2015 Annual Report

614-297-0533 • [email protected] 677 E. 11th Avenue • Columbus, OH 43211 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND 2015 BOARD PRESIDENT

Dear Friends,

During 2015, NNEMAP was faced with formidable challenges, but at the same time experienced exciting blessings. Foremost, the location where we had served since the mid-eighties, the old 3rd Avenue Methodist Church, was sold. Our landlord was Directions For Youth and Families. Their mission of serving local youth had changed as the Short North had gentrified over the years. They decided to sell the building to find another home. Roy Clark Executive The Ingram White Castle Foundation had given us their GROW award in Director 2014 and allowed us to use a portion of their grant for a down payment on a property in South Linden. Our new location had many advantages. It was handicap accessible, had triple the parking, was air conditioned, had a walk- in cooler, was on a bus line, and most importantly moved us closer to the needs of that community.

The move was a costly one for NNEMAP. Again, we were blessed to be able to cover all of those costs with the generous support of the Helen Sells Clarkson Foundation at The Columbus Foundation and the Trinity United Methodist Church Foundation.

South Linden is a priority neighborhood for the City of Columbus, Mid-Ohio Food Bank, and many other social agencies in the city. This move placed NNEMAP in a great location, at a great time, and an important moment in Jon Bennett our history. We believe with the support of our many churches, other com- 2015 Board munity partners, and valued volunteers that we are poised to make a real dif- President ference in the lives of our South Linden neighbors and other areas we serve.

Another significant accomplishment in 2015 was the revamping of our Board of Directors. Our previous board had a large representation of volunteers from many of our supporting churches. We had been invited by The Co- lumbus Foundation to a Board Series where we received training on board governance. During 2015 we focused on bringing in members with specific backgrounds and expertise, and kept the numbers more manageable. At the same time our new Board members visited each of our 32 churches to explain our new Network organization designed to better partner with each church and provide more opportunities for involvement. We are thankful to our Board and Anne Nelson who worked tirelessly on this project.

We are excited for the future of NNEMAP, and are eternally grateful for the many individuals and organizations that work so tirelessly to support our mission! Our Story

NNEMAP traces is beginnings to 1958 with the construction of I-670. This so disrupted Fly- town neighborhoods that the home values plummeted. By 1968, about a dozen churches were working together with the Godman Guild Association and had created a food pantry to serve the population that had moved to North High Street areas. On April 1, 1969, the pantry incor- porated as the Near Northside Emergency Material Assistance Program. The pantry operated out of an old home on Denison Avenue for several years. In the early 1980s, NNEMAP moved to the basement of an old church in the Short North. During the recession years of 2008-2012 NNEMAP, like most food pantries, grew tremendously. In order to accommodate that growth, fundraising expanded, a computer system was developed, and a web site created. We expand- ed our volunteer base as well. NNEMAP became one of the largest pantries in Franklin County. This growth would not have been possible without the support of Mid-Ohio Food Bank. NNE- MAP has been a long time agency of Mid-Ohio Food Bank, which is the largest food bank in Ohio. Their distribution of food has gone from four million pounds in the 80’s to over 60 million pounds today. As they have grown, so has NNEMAP. In addition, the support from our network of 32 churches and other community partners has also made a huge difference. We get almost ¼ of our food from those churches, as well as financial support and volunteers. In 2012, we of- ficially changed our name to NNEMAP Food Pantry, which is how everyone knew us! We have now moved out of the Short North and are beginning to establish important relationships with our neighborhood organizations. We look forward to great partnerships with our new neighbors. Our Neighbors Year at a Glance Revenue - 2015 - $606,800 Moved to our new location in May Had our first fundraiser parkingcars for the In Kind - Mid Individuals, Ohio $315,000, $148,800 $161,000 Ohio State Fair

Churches, $67,200 Gave out 550 backpacks to In Kind - Churches / Other, $154,000 families for back to school

Foundations, Other $291,800, $37,400 Harmony For Hunger benefit concertat $11,200 Grants / Fundraisers, St. Mark’s Episcopal featuring the Memorials, $20,800 $6,400 Ohio State Men’s Glee Club Gave out over 700 gifts to children for Christmas 2015 EXPENDITURES - $507,400 Fund Raising, Management & $11,700 Served 2500 families who made General, $23,400 10,301 visits Served 28,441 total family members

Served the equivalent of 256,000 meals Program, $472,300 Received a bequest from the Gertrude Fisher (former volunteer) estate for $100,000

Revenue - Cash - 2015 $ 291,800 Grants / 169 SNAP benefit applications Memorials, Other, $11,200 $6,400 Fundraisers, initiated at NNEMAP $20,800 Foundations, $37,400 Estimated number of meals purchased with Individuals, $148,800 NNEMAP initiated SNAP benefits: 71,735

Churches, $67,200 Estimated economic impact generated by NNEMAP initiated SNAP benefits spent in the local economy: $362,104.47

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Roy Clark 2015 BALANCE SHEET ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Sean Becker, MA PRESIDENT: Anne Nelson PRESIDENT-ELECT: Samuel S. Moore (Sam) Liabilities, LEGAL COUNSEL: Richard Parsons $194,134 BOARD MEMBER, AT LARGE: Susan K. Blackford, MA PAST PRESIDENT: Jon Bennett Total Assets, BOARD MEMBER: Anatol (Andy) Ahijevych 597,923 TREASURERE: James Brown Net Assets, SECRETARY: Sarah Borders 403,789 BOARD MEMBER, AT LARGE: Carla Nuenke BOARD MEMBER, AT LARGE: Bill Blackburn BOARD MEMBER, AT LARGEE: Amiee Romans NNEMAP CHURCH NETWORK BOARD REPRESENTATIVE: Lorri Kuczynski BOARD MEMBER, AT-LARGE: Susan Colbert Our Donors $10,000 or more $500 - $999 $50 - $249 (continued) Gertrude W. Fisher James & Kathleen Bailey Greek Ladies Philoptochos Trinity UMC Foundation Bethel United Methodist Church John Heironimus Columbus Foundation Bethel United Methodist Women Steve & Sandra Hindall Ingram White Castle Foundation Roberta Boucher Charles & Phyllis Hoggatt Centurylink Williams Foundation Robert & Mary Holm $5,000 - $9,999 Church of the Good Shepard John Holmes Jim & Susi Blackford UMW Connie Hook and Evelyn Hummon Riverside UMC Columbus Mennonite Fellowship Kay Hoppers Talmage Family Foundation First Community Church Linda Howe Worthington Presbyterian Church Fourth Avenue Christian Church Robert Howe Benita Kahn Hummon 2,500-4,999 Marilyn & William Karl Just Give Boulevard Presbyterian Church Anna Lovenshimer Susan B. Keyser Church of the Master Westerville Emily McGinnis David & Joan Kimes Community Shares of Ohio New Life UMC Andrew Klein King Avenue UM Women Arthur & Carol Norman William Koehler Darlene Leshnock St. Andrew Presbyterian church Kroger Stores Meadow Park Church of God Stephanie Williams Curt Levin Northwest Christian Church Worthington UMW Russell & Jeanne Line St. Andrew Christian Church WTC Chapel Fund Maize Manor UMW Truist Maple Grove UMW $1,000 - $2,499 $250 - $499 Philip E. Mark Andy & Dr. Karen Ahjevych Suzan Altenburg Brett & Jessica Marksbery Karen Dimmick Anonymous Mary Jo Marraffa DC Ruth Gosner Marguerite Carroll Dr. Charles & Mrs. McKitrick Frederick & Carol Hofer John & Flo Easton John & Pamela McManus Tim & Janet Kellogg Doug & Lisa Edgerton Margaret Moore Dan & Mary Kerscher Kenneth J. & Margaret Evans Janet Mushrush King Avenue UMC Juliet Johnson P.M. Nicholson Michael & Michelle Leach Kay Bea Jones Debra Ohmer John Lindamood Karl Road Christin Church Dorothy Parks Linworth UMC Robert & Dorothy Kell E.M. & Audrey Phillips Maple Grove UMC John Litchfield John Randolph James Mitchell Michael OP’Brien Edna & John Reid Nationwide United Way Campaign Overbrook Presbyterian Church Carol Halsted Robinson Northwest UMC Presbyterian Women of WPC Bruno & Anna Roth St. Francis of Assisi Church Stonybrook UMC Ann & Richard Royer St. Marks Episcopal Richard & Barbara Webster R. Bruce Satterthwaite Jacob Teschler Dr. Lyle and Arma Schmidt Worthington UMC $50 - $249 Charles & Lois Sechler Alyssa Ashbaugh Bonnie Sharp James & Margaret Baker Ardath Shelton Gale Burkett L.W. Shoemaker MD Wilma K Cannon Brian & Lisa Stephens Carlile Patchen Murphy LLP James & Mary Taylor Richard & Patricia Carlton Hamilton J. Teaford Mary Beth Carnate Thrivent Choice Patricia K. Caston Tom & Sandra Trinter Dr. Jeff & Farrah Christos Tschircgi Columbus Women Club Shirley Wagner Philip & Maralyn Conaway Robert & Linda Wead Beth Crompton John & Jean Windesheim Delta Kappa Gamma Barb Young Kathleen Dorcy Karl & Ann Zinn Ed & Lois Ann Dressel Deena Snapp Shirley Fischer Barbara Frautschi Dorothy Garwood Global Impact-Battelle Donor Advised Fund NNEMAP is supported by the generous congregations of these dedicated church partners: Bethel Presbyterian Church New Life United Methodist Church Bethel United Methodist Church North Broadway United Methodist Church Boulevard Presbyterian Church Northwest Christian Church Church of the Good Shepherd Northwest United Methodist Church United Methodist Church Overbrook Presbyterian Church Church of the Master United Methodist Church Riverside United Methodist Church Columbus Mennonite Church St. Andrew Christian Church Continuum Church St. Andrew Presbyterian Church First Community Church St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Fourth Ave Christian Church St Luke’s United Methodist Church Glen Echo United Presbyterian Church St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Karl Road Christian Church Stonybrook United Methodist Church King Avenue United Methodist Church Trinity United Methodist Church Linworth United Methodist Church Veritas Community Church Maize Manor United Methodist Church Worthington Presbyterian Church Maple Grove United Methodist Church Worthington United Methodist Church Meadow Park Church of God

Supporting Organizations And Partners The success of the NNEMAP Food Pantry is a direct result of the commitment and generousity of our volunteers and supporters. Every box that is unloaded, every smile that is offered, and every check that is written makes a difference and it all adds up to helping our neighbors in need.

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your continued support.

NEW SATURDAY PRODUCE MART HOURS: 11AM-1PM EVERY SATURDAY

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20TH TO THE END OF THE MONTH: Monday thru Friday 8:45am - 11:45am