WHAT YOU DO MATTERS2015-16 ANNUAL REPORT ® 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Letter to Our Food Bank Family Dear Food Bank Friends, From volunteers to donors to staff, it’s because we’re able to ignite the community that we can Year in and year out, we share that hunger is here, and feed our hungry neighbors. Thanks to the generosity 166,854 hunger is real. It’s in every community, in every county of our many donors and partners, we received nearly that we serve. It impacts our neighbors, our friends 65 million pounds of donated food – more than ever gallons of fresh milk distributed and our families. As we end another year, we reflect on before – turning those much needed donations into how we may have helped. Hunger may be here – but nutritious meals. We raised $12.7 million in contributed we believe that hunger is solvable. And we’re solving it revenue and had more than 155,000 volunteer hours. together by working to provide every meal, every day, for While these accomplishments have made an amazing every hungry neighbor. impact, we still have more work to do as we get closer When we committed to solving hunger in Northern the meeting the meal gap. Illinois, it was clear that this would be a challenge. We’re Finally, we always focus on frugality and trust. Our fiscal proud of what we have accomplished thus far. This year, responsibility and mission performance were recognized 173,196 we served 62.5 million meals to those in need – to by Charity Navigator with a 4-star rating for the 13th meals served to hungry seniors families who shouldn’t have to choose between keeping consecutive year and again we received Better Business the lights and heat on, and putting a meal on the table. Bureau accreditation. We place the utmost importance Throughout the year we continued to evaluate how 62.5M on food safety, and received our first American Institute we can do more by focusing on the five pillars of our of Baking International recognition at our North Suburban meals distributed strategic plan. Center in Park City and Northwest Center in Rockford As we aim to provide more meals for our hungry this year, joining the West Suburban Center in Geneva neighbors, we developed robust county strategies that in this achievement. With continued resolve, we are able allowed us to hone our resources so we can provide the to put 97 percent of the resources we have back into right foods to the right areas. We are constantly analyzing programs that feed our hungry neighbors, so supporters the need in our service area against our distribution as can trust that we’re responsibly allocating what they we work to successfully meet the meal gap. graciously provide to us. 32.4M mobile403 pantry deliveries We continue to build healthy communities through As we work toward solving hunger in Northern Illinois pounds of food rescued through our collaboration with like-minded partners focused on the together, it’s important to remember that every person Food Recovery Program health of our hungry neighbors. One of many programs matters. What you do matters to our community and to developed and piloted was a Diabetes Prevention series our hungry neighbors. YOU are helping us solve hunger. for those at risk. These classes teach mindful diabetes Thank you for making a difference. prevention through eating, exercise, stress relief and other day-to-day practices. Warmly, We strive to strengthen leadership and empower our team and member agencies to be innovative and creative, which led to the Access, Capability, Engagement Conference (ACE). We also focused on 155,182 staff development through Franklin Covey trainings and the creation of a new Food Bank book club to ensure Julie Yurko Karen Joyce the best, most effective version of our team is working President and CEO Board Chair 2.5Mmeals served to hungry children volunteer hours toward meeting the meal gap. Northern Illinois Food Bank Northern Illinois Food Bank WWW.SOLVEHUNGERTODAY.ORG 1 Graycor Services LLC Catholic Order of Foresters Kellogg’s Wheaton Franciscan GATHERER Henrietta Lange Burk Fund Chicago Baking Company The Kelly Foundation Sisters Corporation OUR DONORS Heritage Radon Mitigation Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team Knights Of Columbus Waukegan Wholesome Harvest Baking Inc. $5,000-$9,999 Services, Inc. Chicago Bulls Council No. 732 Willow Creek Community Church Anonymous (3) Ideal Industries Foundation Chiro One Wellness Centers LLC La Preferida, Inc. Wilton Brands Community Fund Larry and Cindy Allen ITW CitiBank Lakeshore Foundation, Inc. Wines for Humanity LLC Cole Bachelder J. A. Wilson, Inc. City of North Chicago CDBG The Lazzara Family Foundation Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation Kent and Sybil Bickford Circle of Hope - Corporate, Foundation and Community Supporters JB and MK Pritzker Family Foundation The Cleveland Foundation LeFort-Martin Family Fund Wrigley Company David Blatti and Anita Black Johnson & Johnson Family Coca-Cola Bottling Company Lions Club of Grayslake Foundation Scott and Annette Burns The Circle of Hope is a group of dedicated organizations committed annually to providing the financial leadership needed of Companies of Chicago Living Christ Lutheran Church Ronald Campbell and Carol to feed our hungry neighbors. FY16 members (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016) are recognized below. Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation Cole Family Charitable Fund Local Independent Charities Sim Campbell JP Morgan Chase Cole-Parmer Instrument Co of America TOMORROW’S Stephen and Carolyn Chase Kinney Electrical College of Lake County Macy’s Alexander Chimens Thomas J. & Kathleen M. Laird Comcast Foundation Manheim, Inc. HARVEST Linda and William Connell Family Foundation Community Presbyterian Church, Matson Navigation Members of Tomorrow’s Harvest have Timothy Drexler and Terri Williams Nourisher $100,000+ Lee Family Foundation Hinsdale The MAXIMUS Foundation committed a planned gift to the Food Doug and Kim Eckrote McHenry County Senior Services Composites One LLC McGowanally Searle Gin Rosica S Bank to ensure tomorrow’s families Frank and Mary Erlain Grant Fund Constellation Brands Family Foundation Gus and Robin Semeria will not go hungry. John and Sharon Felsenthal Messiah Lutheran Church, ELCA Karen R. and McGraw Foundation John and Bobbi Sfire John and Deborah Gerken The Mill Foundation John T. Crotty Foundation Memorial Medical Center Brenna Shaeffer Anonymous (5) John and Laurie Gillies Monsanto Fund Crown Imports Metea Valley High School Dilip and Uma Shah Jean M. Alberti Karen Golden and Lee Gunter The A. Montgomery Ward Foundation Culligan International Micron Industries Theodore Shannon Charles Baumann Brian Griffith Nordstrom Dart Foundation Charitable Foundation Anonymous John and Susan Shedor Ruth Bruch* Jon and Marsha Habegger North Shore Exchange Dean Foods Company Midwest Dairy Council David Sherman John F. Dalenberg* Aman and Manisha Handa Oberweiler Foundation DeKalb County Harvey L. Miller Family Foundation Thomas Sikorski Gregory Entrekin Jerry Hansen Omron Foundation, Inc. Community Foundation MillerCoorsGregory and Kathy Lee Simunich Arthur and Elizabeth Fedder Virginia B. Harting Ozinga Bros., Inc Deltak Mission Church of Roselle James Siple Barbara J. Grady Jodi Heiser and Doug Michels Portillo Restaurant Group Diageo Chateau & Estates Money Managers Financial Group Eileen and Edward Slagis Jon and Marsha Habegger Donald and Jennifer Holmgren PotashCorp Dietz & Watson John Morrell & Co. Suzanne R. Smith Mary and Mark Hartford Wendy Holmquist Robert E. Gallagher Charitable Trust Discover Motorola Solutions Foundation Susan Smith Daniel and Sharon Heagy* Robert Hombach McCormick Foundation Dot Transportation, Inc. Mutual Trust Mark and Tina Smith Debra Kamien Andrew and Elizabeth Hull Schneider Electric Dr Pepper Snapple Group Naperville Jaycees Michael and Debra Smith Leslie and Virginia Knudsen* Ilan Hurtado North American Foundation Jack M Dunk & Associates Naperville Presbyterian Church Peggy and Wayne Smith Frances Leskovec Pamela Knowles Second Place Church Brenda Easter Navistar, Inc. Charles and Jean Smoots Carolyn L. Martens Devalina Law Sodexo Foundation, Inc. Enbridge New World Pasta Company Todd Soerens and Russel V. Ray and Mary Rose Ray* Dirk and Debra Locascio Stanley and Lucy Lopata Entact, LLC NorthShore University HealthSystem Pamela Ramaker Soerens Elliot and Barbara Rothschild Robert and Jill McAllister Charitable Foundation Ernst & Young Northwestern Medicine John and Dana Spehlmann John and Cynthia Sheely Steve and Julie McGue Synergy55 Inc. Evangelical Lutheran Church Oberweis Dairy William and Kevin and Julie Spence Lou Jean Moyer Takeda Pharmaceuticals in America Thomas P. and Lisa Spence * In Memoriam David and Evelyn Najman Muriel Elliott Foundation Target Corporation Exelon Foundation Patricia A. O’Donnell Foundation Joseph and Lynda Spinn Thomas and Cynthia Neacy Textura Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation P&G Ronald Spooner Boyd Nelson That’s Caring F.P.C. Corporation Paddock Publications, Inc. Donald and Joyce St. Clair Robert and Maria Peterson Thrivent Financial for Feeding America thanks to Bank of Papanicholas Coffee Terrie Sue Stainman CIRCLE Linda and Don Rourke Lutherans Foundation America Give a Meal Peak Construction Corporation Harrison and Lois Steans Rich and Kim Ruebe Union Pacific Foundation Feeding America thanks to Google Pella Rolscreen Foundation Harvester $50,000-$99,999 Lantz and Catherine Stein OF HOPE Douglas Schooley United Parcel Service Foundation Feeding America thanks to IKEA- Pepsico Foundation / Silicon Valley Norval and Diane