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2013 ANNUAL REPORT

Fiscal Year 2013: JULY 1, 2012 - JUNE 30, 2013

THE EASTERN FOODBANK EXISTS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER IN EASTERN ILLINOIS

Alleviating Hunger. Nourishing Stronger Communities.

www.eifoodbank.org Financials WHERE OUR FOOD STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Public Support And Revenue YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 COMES FROM

Contributed food $8,723,085 20% Purchased Contributions $1,143,032 Government grants and contracts $2,536,853 Other grants $341,700 Program Revenue $468,956 44% Total Public Support And Revenue $13,213,626 Corporate food 18% Government EXPENSES donors Programs Program services $11,824,594 Fundraising $342,590 Management & General $185,278 Total expenses $12,352,462

NON-OPERATING 13% Investment income (expense) $119,832 Other food banks Net assets, beginning of period $5,379,688 2% 3% Net assets, end of period $6,360,684 Food Other drives

10% 20% Grants Program WHERE OUR FUNDING COMES FROM Revenue 7% Individual & Corporate Contributions 56% Govt. Grants & Contracts Program Revenue 20% 56% 6% Grants 10% Individual & Other Government Grants & Contracts 7% Corporate income Other Income (Interest, Investment, Misc.) 6% Contributions 1% In kind donations 1% In kind donations

2.5% Fundraising HOW WE USE OUR RESOURCES 96% Program Services* 96% Program Services Fundraising 2.5% 1.5% Management and General 1.5% Management and General *includes value of donated food

Highlights »» Together, we celebrated 30 YEARS of making a difference for neighbors in our community »» 1,295 volunteers gave 7,926 hours of time equaling 4 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES »» Our neighbors sought help from food pantries 622,959 times »» 1,894,943 meals were served at soup kitchens, shelters, and snack programs »» EIF distributed 7.3 million pounds of product, including 1.5 million pounds of fresh produce, proving our dedication to nourishing stronger communities

Kevin Yonce, President Director’s Message CEO, Champaign County Tent Traci Nally, Vice-President JIM HIRES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Vice President, Human Resources News-Gazette Dear friends and supporters, Renee Osterbur, Treasurer Accountant It is my hope that as you read our FY 2013 Annual Martin, Hood, Friese and Associates, LLC Report that you will get the sense of the Foodbank’s Joan Zernich, Secretary commitment to its mission to not just alleviate Retired Carle Clinic hunger, but to nourish stronger communities. Teola Trowbridge, Immediate Past President This is not only our commitment, but a commitment Retired shared by the communities we serve. Kraft Foods Jim Hires, Ex- Officio BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Director/CEO This could not be more evident than in our efforts under our Healthy Eastern Illinois Foodbank Futures Initiative. Our increase in our cold storage capacity has Chad Barringer allowed us to acquire, store and provide greater quantities of nutritious Steamfitter Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 149 food to our agencies. By piloting School Pantries in four area high Coby Cooper schools this past year, we are helping students and their families to get Vice President & General Manager past the struggle of food insecurity and laying the groundwork to change WCIA/WCIX/Illinois Homepage Barb Daly lives. The continued success of our Foodmobile Program gives us Retired Principal greater opportunities to provide food resources and connect persons in Westview Elementary School underserved areas of our region. Our BackPack Program continues Deborah Day Retired to reach young students who would have little or nothing to eat on weekends. These programs, coupled with our work with our agency Rachel Fisher partners, help us improve and increase our reach to those in our area Director, Student Community Service Eastern Illinois University who are working to move to prosperity for themselves and their families. Wendy Harris Director of Budget & Resource Planning We see lives transformed daily through the work of our partner agencies. Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois This is why the Foodbank has made a commitment to capacity building Richard Koch Retired within all our agencies. By investing in our communities across our 14 Liberty Mutual Insurance county region, we recognize that these partners are the true leaders John Lamkin in the fight against hunger. Vice President, Merchandising Kirby Foods, Inc. Laura Weis We are proud to serve alongside all of you as we fight to end hunger. President/CEO Champaign County Chamber of Commerce Elon Zeigler Industrial Engineer U.S. Army CERL Programs HOW WE DID IT

Getting as much food as possible to our 220 member Forum and AFL-CIO of Champaign County, the school agencies and programs is still our core focus at EIF. For pantries served 5,000 individuals, including 3,000 another year in a row, we set a new distribution record: 7.3 children in FY13. million pounds of food, including 1.5 million pounds for fresh produce, went to soup kitchens, food pantries, BACKPACK PROGRAM shelters, and other agencies throughout our 14-county area. The BackPack program helps children at risk of weekend hunger get the nutritious and easy-to-prepare food they However, in recent years, the Foodbank has expanded its need every Friday afternoon. EIF has the ability to identify services to offer a more holistic set of hunger relief programs and serve the neediest sites in our region; therefore the to better address the needs of diverse populations. With BackPack Program directly reaches hungry children with a focus on alleviating child hunger, the Eastern Illinois food when they need it the most. Foodbank established the Healthy Futures Initiative. The initiative strives to increase access to healthy foods available In FY13, 25 schools throughout the Foodbank’s to children in situations of food insecurity and hunger through 14-county territory participated in the program. programs which directly reach out to these children. 24,539 sacks full of nutritious food were sent home on Friday afternoons with 939 school children. SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAM The School Pantry Program addresses childhood hunger FOODMOBILES in our service area through the provision of groceries to Hunger is on the rise everywhere – and people living in students and their families at school. They are discreetly rural, hard-to-reach areas often have the most difficulty located on the grounds of a school, and are intended to accessing the help they need. Our Foodmobile Program provide a brings groceries to families living in underserved and more readily hard-to-reach areas by holding one-day food giveaways in accessible locations across our territory. source of food assistance to Thanks in part to a major three-year investment from Blue low-income Cross/Blue Shield and a significant grant from Kraft, the students and Foodbank held 39 Foodmobile distributions, serving their families, 312,000 meals to 12,000 individuals. free of charge, on an ongoing basis.

The Eastern Illinois Foodbank piloted the School Pantry Program in 4 high schools in Champaign and Coles Counties. With significant funding from Altrusa International of Champaign-Urbana, United Way of Coles County, Champaign West Rotary, Christian Social Action Capacity Building With a donation of $25,000 from the JR Albert Foundation and $50,000 from the Foundation’s State Giving Program, we significantly increased our cold storage capacity to safely store nutritious food by 60%. The increased cold storage space will significantly impact our core work to fight hunger in eastern Illinois by supporting the sourcing and distribution of more nutritious and fresh food to children and families as part of our Healthy Futures Initiative.

Thanks to a bequest given to the Eastern Illinois Foodbank in 2010, EIF awarded $32,000 in grants to 13 of our member food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters in FY13. These grants allowed our agencies to increase their cold storage and computer capacity and ultimately enhance their ability to serve more individuals in need.

The Eastern Illinois Foodbank awarded $32,000 in grants to 13 of our member agencies to increase their cold storage and computer capacity and ultimately enhance their ability to serve more individuals in need. Community Support

Walmart was named our Business Partner of As part of Hunger Action Month, five expert the Year for supporting our mission in various leaders and panelists were joined by nearly 60 capacities over the years. From store pickups community members for the 6th Annual Hunger to employee food drives, Walmart is dedicated Symposium to discuss effects of childhood to alleviating hunger. Walmart continued this hunger and how the Eastern Illinois Foodbank commitment by awarding EIF a $140,000 grant to is addressing this issue through our Healthy purchase a state-of-the art multi-temp refrigerated Futures Initiative. truck - our largest corporate grant to date. On the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, EIF McLane Midwest was named our Food Donor launched our firstGiving Tuesday campaign. of the Year. From frozen vegetables and lunch From sun up to sun down, staff, volunteers and meat to milk and eggs, McLane Midwest plays individuals we serve stood in the “magic back lot” a significant role in providing our agencies with of WCIA to help raise money for the Foodbank. nutritious product to feed our hungry neighbors. In just 12 hours, our community raised 96,000 meals for our hungry neighbors. The Prom Benefit for Hunger Relief planning committee was named Community Partner From bakes sales to comedy shows, our of the Year. The committee has shown the true dedicated community members helped us reach definition of a group of individuals coming together new heights. Fundraising events organized by for a common cause. Through their diligence in individuals, churches, businesses, and other planning one of the best events of the year, they organizations brought in just over $253,000 in provided over 120,000 meals to families in our FY13, a 19% increase. community. Giving CORPORATE GIVING THE FOLLOWING DONORS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORTING OUR WORK IN FY13.

$25,000-$99,999 Rotary Charities Foundation of Urbana ESS Clean, Inc. Sinai Temple Exchange Club of Champaign & Urbana Christian Social Action Forum St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church Farm Credit Services Feeding America St. Paul's Lutheran Church Fasteners Etc., Inc. Feeding Illinois Sunrise Rotary Charitable Foundation First Christian Church Champaign J.R. Albert Foundation The Meyer Charitable Foundation First Mennonite Church of U-C Margret Pahl Stewart Foundation The Raynie Foundation Ford City United Way of Champaign County The Woodforest Charitable Foundation Fox Development Corporation Walmart Foundation United Way of Coles County Grace Church Vesuvius Grace United Methodist Church $10,000-$24,999 Vesuvius Employees Illinois American Water Illinois Grain & Seed, Inc. Ameren Illinois $1,000-$2,499 Keller Williams Realty Camp Farm Management, Inc. Monticello Rotary Club Cargill Incorporated Active Network Next Generation School Champaign West Rotary Advanced Aesthetics Surgery & Laser Center Potters House Ministry Cisco Systems, Inc. Inc. Rod Sickler Salon & Spa City of Urbana / Cunningham Township Altrusa International, Inc. of Champaign-Urbana, IL Roland Realty, Inc. Donald Dodds Real Estate Ameren Division IV SAGA Communications of Illinois, LLC FACET Body N Sole Slumberland Furniture First Presbyterian Church of Champaign Busey Bank St. Boniface Catholic Church First Presbyterian Church of Urbana Carle Foundation Star Karaoke Hampster Industries Carter's Furniture The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield Health Alliance Medical Plans Church World Service, Inc. The Feinstein Foundation Hickory Point Bank & Trust Commerce Bank TOSA Foundation Immanuel Lutheran Church Common Ground Food Co-Op UIUC College of Law John P. Cadle Foundation Communications Data Group Unitarian Universalist Church of U-C Junior League Of Champaign - Urbana Community Foundation Of East Unity Church & Spiritual Center of C-U Kirby Foods, Inc. CrossFit CU Volition, Inc. LFJ Foundation C-U Smørrebrød Project Wells Fargo Foundation Monsanto Fund CWS / CROP HUNGER WALK Wysocki For Circuit Clerk New Horizon United Methodist Church Downtown Independent Volunteer Association Yahoo Inc. Orange Krush - U of I Foundation Enterprise Holdings Foundation Piato Catering

IN-KIND GIVING THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS MADE SIGNIFICANT IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD, SERVICES, OR GOODS.

Adams Outdoor Advertising Interfaith in Action SJ Broadcasting AFL-CIO of Champaign County Jack In the Box Slumberland Furniture Aldi Champaign Jackson Chiropractic Sola Gratia Farm Aldi Danville Johnson & Johnson St. Matthew Elementary School Aldi Urbana Jones Trucking Strawberry Fields Alexander’s Steakhouse Kellogg Company Student Alumni Ambassadors Alpha Phi Omega Kraft Biscuit Supervalu DC Altrusa Internationalof Champaign-Urbana Kraft Foods Inc. Target Aunt Millie’s Company Taste of Nature, Inc Basic Grain Products Lamar Advertising Tatman’s Towing Blue Moon Organic Farm Ludwig Farmstead Creamery The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign Bondville United Methodist Church Snack Food U.S., LLC The Hershey Company C.H. Robinson McLane Midwest The News-Gazette Carle Foundation Champaign The Ultimate Tan Central Illinois Produce Meijer Urbana Three Sisters Garden Champaign County Chamber of Commerce Meyer Capel Law Firm Tri Star Marketing, Inc. Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Mix 94.5 Triad Shedding Corp. Circle K Convenience Store Mondelez International Tropicana Products, Inc. Coca-Cola Refreshments Mussman’s Back Acres, Inc. Two Men and a Truck Columbia Fresh Produce Sales National Association of Letter Carriers Tyson Foods, Inc. Conagra Consolidated Nestle USA, Inc. U of I Employees Credit Union Conagra Grocery Products Inc. Nestle Waters North America U.S. Foodservice, Inc. County Market Champaign/Urbana New Horizon Methodist Church UIUC Campus Recreation Cub Scout Pack 98 Olive Garden UIUC Office of Volunteer Volunteer Programs Curtis Orchard P & K Services University of Illinois CVS/Pharmacy Panera Bread Co UpClose Marketing & Printing DeGroot’s Vegetable Farm Parkland College Urbana Business Association Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Paula’s House of Flowers Urbana’s Market at the Square Dole Fresh Vegetables Pepperidge Farm W. Newell & Co. Dwight United Methodist Church Pepsi Walgreen Co. Express Employment Professionals Philo Presbyterian Church Walmart Champaign Farmer’s Market Pinnacle Foods Corp Walmart Charleston Frito Lay Presence Covenant Medical Center Walmart Danville FSS Trading Co. Q96 Walmart Flora Gameday Spirit Quaker Oats Walmart Marshall General Mills, Inc. Quaker-Tropicana-Gatorade Walmart Mattoon Golden Harvest Foodbank Reynolds Towing Service, Inc. Walmart Paris Hillshire Brands Champaign Walmart Rantoul Hilton Garden Inn Ruler Foods Danville Walmart Savoy Hobbico, Inc. S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Walmart Urbana Hodgson Mill, Inc. Sam’s Club Walmart Watseka Illini Fighting Hunger Save-A-Lot WCIA 3 Champaign WDWS/WHMS Radio Illini Summer Academies/4-H Conference Schnucks Savoy White Wave Foods, Inc. Illinois Pork Producers Association Schnucks Urbana Institutional Supplies Sigma Delta Tau Giving INDIVIDUAL GIVING THE FOLLOWING DONORS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORTING OUR WORK IN FY13.

$10,000-$49,999 John & Violet Dahl Scott & Rebecca McBride Alice Daugherty Brendan & Kathy McKiernan Anonymous Donors James & Dorothy Davito Sanjay & Neha Mehta Sid & Carol Tracy Deborah M. Day Anna J. Merritt Michael & Joyce Day Evelyn Michaud $5,000-$9,999 Paul & Martha Diehl Susan Cohen & George Monahan Lisa & Trevor Doughty Rita F. Mumm Joyce Bohrer Rita M. Drechsel William H. Neumann Dianne & Terry Hatch Sharon & Robert Dukeman Sadi & Erich O'Donnell A.J. Hildebrand Marian A Edwards Janak & Jyoti Patel Steven & Elizabeth Mills John Epifanio & Ms. Jean Flemma Brian Peterson Royce & Lois Wilken Carl G. Erb Linda N. Peterson Randy & Sharon Ervin Michael & Nancy Postula $2,500-$4,999 Robert Joseph Evans Patricia & Morgan Powell Michael & Karen Folk Thomas & Beverly Rauchfuss Bonnie & William Denny Olen Frahm George & Georgetta Rediehs Malathi Echambadi Rudolf & Lucille Frasca Brent & Denise Reese Matthew & Carla Grady Joan M. Friedman Dana Williams & Joel Rennich James & Ellen Harms Christina Frye Rick & Brenda Rose Gregory & Katherine Hatch Steve & Karianne Gardner John & Linda Ross Betty & Robert Labonte Leonard & Elizabeth Gawthorp Stephen & Deborah Rugg James & Robin Leonard Thomas V. Gillespie Marianne A. Salmon William & Adele Myers Gary Gladding & Victoria Christensen Ernest & Pat Sammann Judy & Robert Pennington Lori & Aaron Goodman Dilip & Sandhya Sarwate Jack & Linda Peterson Alina Haidri Heather & Charles Schultz William & Teryl Pigott Eugene & Reba Hall Jason Scott & Maria Gillombardo David Poulsen & Angeline Gliniecki Allen & Susan Hartter Richard & Lennie Semonin Willis Goth Regier Michelle & Ralph Henrichs Lorena A. Smith Helen & Neil Ryan Raymond & Beverly Herman Cheryl E. Smith Bobbi & Gary Schnitkey Nathan & Kelly Jo Hoffmann Mr. Michael T. Snyder Teresa M. Selin Hue-Hwa Hwang Barbara G. Socha Michael J. Fuerst Clint & Tiffany Jackson Johnette & Dennis Sparks Awanda M. Jackson Virginia & Chester Strohecker $1,000-$2,499 Diana Johnson Jonathan & Kathryn Sweedler Joshua & Beth Johnson Maureen & Peter Tan Allen & Elaine Avner Peter & Patricia Kale Bill & Kathryn Tredway Mr. Ronald L. Baker Patrick & Karen Kane Dale M. Velkovitz Michael Barnhardt Karen Carney & Rob Kanter Jacquelyn M. Voeks John & Brenda Beck Alice & Kevin Kirby William & Linda Wallis Ken Bledsoe Andrew & Meghan Kluesner Douglas & Laura Walsten Robert & Sue Boucek Stephen and Georgia Kneller Joseph & Patricia Wenzel Mildred J. Brannon Richard & Mary Koch Peter & Marge Wetmore Thomas & Sandra Breese Mike & Debra Krites Ed & Diane Wilhite Larry & Charlotte Breneman Ulrich & Mary Kruse Harold & Elaine Yoon Barbara Colson Marianne M. Landry Robert & Beth Zeiders Robert & Laura Cook Mr. John I Marden Joan & Theodore Zernich Sara P. Dahl Dr. Linda K. Marrs-Morford

THE EASTERN ILLINOIS FOODBANK EXISTS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER IN EASTERN ILLINOIS

Alleviating Hunger. Nourishing Stronger Communities.

2405 North Shore Drive | Urbana, IL 61802-7221 Phone: (217) 328-3663

www.eifoodbank.org