2023-12-15T14:50:10-06:00 2023-06-30 520982413 GROSS MENDELSOHN & ASSOCIATES PA 1801 PORTER STREET SUITE 500 BALTIMORE MD 21230 990 2022-07-01 521660473 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK INC ANNE 4109234255 120 MARBURY DRIVE CROWNSVILLE MD 21032 LEAH PALEY CEO 4109234255 2023-12-15 1 LEAH PALEY 999009999 0 JENNIFER ROCK P01083312 4106855512 2023-12-12 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X BAPPA PAL 120 MARBURY DRIVE CROWNSVILLE MD 21032 9030525 0 X WWW.AAFOODBANK.ORG X 1989 MD THE MISSION OF THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK IS TO ALLEVIATE FOOD INSECURITY IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY BY PARTNERING ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY TO OBTAIN AND DISTRIBUTE NOURISHING FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. 10 10 33 2249 0 0 7555702 7766405 0 0 2664 55405 77078 105931 7635444 7927741 6004910 5692533 0 0 942927 991348 0 0 312087 586140 676287 7533977 7360168 101467 567573 5138809 5804937 126992 176701 5011817 5628236 X THE MISSION OF THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK IS TO ALLEVIATE FOOD INSECURITY IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY BY PARTNERING ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY TO OBTAIN AND DISTRIBUTE NOURISHING FOOD TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. 0 0 6608280 5692533 THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK (AACFB) OBTAINS AND DISTRIBUTES NOURISHING FOOD AND BASIC NECESSITIES TO 76 NETWORK PARTNERS ACROSS 115 DISTRIBUTION POINTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. THESE NETWORK PARTNERS, COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY, CIVIC, AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS, RECEIVE ALL ITEMS FREE OF CHARGE FROM AACFB AND THEN DISTRIBUTE THEM DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. IN FY2023, THE AACFB DISTRIBUTED 3.4 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND BASIC NECESSITIES, INCLUDING 542,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE AND 499,000 POUNDS OF LEAN PROTEINS, AS WELL AS OVER $70,000 WORTH OF DIAPERS, WIPES, BABY FOOD, AND FORMULA. THROUGH ITS NETWORK PARTNERS, IN FY2023, THE AACFB AVERAGED 48,000 POINTS OF SERVICE EACH MONTH, INCLUDING 42,275 INSTANCES OF SERVICE PER MONTH FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE AND 1,206 INSTANCES OF SERVICE PER MONTH FOR BABY SUPPLIES. THROUGH ITS BACKPACK BUDDIES PROGRAM, THE AACFB PROVIDED TWO COMPLETE BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES, DINNERS, AND SNACKS TO AN AVERAGE OF 552 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH WEEK ACROSS 31 SCHOOLS DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. IN FY2023, 45% OF THE FOOD AND BASIC NECESSITIES DISTRIBUTED (1,524,864 POUNDS) BY THE AACFB WERE DONATED TO THE FOOD BANK. DONATED FOOD CAME FROM COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVES, PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FARMS AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS, AND THE RETAIL RECOVERY PROGRAM. THROUGH THE RETAIL RECOVERY PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY, THE FOOD BANK PARTNERED WITH 25 GROCERY STORES AND RETAIL CENTERS IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY TO OBTAIN DONATIONS OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM SHELVES BUT WELL WITHIN FOOD SAFETY AND EXPIRATION GUIDELINES. NOT ONLY DOES THE PROGRAM PREVENT FOOD WASTE, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF HIGH-QUALITY FOOD AND BASIC NECESSITIES.THE AACFB DISTRIBUTED 1,403,912 POUNDS OF PURCHASED PRODUCTS IN FY2023, WHICH REPRESENTED 41% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED. THE FOOD BANK HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEVERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES AND REGIONAL FARMS TO SOURCE FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS, LEAN PROTEINS, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS. THE FLEXIBILITY ALLOWED BY PURCHASING HELPS ENSURE AACFB'S COMMITMENT TO UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD.THE REMAINING 14% (477,858 POUNDS) DISTRIBUTED BY THE AACFB IN FY2023, CAME FROM THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP) UNDER THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). THE FOOD BANK IS THE SOLE DISTRIBUTOR OF TEFAP FOOD IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, DISTRIBUTING ON AVERAGE 39,000+ POUNDS PER MONTH OF SHELF-STABLE FOOD, AS WELL AS PRODUCE AND LEAN PROTEINS. IN FY2023, THE AACFB IMPLEMENTED A NEW THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT THE ORGANIZATION'S POSITION BETTER AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE; BRING GREATER EFFICIENCY TO ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS; STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS; AND BUILD RESILIENCY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE INTO THE CORE OF WHAT THE FOOD BANK DOES: PARTNERING ACROSS ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY TO DISTRIBUTE NOURISHING FOOD TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED. EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS, BUILDING AWARENESS, AND RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS EXPRESSED BY NEIGHBORS WERE CENTRAL TO THE FOOD BANK'S WORK OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE AACFB BROADENED NETWORK PARTNER AND NEIGHBOR SURVEYS TO LEARN WHERE AND WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED, THE FOOD BANK NOT ONLY FURTHER INCREASED ITS EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHY, FRESH FOOD OPTIONS, BUT ALSO PRIORITIZED THE PURCHASE OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS TAILORED TO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY NEEDS. STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS MADE NUMEROUS PUBLIC APPEARANCES TO HIGHLIGHT THE DEPTH OF FOOD INSECURITY IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY AND TO ADVOCATE FOR SUPPORT AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH NUMEROUS COUNTY AGENCIES, THE FOOD BANK WORKED TO IDENTIFY FOOD ACCESS GAPS AND THEN BUILT OUT THE PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSES NECESSARY TO BEGIN TO CLOSE THEM. INTERNALLY, AACFB IMPLEMENTED A NEW FOOD INVENTORY SYSTEM THAT HAS INCREASED THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR WAREHOUSE, IMPROVED RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION TO OUR NETWORK PARTNERS, AND ENHANCED THE ACCURACY OF REPORTING, ALL WITH AN EYE TO BEING EXEMPLARY STEWARDS OF ITS RESOURCES. 6608280 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD X X X JULS JACOBS-KACZMAREK 4109234255 120 MARBURY DRIVE CROWNSVILLE MD 21032 LEAH PALEY CEO 40.00 X 125414 0 3808 SUSAN THOMAS FORMER COO (THRU 02/28/2023) 40.00 X 83563 0 7257 BAPPA PAL CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN DAGUE VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HARTZELL FORMER TREASURER (THRU 09/30/2022) 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA MEYERS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY A BURKHOLDER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TODD FURR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CANDICE DAVIS-GRIFFIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LOUISE HOWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BAUER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PASTOR LANAE KIRWAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM VIKA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 208977 0 11065 1 1 0 0 0 2329445 5436960 3162653 7766405 51937 51937 1102036 1098568 3468 3468 3468 110147 4216 105931 105931 7927741 0 0 161336 5692533 5692533 204840 76320 94986 33534 670809 433165 100060 137584 5237 4431 806 38432 21934 7836 8662 72030 41985 15896 14149 1900 1900 32754 32754 1111 1111 60286 3208 48804 8274 13079 13079 36856 14155 17930 4771 33900 19760 7481 6659 290130 187136 54492 48502 29943 17453 6608 5882 665 665 124081 72324 27383 24374 39950 23286 8816 7848 CAMPAIGN EXPENSES 11042 11042 MISCELLANEOUS 590 590 7360168 6608280 439801 312087 969997 70096 1906067 2731412 183100 75481 1000 4146 472632 212658 14168 19442 1155542 397944 541566 757598 1050279 1934104 5138809 5804937 105080 122701 21912 54000 126992 176701 X 4917472 5550891 94345 77345 5011817 5628236 5138809 5804937 567573 48846 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3387398 5813187 9993529 7555702 7766405 34516221 150000 150000 150000 232592 220705 903297 3537398 5963187 10143529 7788294 7987110 35419518 357993 35061525 1426 1236 3215 5118 51937 62932 1745 60 437 3164 5406 35487856 0.98800 0.98450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1731 1730 3461 6604819 6608280 480414 120104 0 0 480414 480414 720621 3461 3461 120104 120104 180156 1731 1731 381956 73617 308339 366634 171406 195228 406952 152921 254031 757598 X 8162411 48846 220705 -33770 235781 7926630 1111 1111 7927741 7545992 220705 -33770 186935 7359057 1111 1111 7360168 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LESS: INKIND FUNDRAISING PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LESS: INKIND FUNDRAISING PART XI, LINE 2(D) INKIND FUNDRAISING PART XII, LINE 2(B) INKIND FUNDRAISING ANNUAL GALA 110147 110147 4216 110147 110147 4216 4216 105931 1 FOOD AND SUPPLIES 575839 5692533 FMV FOOD AND SUPPLIES PART 1 LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY ADHERING TO OUR BOARD-APPROVED INTERNAL CONTROL AND DOCUMENT RETENTION PROCEDURES. ALL INSTANCES OF SERVICE ARE CAPTURED AND REPORTED BY NETWORK PARTNERS TO ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUSAN THOMAS FORMER COO (THRU 02/28/2023) 81939 0 1624 0 0 0 0 0 7257 0 90820 0 0 0 MARK HARTZELL FORMER TREASURER (THRU 09/30/2022) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 408738 FEEDING AMERICA VALUE X 1 12500 FMV X 2 19137 FMV X 1475869 2252917 FEEDING AMERICA VALUE X PAPER SUPPLIES 20326 199197 FEEDING AMERICA VALU X PET SUPPLIES 15630 153172 FEEDING AMERICA VALU X CHEMICALS 10208 100038 FEEDING AMERICA VALU X FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1 16954 FMV 0 0 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FOOD, CHEMICALS, PAPER AND PET SUPPLIES IS DENOTED IN POUNDS. PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL TO PROCESS ALL DONATED STOCKS. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL SELLS THE STOCK AND REINVESTS THE PROCEEDS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AFTER THE RETURN IS PREPARED. ONCE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS IN AGREEMENT, THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 990 BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COPY IS FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ELECTRONICALLY FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS AND REVIEWS THE COO AND CEO'S COMPENSATION YEARLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A COPY OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C NO CHANGES FROM PRIOR YEAR.