2025-05-14T19:00:49-04:00 2024-06-30 860257194 WALKER & ARMSTRONG LLP 1850 N CENTRAL AVE STE 400 PHOENIX AZ 850044624 990 2023-07-01 860968242 IMPACT OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA IMPA 5208250009 3535 E HAWSER ST TUCSON AZ 85739 BARBARA MCCLURE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5208250009 2025-05-14 true true KIMBERLY ANN BOLLIGAR P01236721 6022301040 2025-05-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BARBARA MCCLURE 3535 E HAWSER ST TUCSON AZ 85739 3815092 false X WWW.IMPACTSOAZ.ORG X 2000 AZ IMPACT OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER BASED ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPOWERS SOUTHERN ARIZONANS WITH THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO PURSUE A STABILIZED AND ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE. 9 9 13 171 0 3637542 3800557 0 679 2916 20455 10615 3658676 3814088 2563085 2676906 0 608731 686491 0 42836 388878 392312 3560694 3755709 97982 58379 2062271 2076599 782013 676679 1280258 1399920 X IMPACT OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER BASED ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPOWERS SOUTHERN ARIZONANS WITH THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO PURSUE A STABILIZED AND ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE. false false 3535381 2676906 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE - IMPACT CONTINUES TO SERVE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE TUCSON BASIN: PRIMARILY NW TUCSON, MARANA, ORO VALLEY, CATALINA, AND SE PINAL COUNTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE COPPER CORRIDOR. WE ALSO SERVE ANY SOUTHERN AZ CLIENT REFERRED TO US THROUGH ANOTHER TUCSON NON- PROFIT, LOCAL AGENCY, OR AREA CASE WORKER. THROUGH OUR AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNITED AND COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS, WE SERVE ANYONE WHO QUALIFIES FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION FROM SEVEN COUNTIES: PIMA, PINAL, COCHISE, GILA, GRAHAM, GREENLEE AND SANTA CRUZ. WE ALSO SERVE PEOPLE PASSING THROUGH OUR AREA WHO MIGHT COME FROM OTHER REGIONS IN AZ OR ARE TRAVELING THROUGH TO OTHER STATES, AND NEED FOOD ALONG THEIR JOURNEY. THE PEOPLE WE SERVE LIVE IN AREAS WHICH ARE PREDOMINANTLY RURAL, AND ALL ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. DEMAND FOR SERVICES IN THESE AREAS CONTINUED TO GROW THIS PAST YEAR DUE TO INCREASED ECONOMIC PRESSURES AND OFTEN BECAUSE OF MEDICAL SETBACKS THAT EFFECT THEIR AVAILABLE INCOME. MUCH OF THE GROWTH SEEMED TO BE IN OUR PINAL CLIENTELE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE COPPER CORRIDOR REGION IS LOSING MANY STANDARD RESOURCES. THERE ARE NO LONGER BASIC FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORES, BANKS OR OTHER CORPORATE RETAIL STORES. RESIDENTS RELY ON GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORES AND DOLLAR GENERALS. HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS IS MINIMAL. PINAL COUNTY IS THE FASTEST GROWING US COUNTY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI, AND WE ARE PROVIDING BONUS COMMODITIES FOOD SERVICE TO MORE THAN 180 LOWEST OF INCOME PINAL SENIORS, DELIVERING TO MANY WHO HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AT ALL. OUR SERVICE NUMBERS CONTINUED TO GROW AND WE EXPECT A TO SEE CONSISTENT GROWTH IN COMMUNITY NEEDS IN THE FUTURE, AS MORE PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT IMPACT OF SOAZ, THE ECONOMY IS LESS STABLE AND PEOPLE CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO AZ. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, OUR FOOD BANK SERVED 5159 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS (UP FROM 4574 LAST FY). THESE PEOPLE CAME FROM 1749 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS (153 MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR) OF DIVERSE AGES, RACE AND ETHNICITY. PEOPLE IN PIMA COUNTY REPORT TO US THEY DRIVE UP TO CATALINA FROM ALL OVER TUCSON EVEN THOUGH THERE IS EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE CLOSER TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION WAS BETTER AND OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS FAR SUPERIOR, ESPECIALLY IN THE WAY WE TREAT ALL OUR CLIENTS, WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THIS YEAR, THE VALUE OF FOOD WE PROVIDED WAS OVER 1.8MM. FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AS WELL AS MEATS AND DAIRY TO SUPPLEMENT OUR SHELF STABLE DISTRIBUTION HELP OUR CLIENTS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES THROUGH BETTER NUTRITION AND REDUCED FINANCIAL AND HUNGER STRESS. ON AVERAGE WE DISTRIBUTE 50,000 POUNDS OF FOOD EACH MONTH. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR IMPACT FOOD BAG OF PANTRY ITEMS THAT FIT THE USDA RECOMMENDED ITEMS, THANKS TO GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS. ALL INBOUND DONATION ITEMS ARE WEIGHED, SORTED, LOGGED INTO A DATABASE FOR RECORD KEEPING, CHECKED FOR FOOD SAFETY AND PROPERLY STORED. THE AVERAGE DEMAND HAS US SERVING ABOUT 800 FAMILIES EACH MONTH, WITH NEW PIMA AND PINAL RESIDENTS ENROLLING REGULARLY. NOT ALL FAMILIES COME IN EVERY MONTH. OUR GENEROUS, THOUGHTFUL CLIENTELE DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF THEY FEEL THERE IS ANOTHER FAMILY STRUGGLING MORE; BUT WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO COME GET FOOD, TO BOLSTER THEIR FOOD AVAILABILITY AND AS A WAY TO STRETCH THEIR EARNED INCOME SO THEY CAN PURCHASE OTHER NECESSITIES. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS OF MANY AREA GROCERY STORES SUCH AS FRY'S, SAFEWAY, TARGET, WALMART, WHOLE FOODS, TRADER JOES, BASHAS', AND OF MANY SMALL BUSINESSES BAKERIES AND CHAINS. THEY ALL PROVIDED US WITH FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, EGGS, MEAT, AND OTHER PERISHABLE FOODS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL PRICING WHEN WE HAVE TO BUY BULK. A LARGE CORPS OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PICKS UP FROM MARKETS EVERY DAY, INCLUDING SATURDAY TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE INVENTORY NEEDED TO FEED OUR GROWING ENROLLMENT. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WHICH ALLOW US TO PROVIDE A ROBUST DISTRIBUTION. WE CONTINUE OUR EXCITING RELATIONSHIP WITH UA BIOSPHERE 2 WHO IS GROWING PRODUCE FOR OUR FOOD BANK; HEADS OF LETTUCE, KALE, SPINACH AND OTHER LEAFY GREENS, IN A CONVERTED OCEAN CARGO CONTAINER, WITH VERY LITTLE WATER USE AND NO PESTICIDES. OUR VOLUNTEERS PICK UP ABOUT TEN LARGE TUBS OF THIS PRODUCE WEEKLY. IT TASTES AMAZING, AND ALL THE CLIENTS LOVE BEING THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS COLLABORATION. OUR FOOD BANK, SET UP IN A MODULAR BUILDING ON OUR SITE, INCLUDES A LARGE SHOPPING AREA TO ALLOW CLIENTS TO SELF-SELECT MANY OF THEIR FOOD ITEMS. WE ARE ALWAYS VERY EXCITED TO OFFER THIS PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CLIENTS. IT IS A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE SPACE FOR OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE GIVEN IT RAVE REVIEWS; AND WE HAVE HAD ARCHITECTURAL PLANS DRAWN UP TO SOMEDAY EXPAND OUR MAIN BUILDING TO FILL OUR PROPERTY FOOTPRINT AND HOUSE A LARGER FOOD BANK THAT WILL LOOK LIKE A STANDARD MARKET, AND WHERE CLIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SELF-SELECT ALL THEIR OWN FOOD. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR PROJECT THAT TAKES SOME TIME TO IMPLEMENT, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE PLANS TO BRING SUCH AN INNOVATIVE FOOD BANK EXPERIENCE TO OUR REGION IN THE FUTURE. WE UTILIZE THE AZ DES FOOD BANK DATABASE SYSTEM CALLED LINK2FEED AND HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO ENTER DATA DAILY AS FOOD GOES OUT. BOTH PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES ARE ON THE SYSTEM, EACH WITH THEIR OWN COUNTY PORTAL, AND WE CAN ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OTHER COUNTIES AS NEEDED; SO ALL OUR CLIENT DISTRIBUTIONS ARE TRACKED IN THE SAME MANNER, AND A VARIETY OF REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION AND TRACKING. WE GREW OUR MIMS PROGRAM (MIGHTY IMPACT MEALS) TO BETTER SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WERE PARTICULARLY STRUGGLING TO KEEP ENOUGH FOOD ON THE TABLE WHEN SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION. MANY FAMILIES RELY ON THE SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAM, AND EXPERIENCE SEVERE FOOD INSECURITY OVER THE SUMMER AND SHORTER SEASONAL BREAKS. WE NOW GIVE TWO AREA SCHOOLS, WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, A TOTAL OF 40 MEMBERSHIP CARDS TO OUR MIMS PROGRAM. SCHOOL COUNSELORS SELECT THE FAMILIES THAT MOST NEED THE SUPPORT, AND WE PROVIDE BAGS OF GROCERIES EACH WEEK SCHOOL IS OUT TO ENSURE THE FAMILIES CAN FEED EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD AT LEAST TWO OR THREE ROBUST BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES AND DINNERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE HEALTHY SNACK FOODS AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD, NOT JUST THE CHILDREN. THIS YEAR WE ENROLLED NEW MIMS FAMILIES WHO WERE WELCOME TO USE THE SYSTEM EACH WEEK SCHOOL WAS OUT; AND WITH THE ADDED FOOD INTAKE, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM BONUS ITEMS. SOME FAMILIES CAME IN OCCASIONALLY, AS THEY NEEDED TO CARPOOL OR SEND PROXIES TO PICK UP THEIR FOOD. TYPICAL ISSUES WERE SHORTAGE OF TIME AND/OR FUEL TO TRAVEL TO IMPACT. WE ADDED AN OPTION TO HAVE US DELIVER WEEKLY KITS DURING THE SUMMER TO ONE OF THE MORE RURAL SCHOOLS WHERE TRANSPORTATION WAS A PARTICULARLY TOUGH CHALLENGE ACROSS THEIR PARTICIPATION GROUP THIS YEAR. THEY HELP GET THE FOOD TO FAMILIES AS NEEDED. OVERALL, PEOPLE HAD BETTER ACCESS TO FOOD AND ATE MORE NUTRITIONALLY. WE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO REDUCE HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION TO HELP THEM MAKE BETTER FOOD CHOICES AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. MIMS FAMILIES RECEIVED RECIPES WITH THEIR BOXES SO THEY COULD LEARN TO COOK WITH, AND FOR, THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS TRY NEW FOODS AND FOOD COMBINATIONS. TOILETRIES WERE ALSO SUPPLIED TO ALL FAMILIES THROUGH THE FOOD BANK, INCLUDING PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS AS WELL AS HOUSEHOLD NEEDS LIKE TOILET PAPER, PAPER TOWELS, LAUNDRY DETERGENT AND OTHER THINGS THAT CANNOT BE PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS. HOMELESS CLIENTS ALSO RECEIVED TRAVEL SIZED PACKETS OF TOILETRIES REGULARLY, SO THEY HAD CONSISTENT ACCESS TO HYGIENE ITEMS. FOOD WAS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THEM EVERY WEEKDAY, AND LAST YEAR WE RAN A PILOT PROGRAM (NOW PERMANENT) TO PROVIDE A WEEKLY, LIGHTWEIGHT KIT OF FOOD THAT INCLUDES PROTEIN, FRUIT AND NONPERISHABLES SUCH AS GRANOLA BARS. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR THANKSGIVING DINNER KIT GIVEAWAY TO FOOD BANK CLIENTS WHO SIGNED UP FOR TICKETS TO THE FALL EVENT. THESE FOODS ARE PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY IMPACT THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH WALMART AND OTHER MARKETS, BUT MANY DONORS ALSO RESTRICT DONATIONS TO THIS PROGRAM. WE TRADITIONALLY PLANNED FOR 300 KITS MAXIMUM, BUT THIS YEAR GAVE OUT 350. THE NEED CONTINUES TO GROW. 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X 879449 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 1749808 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE - IMPACT CONTINUES TO SERVE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE TUCSON BASIN: PRIMARILY NW TUCSON, MARANA, ORO VALLEY, CATALINA, AND SE PINAL COUNTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE COPPER CORRIDOR. WE ALSO SERVE ANY SOUTHERN AZ CLIENT REFERRED TO US THROUGH ANOTHER TUCSON NON- PROFIT, LOCAL AGENCY, OR AREA CASE WORKER. THROUGH OUR AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNITED AND COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS, WE SERVE ANYONE WHO QUALIFIES FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION FROM SEVEN COUNTIES: PIMA, PINAL, COCHISE, GILA, GRAHAM, GREENLEE AND SANTA CRUZ. WE ALSO SERVE PEOPLE PASSING THROUGH OUR AREA WHO MIGHT COME FROM OTHER REGIONS IN AZ OR ARE TRAVELING THROUGH TO OTHER STATES, AND NEED FOOD ALONG THEIR JOURNEY. THE PEOPLE WE SERVE LIVE IN AREAS WHICH ARE PREDOMINANTLY RURAL, AND ALL ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. DEMAND FOR SERVICES IN THESE AREAS CONTINUED TO GROW THIS PAST YEAR DUE TO INCREASED ECONOMIC PRESSURES AND OFTEN BECAUSE OF MEDICAL SETBACKS THAT EFFECT THEIR AVAILABLE INCOME. MUCH OF THE GROWTH SEEMED TO BE IN OUR PINAL CLIENTELE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE COPPER CORRIDOR REGION IS LOSING MANY STANDARD RESOURCES. THERE ARE NO LONGER BASIC FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORES, BANKS OR OTHER CORPORATE RETAIL STORES. RESIDENTS RELY ON GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORES AND DOLLAR GENERALS. HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS IS MINIMAL. PINAL COUNTY IS THE FASTEST GROWING US COUNTY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI, AND WE ARE PROVIDING BONUS COMMODITIES FOOD SERVICE TO MORE THAN 180 LOWEST OF INCOME PINAL SENIORS, DELIVERING TO MANY WHO HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AT ALL. OUR SERVICE NUMBERS CONTINUED TO GROW AND WE EXPECT A TO SEE CONSISTENT GROWTH IN COMMUNITY NEEDS IN THE FUTURE, AS MORE PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT IMPACT OF SOAZ, THE ECONOMY IS LESS STABLE AND PEOPLE CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO AZ. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, OUR FOOD BANK SERVED 5159 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS (UP FROM 4574 LAST FY). THESE PEOPLE CAME FROM 1749 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS (153 MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR) OF DIVERSE AGES, RACE AND ETHNICITY. PEOPLE IN PIMA COUNTY REPORT TO US THEY DRIVE UP TO CATALINA FROM ALL OVER TUCSON EVEN THOUGH THERE IS EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE CLOSER TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION WAS BETTER AND OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS FAR SUPERIOR, ESPECIALLY IN THE WAY WE TREAT ALL OUR CLIENTS, WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THIS YEAR, THE VALUE OF FOOD WE PROVIDED WAS OVER 1.8MM. FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AS WELL AS MEATS AND DAIRY TO SUPPLEMENT OUR SHELF STABLE DISTRIBUTION HELP OUR CLIENTS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES THROUGH BETTER NUTRITION AND REDUCED FINANCIAL AND HUNGER STRESS. ON AVERAGE WE DISTRIBUTE 50,000 POUNDS OF FOOD EACH MONTH. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR IMPACT FOOD BAG OF PANTRY ITEMS THAT FIT THE USDA RECOMMENDED ITEMS, THANKS TO GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS. ALL INBOUND DONATION ITEMS ARE WEIGHED, SORTED, LOGGED INTO A DATABASE FOR RECORD KEEPING, CHECKED FOR FOOD SAFETY AND PROPERLY STORED. THE AVERAGE DEMAND HAS US SERVING ABOUT 800 FAMILIES EACH MONTH, WITH NEW PIMA AND PINAL RESIDENTS ENROLLING REGULARLY. NOT ALL FAMILIES COME IN EVERY MONTH. OUR GENEROUS, THOUGHTFUL CLIENTELE DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF THEY FEEL THERE IS ANOTHER FAMILY STRUGGLING MORE; BUT WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO COME GET FOOD, TO BOLSTER THEIR FOOD AVAILABILITY AND AS A WAY TO STRETCH THEIR EARNED INCOME SO THEY CAN PURCHASE OTHER NECESSITIES. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS OF MANY AREA GROCERY STORES SUCH AS FRY'S, SAFEWAY, TARGET, WALMART, WHOLE FOODS, TRADER JOES, BASHAS', AND OF MANY SMALL BUSINESSES BAKERIES AND CHAINS. THEY ALL PROVIDED US WITH FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, EGGS, MEAT, AND OTHER PERISHABLE FOODS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL PRICING WHEN WE HAVE TO BUY BULK. A LARGE CORPS OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PICKS UP FROM MARKETS EVERY DAY, INCLUDING SATURDAY TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE INVENTORY NEEDED TO FEED OUR GROWING ENROLLMENT. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WHICH ALLOW US TO PROVIDE A ROBUST DISTRIBUTION. WE CONTINUE OUR EXCITING RELATIONSHIP WITH UA BIOSPHERE 2 WHO IS GROWING PRODUCE FOR OUR FOOD BANK; HEADS OF LETTUCE, KALE, SPINACH AND OTHER LEAFY GREENS, IN A CONVERTED OCEAN CARGO CONTAINER, WITH VERY LITTLE WATER USE AND NO PESTICIDES. OUR VOLUNTEERS PICK UP ABOUT TEN LARGE TUBS OF THIS PRODUCE WEEKLY. IT TASTES AMAZING, AND ALL THE CLIENTS LOVE BEING THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS COLLABORATION. OUR FOOD BANK, SET UP IN A MODULAR BUILDING ON OUR SITE, INCLUDES A LARGE SHOPPING AREA TO ALLOW CLIENTS TO SELF-SELECT MANY OF THEIR FOOD ITEMS. WE ARE ALWAYS VERY EXCITED TO OFFER THIS PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CLIENTS. IT IS A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE SPACE FOR OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE GIVEN IT RAVE REVIEWS; AND WE HAVE HAD ARCHITECTURAL PLANS DRAWN UP TO SOMEDAY EXPAND OUR MAIN BUILDING TO FILL OUR PROPERTY FOOTPRINT AND HOUSE A LARGER FOOD BANK THAT WILL LOOK LIKE A STANDARD MARKET, AND WHERE CLIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SELF-SELECT ALL THEIR OWN FOOD. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR PROJECT THAT TAKES SOME TIME TO IMPLEMENT, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE PLANS TO BRING SUCH AN INNOVATIVE FOOD BANK EXPERIENCE TO OUR REGION IN THE FUTURE. WE UTILIZE THE AZ DES FOOD BANK DATABASE SYSTEM CALLED LINK2FEED AND HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO ENTER DATA DAILY AS FOOD GOES OUT. BOTH PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES ARE ON THE SYSTEM, EACH WITH THEIR OWN COUNTY PORTAL, AND WE CAN ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OTHER COUNTIES AS NEEDED; SO ALL OUR CLIENT DISTRIBUTIONS ARE TRACKED IN THE SAME MANNER, AND A VARIETY OF REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION AND TRACKING. WE GREW OUR MIMS PROGRAM (MIGHTY IMPACT MEALS) TO BETTER SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WERE PARTICULARLY STRUGGLING TO KEEP ENOUGH FOOD ON THE TABLE WHEN SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION. MANY FAMILIES RELY ON THE SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAM, AND EXPERIENCE SEVERE FOOD INSECURITY OVER THE SUMMER AND SHORTER SEASONAL BREAKS. WE NOW GIVE TWO AREA SCHOOLS, WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, A TOTAL OF 40 MEMBERSHIP CARDS TO OUR MIMS PROGRAM. SCHOOL COUNSELORS SELECT THE FAMILIES THAT MOST NEED THE SUPPORT, AND WE PROVIDE BAGS OF GROCERIES EACH WEEK SCHOOL IS OUT TO ENSURE THE FAMILIES CAN FEED EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD AT LEAST TWO OR THREE ROBUST BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES AND DINNERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE HEALTHY SNACK FOODS AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD, NOT JUST THE CHILDREN. THIS YEAR WE ENROLLED NEW MIMS FAMILIES WHO WERE WELCOME TO USE THE SYSTEM EACH WEEK SCHOOL WAS OUT; AND WITH THE ADDED FOOD INTAKE, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM BONUS ITEMS. SOME FAMILIES CAME IN OCCASIONALLY, AS THEY NEEDED TO CARPOOL OR SEND PROXIES TO PICK UP THEIR FOOD. TYPICAL ISSUES WERE SHORTAGE OF TIME AND/OR FUEL TO TRAVEL TO IMPACT. WE ADDED AN OPTION TO HAVE US DELIVER WEEKLY KITS DURING THE SUMMER TO ONE OF THE MORE RURAL SCHOOLS WHERE TRANSPORTATION WAS A PARTICULARLY TOUGH CHALLENGE ACROSS THEIR PARTICIPATION GROUP THIS YEAR. THEY HELP GET THE FOOD TO FAMILIES AS NEEDED. OVERALL, PEOPLE HAD BETTER ACCESS TO FOOD AND ATE MORE NUTRITIONALLY. WE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO REDUCE HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION TO HELP THEM MAKE BETTER FOOD CHOICES AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. MIMS FAMILIES RECEIVED RECIPES WITH THEIR BOXES SO THEY COULD LEARN TO COOK WITH, AND FOR, THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS TRY NEW FOODS AND FOOD COMBINATIONS. TOILETRIES WERE ALSO SUPPLIED TO ALL FAMILIES THROUGH THE FOOD BANK, INCLUDING PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS AS WELL AS HOUSEHOLD NEEDS LIKE TOILET PAPER, PAPER TOWELS, LAUNDRY DETERGENT AND OTHER THINGS THAT CANNOT BE PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS. HOMELESS CLIENTS ALSO RECEIVED TRAVEL SIZED PACKETS OF TOILETRIES REGULARLY, SO THEY HAD CONSISTENT ACCESS TO HYGIENE ITEMS. FOOD WAS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THEM EVERY WEEKDAY, AND LAST YEAR WE RAN A PILOT PROGRAM (NOW PERMANENT) TO PROVIDE A WEEKLY, LIGHTWEIGHT KIT OF FOOD THAT INCLUDES PROTEIN, FRUIT AND NONPERISHABLES SUCH AS GRANOLA BARS. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR THANKSGIVING DINNER KIT GIVEAWAY TO FOOD BANK CLIENTS WHO SIGNED UP FOR TICKETS TO THE FALL EVENT. THESE FOODS ARE PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY IMPACT THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH WALMART AND OTHER MARKETS, BUT MANY DONORS ALSO RESTRICT DONATIONS TO THIS PROGRAM. WE TRADITIONALLY PLANNED FOR 300 KITS MAXIMUM, BUT THIS YEAR GAVE OUT 350. THE NEED CONTINUES TO GROW. HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE GIFT CARD FOR SUBWAY, OR FOR THE LOCAL MARKET FOR THANKSGIVING, SO THEY CAN HAVE A TURKEY SANDWICH DINNER, OR SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM THE HOT COUNTER AT THE AREA MARKET. ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EAT A SPECIAL MEAL FOR THE HOLIDAY. CLOTHING BANK - IMPACT OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA FUNDED THE CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM INCLUDING THE VALUE OF NEW CLOTHING PURCHASED FOR THIS PROGRAM. COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND IMPACT PURCHASES MAKE THIS PROGRAM POSSIBLE. WE ARE OPEN FIVE DAYS EACH WEEK, AND OUR DISTRIBUTION HAS CONTINUED TO GROW, SURPASSING THE AMAZING LEVEL OF 100,000 ITEMS OF CLOTHES AND HOUSEHOLD LINENS SUCH AS BEDDING AND TOWELS; ALL FREE TO OUR CLIENTS THIS YEAR WE SERVED 2191 UND FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B WHEN THE 990 DRAFT IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATIONS CPA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER, WHO IS ALSO A CPA, REVIEW THE DOCUMENT FOR ACCURACY AND REPORT ANY QUESTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS CPA. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PREPARED DOCUMENT, THEY ARE DISCUSSED BETWEEN THE THREE INDIVIDUALS; AND ONCE ALL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED TO EVERYONES SATISFACTION, THE CPA PREPARES A FINAL DOCUMENT TO BE SIGNED BY THE TREASURER, AND IT IS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED ELECTRONICALLY. THE TREASURER THEN REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT THE 990 HAS BEEN FILED, AND COPIES OF THOSE RELATED ELECTRONIC FORMS ARE FILED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS RECORDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE POLICY AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GATHERS INFORMATION FROM SALARY SURVEYS AND STUDIES COMPARABLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PACKAGES, REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, AND PROPOSES A COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL IS MADE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, TYPICALLY IN JUNE OF EACH YEAR, AND VOTED UPON. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS ARE ON FILE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN OFFICE, AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING BUSINESS HOURS. GOLDEN GOOSE THRIFT SHOP 15970 N ORACLE ROAD TUCSON AZ 85739 200009999 CHARITABLE AZ 501C3 NA false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false GOLDEN GOOSE THIFT SHOP GOLDEN GOOSE THIFT SHOP C 751555 FMV