WE BELIEVE NO ONE SHOULD BE HUNGRY 2018-19 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 HIGHLIGHTS LETTER TO OUR FOOD BANK FAMILY Dear Food Bank Friends, agencies in our westernmost counties. We’re proud of The past year marked another every program, but it is wonderfully fun to celebrate standout year for Northern Illinois the coveted one million meal club with our team! Food Bank. We continue to be We have continued to innovate with our most recent a leading food bank nationwide, pilot, My Pantry Express. We believe that everyone 69.1M distributing more than 69 million should have access to healthy foods and have meals distributed 136,000volunteer hours served meals to our neighbors in need. the ability to choose the foods they need, and this Many programs and strategies for program was born of that belief. Launched in February which we have laid foundation are of this year, My Pantry Express provides private, online, flourishing, and we continue to look for new, inventive choice grocery shopping to our neighbors in need. ways to ensure that we are providing every meal for With more than 5,000 orders fulfilled to date, these every neighbor, every day. Our mission, to solve distributions are hosted in our communities struggling hunger by providing nutritious meals to those in need most with food insecurity, and alleviate the angst of our through innovative programs and partnerships, is neighbors in asking for help. 23%of food distributed is 1.9Mmeals provided to 96%of resources support thriving. It’s thriving because of the support YOU offer The response to My Pantry Express has fresh produce children and seniors feeding programs to us. We are grateful for your unwavering commitment outpaced our expectations. Due to its tremendous to helping us serve our neighbors in need, because we growth, we are encouraged by the potential of this believe that together, we can serve every hungry program and we have shared our pilot, findings and neighbor. We also believe we can solve hunger in program evolution with the Feeding America network. Northern Illinois together, and this year, we know that In October, My Pantry Express won a Chicago DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS we are, in fact, doing just that. Innovation Award, named as the People’s Choice. June 2020 will mark the end of our current strategic We certainly would not have received this honor plan developed in 2014. The plan focuses on increasing without the continued dedication of each and every equity to access to meals for every neighbor in one of YOU. Learn more about the program at Northern Illinois. We’re excited to share that, together, www.SolveHungerToday.org/MPX. with our extraordinary member agencies, we are As the year comes to an end, we are saddened achieving this in 91% of our communities, which to share that our founder, Sister Rosemarie Burian, exceeds our original goal. passed away this fall. Her continued involvement with Needless to say, we are thrilled. And yet, there is the Food Bank, and the fact that she was able to see 2.2M 3 1.2M still work to do! With one year left, and your amazing what her small dream evolved into, is heartwarming. support, we’re striving to do even better, and are Her vision of a community coming together to care meals distributed My Pantry Express meals distributed through planning for what comes next. Hunger is an issue that for one another by providing food to those in need through mobile pantries distribution sites added Winnebago Community Market doesn’t simply go away. It’s renewable and is constant. inspires and drives us every day. With that vision, and Someone will always need help, and we will be here to the support of you – our donors, volunteers, partners serve them. and the Food Bank team – we believe that the work This year was also a banner “one million meal” year we are doing together strengthens our community and for several programs. Our South Suburban Center celebrates the best of humanity. We simply cannot OUR MISSION OUR VALUES in Joliet opened in May 2018, and in its first full year thank you enough. of operation, provided an additional million meals COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT Leading the Northern to our southernmost region. For the third year in a Sincerely, We collaborate with our team We trust and support each other to and partners to exceptionally get the job done and to do it well. row, our SNAP team assisted neighbors in applying Julie, Dirk, and Geneace Illinois community serve one another and our neighbors. for assistance, which resulted in more than one We honor diversity and celebrate our ACCOUNTABILITY million meals. Our Winnebago Community Market in solving hunger by unique gifts and perspectives. We take ownership for our now operates as a permanent food pantry out of our performance and honor HUMILITY our commitments. Northwest Center in Rockford and has distributed providing nutritious meals Julie Yurko Dirk Locascio Geneace Williams We are humble and self-aware. We more than one million meals. Finally, our Northwest President and CEO Board Chair FY20 Board Chair FY19 know when to ask for and accept help. to those in need through TRANSPARENCY Center also provided one million meals to our member Northern Illinois Food Bank Northern Illinois Food Bank Northern Illinois Food Bank We share information, as appropriate, IMPACT openly and honestly through innovative programs We create positive change by candid conversation. focusing on what’s most important to and partnerships. our mission. WWW.SOLVEHUNGERTODAY.ORG 1 FONA International, Inc. AVNET Electronics Marketing JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund Spesia & Taylor Merle Rosenberg* Full Circle Foundation Bacardi USA of the DuPage Foundation Stateline Community Foundation Elliot and Barbara Rothschild Robert E. Gallagher Charitable Trust The Ralph J. Baudhuin Foundation The Jel Sert Company Stenstrom Foundation William G. Scanlan* OUR DONORS E & J Gallo Winery The Bergstrom Inc. Charitable J-Power USA/Elwood Energy LLC Subaru Diane Scholten Gallop Family Foundation Foundation Juul Labs SWD Inc. John and Cynthia Sheely S. L. Gimbel Foundation Binny’s Beverage Depot Kandela Sweet Water Foundation Katherine and Joseph Triolo* Circle of Hope - Corporate, Foundation and Community Supporters Gorter Family Foundation Bob’s Discount Furniture Kane County Cougars Foundation, Inc. Talking Rain Beverage Company Cynthia A. Weiss The Circle of Hope is a group of dedicated organizations committed annually to providing the financial leadership needed Grand Kids Foundation Charitable Foundation Kane County Farm Bureau Taylor Morrison Home Builders Julie Yurko to feed our hungry neighbors. FY19 members (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019) are recognized below. Graycor Services LLC Boughton Farms, Inc. KeHE Food Distributors, Inc. TD Ameritrade Hormel Foods Corporation BP Kellogg’s Temprite *In memoriam Ideal Industries Foundation Breakthru Beverage Illinois La Preferida, Inc. Thrivent Financial Foundation ITW Brown-Forman The Lake In The Hills Rotary Club T-Mobile Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family Brunswick Foundation Lakeshore Foundation, Inc. TransCanada Pipeline USA, Ltd. Nourisher $100,000+ of Companies Bunker Hill Charities The Lakone Company United Conveyor Foundation PLANNED Joy in Childhood Foundation Burton Township LeFort-Martin Family Fund of the United Parcel Service Foundation GIVING Jump Trading LLC The Catholic Bishop of Chicago DuPage Foundation United Way Metro Chicago John P. Kavooras Charitable Trust Catholic Order of Foresters Lift Works, Inc. United Way of Rock River Valley COUNCIL The Kelly Foundation CDW Lions Club of Grayslake Foundation Vienna Beef Members of the Planned Giving Kinney Electrical Chicago Baking Company Living Christ Lutheran Church Vistex Foundation Advisory Council are trusted estate Anonymous (2) The Kraft Heinz Company Chicago Bulls Lyondell City of Waukegan attorneys, trust officers and financial George Kress Foundation Christian and Meredith Spesia Fund Herbert and Roselle Mack Wensco Sign Supply advisors who serve as an extension of Kubota Engine America of the Community Foundation of Charitable Foundation Westfield Insurance Foundation the philanthropy staff to help expand Thomas J. & Kathleen M. Laird Will County Magnum International, Inc. Whole Foods Market - and strengthen the Food Bank’s Family Foundation Church of the Holy Spirit McCormick Foundation Midwest Support Office planned giving program. Lee Family Foundation Cisco McDonald’s Corporation Wiley Education Services Liquid Controls The Coffman Foundation McGraw Foundation William Grant & Sons Joe Benedetti Stanley and Lucy Lopata Columbus Memorial Club Merchants & Manufacturers Bank Wine & Spirits Distributors of Illinois Nancy Coutu Charitable Foundation Community Foundation of Meridian Group International Wintrust Commercial Banking at William A. Deitch Macy’s Kankakee River Valley Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Charles Bank & Trust Amber Drew Marty Family Charitable Fund Community Presbyterian Church Stacey and Douglas Meyer Women’s Leadership Network Jack Dunk McHenry County Community Constellation Brands Family Foundation Woodforest National Bank Marifran Georgis Foundation Karen & John Crotty Foundation Micron Industries Charitable Zenith Insurance Company Thomas W. Hentschel Harvey L. and Jan Miller CTC Trading Group. LLC Foundation Joan Kelley Nicor Gas Dean Foods Company Midwest Dairy Council Kathleen Lamonica Krochock Nordstrom Delnor Community Hospital MillerCoors Theodore D. Kuczek Northwestern Medicine Medical Staff Mondelez TOMORROW’S Brian J. Lampsa Harvester $50,000-$99,999