks.

The Idaho Foodbank works with schools where at least 60% of the students qualify for free or reduced-cost school lunches. School staff helps identify children in need and get parental permission. Full Backpacks are given to participating students on Fridays, and the students return them—empty—after the weekend. This cycle is repeated every week during the school year.

The Foodbank does not rely on donated food to meet these requirements, and instead leverages fi nancial contributions with industry partnerships to purchase specifi c items for the Backpacks at a discount. Volunteers help ‘build’ the Backpack units in large quantities, which are then distributed to participating schools.

Children with hunger are more likely to have repeated a grade, received special education services, or received mental health counseling, than low-income children who do not experience hunger. —Hunger in Children in the U.S., 1998

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Dear ID food bank, We are realy exited! We would like to enter this 21 dollars to the backpack program. I raised this money by selling stuff to my mom my dad, sister and brother. Also me, my brother, and my sister put alot of are money from our pigy banks to the 6 dollars we earend from selling stuff . We want to enter this 21 dollars to the backpack program because we would like to help children. Thank you for helping children to have a better life. From Leah Grace (7), Joseph (5) and Adriana (3)

P.S. Dear Idaho Foodbank, I changed their coins into an easy-to-send check. I wish you could see the mess of all the coins and crumpled $1 bills in the ziplock bag labeled “ID food bank” in kid’s handwriting!

Thanks, Kathleen (Mom)

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Hundreds of partner agencies across Idaho are the lifeblood of the Foodbank network. Volunteers and staff with community centers, emergency kitchens, church pantries, and shelters redistribute free emergency food provided to them by The Idaho Foodbank. These independent, non-profi t organizations range in size from large rescue missions serving hundreds of meals each day, to small pantries providing food boxes from rooms the size of a closet. The Foodbank system effi ciently distributes free emergency food through the network and directly into the hands of Idahoans experiencing food insecurity and hunger.

During fi scal year 2010 our partner agencies reported at least a 30% increase in the number of people needing food assistance. The Foodbank network partners served an average of 119,355 Idahoans each month, with a record high of 139,125 people served in December 2009.

Partner Agencies

Southwestern Idaho = 137

Eastern Idaho = 49

North Central Idaho = 30

In Idaho, 61% of pantries, 50% of kitchens, and 30% of shelters are run by faith-based agencies affi liated with churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious organizations. At the agency level, 56% of agencies with at least one pantry, kitchen, or shelter and 46% of all agencies including those with other types of programs are faith based. —Hunger in America 2010/Idaho Report

374,981

766,967 290,314

26 % Children

54 % Adults

20 % Seniors

206,433 Families

Number of Times Assisted

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NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHOAsotin County Food BankHimmelright Memorial WesleyanQuality Behavioral HealthSt. Vincent de Paul-ClarkstonElk River Food BankWeippe Hilltop Senior CenterEvergreen Food BankIdaho County Food BankSenior Citizens Dollar A Month NutritionAdventist Community ServicesGenesse Food BankJ-K Good Samaritan Food BankJ-K Senior MealsMilestone Decisions, Inc.Potlatch Food BankSojourner AllianceTroy FoodbankSpud Hill SeniorsThe Hope CenterKamiah Food BankKamiah Senior Citizens, Inc.Pantry of HopeBlessed Hope Assembly of GodCommunity Action Food BankLapwai Church of GodNez Perce Tribe Emergency Food BankNorthwest Childrens HomeOpportunities Unllimited Salvation Army-LewistonValley Christian CenterYWCA of Lewiston/Clarkston

SOUTHWESTERN IDAHOAgape Christian Worship CenterBethel MinistriesMtn View Church of the BrethernBoise Rescue MissionCity LightRiver of LifeLighthouseBoise Vineyard Christian FellowshipCalvary Chapel of BoiseChallenge Inc. ShelterChristian Childrens RanchChristian Retirement HomeCommunity Ministries CenterCommunity Support Center AdvocatesCorpus Christi HouseEl-Ada-Garden CityEl-Ada-VistaFirst Bible Missionary ChurchFreedom Resouce CenterFriendship Feast-Ahavath BethFriendship Food PantryGiraffe Laugh ChildcareGood Samaritan HomeGrace ChapelHays Shelter HomeHeritage Bible Ch Food PantryHope Lutheran Church Food PantryIdaho Ronald McDonald House

Interfaith Sanctuary HousingKuna Community Food BankKuna Good NeighborsMeridian Food Bank-Valley ShephardMeridian United Methodist ChurchPalabra VivaRuth’s HouseSupportive Housing & Innovative PartnershipSacred Heart-St. Vincent dePaulSalvation Army-BoiseSalvation Army-Booth HouseSociety of St. Vincent de PaulSt. John’s CathedralSt. Mark’s Food BankSt. Mary’s ChurchSt. Vincent de Paul-Holy ApostSulamita Evangelical ChurchThe CottageTomorrows HopeTreasure Valley Full GospelWhitney United Methodist ChurchCouncil Senior CitizensLoaves & Fishes Food PantryNew Meadows Food BankNew Meadows Senior CitizensBlaine County Hunger CoalitionBlaine County Senior CouncilKetchum Community DinnersBoise Basin Senior CenterCrouch Community ChurchGarden Valley Sr CitizensHorseshoe Bend Community PantryProject PatchAFI Non-Profi tAlpha & Omega MinistriesApostolic AssemblyCaldwell Senior Citizen’s, IncCalvary Holiness ChurchCommunity Council of ID-CaldwellDiscovery HouseFirst Church of the NazareneGreenleaf Friends ChurchHarvest Life ChurchMelba Valley Senior CenterMiddleton Food BankMiddleton Food PantryNampa Spanish Food PantryNew Life CelebrationNorthwest Childrens Home Oasis Worship CenterOur Lady Valley ChurchParma Senior Citizens CenterSalvation Army-CaldwellSalvation Army-NampaSet Free ChurchSeventh Day Adventist-CaldwellSeventh Day Adventist-NampaSt Vincent de Paul-CaldwellSt. Vincent de Paul-NampaSyringa HouseThe Rock Christian Missionary

Valley Crisis CenterVictorious New BeginningsWICAP-CaldwellWilder United Methodist ChurchWorld Harvest Church of GodEl-Ada-Mountain HomeGrace Lutheran ChurchMountain Home Senior CitizensPrairie Bible Fellowship ChurchSouth Fork Boise River SeniorThree Island Senior CitizensCity Life Inc.Emmett Valley Friendship CoalitionGem County Senior Citizen CenterSweet-Montour Food PantryValley Christian AssemblyWICAP-EmmettGooding County Senior CitizensHagerman Christian CenterHagerman United Methodist ChurchHagerman Valley Senior CitizenHelping Hearts & HandsMinistry Meals-St. ElizabethWendell United Methodist ChurchJerome County Senior CitizensJerome Food PantrySt. Jerome’s Community KitchenGolden Years Sr CitizensEl-Ada-HomedaleHomedale Senior Citizens CenterMarsing Assembly of GodMarsing Senior CenterRimrock Community Food BankRimrock Senior CenterVision Bible Church of GodHighway Assembly of GodNew Plymouth Assembly of GodNew Plymouth Senior CenterPayette Christian ChurchPayette Senior CenterWest Valley Free MethodistWICAP-PayetteCalvary Chapel of BuhlCommunity Support CenterCrisis Center of Magic ValleyFiler Senior HavenLighthouse Pentecostal ChurchNew Hope Christian FellowshipSalvation Army-Twin FallsSt Edward the Confessor Soup KitchenTwin Falls Senior CitizensWest End Ministerial Assoc.West End Senior CitizensCalvary Christian CenterCascade Senior CitizensHeartland Hunger Resource CenterMcCall Senior Citizens CenterWICAP-CascadeCambridge-Midvale Senior CenterWeiser Senior CenterWICAP-Weiser

EASTERN IDAHOAid For FriendsCalvary Chapel of PocatelloDevelopmental OptionsFaith Lutheran Church Food BankFamily Service AllianceFirst Baptist Church of PocatelloFirst United Methodist ChurchGod’s Home of CompassionGreater Pocatello Senior CitizensLava Senior CenterMarsh Valley Senior CitizensMy Brother’s TableOur Gathering PlaceSalvation Army-PocatelloSt. Vincent de Paul-PocatelloAberdeen Community FoodbankAberdeen Senior CitizensBingham Crisis CenterBingham Cnty Blackfoot SeniorsCommunity Dinner TableFort Hall Assembly of GodLighthouse Assembly of GodN. Bingham Cty Community Food BankShelley Area Senior CitizensFalls Southern Baptist ChurchIdaho Falls Community FoodbankSalvation Army-Idaho FallsSenior Citizens Community CenterSt. Vincent de Paul-Idaho FallsLost River Senior CenterCaribou Cty Senior Citizen CenterCommunity Council of ID-BurleyGolden Heritage Senior CenterLittle Flower Catholic ChurchChallis Senior Citizens IncHelping HandsMackay Senior Citizens CenterFranklin County Senior CenterAshton Senior CenterSouth Fremont Senior CenterUpper Valley Bible Ch Food PantryRirie Senior CitizensRoberts Senior CitizensSalmon Assembly of GodSalmon Senior CenterSouth Lemhi Senior CitizensIdaho Youth RanchM-C Shelter for Women & ChildrenMinidoka County Senior CenterPower County Senior CitizensWillow Bay Baptist ChurchTeton Valley Rotary

Agencies Served During FY 2010


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Paying it

Forward

During the past year, 16,823 volunteers across the state donated 58,581 hours to The Idaho Foodbank, which is equal to approximately 28 full time positions.

These dedicated individuals help sort non-perishable and perishable food, repack bulk items into family-size portions, sweep fl oors, paint offi ces, help drivers on Grocery Alliance runs, distribute food at Mobile Pantries, deliver and pick up food drive barrels, off er computer and administrative assistance, stuff envelopes, provide construction and woodwork expertise,

help at special events, serve on our Board of Directors, ‘build’ backpacks units, and more! And this tally doesn’t include the countless number of people, corporations, and hours spent on community food and fund drives.

Truly, it is our army of dedicated volunteers who give generously of their time that allows the Foodbank to effectively stretch our donors’ gifts, and continue to meet the ever increasing need for food.

As many as

96% of pantries,

91% of kitchens, and

69% of shelters in Idaho use volunteers.


ACTIVITY HOURS VOLUNTEERS

Events, Food Drives, Other 11,358 3,957

Warehouse 9,749 1,030

Mobile Pantry 22,958 5,818

Backpack (building inserts) 996 397

Offi ce 620 113

Sorting and Repack 12,900 5508

total: 58,581 Hours 16,823 Volunteers

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“The Idaho Falls Mobile Pantry started small but has grown to 120 families that desperately need the food. While it is good to help people get on their feet, the greatest benefi t has been for the volunteers who get so much from helping.” —Sharon Price, Volunteer Food Coordinator, Idaho Falls Mobile Pantry


Donated Food

Donated Funds

Capital Campaign

Government

In-Kind Donations

United Way/Combined Federal Campaign

Program Fees & Other

TOTAL REVENUE

$10,487,845

$ 3,036,208

$ 352,504

$ 286,041

$ 240,441

$ 196,527

$ 142,801

$14,742,368

$14,053,753

$ 3,956,170

$ 550

$ 136,254

$ 222,380

$ 179,043

-$ 7,826

$18,540,324

+ $3,565,908

+ $ 919,962

- $ 351,954

- $ 149,787

- $ 18,061

- $ 17,484

- $ 150,628

+ $3,797,956

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REVENUE


Food Distributed (Purchased & Donated)

Personnel

Supplies

Occupancy & Equipment

Other Contracted Services

Depreciation

Vehicles

Travel & Meetings

Transportation Contracts

Other Operations Expenses

Interest Expense

Promotional Expenses

TOTAL EXPENSES

$10,808,072

$ 1,792,159

$ 630,447

$ 226,921

$ 220,469

$ 171,316

$ 118,928

$ 87,105

$ 74,056

$ 38,004

$ 23,705

$ 21,302

$14,212,482

$14,268,773

$ 1,847,799

$ 707,470

$ 196,938

$ 197,604

$ 189,702

$ 119,346

$ 56,869

$ 100,963

$ 58,553

$ 10,126

$ 14,996

$17,769,139

+ $3,460,701

+ $ 55,640

+ $ 77,023

- $ 29,983

- $ 22,864

+ $ 18,386

+ $ 418

- $ 30,236

+ $ 26,907

+ $ 20,549

- $ 13,578

- $ 6,306

+ $3,556,656

EXPENSES

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“Thank you for all you do to help our communities. The food you have been distributing to families in and around the Bovill area has certainly been a help.

We have received food for my elderly parents (86 & 94) and for our kids and grandkids (a household struggling thru cancer and resulting Chemo for daughter-in-law, and huge decrease in work hours for son). This food eases their tight budgets.

The variety of items received this month was especially great. I realize you only distribute items donated, and you have no control of that. Just wanted to say a huge Thank you & God bless you.”

—Ron and LaRae Lichti

“I’m sorry I can’t give more right now. I’m unemployed myself (8 weeks) & am the sole provider of my family. I’m happy I could give six bags of food when the scouts collected and to give what I can today. Thank you for helping so many! I tell my child that we can always help others with what we have – to share – because we still have a roof over our head and food to eat. Thank you. “

—Anonymous

I live with my sister and her boyfriend. I just got a job but it starts on the 25th.So I won’t have any money for 4 weeks and was wondering where I could go close to me to fi nd a foodbank but I haven’t got any mail here yet but I have a ID and a social security card. I was wondering where I can get food.

—J.A.

* Refl ects the value of donated food

+26% from 2009

+25% from 2009

The past year was challenging for many people – the sustained economic downturn is causing tremendous changes for families, communities, and our country. But one thing hasn’t changed and, if anything, has emerged stronger than ever: the awesome power of people coming together toward a common goal. Time and again, our team has been humbled by the generosity of our donors, volunteers and corporate partners who trust us to carefully use their gifts.

We not only met our FY2010 goal for distributing free emergency food, we exceeded it by 1.1 million pounds! As an example, during the holidays we forecasted a minimum need of 22,000 turkeys and meats for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, already a 34% increase from the previous year. When it was all said and done, donors allowed us to provide 30,044 holiday meats to our partners throughout Idaho—a 63% increase over 2009! Although it might seem unrealistic for a nonprofi t organization to reach for higher fundraising goals during this economic climate, we persisted in the knowledge that the power of our partnerships would enable us to succeed.

Last year alone we experienced a 30% increase in the number of people seeking free emergency food through our network partners. We have heard from a number of friends who have donated to us in the past, and are now in the position of seeking our help to feed their families. Many households receiving emergency food assistance have at least one person working a minimum of part-time. But low wages, extended unemployment, high medical bills and other unforeseen circumstances place many people in the diffi cult position of having to choose between buying food or paying the mortgage, rent, or electricity. Access to free emergency food takes some of the pressure off of these parents, children and senior citizens. That is what The Idaho Foodbank network is here for, and we are grateful for the opportunity to continue pursuing our mission to end hunger in Idaho.

We can give you statistics and metrics about pounds of food moving through our network, or funds raised and how they were spent, but at the end of the day what really matters are the people who’ve received food – and hope. We anticipate even greater challenges in this coming year, but are confi dent we can meet the need with the help of our network, volunteers, donors and partners.

Karen VaukPresident & CEO

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Board of Directors

Maureen Braley | Chair

John Culbreth | Chair Elect

Steve Peterson | Treasurer

Scott Clement | Secretary

Mary Ann Pace | Past Chair

Bridgette Wewers Darlene NemnichDavid LightDorsey HillDuWayne DahleJared BiethmanJohn CulbrethKevin StormsMarshall BrezonickMike ClawsonMimi Hartman-Cunningham

Executive Offi cers

Karen Vauk | President/CEO

Edward Loggins | Vice President, Business

Jenifer Johnson | Vice President, Development

Roy Lacey | Vice President, Operations

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Hi Hailey,This is just a short note from a 68-year-old guy who just read about you and all the other volunteers who are involved in PBJ Day. I’m writing to say a “BIG” THANK YOU! You’re all doing a really fantastic service for our community and you need to know how much you are appreciated. I hope that you get many letters like mine.

I know that you’ll all do very well on Saturday and on from there. Keep on doing what you’re doing and you’ll make your families and people like me very proud. Now, if you’ll please excuse me, I suddenly feel hungry for a PB sandwich.

With Much Appreciation, Jerry

P.S. Hailey, please show this letter to as many young ladies and gentlemen as you can, OK?

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Boise

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