Greater Cleveland Food Bank Annual Report FY2015

Celebrating

10 years of Extraordinary Progress GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK • ANNUAL REPORT 2015

elebrating 10 years of Extraordinary Progres

In 2015, we celebrated ten years in our current facility, and like the previous years, it was busier than ever. We provided access to 47.8 million meals to those in need in our community. That is 32 million more meals than we provided in 2005, our first year in our new community food distribution center on South Waterloo Road.

Since our move to the new building, we’ve gained more than space—we’ve increased our capacity and have been able to think creatively about how to do more for those less fortunate. Through your support and generosity, we established our Children’s Nutrition Initiative, opened our Help Center to assist clients over the phone, and doubled our capacity to store perishable food with our new Cargill Cold Storage Center.

The reality, however, is that we are serving more people now than we were before the recession. One in four children—and one in six people—in Greater Cleveland still lives in a food-insecure household. That means that they do not consistently know where their next meal is coming from. It is difficult to fathom that there are those among us who do not have reliable access to healthy food.

Many of these households have at least one member who is working— sometimes more than one job. They are making incredibly difficult choices on a regular basis—whether to buy food or pay for the rent or keep their utilities on. They are the working poor who struggle each day to provide life’s necessities for their families.

For the more than 330,000 Northeast Ohioans who struggle with hunger, the support of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and our partner agencies is an important lifeline. We provide meals for more than 247,000 people a year throughout our six-county service area, in partnership with more than 800 pantries, hot meal sites, and partners.

As we enter a new year, your partnership has never been more important.

This year, we will begin implementing our new strategic plan that will take us through 2018. Our goal is to connect even more of our struggling neighbors with access to nutritious meals, but we can’t do it without you! Your support truly makes a difference in the lives of those in need.

Shirley Stineman Board Chair

Kristin Warzocha President & CEO

CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ABOVE: The Food Bank’s prior facilities BELOW: The Food Bank’s current facility on South Waterloo.

BOARD CHAIR Shirley Stineman Cuyahoga Community College

DIRECTORS Patricia A. Ackerman ChalkDust Education Foundation

James L. Francis J&L Fran Enterprises

Cynthia Moore-Hardy Lake Health

Anita Gray Anti-Defamation League

Nick Orlando, Jr. Orlando Baking Company

SECRETARY Darnell Brown City of Cleveland

Kristen Baird Adams PNC

Wayne Hill The University of Akron

John Sauerland Progressive

TREASURER Joan U. Allgood Joan U. Allgood Co., LPA

Micki Byrnes WKYC-TV3

Dave Jenkins Cleveland Browns

Ann Weinzimmer Eaton Corp.

Loren Chylla The Adcom Group

Amy Kaplan Jewish Federation of Cleveland

PRESIDENT & CEO Kristin Warzocha

VICE CHAIR Carrie Carpenter VICE CHAIR Anthony Rego Giant Eagle, Inc. VICE CHAIR Felton Thomas Cleveland Public Library

Reverend Jawanza Colvin Lou Keim Olivet Institutional Baptist The Centers for Families Church and Children William H. Coquillette David Marrison OSU Extension John R. Corlett The Center for Richard Maxfield Community Solutions Cargill Deicing Technology John Cymanski Heinen’s, Inc.

- Listed as of March 31, 2016

PICTURED: Geraldine, Madison Food Center

“Thank you for helping me with food. Keep up the good work!”

Geraldine is diabetic and has been coming to the Madison Food Center for several years.

She lives by herself. Her eyesight is failing, which makes it difficult for her to cook. She’s really excited to see bananas at the pantry today.

"I try to eat as much fruit as I can – it’s the good sugar," she explains.

Geraldine has had diabetes for more than 20 years. She’s been under a lot of stress lately, which makes the condition worse. Her mother passed away in December.

"I’ve been skipping meals," she admits.

Geraldine’s SNAP benefits were recently cut. She has

numerous health problems in addition to her diabetes. A year ago, Geraldine had a knee replacement that didn’t heal.

She’s in a vocational program to help her get back to work parttime.

Geraldine is one of many Northeast Ohioans struggling to afford food, medical care, and other necessary expenses.

For our hungry neighbors, your generosity alleviates the need to make that difficult choice.

To the donors of the Food Bank, Geraldine would like to say, "Thank you for helping me with food. Keep up the good work!"

A Look at the Past 10 Years 20

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The Greater Cleveland Food Bank moves into its current facility on 15500 South Waterloo Road.

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The Food Bank is named "Food Bank of the Year" by Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network.

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The Food Bank creates the 9 0 Mobile Food Pantries program to serve residents in underserved communities who are in need of food.

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The Food Bank sponsors its first Summer Feeding sites. 128,843 meals were served at 32 locations to school-age children in lowincome areas.

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The Food Bank’s Help Center is opened to assist clients over the phone with filling out SNAP (food stamp) applications and finding additional benefits.

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The Cleveland Foodbank becomes the Greater Cleveland Food Bank to better reflect the work we do as the 1 largest hunger1relief organization in 20 Northeast Ohio.

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The Cargill Cold Storage Center is opened in July, more than doubling our capacity to store fresh fruits, vegetables, and other perishable foods.

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The Food Bank celebrates 10 years on South Waterloo.

OUR MISSION

Working together to ensure that everyone in our communities has the nutritious food they need every day.

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Thank You!

Your support in FY2015 allowed us to serve our community better than ever before:

47.8 million meals were made possible in FY2015.

16.8 million pounds

of produce were distributed.

1,260 mobile pantries brought healthy, perishable food directly to people who need it most.

14,034 SNAP applications were submitted by our Benefits Outreach team this past fiscal year, providing clients access to 13 million meals.

15,297 children were served through our Children’s Nutrition Initiative.

We provided food and support to 840 local partner agencies and programs.

13,190 volunteers donated more than 63,000 hours of their time to the Food Bank.

Financials FY15 OPERATING REVENUE* 13.5%

13.1% 0.8% 15.6%

56.9%

Member Agency Handling Fees

2,592,826

13.1%

Purchase Food Program

3,095,205

15.6%

Contributions and Grants

11,267,048

56.9%

Government Reimbursements & Administrative Fees

2,669,537

13.5%

160,798

0.8%

All Other TOTAL

$19,785,414

FY15 OPERATING EXPENSES** 11.6% 6.0% 10.6% 15.0%

1.3% 55.6%

Programs

10,799,202

55.6%

Purchased Food Program

2,908,030

15.0%

Harvest for Hunger Food & Grants

2,055,384

10.6%

Administrative Costs

1,168,240

6.0%

Fundraising

2,245,797

11.6%

248,030

1.3%

Volunteer Services & Product Resource Development TOTAL

$19,424,683

*Excludes the value of donated food **Excludes the value of donated food and depreciation

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES & CHANGES IN NET ASSETS YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 FOOD PROGRAMS REVENUE VALUE OF FOOD RECEIVED Value of Food Donated Value of USDA and OFFP Food Received

$37,072,888 27,609,634 64,682,522

FOOD REVENUE Purchased Food Program Total Food Programs Revenue

3,095,205 67,777,727

OPERATING REVENUE Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kitchen

1,554,274

Member Agency Handling Fees

1,038,552

Federal and State Government Reimbursements and Administration Fees

2,669,537

Contributions and Grants

11,267,048

Other Total Operating Revenue Total Revenue from Food Programs and Operations

160,798 16,690,209 $ 84,467,936

FOOD PROGRAMS EXPENSE VALUE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED Value of Donated Food Distributed, including Scrap

38,999,886

Value of USDA and OFPP Food Distributed, including Scrap

26,920,264 65,920,150

FOOD COST OF GOODS SOLD Purchased Food Program, including Scrap

2,908,030

Harvest for Hunger Food Purchases and Grants

2,055,384

Total Food Program Expenses

$ 70,883,564

OPERATING EXPENSES PROGRAM EXPENSES Operations

$8,083,811

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kitchen

1,897,019

Community and Government Programming

1,345,663

Total Program Expenses

11,326,493

SUPPORT SERVICES Fundraising Volunteer Services & Product Resource Development Administration Total Support Services Total Operating Expenses Total Food Program and Operating Expenses Change from Operations

2,271,393 248,340 1,218,208 3,737,941 15,064,434 $ 85,947,998 (1,480,062)

OTHER REVENUE Realized and Unrealized (loss) Gain on Investments, Net Interest & Dividends Total Other Revenue

(367,560) 218,524 (149,036)

Change in Net Assets

(1,629,098)

Net Assets, Beginning of Year

19,583,716

Net Assets, End of Year

$ 17,954,618

The Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets reflects activity from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. The complete audited financials from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 are available for review by calling the Greater Cleveland Food Bank at 216.738.2052

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents

$248,462

Investments, at Fair Value

4,226,591

RECEIVABLES Agency Receivables, Net

303,423

Government Administrative Fees/Reimbursements

693,819

Operating Pledges, Net

593,318

Current Portion of Cold Storage Expansion Pledges

10,753 1,601,313

INVENTORY Contributed Product Purchased Product USDA Product Ohio Food Purchase Program Product Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kitchen Purchased Food

1,630,133 473,077 1,267,926 879,869 48,927 4,299,932

Prepaid Expenses and Other Deposits Total Current Assets Property and Equipment, Net

22,675 10,398,973 9,722,697

OTHER ASSETS Cash, Board Designated for Endowment Investments Held as Endowment Capitalized Software, Net Deposits Total Assets

22,924 1,327,602 250,066 1,816 $ 21,724,078

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts Payable - Operating Accrued Expenses Line of Credit Harvest for Hunger Credits

$964,945 720,651 400,000 1,452,393

Agency Grant Commitments

161,471

Deferred Revenue

70,000

Total Current Liabilities

3,769,460

Total Liabilities

3,769,460

NET ASSETS Unrestricted

5,899,105

Net Investment in Plant & Equipment

9,972,763

Total Undesignated

15,871,868

Board Designated for Endowment Total Unrestricted

1,309,544 17,181,412

NET ASSETS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED Time Restricted

519,728

All Other

220,678

Total Temporarily Restricted

740,406

Permanently Restricted - Endowment Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets

32,800 17,954,618 $ 21,724,078

This Balance Sheet is as of September 30, 2015. The complete audited financials from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 are available for review by calling the Greater Cleveland Food Bank at 216.738.2052

Thank you for helping us strengthen our community in 2015!

Monetary Donors Monetary - Monthly Donors Monetary - United Way and Fed Campaign Tomorrow’s Harvest Tributes & Bequests 100 Plus Volunteer Hours Volunteer Groups Food Donors Food Drives Programs & Agencies Staff

Do you know someone in need?

Call our Help Center at 216-738-2067

216.738.2265 GreaterClevelandFoodBank.org

15500 South Waterloo Rd. Cleveland, OH 44110

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