2015 ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2015: JULY 1, 2014 - JUNE 30, 2015
Also in this issue... FY15 PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS HIGHLIGHTS PARTNER & MISSION IMPACT AWARDS
PROM BENEFIT for HUNGER RELIEF
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION 2015-16 BOARD OF DIRECTORS A MESSAGE Traci Nally, Chair Vice President, Human Resources, News-Gazette FROM THE PRESIDENT Laura Weis, Vice Chair President/CEO, Champaign County Chamber of Dear friends & supporters, Commerce We recently received a donation from a generous donor Kevin Yonce, Immediate Past Chair accompanied by the following note: CEO, Champaign County Tent
Renee Osterbur, Treasurer Accountant, Martin, Hood, Friese and Associates, LLC Wendy Harris, Secretary Director of Budget & Resource Planning, University She is right. Our work is paramount - vital and important of Illinois - across the 17 counties we serve. I graciously accept her thanks and praise. But I’d like to pass on that gratitude to Chad Barringer Steamfitter, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local you – our most loyal donors and partners. It is only with Union 149 your support that we continue our mission of alleviating hunger and nourishing stronger communities. Thank you Coby Cooper It is only with for believing in our work and generously supporting it. Your Vice President & General Manager, WCIA/WCIX/ Illinois Homepage your support investment is valued and never more important than now, that we as we see more and more people in need. Barb Daly Regional Office of Education continue our News statistics were released in 2015 showing a staggering Retired Principal, School District Unit #4 “mission of 15.6% of the people living in our service area are food insecure – meaning they don’t know from where their Deborah Day alleviating Retired, Illinois Public Media hunger and next meal is coming. That’s significantly higher than the statewide rate of 13.6%. And, in Champaign County alone, John Lamkin nourishing that figure jumps to over 17% - one in every six people and Retired, Kirby Foods, Inc. stronger one in every four kids. communities. Terry Thies Eastern Illinois Foodbank responded to that growing Youth Programs Manager, Parkland College need, focusing programs towards the most vulnerable Teola Trowbridge populations. The ongoing success of our Healthy Futures Initiative, made up of our Retired, Kraft Foods School Pantry, BackPack Program Senior Grocery and Foodmobile programs, continues to demonstrate our commitment. Elon Zeigler Industrial Engineer, U.S. Army CERL We opened our first elementary school pantry in March 2015 at Garden Hills Elementary Jim Hires, Ex-Officio School in Champaign and have another local site in the works now. School pantries have President & CEO, Eastern Illinois Foodbank proven to be a more consistent food source for children and families as a whole and are great examples of community collaboration supporting local neighborhoods. We now boast six school pantries. Additionally, the Foodbank now oversees four senior feeding sites, in Champaign, Urbana and Mattoon. These programs target the growing senior population, easing their financial burden by providing groceries to meet their unique nutritional needs. Thanks to your generous gifts and strategic efforts by the Foodbank Board of Directors, CONTACT US staff and community partners, our network of over 200 member food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other emergency feeding programs have strengthened across Eastern Illinois Foodbank eastern Illinois. We so appreciate your partnership and commitment to our mission. 2405 North Shore Drive Urbana, IL 61802-7221 FOODBANK FACT: (217) 328-3663 www.eifoodbank.org 6,250,000 meals were Jim Hires served through EIF’s network President & CEO of food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other emergency feeding programs. ANNUAL REPORT Corporate 7/1/2014-6/30/2015 52% fiscal year 2015
Government (USDA Commodities) Purchased Where our Food Comes From
Other Food 18% Banks 16% Food Drives Other 10% 2% 2%
PublicFinancial Support & Revenue Report Where our Funding How We Use Contributed food $8,565,375 Other Income Government Contributions $1,185,364 Comes(interest, From investments, misc.) Our Resources Grants & >1% Management Government grants & contracts $2,443,769 Contracts In-Kind Fundraising & General Other grants $469,956 Grants 8% Donations 3% 2% Program revenue $410,962 15% >1% Total Public Support & Revenue $13,075,426
Expenses Program services $12,549,754 Fundraising $411,438 Management & General $212,508 Total Expenses $13,173,700
Non-Operating Investment income (expense) $59 Programs & Loss on sale of long-lived assets ($36,398) Individuals *Due to *includes Services* Program & Corporate 95% Total Non-Operating ($36,339) rounding, value of Revenue Contributions totals are donated 19% 58% over 100% food Change in Net Assets ($134,613) FOODBANK FACT: Net Assets, beginning of year $6,401,631 EIF distributed 7.5 million pounds of food and grocery product, including Net Assets, end of year $6,267,018 1.5 million pounds of produce to our member agencies that served over 116,000 individuals in eastern Illinois. Jennifer Cromley Kay & Peter Mulhall The following donors John & Violet Dahl William & Adele Myers made a significant Sara P. Dahl John & Laura Nagel INDIVIDUAL contribution to supporting Barbara A. Daly Traci E. Nally our work in FY15. James & Dorothy Davito William H. Neumann GIVING Michael & Joyce Day Kathleen & Thomas Newman Tom & Peggy Degler Scott & Jody Northway Rusty & Julie Denney Dennis R. Ohnstad $10,000 + $2,499 - $1,000 Paul & Martha Diehl Timothy & Cathy Ols Brenda L. Aden Howard Schein & Deborah Allen Nancy D. Dooley Susan & John Osborne Joyce Bohrer Diana Allen Marilyn M. Dunsing Janak & Jyoti Patel Steven & Elizabeth Mills Anonymous Donors (22) Melissa Edwards & Alexander Breen Robert & Carol Penka Susan Arena & Steven Zumdahl Rhoda R. Engel Dan & Mary Ellen Peterson $9,999 - $5,000 R. Allen & Elaine Avner John Epifanio Stephen & Esther Portnoy Anonymous Donor Ronald L. Baker Carl G. Erb David Poulsen & Angeline Jessica & Andrew Batey Michael L. Barnhardt Randy & Sharon Ervin Gliniecki A.J. Hildebrand Emily Basham & John Grenier Michael & Karen Folk Patricia & Morgan Powell Christopher & Cassie Rennels Karen A Baumann Rudolf & Lucille Frasca Michael W. Pritchard Royce & Lois Wilken Marilyn Bayley Jeffrey D. Frederick Alan Puzey & Annette Zeigler Gary & Belinda Beaver Joan M. Friedman Thomas & Beverly Rauchfuss $4,999 - $2,500 John & Brenda Beck Cecilia K. Gaines George & Georgetta Rediehs Anonymous Donors (3) Dan Bernhardt & Margaret Ballantyne Joseph Giblin Jane Reid & Lydia Khuri Michael & Martha Degutis Ken Bledsoe Lori & Aaron Goodman Marilyn B. Resch Bonnie & William Denny Cathrine Blom & Gordon Baym Mary & Ralph Graham Richard Ross & Jaqueline Ross Malathi & Rajagopal Echambadi Gordon & Candace Boehm Dallas & Carolyn Grant Helen & Neil Ryan Matthew I. Frank Robert & Sue Boucek Patricia & William Gropp Marcia L. Sage Michael J. Fuerst Thomas & Sandra Breese Eugene & Reba Hall Dilip & Sandhya Sarwate John Gambill Larry & Charlotte Breneman Hosea & Carol Hall Peter & Sylvia Sauer Allen & Susan Hartter Jason & Dallas Burrell James & Ellen Harms Judith A. Sawyer Gregory & Katherine Hatch Richard & Cheryl Buse Ravishankar Hasanadka & Jennifer Heather & Charles Schultz James Heffernan Joan Campagnola & Nigel Goldenfeld Straub Jason Scott & Maria Gillombardo Jay P. Hoeflinger Karen Carney & Robert Kanter Cheryl & Tim Hayden Mariangela C. Segre Mary U. Kruse Seong & Shinhee Cho Anna Mary Hays Richard G. Seitz Betty & Robert Labonte Gary Gladding & Victoria Christensen William T. Henderson Teresa M. Selin Jeff Reeder Morene Stratton Christman Raymond & Beverly Herman Martin Shankland & Cynthia Brent & Denise Reese Roger Clark & Gaye Wong Robin & Stephen Hettinger Buckley Willis Goth Regier Ruth Anne Clark James & Kathryn Hires Steven Zimmerman & Sharon Marianne A. Salmon Joseph & Janine Cleary Angela & Frank Hoess Shavitt Ernest & Pat Sammann Susan Cohen & George Monahan Helen M. Hoffmann Robert & Marilyn Sinclair Bobbi & Gary Schnitkey Barbara A. Colson Elizabeth & Derek Hoiem Michael & Patricia Smith Dale M. Velkovitz Robert & Laura Cook Jan Houston Michael T. Snyder Jacquelyn & Jeff Voeks Shirley Corum Shirley F. Hunt Barbara G. Socha Hue-Hwa Hwang Jon Sokolski & Marci Dodds Sarah Redd Illyes Johnette & Dennis Sparks Awanda M. Jackson David & Carol Stevens Della Jacobs John Stewart Anthony & Maureen Juodis Kathy & Jeffrey Stewart Peter & Patricia Kale Virginia & Chester Strohecker Richard & Judith Kaplan Joel & Jill Sullivan John & Gail Kennedy Robert & Bonnie Switzer Alice & Kevin Kirby Hobart William & Kathryn Steven Kleinvehn Tredway Stephen and Georgia Kneller Teola J. Trowbridge Philip & Tenna Knox David & Stephanie Venis Mary Louise Koch William & Linda Wallis Marilyn L. Kohl Mary & Thomas Walsh John Lamkin & Susan Evans Douglas & Laura Walsten Scott & Kim Wujek William V. Weber Stephen Shaw & Jessica Larosa David & Diane Weible Mildred Luther Lynn & Martha Wenzel William R Magro Joseph & Patricia Wenzel John I. Marden Peter & Marge Wetmore Jeffrey & Kimberly Matthis David & Christina Whippo Tim McHenry Bruce & Kathryn Wicks Virginia & Michael McKinney Mark & Deborah Williams Sanjay & Neha Mehta Daryll Williamson Anna J. Merritt Harold & Elaine Yoon Evelyn R. Michaud John E. Zehr Nolan & Elizabeth Miller Joan & Theodore Zernich Thank you! Linda K. Morford The following donors Conagra Grocery Products Inc. UIUC Engineering Council made a significant Conscious Alliance UIUC Office of Volunteer CORPORATE contribution to supporting Cott Corporation Programs our work in FY15. County Market (Champaign, Kirby & UpClose Marketing & Printing Duncan) USDA-ARS (Three Sisters GIVING Dean Foods Company Garden) Dusty Acres, Inc. Dole Fresh Vegetables W. Newell & Co. $110,000 + Urbana’s Market at the Square Walgreen Co. Walmart Foundation Fasteners Etc. Inc First Presbyterian Church of Urbana First Christian Church Champaign Wal-Mart #1093 (Rantoul) Grace Church FSS Trading Co. Wal-Mart #1548 (Watseka) $109,999 - $40,000 Hampster Industries GameDay Spirit Wal-Mart #1734 (Champaign) United Way of Champaign County Heartland Bank & Trust Habitat for Humanity Wal-Mart #2491 (Danville) Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC Wal-Mart #2934 (Paris) $39,999 - $10,000 Hickory Point Bank & Trust Hostess Brand, Inc. Wal-Mart #3255 (Savoy) Anonymous Donor Illinois American Water Philip Hult Wal-Mart #442 (Robinson) City of Urbana / Cunningham Iroquois Federal Foundation Inc Illinois Pork Producers Association Wal-Mart #481 (Mattoon) Township John P. Cadle Foundation Illini Fighting Hunger Wal-Mart #506 (Flora) Feeding America Kraft Development Group, Inc Kellogg Company Wal-Mart #5403 (Urbana) Illinois Children’s Healthcare Montessori Habitat Kraft Foods Inc. Wal-Mart #612 (Charleston) Foundation Orange Krush / Illini Pride - U of I Mars Chocolate Wal-Mart #798 (Marshall) J.R. Albert Foundation Foundation McLane Midwest WCIA Channel 3 Jimmy John’s Franchise, LLC Piato Cafe Meijer #146 (Champaign) WICD News Channel 15 Tracy-Sorkin Family Fund Potters House Ministry Meijer #247 (Urbana) Quest United Methodist Church Meijer (Danville) $9,999 - $5,000 Ratio Foundation, Inc Minute Maid Altrusa International, Inc., of C-U Roland Realty, Inc. Mondelez International Archer Daniels Midland Company Savoy United Methodist Church Murphy’s USA Cargill, Inc. SECA National Association of Letter Carriers Community Foundation Of East St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Nestle USA, Inc. Central Illinois Star Karaoke Nestle Waters North America Feeding Illinois Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Niagara Bottling, LLC Grossman & Associates, Inc. The Andersons Inc. Charitable Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. The Meyer Charitable Foundation Foundation Panera Bread Co., LLC United Way of Coles County The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield Pepperidge Farm Vesuvius Thrivent Choice Pepsi Unity Church & Spiritual Center of C-U Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. $4,999 - $2,500 Pinnacle Foods Corp. LLC Camp Farm Management, Inc. Potandon Produce L.L.C. Carle Foundation Prairie Farms Common Ground Food Co-Op Quaker Oats Eli Lilly & Company IN-KIND Quaker-Tropicana-Gatorade ESS Clean, Inc. Reynolds Towing Service, Inc. First Presbyterian Church of Ruler Foods #246 (Danville) Champaign GIVING Ruler Foods #249 (Champaign) Health Alliance Medical Plans Ruler Foods #251 (Charleston) Aaron Thomas Company LyondellBasell Ruler Foods #253 (Urbana) Adams Outdoor Advertising Midas Auto Systems Experts, Inc. Ruler Foods #290 (Champaign-CF) Aldi #37 (Mattoon) New Covenant Fellowship Sam’s Club #8197 Aldi #89 (Danville) St. Boniface Catholic Church Schnucks (Champaign) Aldi #90 (Champaign) St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Schnucks (Savoy) Aldi #91 (Urbana) The Benevity Community Impact Schnucks (Urbana) Alsum Farms & Produce Inc. Fund - American Endowment Seldom Home Farm Altrusa International of Champaign- Foundation SJ Broadcasting (WQQB, WGKC, Urbana The Raynie Foundation WSJK, WJEK) Aunt Millie’s The Woodforest Charitable Slumberland Furniture Awards Limited Foundation Soik Sales Inc Bimbo Bakeries Sola Gratia Farm Blue Moon Organic Farm Sunny Delight Beverages Company $2,499 - $1,000 Kay Busboom Advanced Filtration Systems, Inc. Supervalu DC Buxton Farms (AFSI) Target Central Illinois Foodbank ALDI Inc. The Great Pumpkin Patch Central Illinois Produce Associated Transfer & Storage The Hershey Company Cerro Gordo High School - F.F.A. & Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois The Libman Company Agriculture Dept. Busey Bank The News-Gazette City of Urbana Champaign Telephone Co. The Ultimate Tan Clif Bar, Inc. Champaign West Rotary Charities Tri Star Marketing, Inc. Coca-Cola North America Church World Service, Inc. / CROP Triad Shredding Corp. Coca-Cola Refreshments HUNGER WALKS Tropicana Products, Inc. Columbia Fresh Produce Sales Crusaders Church of Danville Two Men & A Truck Conagra Consolidated FOODBANK FACT: 485 children received sacks of food every weekend through EIF’s BackPack Program.
FOODBANK PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS
EIF added two trucks and a van to the fleet in FY15. The cost of one truck was covered entirely thanks to a $125,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation. Both trucks harness refrigeration capacity which allows us to efficiently distribute and collect food throughout our service area. The addition of these trucks has not only dramatically increased the amount of product delivered to our member agencies but has also increased the amount of fresh produce and refrigerated/frozen product distributed to those in need. The van has ensured that EIF staff and volunteers can safely and efficiently pickup local retail food donations almost every day of the week. Acquiring two state-of-the-art vehicles and a new van has reduced down time FOODBANK FACT: during repairs, decreased fuel and routine maintenance costs 46 Foodmobiles, mobile food pantries, fed and has improved overall efficiency in our operation - ensuring over 12,500 individuals – including our agencies and those they serve have a reliable source of 4,071 children – across 9 counties in emergency food. eastern Illinois.
EIF expanded the Senior Grocery Program to 3 new sites. Washington Square Senior Grocery Program and Faith United Methodist Church Senior Feeding Program in Champaign and Mattoon Community Food Center’s Senior Feeding Program in Mattoon focused on alleviating hunger among the senior population in eastern Illinois. Seniors at risk of hunger often face unique barriers such as specific nutritional needs, mobility restrictions and limited food budgets. The Senior Grocery Program is designed to address these obstacles and increase food distribution specifically related to healthy senior eating. This includes making foods available to seniors that are low in sodium, sugar, saturated fat and trans fat.
The Foodbank launched its first School Pantry FOODBANK FACT: in a local elementary school. Garden Hills Elementary School was the first site for our BackPack Program back in 2006 More than 4,200 seniors but in February 2015, McKinley Pantry were served through Senior at Garden Hills Elementary School FOODBANK FACT: Feeding Program sites in officially opened its doors. Garden 1,438 households with FY15. Hills Elementary converted from a school aged children were BackPack Program to a School Pantry served through the School Program to respond to a greater need Pantry Program in 6 schools. and to provide more food to children and families at their school. The Pantry is open to families after school twice a month. In honor of Hunger Action Month, more than 200 volunteers filled the warehouse for EIF’s inaugural 12-hour food repack, Operation Orange. Individuals and community groups repacked over 6,000 pounds of bulk cereal and families labeled almost 14,000 cans of mixed vegetables in our Kids’ Zone. Repacked food was then made available to our member food pantries, soup kitchens and other emergency feeding programs in eastern Illinois.
WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS
Eastern Illinois Foodbank was excited to honor Keith Hanson with the first slot in a perpetual plaque honoring volunteers who donated 1,000 or more hours in their lifetime. Keith has been volunteering at the Foodbank for over 15 years, stocking shelves and sorting food donations, and surpassed 1,000 hours of service in FY15. Volunteers put the heart in our cart! 1,489 volunteers donated 7,414 hours of their time last fiscal year - that’s equivalent to 3.5 full time employees. The Foodbank is able December 2, 2014 marked the second annual Day of to maximize limited resources and keep our warehouse stocked Giving food and funds drive. EIF’s Day of Giving campaign is an with food because of dedicated individuals and organizations that opportunity for our community to come together and fill empty donate their time to alleviating local hunger. Last year, volunteers plates for individuals and families struggling to make ends repacked food, distributed grocery product on Foodmobiles, meet across eastern Illinois. Individuals, schools, businesses supported office staff, assisted individuals with applying for SNAP and organizations in our service area set a new record, raising benefits, helped at community events and sorted product in our $110,000 and collecting an additional 7,600 pounds of food. warehouse. EIF volunteers do so much more than donate their Combined, over 666,333 meals were raised for local families in time. They provide hope to those struggling with hunger and are need for Day of Giving. advocates for EIF’s mission. Of that total, almost $53,000 was designated to county food funds across our service area, directly benefiting and strengthening our network of member agencies. County food funds provide EIF member agencies with increased buying power to procure even more high quality grocery product for those struggling with hunger.
Day of Giving is so much more than a simple food and 500 HOURS 800 HOURS 1,000+ HOURS funds drive. It’s a day of generosity. A day of hope. A day Linda Lebie Laura & Glenn Morrison Keith Hanson that changes lives for many right here in our community. Marv Piwoni COMMUNITY SUPPORT EIF recognized the following partners for their significant support in FY15:
County Market was named our Business Partner of the Year due to their support of EIF’s first 2015 ever Day of Giving food and funds drive. County Market offered to host the live event in their parking Business lot at the busy intersection of Kirby and Duncan roads in west Champaign on December 2, 2014. The Partner of success of the campaign is a true testament to County Market’s strong leadership, dedicated staff and the Year is County loyal customers. Day of Giving 2014 wouldn’t have been as successful without the support of County Market Market. They are a true example for other businesses in our community.
SuperValu was named our Food Donor of the Year. Supervalu provides offsite freezer storage SuperValu to the Foodbank, free of charge. This in-kind donation allows EIF to accept and store frozen foods, was presented mainly meat and complete meal product, above and beyond our current cold storage capacity. with the This extra source of support allows EIF to accept loads of desirable food, like protein and distribute 2015 Food according to demand. Additionally, SuperValu more than doubled their donation from FY14 Donor of the and significantly impacted the donations of other food manufacturers. In all, SuperValu donated Year award. roughly a quarter of a million pounds of food to Eastern Illinois Foodbank in FY15.
Illini Fighting Illini Fighting Hunger was named our Community Partner of the Year. On April 11, 2015, Hunger was more than 1,500 volunteers came together to package over 160,000 meals and an additional honored as 56,000 servings of oatmeal. Nearly all of that food was donated to Eastern Illinois Foodbank the 2015 from IFH. Illini Fighting Hunger is more than just one day of community and campus support. Community Since 2012, this group of dedicated Illinois students has engaged over 10,000 volunteers in more Partner of than 18,000 hours of public service and has repackaged more than one million meals. Their the Year. commitment to the issue of food insecurity personifies the Eastern Illinois Foodbank’s mission of Photo Credit: Scott Paceley Photography alleviating hunger and nourishing stronger communities.
PROM BENEFIT for MISSION HUNGER RELIEF 2015 IMPACT AWARDS are given to community partners who In its seventh year, more than 327,600 meals ($54,600 net) were raised meaningfully advance the Foodbank’s mission. at the Prom Benefit in March 2015. Over 250 attendees filled the Hilton Garden Inn ballroom for a night of dancing, fun and raising money The following were awarded Mission Impact to alleviate local hunger. The Prom Court alone, made up entirely of awards in FY15 for their past and current support. generous community members, fundraised 40% of the night’s proceeds. Prom 2015 made a big impact in the lives of those struggling with hunger in our community in FY15. These awardees help drive the Eastern Illinois Foodbank’s mission of alleviating 2015 Prom Committee 2015 Prom Court Clint & Tiffany Jackson, Co-Chairs hunger• in Sinai eastern Temple Illinois: Lorianne Bauer Wendy Davis • National Association of Letter Carriers Paula Hopkins • Kim Wujek Meghan Kluesner Katelyn Massey Elisa Palacio FOODBANK FACT: Sara Palacio Amy Burns (Prom Queen) Dawn Van Buskirk Victor Fuentes (Prom King) Our community organized events Joanne Vician Jennifer Schmidt raised more than $214,000 in FY15. Trent Severns Kristen Bosch, EIF Representative Jim Hampton That’s equivalent to 1,284,000 meals Kristen Costello, EIF Representative Derick Fabert for our neighbors in need. Misty Odom Susan Toalson