2022 Impact Report

2022 I M PA C T R E P O R T

“ We are so thankful for our collaboration with Food Rescue US and are constantly amazed by the opportunities provided for area pantries.”

– ANGELA CHASTAIN, CAMELLA’S CUPBOARD, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY, FOOD RESCUE US - NORTHWEST CT

Be the Rescue Dear Friends, 2022 was another landmark year for Food Rescue US thanks to the support of thousands of financial donors, food donors, volunteer rescuers, and the social service agencies that serve the food insecure.

Britton Jones Executive Chairman

The Food Rescue US national network ended 2022 with 39 locations in 25 states and the District of Columbia. In 2022 our sites provided 26 million meals and kept 32 million pounds of food waste out of landfills. Over 90,000 rescues occurred in 2022, with meals provided valued at $62 million.

Our dual mission allows us to address two crises in America: food insecurity and food waste.

Food Waste: Nearly 40% of our food supply is wasted. Thankfully, awareness has been building concerning the devastating consequences of food waste decomposing in landfills and creating methane, which is 80% more dangerous than carbon dioxide and a significant contributor to global warming. Reducing food waste that ends up in landfills is one of the most impactful solutions to stemming climate change.

Carol Shattuck Chief Executive Officer

Food Insecurity: As many as 40 million people are food insecure in America. Our platform is to rescue healthy, excess food from grocery stores, restaurants, corporate dining facilities, farmers’ markets, and sports arenas (wherever there is surplus food) and deliver it to social service agencies that provide for the food insecure while keeping perfectly good food out of landfills.

What do we see in 2023? Unfortunately, there continues to be increased pressure on food insecure individuals. The numbers are not on the decline. With supply chain challenges and the end of increased SNAP benefits for many, we are seeing increased demand nationwide. Every day we are working to meet the increased need.

At the same time, there is more awareness of the terrible consequences of global warming and food waste’s harmful impact on our environment. Food Rescue US enables all our constituents to be an active part of the solution, and we are more committed than ever to reducing food waste and using this food to feed those in need.

Thank you for your continued support and for being part of our expanding national team.

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2022 Impact Using our proprietary app, Food Rescue US has developed a simple solution to connect the vast amount of healthy, usable surplus food with the critical hunger demand. Our work builds engaged and empowered communities of individuals and organizations that want to make a difference by helping their neighbors in need and improving the health of our planet. Throughout our network of sites nationwide, we use our proprietary web-based app to engage volunteers to transfer surplus fresh food from local businesses to social service agencies serving individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. Our technology-powered, community-driven approach enables us to prevent excess food from ending up in landfills, where it would contribute to warming the planet. Instead, we provide the freshest food possible to our social service agencies.

26+ Million Meals Provided Valued at over 62 million dollars

91,000+ Rescues Completed

32+ Million Pounds of Fresh Food Rescued

37,506.45 Tons of CO2eq Prevented*

2,800+ Food Donors

17,000+ Volunteer Food Rescuers

8% increase from 2021

180% increase from 2021

2,700+ Social Service Agencies 29% increase from 2021

50% increase from 2021

40 locations in 22 states and the District of Columbia

20% increase in new locations

*Calculated using the ReFED Insights Engine

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2022 Highlights 100 MILLION MEALS In August 2022, Food Rescue US reached the significant milestone of providing 100 million meals to those in need nationwide. We are in awe of our incredible network of sites and the impact they continue to have. While we celebrate and are proud of this milestone, our work has never been more vital, and we will collectively ensure that we can continue to Be the Rescue for those in need.

FORMULA 1 MIAMI GRAND PRIX Food Rescue US – South Florida partnered with Sodexo Live! at Hard Rock Stadium to rescue 90,000+ lbs. of excess food from the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix in May 2022. Sodexo Live! at Hard Rock Stadium set up 70 different food locations on event days. In continuation of their ongoing food recovery work with Sodexo Live!, Food Rescue US – South Florida recovered all unused food at the end of the event and delivered it to social service agencies across Miami.

PGA, SAM RYDER, AND STOUT PGA Tour professional Sam Ryder won a charitable initiative called Birdies Fore Love and generously chose Food Rescue US to receive a $20,000 donation. Sam is an ambassador for Stout, and we have partnered with both of them on campaigns to help end hunger and food waste in communities nationwide. We have also expanded our partnership with the PGA and Levy Restaurants, providing over 10,000 pounds of excess food from the Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potoma in the DC region.

TECHNOLOGY We have continued to expand the capabilities of our food recovery web-based app, working with a team of developers and technology experts to identify and implement changes to allow our sites to recover more and contribute more to their communities.

These new capabilities include: •F ood Donor Portal: Our food donors can now login to our app and see their donation history and request a food pickup.

•V olunteer Food Rescuer Badges: Volunteers receive in-app badges highlighting significant milestones and celebrating rescuers that go above and beyond.

•E nvironmental Impact Metrics: Based on data entered by Food Rescue US volunteers, we can track the environmental impact of the rescued food in Co2 equivalents.

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Our Locations Our network is made up of independent nonprofit organizations, volunteers, and other independent entities operating under the Food Rescue US name while using our proprietary app and best practices. We are pleased to work with likeminded organizations and individuals that share our commitment to ending hunger and food waste.

ALABAMA Birmingham Grace Klein Community ARKANSAS Northwest Arkansas Food Rescue US Northwest Arkansas Co- Site Directors: Chris Wolf and Autumn Berliner CONNECTICUT Fairfield County Food Rescue US – Fairfield County Co-Site Directors: Haley Schulman and Alexa Sosa Northwest CT Food Rescue US – Northwest CT Site Director: Stacey Smith Hartford Food Rescue US – Hartford Site Director: James Mary DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington DC Food Rescue US – DC Site Director: Kate Urbank Washington DC Celestial Manna

FLORIDA South Florida Food Rescue US – South Florida Site Director: Ellen Bowen

LOUISIANA New Orleans Food Rescue US – New Orleans Site Director: Melissa Lindner

Southwest Florida Food Rescue US – Southwest Florida Site Director: Krishna Mala Sachdeva

MARYLAND Anne Arundel County Blessed in Tech

GEORGIA Atlanta Food Rescue US - Atlanta Site Director: Danica Milinovic

Howard County Food Rescue US - Howard County Site Director: Carla Cash

IOWA Davenport and Bettendorf Food Rescue US - Quad Cities Site Director: Taelor Denton ILLINOIS Rock Island and Moline Food Rescue US - Quad Cities Site Director: Taelor Denton Chicago Area Food Rescue US - Chicagoland Site Director: Linda Bartman INDIANA Fort Wayne Food Rescue US - Fort Wayne Site Director: Jodi Leamon KANSAS Wichita ICT Food Rescue

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Prince George’s County Prince George’s County Food Rescue North Region Celestial Manna South Region Celestial Manna MASSACHUSETTS Boston Food Rescue US - Boston Site Director: Charlie Burns Cape Cod Barnstable County MICHIGAN Detroit Food Rescue US – Detroit Site Director: Darraugh Collins MINNESOTA Minneapolis TC Food Justice

NEVADA Las Vegas Celestial Manna

OHIO Cincinnati La Soupe

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Food Rescue US – Albuquerque Site Director: Randy Truman

Hamilton Jee Foods

NEW YORK Nassau County (Long Island) Food Rescue US - Nassau County Site Director: Madhu Minna Suffolk County (Long Island) Food Rescue US - North Fork Site Director: Maria Pietromonaco Food Rescue US - South Fork Site Director: Radika Eccles

Columbus Food Rescue US – Columbus Co-Site Directors: Susan Swinford and Emily Rials OREGON Portland Waste Not Food Taxi PENNSYLVANIA Hershey Cocoa Packs

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Food Rescue US - Charleston Co-Site Directors: Rachel Ellis and Emily Fralinger TEXAS Austin Keep Austin Fed UTAH Utah County Wasteless Solutions Salt Lake City Wasteless Solutions VIRGINIA Virginia Beach Food Rescue US – Virginia Beach Site Directors: Natalia and Sandra De Los Rios

*States in orange represent where our network currently operates

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Financials TREASURER REPORT 2022 In 2022, we expanded our network of locations which allowed us to further continue to address the needs of those affected by job losses and other hardships. The number of people experiencing hunger in America held steady, with approximately 40 million individuals, many of them children, not having sufficient healthy food to nourish themselves.

At the same time, 40% of our food supply is wasted and ends up in landfills, creating carbon dioxide and methane and threatening the future of our planet. In 2022, our network delivered more meals and kept more pounds of surplus food out of landfills than at any other time in our history. We are grateful to our financial donors and food donors whose contributions enable our work to help end hunger and food waste in America.

Jim Bottiglieri, Treasurer, Food Rescue US

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION At December 31, 2022

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES For The Year Ended December 31, 2022

ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . $790,248 Contributions receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000 Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249 Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $480,760 Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,341,257

REVENUES AND OTHER SUPPORT Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,047,345 In-kind food donated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,943,222 In-kind donated services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,000 Investment return, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16,391) Total Revenues and Other Support . . . . . . . $63,901,814

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,722 Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,438 Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,160

Net assets released from restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –

Net Assets Net assets without donor restrictions . . . . .$1,213,098 Net assets with donor restrictions . . . . . . . . . $45,999 Total Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,259,097

Total Revenues and Other Support . . . . . . . $63,901,814 EXPENSES Program services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,141,396 Management and general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,904 Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $273,636 Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,640,936

Total Liabilities and Net Assets . . . . . . . . $1,341,257

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Staff & Board STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Carol Shattuck Chief Executive Officer

Britton Jones Executive Chairman

Melissa Spiesman Chief Operating Officer

Carol Shattuck Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer Guhl Director, Strategic Partnerships and Major Donors

Robbyn Footlick Secretary

Bethany Simmonds Director, Marketing & Grants Joe Robbins Product Manager

Jim Bottiglieri Treasurer Jes Bengtson Lucy Freeman

Laurie Jones Director, Special Projects (Volunteer)

Jim Kirsch

Alena Murphy Business Manager

Buddy Kretzman

Victoria Zapata National Site Manager Haley Schulman National Site Coordinator Alyssa Adeyemi Grant Writer

Bruce Koe

Karen McNair Heide Moeller John Popa Jim Reesman Bill Taibe Special Advisor to the Board

Alli Wodar Marketing Manager Sheldon Rawson Product Support Representative Levi Grimm Product Support Representative

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“ Through Food Rescue US, I was able to involve my school-aged children in volunteer work. It was a great way for them to learn about food insecurity and waste and to feel like they were contributing as a community member.”

– VOLUNTEER, FOOD RESCUE US - DC

“ Food Rescue US provides a valuable service to our community that is good for our citizens and good for the environment.

They have helped us avoid throwing away hundreds of pounds of fresh produce by picking it up at the farmers market, and distributing it to local people in need. We feel good knowing that we can call Food Rescue US, and they will pick up and disperse the food where needed.”

– POCHE FARMS, FOOD DONOR, FOOD RESCUE US - NEW ORLEANS

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