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Name:	Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri
Address:	2101 Vandiver Drive
	Columbia, MO 65202
Phone:	573-474-1020
Web Address:	www.sharefoodbringhope.org

Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri (FBMO) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

In order to adequately assist those in greatest need of food, the Food Bank operates several programs: •Food Acquisition and Distribution: The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri operates out of a 67,000 square foot facility located in Columbia. This debt-free facility serves as the main shipping and receiving hub for the entire operation handling more than 24 million pounds of product annually. Since the acquisition of this facility in 2003, TFB has increased food distribution from 17 million pounds of food to the more than 24 million in 2009 representing a 44% increase. People served increased during that same period of time from 59,000 to 95,000 per month last year -- a 61% increase. •Mobile Food Pantry: This specially equipped truck serves as a pantry on wheels distributing thousands of pounds of food monthly in economically challenged communities that do not have the infrastructure for a "bricks and mortar" pantry. In 2009, the Mobile Food Pantry distributed more than 1.1 million pounds of food to 3,800 people per month. •Food 4 Kids: During the summer months, the Food 4 Kids program partners with community based organizations providing lunch for children greatest in need. TFB provides the food and the local volunteers prepare the meals and feed the children five days a week. In 2009, nearly 51,000 lunches were provided in 19 sites. •Buddy Pack Program: Started in 2005, the Buddy Pack program partners with elementary schools that have a high number of children who financially qualify for the federally subsidized meals at school. TFB provides the school with backpacks and supplies. Local volunteers pack the backpacks with the kid-friendly nutritious food and give it to the student to take home over weekends and holidays. The child uses the food to supplement his/her diet and returns the backpack to school. TFB partners with 125 elementary schools providing food for more than 6,500 children weekly. •Locally, TFB also operates a food pantry in Columbia that is one of the largest in the state. Designed as a small grocery store, qualified clients may shop once a month and select the products they need with limitations. In 2009, the Pantry distributed more than 3.9 million pounds of product helping to feed 8,800 people per month. In 2010, the number has grown to 9,700 people served monthly.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, FBMO's program expenses were:

Food Distribution	38,732,279
Food Pantry	194,768
Food 4 Kids	41,320
Total Program Expenses:	$38,968,367

Chief Executive : Peggy Kirkpatrick, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$86,040

Chair of the Board: Joe Priesmeyer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, NH Scheppers Distributing

Board Size: 24

Paid Staff Size: 41

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, television, radio, grant proposals, internet

Fund raising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,348,857, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on FBMO's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Food Donations	37,272,805
Donations, Fundraising, grants	3,021,510
United Way	327,347
USDA Commodities Reimbursements	134,435
Rental Income	79,724
ARRA Funds	61,374
CSFP Commodities Reimbursements	34,776
Miscellaneous Revenue	22,744
Interest	303
Total Income	$40,955,018

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 97%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 1%

Total income				$40,955,018
	Program expenses			$38,968,367
	Fund raising expenses			604,406
	Administrative expenses			209,845
Total expenses				$39,782,618
Income in Excess of Expenses				1,172,400
Beginning net assets				4,553,154
Other Changes in Net Assets				94,181
Ending net assets				5,819,735
Total liabilities				655,959
Total assets				$6,475,694