A Message from our Board Chairman Dear Friends of the Food Bank, It is my pleasure to bring you our 2014-2015 Annual Report. After six strong years of dedicated leadership as Chairman of the Board, Bob McNeil has stepped down as chair but remains actively involved in this dynamic organization. This year was exciting for the Food Bank as we expanded our staff, deepened our programming and reached farther into our communities where our neighbors are in need. Unfortunately, even in Chester County, hunger is a reality for many of those in our community. Since the inception of the Chester County Food Bank in 2009 our organization has continued a path of growth in an effort to meet the need of our neighbors and broaden our understanding of what it means to be the best Food Bank we can be for Chester County. In addition to our dedicated staff, our Board of Directors, our community partners and donors like you - we could not make anything happen without our thousands of volunteers. The generosity and impact that you and the community make in helping our neighbors is tremendous. Please know that we will work to be as efficient and effective as we possibly can be as we move forward. I feel strongly that we can all rally around the efforts we are making to alleviate hunger as we create new pathways to improve health and nutrition education in order to help those living in poverty in Chester County. Together we are strengthening our community and helping to feed our most vulnerable neighbors and move them from hunger to health. I thank you for your support and hope to see you in the coming year. Jeff March Board Chairman A Message from our Executive Director Dear Friends, Six years ago the vision of a Food Bank for Chester County came to fruition, and our original Board of Directors came together to set our mission and the things we believe in. We have remained true to our Founding Chairman Bob McNeil’s vision of providing the healthiest food possible and education about that food for the people we serve. Keeping in mind the successes of the past and the challenges of the future, we pause now to hold a mirror to ourselves and make sure what we were seeing wasn’t an illusion. So that every time we look at the things we believe in, like providing healthy food, nutrition education, teaching people to grow their own food, we ask ourselves: would we do that even if the cost were high? Made us move a little slower? Challenged us to look at or do things a little differently? Every day in the work of the Food Bank, we see in action the values that were set for us. And whether our staff is taking a call from someone needing food, meeting with state and federal legislators to advocate for program funding, making meals in our commercial kitchen or working with volunteers to pack food boxes or harvest the latest crop, you will see those values. As you examine this report you will notice that we have continued to build on our initial success in providing more and better food to our community. We know the work ahead will not be easy, but we believe that good things are possible and we will continue to carefully evaluate our work and take a fresh approach to the problems of hunger and poor nutrition in our county. With much gratitude for your support, Larry Welsch Executive Director Financials Statement of Financial Position Uses and Sources of Funds CURRENT ASSETS 3% Cash and cash equivalents $ 841,028 Accounts receivable 22,934 7% Grants receivable 16,730 Unconditional promises to give 206,845 Inventory 286,950 Prepaid Expenses 18,473 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $ 1,392,960 90% Investments 5,967,593 Unconditional promises to give, net 244,742 Property and equipment, net 3,998,944 USE of Funds TOTAL ASSETS $ 11,604,239 Programs 90% CURRENT LIABILITIES Administrative 7% $ 16,625 Accounts payable Fundraising 3% Accrued expenses 41,727 1% Line of credit - 2% TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $ 58,352 8% Refundable advance 250,000 24% Note payable - TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 308,352 20% NET ASSETS Unrestricted Undesignated $ 3,948,056 45% Property & equipment 3,748,944 (Board designated) Hunger relief programs 3,000,000 Total unrestricted 10,697,000 SOURCE of Funds Temporarily restricted 598,887 TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 11,295,887 Contributions In-Kind 45% TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $ 11,604,239 Contributions24% Investment Income 8% Grants 20% Government Support 2% Earned Income 1% Thanks to Our Donors The work of the Chester County Food Bank would not be possible without the support of generous individuals, foundations, businesses and organizations throughout the community. Financial donations enable us to purchase nutritious foods for people for all ages, especially children and the elderly; to provide locally grown, quality produce; and to keep our delivery trucks on the roads throughout our 756 square mile county. We are deeply grateful to the following donors who supported the Food Bank’s mission during the period from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. This listing includes all gifts made to the annual fund, as well as payments on campaign pledges and event sponsorships. $100,000 & Above $10,000 - $24,999 Dr. & Mrs. Donald E. Morel 1675 Foundation Anonymous Otto's BMW Anonymous (2) ACAC Fitness and Wellness Center Pennsylvania Trust Company Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. McNeil Applestone Foundation Roemer Foundation Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran Believe and Achieve Foundation Ms. Susannah D. Rouse Springbank Foundation Bennett Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William J. Siehl Cabot-Kjellerup Foundation St. Simon and Jude Parish Stewart Huston Charitable Trust $50,000 - $99,999 Carita Foundation Chester County Commissioners The Colket Foundation Anonymous The Huston Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Abbott, Jr. Chester County Hospital Citadel Federal Credit Union The John and Shirley Nash Foundation Bentley Systems, Inc. The Town Dish Mr. & Mrs. Barry J. Bentley Communications Test Design, Inc. (CTDI) Dansko United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Bentley Southern New Jersey Fieldstone 1793 Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Bentley Mr. & Mrs. Richard Vermeil Genuardi Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. Bentley Ms. Jessica Weinberg Ms. Jane C. MacElree Mr. & Mrs. Scott Bentley Mr. Raymond Welsh Mr. & Mrs. James E. McErlane Claneil Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Moran Mr. Peter Kjellerup and Ms. Mandy Cabot $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Lasko Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mumma Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Ranney R. Moran Pete’s Produce Farm Allan Myers, Inc. Oxford Area Foundation Phoenixville Community Health Foundation Brown & Brown Insurance The Pennsylvania Hunt Cup QVC Partners In Giving Chester County Community Foundation RJM Foundation Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco Dansko Foundation W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Robert E. Lamb Foundation Dickey Charitable Lead Trust Wegmans Food Markets Mr. Samuel Slater and Ms. Lornie Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Divalerio Turpin Landscaping Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation DSM $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Flannery Anonymous $5,000 to $9,999 Fulton Bank--West Chester Brandywine Health Foundation Mr. Robert Gannon Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Breiner GBH Foundation Bank of America Connelly Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Gentzel C. Raymond Davis & Sons, Inc. Deerbrook Charitable Trust Global Atlantic Financial Co. Ms. Sheila J. Clancy Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Mr. William Hankowsky Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Marshall-Reynolds Foundation Herman O West Foundation David & Marjorie Rosenberg Foundation Ms. Caroline A. Moran Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hyndman DNB First Patricia Kind Family Foundation IPC Healthcare, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Duprey Quaker City Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Eli Kahn Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Fenza Mr. George Strawbridge Mr. & Mrs. Mark Langan Mr. & Ms. Thomas P. Hogan Mrs. Penelope P. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery L. March Independence Foundation Mr. Hansjoerg Wyss Mr. & Mrs. Peter McKenna Mr. & Mrs. Matthew D. Kelly Meridian Bank Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Krapf Mr. & Mrs. Robert Meyers Mr. & Mrs. Ian MacKinnon Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. O'Donnell MAFG Services, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Brad Palmer Mr. Kevin McDermott Plantation Field Equestrian Events, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Larry M. Moore Thanks to Our Donors Raymour & Flanigan Ms. Kimberly Kahler Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Spatola Mr. L. William Kay II Ms. Mary Lou Sterge Kendra Consulting, Inc under $1000 The Benevity Community Impact Fund Kohl's Department Stores--Wisconsin Anonymous (10) The Le Vine Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dale N. Krapf Mr. & Mrs. David A. Abbott Unionville Community Fair Mr. & Mrs. Gary Kulp Mrs. Willard Abbott Villa Maria Academy Lower School Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Lang Mr. & Mrs. Mohamed Abdelhamid Mr. William E. Weisberg Ms. Robin Lasko Mr. Jonn Abshire Wells Fargo Bank Mr. & Mrs. D. Christopher Le Vine Mr. & Mrs. Gerald G. Adams Legacy Advisors, LLC Aerials Gymnastics Center Mr. & Mrs. James P. Lisa AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. Robert Agosta Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Stuart H. Malone Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Messaros Mr. James Ahlborn Aaron & Jean Martin Fund Ahmad Zaffarese LLC Abel Brothers Towing Mr. & Mrs. Frank Millheim Mr. & Mrs. D. Douglas Mooberry Ms. Phyllis Akins ArcelorMittal Mr. George J. Alburger Arcelormittal Matching Gifts Program Mr. & Ms. Dwight Morrow National Penn Bank--Boyertown Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Baker Ms. Tiffany Alexander Ms. Carol Berger National Penn Bank--Oxford Mr. & Mrs. Michael Neeb Ms. Arianne K. Allan Beth Chaim Reform Congregation Sisterhood Ms. Christine Allen Mr. & Mrs. William Braun Mr. & Mrs. James Palic Phoenixvillle Federal Bank & Trust Ms. Elizabeth Allinson Dr. Glenn & Rev. Diane Burkland Ms. Leslie M. Altomonte Cabot Creamery Cooperative Mr. & Mrs. William R. Plunkett Mr.