State of the Agency Dear Friend of Second Helpings: This year has been one of transition and growth for Second Helpings. a new mission We experienced leadership changes, unprecedented growth in demand statement, for Hunger Relief services and launched an initiative to dramatically Transforming Lives expand our ability to respond to hunger in our community. Amid that through the Power transition our Board kept an eye toward the future, building a 12-year of Food. We believe strategic plan and crafting a new mission statement, “Transforming that our new mission Lives through the Power of Food” that embraces all of our programs statement says it all about and aspirations. the impact our Hunger Relief and Culinary Job Training programs have throughout the It was a year marked by leadership changes, although our new CEO community. Whether it is feeding children isn’t so new. Jennifer Vigran has been a volunteer since 2000. Jennifer’s in an afterschool program so that they hands on experience with our programs over the last decade and her have the nutrition they need to succeed leadership on our Board of Directors facilitated her transition to a new in school, a hot balanced meal for seniors role as CEO. to ensure that they don’t have to choose between medicine and food, or the job and We welcomed back Chef Sam Brown to lead our Culinary Job Training life skills our graduates need to break the Program. Sam is a graduate of Class #8 and an award-winning, cycle of poverty - Second Helpings is having a classically trained chef. He returned to Second Helpings bringing new real impact in improving the lives of thousands experience as an executive chef and culinary instructor at Ivy Tech, of people throughout Central Indiana. which offered him a new perspective on our curriculum both as an educator and an employer. The very first challenge presented in our Strategic Plan is to increase the number of people served by our programs. When we moved into We celebrated with Class #49 and #54 graduates Keith Mays and our current facility in 2004, we took great pride in knowing that we Sunil Deo as they received the highly selective ROSE Award from the could now produce 1,500 meals each day; but this year we recognized Indianapolis Conventions and Visitors Bureau. We applauded Chef Sam that at 3,000 meals daily, our Hunger Relief kitchen had reached its Brown when he received the Center for Leadership Development’s capacity with many agencies still on a waiting list. We analyzed our Human Achievement Award. Representatives of all of our major food systems and our equipment and launched a Hunger Relief Expansion donors joined us to mark our 13th anniversary and the rescue of our 15 project that doubles our capacity within the existing footprint of our millionth pound of food. And we learned that we will be the Official NFL facility. Our expanded capacity will give us the ability to serve so many Food Rescue Partner for the 2012 Super Bowl. more of our neighbors throughout Central Indiana. The ice storm of 2011 presented challenges for the entire community, Transforming Lives Through the Power of Food is a bold statement and but our staff and volunteers made sure that no one missed a meal. a challenge to make sure that the work we do each day is meaningful We sent out an extra 1,500 meals with our regular Monday production and impactful. We couldn’t do it without the support of our donors and to make sure that the shelters had everything they needed while we volunteers who make it possible. were closed. When we reopened on Thursday, our staff was prepared Thank you. to fill in for our volunteers, but volunteers braved the ice and snow and together we were able to resume production without missing a beat. But winter eventually turned to spring and summer and thanks to Christ Church Cathedral, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, and many volunteers, we built a new herb garden at Second Helpings that both provides a bounty of fresh herbs to enhance the flavor of our meals and serves as an Jerry Adams Jennifer Vigran outdoor classroom to help our culinary students learn all about growing and Chairman of the Board CEO using fresh herbs. For the first time we established a regular presence at a farmers market and our volunteers were warmly welcomed by the vendors and patrons at the Zionsville Farmers Market, rescuing 2,355 pounds of P.S. As we have spent the last year focused on the future of Second Helpings fresh produce. and our role in fighting hunger and poverty, it seemed only fitting that our Annual Report this year be a calendar filled with the images and ideas that In May 2011 our Board of Directors passed a 12-year strategic plan with reflect not just the year that was, but the future ahead. Financial Highlights Income Statement Year Ended Year Ended Top Funding Sources June 30, 2011 July 30, 2010 Public Support and Revenues Individual Contributions 359,733 406,322 Corporate and Government Contributions and Grants 563,758 677,789 In-Kind Contributions 47,965 33,497 Special Events Net 91,865 113,224 Program Revenue Rescued Food 2,719,664 2,453,077 Fee Income 27,472 35,431 Other Revenues (includes assets released from restrictions) 181,142 184,827 Total Revenues and Support 3,991,599 3,904,167 Expenses Program Services 3,635,954 3,373,095 49% Individual Contributions Supporting Services -Management and General 273,380 228,240 Supporting Services -Fundraising 200,986 179,395 23% Grants Total Expenses 4,110,320 3,780,730 13% United Way Community Fund Change in Net Assets (125,070) 217,687 12% Corporate Contributions Net Assets, Beginning of Year 2,676,103 2,458,416 3% Fee Income and Interest Net Assets, End of Year 2,551,033 2,676,103 Balance Sheet June 30, 2011 July 30, 2010 Current Assets Cash 687,856 692,142 Accounts Receivable 25,020 4,745 Grants Receivable, Current 141,266 162,010 Inventories 62,288 53,021 Prepaid Expenses and Other 2,655 - Total Current Assets 919,085 911,918 Property and Equipment Net 1,648,679 1,710,023 Grants Receivable 25,000 75,000 Total Assets 2,592,764 2,696,941 Liabilities Current Liabilities 41,731 20,838 Net Assets Unrestricted Net Assets 2,335,372 2,454,093 Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 215,661 222,010 Total Net Assets 2,551,033 2,676,103 Total Liabilities and Net Assets 2,592,764 2,696,941 *Note: Our audited financial statements are available at www.secondhelpings.org Second Helpings works closely with partners in the food service industry —distributors, caterers, restauraunts, grocers and more —to safely and efficiently collect surplus and perishable food to train our culinary students and to create thousands of meals that feed Food Rescue hungry people in Indianapolis every day. 50,000+ pounds Marsh/Hoosier Frozen Distribution Chickaboom St. Elmo Steak House Costco Miller, Herb Clarian North St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Kroger Nepsa, John Clark, Bob St. Vincent dePaul Society Sysco Food Services of Indianapolis Park 100 Foods Coburn Place Safe Haven St. Vincent Women Taylor’s Bakery Peterson’s Community Health Network Super Suppers Trader Joe’s Piazza Produce Cooper, Traci Thistle Management Inc U.S. Foodservice, Inc. Plapp, Audrey & Evan Creekside Middle School Thomas Caterers of Distinction Regions Bank Disciple Center Thompson, Michelle 10,000 – 49,999 pounds Resurrection Lutheran Church Dow AgroSciences Tillery, Teri Bluffton Distribution Center Ritz Charles Edward’s Drive-In & Catering Unitarian Universalist Church Butterfield Foods Salvation Army Emmans Lutheran Church Vigran, Jennifer Daylight Donuts Seasons 52 Family Video VMS Medical Dr Pepper Snapple Group Senior Vantage Point First Congregational Church Wheeler Mission Eli Lilly & Company Shaw, Alexis Fiscal Tax Co. Wood-Mizer Fresh Market Shepherd Community Center Fountains Banquet Center (Crystal Catering) WTHR Green B.E.A.N. Delivery Shoups Country Foods Goodwin Community Center YMCA at the Anthenaeum Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Spitznogle, Leo Grace United Methodist Church Jonathan Byrd Catering St. Malachy Catholic Church Granite City 50 – 99 pounds Landshire Sandwiches Knights of Columbus Gress, Ron AORN Levy Restaurants at Conseco Fieldhouse St. Vincent dePaul Food Pantry Hanover Foods/Dowdy Trucking Arthur M. Glick JCC Service Warehouse Starbucks Hobson, David Artisano’s Oil & Spices Target Warehouse Trinity Episcopal Church Holy Name Catholic School AT&T Mobility Valle Vista Country Club Vine and Table Holy Spirit at Geist Ayre, Denise Westfield Washington Schools Vineyard Community Church Homeless Re-entry Helpers Billman, Tami Whole Foods Your Neighbor’s Garden Howe, Peter & Nancy Blackman, Sarah Hubert, Steve & Cindy Breadsmith 5000 – 9999 pounds 500 - 999 pounds Hunger, Inc Centerplate @ Lucas Oil Stadium Barto’s Catering & Concessions An Acre and Some Seeds Hyatt Regency Indianapolis Central Products Indiana State Fair Candy Dynamics Immaculate Heart of Mary Crowe Horwath Fuze4 Cathedral Kitchen Indian Creek Christian Church Youth Group Duos Mobile Kitchen Gleaners Food Bank Connection Pointe Christian Church Indiana State Museum Englewood Christian Daycare N. K. Hurst Company Dream Dinners - Fishers Indiana State Supreme Court Fairbanks Institute Sullivan’s Steakhouse FFA Indiana Tea Party Featherston, Krystal Ternet, Dale and Janet Global Packaging Indianapolis Colts Hoffman, Shelly Traders Point Creamery Herring, Ashley Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation Indpls. Re-entry Educational Facility Tri Kappa - Speedway Horizon House International Association of Indiana Cancer Pavilion Valle Vista Golf Club and Indianapolis Jaycees Administrative Professionals Koch, Bob Conference Center Indianapolis Raquet Club Jett, Rugh Lenny’s Sub Shop Julian Center Johnson, Carol Lilly Orchard 1000 – 4999 pounds Laibe Corp Just Desserts Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center 4-H Youth Development Marigold Clothing Key Learning Community Meals on Wheels 500 Festival Millenium Foods Kiwanis International Meridian St.