2024-11-22T13:38:41-06:00 2024-06-30 010494526 Baker Newman & Noyes PO Box 507 Portland ME 04112 990 2023-07-01 222986809 Good Shepherd Food Bank GOOD 2077823554 PO Box 1807 Auburn ME 042111807 Heather Paquette President 2077823554 2024-11-15 1 0 Connor Smart P02285543 2078792100 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine Heather Paquette PO Box 1807 Auburn ME 042111807 107305157 0 X www.gsfb.org X 1981 ME Reduce food insecurity in Maine through food distribution and community partnerships. 17 17 131 1242 0 0 75418640 94866139 3574888 4669750 -321967 120149 0 0 78671561 99656038 3006824 2344697 0 0 7726420 9451550 1074744 1068642 3176071 74061480 89495183 85869468 102360072 -7197907 -2704034 49380877 48213426 2855124 2881042 46525753 45332384 X The mission of Good Shepherd Food Bank is to eliminate hunger in Maine by improving access to nutritious and culturally relevant food for people in need, building strong community partnerships, and mobilizing the public in the fight to end hunger. 0 0 90646223 2156617 3063626 Food Distribution: Good Shepherd Food Bank (GSFB) provides for those at risk of hunger by soliciting food donations and purchasing food at wholesale prices, then distributing this food to more than 600 partners across Maine, including food pantries, meal sites, shelters, schools, afterschool programs, child care centers, senior centers, health care sites, and other community organizations. In its 2024 fiscal year, GSFB distributed over 48 million pounds of food to partners and the families and individuals they serve, providing over 40 million meals for Mainers in need. 2635643 0 1063606 Mainers Feeding Mainers: this program is the Food Bank's collaboration with local farms to purchase and distribute nutritious, Maine-grown food. Each year, the Food Bank makes purchases of fresh Maine vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy products on behalf of partner agencies. The Food Bank also receives donations from many local farmers. In fiscal year 2024, the Food Bank distributed nearly 3.6 million pounds of local foods and invested $2.7 million into Maine's agricultural sector. 1807712 86388 21094 Good Shepherd Food Bank operates the School Pantry Program to provide easy, consistent access to nutritious food for students and their families. Our school partners not only serve as food distribution sites in vulnerable areas, but also function as vital community resource hubs where families feel welcomed, supported, and safe. In addition, the Food Bank operates an afterschool meal & snack program called Kids Cafe and the Summer Food Service in Bangor and Brewer. In collaboration with 230 program partners, GSFB provided access to over 2.4 million meals for more than 18,000 families statewide through Youth & Families Initiatives in FY24. 2037074 101692 521424 Good Shepherd Food Bank engages in many other activities that are important to its mission. The most significant of these other program service accomplishments are as follows: Cooking Matters Maine: an outreach program that mobilizes culinary and nutrition professionals to teach cooking and nutrition classes to low-income adults, teens, and children. Classes are taught at local community centers, schools, and food pantries, and the classes provide people at risk of hunger with hands-on cooking and nutrition experience. In fiscal year 2024, the program offered 173 Cooking Matters classes and 72 store tours to more than 2,600 participants.Farm Fresh Rewards: The Food Bank partners with 13 Maine grocers to offer shoppers using SNAP/EBT discounts on fresh, frozen, and dried local fruits and vegetables grown in Maine that contain no added salt, sugars, or fats, as well as local food-producing seeds or seedlings. Community Health and Hunger: the Food Bank forms partnerships with health care organizations to reduce the negative impact of food insecurity on health outcomes. Through the program, the Food Bank provides training and technical assistance for health care providers implementing food insecurity screening and referral to food resources, and supports projects that directly distribute food in health care settings for patients in need. In fiscal year 2024, the Food Bank worked with 186 partners to provide nearly 1.2 million meals to people who screened positive for food insecurity. 2037074 101692 521424 97126652 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 136 0 1 131 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL ME MA NH NY X X Bryan O'Connor 2077823554 PO Box 1807 Auburn ME 042111807 John Bennett Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tae Chong Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Darroch Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Draeger Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Forester Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Fournier Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marwa Hassanien Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dora Ann Mills Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Nutting Director (end 9/2023) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Frank Pecoraro Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Odette Perriel Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Victoria W Rogers Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrea Sockabasin Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Williamson Director (end 6/2024) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Wright Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ben Sprague Chair 2.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Scott Maker Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Peter Richardson Treasurer 2.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Kate Rush Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Heather Paquette President 38.00 2.00 X 54041 0 2291 Bryan O'Connor VP, Finance & Administion 37.00 3.00 X 136805 0 29352 Matt Chin President, Harvesting Good 0.00 40.00 X 119970 0 30987 Erin Fogg Vice President, Development 40.00 0.00 X 128015 0 36486 George Fox Vice President, Supply Chains 40.00 0.00 X 124796 0 16253 Nicole Nadeau Vice President, People & Culture 40.00 0.00 X 115362 0 28294 678989 0 143663 5 0 1 0 TrueSense Marketing 155 Commerce Drive Freedom PA 15042 Marketing and fundraising 913131 Penske Truck Leasing Co PO Box 563 Reading PA 19607 Vehicles and transit services 209035 Oracle America Inc 15612 Collections Center Drive Chicacgo IL 60693 Software support and solutions 200944 Ryder Transportation Services PO Box 96723 Chicacgo IL 60693 Vehicles and transit services 156859 Fio Partners LLC PO Box 363 Chester CT 06412 Strategic planning consultants 104000 6 8110 229429 24294969 70333631 78938794 94866139 Product Income 624210 4343536 4343536 Program Income 624210 326214 326214 4669750 662768 662768 7100000 6500 7649119 0 -549119 6500 -542619 -542619 0 229429 0 0 99656038 4669750 0 120149 2344697 2344697 222489 72380 124902 25207 7242440 5114887 924153 1203400 366956 236868 65044 65044 1063401 784171 113305 165925 556264 393323 74512 88429 3796 3796 46990 46990 123152 123152 1068642 1068642 592105 39158 325880 227067 80850 43756 37094 137851 28646 57637 51568 572181 423669 67246 81266 603953 569451 7667 26835 845398 778425 40791 26182 636457 519598 52913 63946 206331 177370 17215 11746 Food Expenses 84929411 84929411 Program Food/Supplies 650311 591446 58865 Direct Mail Campaign 33720 33720 Feeding America Fees 17448 17448 15229 15229 102360072 97126652 2057349 3176071 8465641 4956851 2430770 1485976 1195719 1501244 1500000 1800000 6264543 9018946 371726 481597 14956021 6078385 9311434 8877636 9319835 9808564 3778658 2760021 5123931 5792953 1117642 1053558 500978 676080 49380877 48213426 1510862 1693229 120416 134255 1223846 1053558 2855124 2881042 X 43230902 43174358 3294851 2158026 46525753 45332384 49380877 48213426 -2704034 1510665 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 68357146 112295738 75346806 75418640 94866139 426284469 68357146 112295738 75346806 75418640 94866139 426284469 426284469 25516 105037 261186 562292 662768 1616799 164370 4706669 4871039 432772307 12754534 0.98500 0.98510 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Equity Earnings in Affiliate - 2020 Amount: $ 164,370. 2021 Amount: $ 4,706,669. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 65547 57605 123152 102236921 102360073 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 50206 67924 184202 123152 425484 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 24551 36729 126459 65547 253286 Form 990, Schedule C, Page 2, Part II-A, Lines 1a and 1b: The Food Bank has determined that a portion of the compensation and travel expenses paid to and for the filing organization's Vice President of Public Policy & Research and the Advocacy and Leadership Program Manager, as well as all expenses for the Public Policy department, were for lobbying purposes. 8483530 1049210 1131424 10664164 6395379 1268347 819804 8483530 975361 6378050 958032 6395379 279916 530500 184316 8080 11291 975361 280746 500 6539 3600 4269 279916 0.98940 0.00400 0.00660 1 0 236715 236715 10837509 3098259 7739250 91706 42427 49279 3750255 2937699 812556 39836 39836 8877636 US Treasuries 1866682 F Corporate bonds 893339 F 2760021 Investment in subsidiary 5792953 F 5792953 Operating lease liability 1053558 1053558 X 101407089 1510665 240386 1751051 99656038 0 99656038 102600458 240386 240386 102360072 0 102360072 Part V, Line 4: The Organization (GSFB) maintains a spending policy in which up to 4% of the Fund's three-year rolling average may be released annually. GSFB maintains multiple endowment funds, composed of two primary categories: Purchase Endowment: amounts donated to GSFB for the purpose of purchasing resale products to help provide balanced nutrition to food insecure people in Maine. The assets are permanently set aside with the income to be used for these purposes. These funds were established for the purpose of providing the agency with interest income to be used at the Board's discretion. The principal corpus is to remain intact. Part X, Line 2: GSFB is exempt from federal and state income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and comparable state law and, therefore, has made no provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Tax-exempt organizations could be required to record an obligation for income taxes as the result of a tax position they have historically taken on various tax exposure items including unrelated business income or tax status. Under guidance issued by the FASB, assets and liabilities are established for uncertain tax positions taken or positions expected to be taken in income tax returns when such positions are judged to not meet the "more-likely-than-not" threshold, based upon the technical merits of the position. GSFB has evaluated the positions taken on its filed tax returns. GSFB has concluded no uncertain income tax positions exist at June 30, 2024 X X X X X X X 1 TrueSense Marketing 155 Commerce Drive Freedom PA 15042 See supplemental information 0 2909059 913131 1995928 Stetler The Personal Philanthropy Company 10435 New York Avenue Des Moines IA 50322 See supplemental information 0 44475 18941 25534 TSM Donor Engagement Team PO Box 645421 Pittsburgh PA 15264 See supplemental information 0 1841 17943 0 Helen Brown Group 489 Mount Auburn Street 4 Watertown MA 02472 See supplemental information 0 0 79657 0 HacklerBuettner 2319 West Dickens Avenue Chicago IL 60647 See supplemental information 0 0 38970 0 2955375 1068642 2021462 FL ME MA NH NY Feeding Maine Telethon 177211 177211 Food & Fund Drive 47218 47218 224429 224429 Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b: For the period covered by this Form 990, the Organization engaged multiple professional fundraisers who are required pursuant to IRS Instructions to be disclosed on this Schedule G, Part I. A complete description for each professional fundraiser's services provided to the Organization is as follows: 1. TrueSense: direct marketing consultation, campaign management, donor mailing and solicitation management. 2. TSM Donor Engagement: telemarketing campaigns, fundraising consultation, donor relationship management. 3. Helen Brown Group: donor prospect research, donor and fundraising data analytics, and fundraising due diligence services. 4. The Stelter Company: donation website design and hosting, fundraising content creation, and email and mail distribution management. 5. Hackler/Buettner: fundraising consultation and campaign assistance, and drafting of campaign strategy and appeal language. The Organization believes that each of these engaged professionals, independently and especially in aggregate, enhanced the Organization's ability to fundraise from and to communicate with the communities in which the Organization operates. Certain professional fundraisers are reporting $0 or a net loss on this Form 990, Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b(vi). Such net losses reported due to engaged professional fundraisers may be largely a result of timing differences between when the professional fundraiser is required to be compensated for their services relative to when such services yield donations and positive returns to the Organization. Additionally, the Organization is unable to attribute any gross receipts to such services as market and donor research, or fundraising due diligence, though the Organization feels that such services are still highly valuable and intrinsic to the Organization's overall fundraising efforts. 1 Augusta Food Bank 161 Mt Vernon Avenue Augusta ME 04330 010545734 501(c)(3) 41657 0 Food distribution programs Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry PO Box 232 Bethel ME 04217 454126626 501(c)(3) 23000 0 Food distribution programs Brewer Area Food Pantry-OHI 203 Main Avenue Bangor ME 04401 010362709 501(c)(3) 50000 0 Food distribution programs Burlington Food Pantry 1510 Long Ridge Road Burlington ME 04417 854350753 501(c)(3) 90000 0 Food distribution programs Catholic Charities Maine PO Box 10660 Portland ME 04104 010280225 501(c)(3) 157791 0 Food distribution programs Catholic Charities Maine (Caribou Charter) PO Box 748 Caribou ME 04736 010280225 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Food distribution programs Christine B Foundation Inc 304 Hancock Street Suite 1A Bangor ME 04401 472350705 501(c)(3) 80000 0 Food distribution programs Community Clinical Services Inc 57 Birch Street Lewiston ME 04240 010409788 501(c)(3) 20510 0 Food distribution programs Cornville Athens Community Food Cupboard 493 West Ridge Road Cornville ME 04976 501(c)(3) 6200 0 Food distribution programs Cultivating Community 58 Boyd Street Portland ME 04101 043607322 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Food distribution programs Fish River Rural Health PO Box 309 Eagle Lake ME 04739 010452749 501(c)(3) 9498 0 Food distribution programs Food For All Services 151 Walton Street Portland ME 04103 882996907 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Food distribution programs Footprints Inc 37 Old Post Road Kittery ME 03904 223149937 501(c)(3) 13000 0 Food distribution programs Hand in Hand Mano en Mano PO Box 573 Milbridge ME 04658 010836208 501(c)(3) 15000 0 Food distribution programs Harmony Cares Food Pantry PO Box 45 Harmony ME 04942 501(c)(3) 50970 0 Food distribution programs Harrison Food Bank PO Box 112 Harrison ME 04040 821087262 501(c)(3) 207597 0 Food distribution programs In Her Presence 179 Mechanic Street Westbrook ME 04092 475518548 501(c)(3) 16000 0 Food distribution programs Limestone Community School 93 High Street Limestone ME 04750 GOV 12400 0 Food distribution programs Locker Project PO Box 3134 Portland ME 04101 471257754 501(c)(3) 7710 0 Food distribution programs Maine Equal Justice 126 Sewall Street Augusta ME 04330 043346273 501(c)(3) 40000 0 Food distribution programs Maine Highlands Senior Center DBA Central Hall Commons 152 East Main Street DoverFoxcroft ME 04426 455213907 501(c)(3) 17360 0 Food distribution programs Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition 1 Marginal Way Floor 2 Portland ME 04101 823097991 501(c)(3) 360000 0 Food distribution programs Maine Initiatives 56 North Street Suite 100 Portland ME 04101 010484310 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Food distribution programs Maine Seacoast Mission PO Box 600 Northeast Harbor ME 04662 010216837 501(c)(3) 75780 0 Food distribution programs MSAD 13RSU 83 125 Canada Road Moscow ME 04920 GOV 31709 0 Food distribution programs Multi Generations for Affordable Housing 51 Tucker Avenue Portland ME 04103 882301302 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Food distribution programs Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center PO Box 931 Bangor ME 04402 010211501 501(c)(3) 21300 0 Food distribution programs Piscataquis Regional Food Center 76 North Street Dover Foxcroft ME 04426 822245071 501(c)(3) 68558 0 Food distribution programs Presente Maine PO Box 4202 Portland ME 04101 873756331 501(c)(3) 135000 0 Food distribution programs Sacopee Valley Health Center 70 Main Street Porter ME 04068 010347381 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Food distribution programs Sacred Heart St Dominic Parish 307 Congress Street Portland ME 04101 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Food distribution programs Samaritan Inc 11 Deer Run Road Glenburn ME 04410 501(c)(3) 53034 0 Food distribution programs Sedomocha 63 Harrison Avenue Suite A DoverFoxcroft ME 04426 GOV 13000 0 Food distribution programs Solon Community Food Cupboard & Thrift Shop 34 Brighton Road Solon ME 04979 843076207 501(c)(3) 120000 0 Food distribution programs Somali Bantu Community Association 222 Pine Street Lewiston ME 04240 270641210 501(c)(3) 15000 0 Food distribution programs Southern Aroostook Community School 922 Dyer Brook Road Dyer Brook ME 04747 GOV 6000 0 Food distribution programs MaineHealth (fbo Southern Maine Health Care) 1 Medical Center Drive Biddeford ME 04005 010238552 501(c)(3) 9360 0 Food distribution programs Thompson Free Library 186 E Main Street DoverFoxcroft ME 04426 016030840 501(c)(3) 27660 0 Food distribution programs Town of Danforth PO Box 117 Danforth ME 04424 GOV 6168 0 Food distribution programs UUC Sangerville and Dover-Foxcroft PO Box 9 Sangerville ME 04479 501(c)(3) 6133 0 Food distribution programs Winslow Community Cupboard 12 Lithgow Street Winslow ME 04901 923088454 501(c)(3) 122430 0 Food distribution programs Winthrop Food Pantry PO Box 82 Winthrop ME 04364 010542223 501(c)(3) 43000 0 Food distribution programs Youth Full Maine PO Box 745 Biddeford ME 04005 842983541 501(c)(3) 95000 0 Food distribution programs 43 0 Part I, Line 2: In fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, Good Shepherd Food Bank awarded grants to 501(c)(3) and government organizations and to other organizations working to feed community members experiencing health or economic crisis. Recipient agencies include traditional partners and organizations led by and serving communities of color, whose access to the Food Bank's partner network may be limited by language and cultural barriers. Other grants were awarded to help build the necessary infrastructure to reduce immediate or long-term food insecurity in Maine. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bryan O'Connor VP, Finance & Administion 136405 0 400 0 0 0 8446 0 20906 0 166157 0 0 0 Erin Fogg Vice President, Development 123115 0 4900 0 0 0 8209 0 28277 0 164501 0 0 0 Matt Chin President, Harvesting Good 119570 0 400 0 0 0 7525 0 23462 0 150957 0 0 0 Part I, Line 7 Compensation and awards may be issued to qualifying employees and officers. The payment of the award is discretionary and is subject to meeting the pre-determined goals of the Organization. X 41 604360 Gift date value X 1 1600000 Gift date value X 143300 76732610 Feeding America/USDA X Supplies 2 1824 Amount per book 1 0 1 1 Part I, Line 32b: The organization uses a third party licensed broker to sell gifts of securities. Stock gifts are sold as soon as administratively possible after receipt. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is prepared by an outside indepent accounting firm, then reviewed by the President, the VP of Finance and Administration, and the Audit Committee. It is then circulated to the full Board before filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All Board members are required to complete a conflict of interest form annually and disclose any conflicts that exist. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Good Shepherd Food Bank aims to match compensation in comparable job markets for all positions, including the Organization's President, appropriately rewarding performance and tenure with the Food Bank while maintaining equity across comparable positions. In times of limited or abundant resources, consistent with the Food Bank's mission, priority will be given to maintaining competitive and livable wages across the lowest pay grades. The compensation practice reflects both changes in the cost of living and accomplishments of team and individual goals, with greater emphasis on cost of living. We believe this approach, which depends less on supervisor discretion, is more fair and equitable than past practices. In an effort to prioritize staff in the lower pay grades, cost of living adjustments will be made based on a hybrid of percent of employee salary and a flat rate available to all employees. The budget for annual salary increases is drafted by Finance and Human Resources staff in March or April of each year for approval by the Board of Directors in May. With this in mind, a baseline for cost of living increases will be determined by the annual change in Consumer Price Index from February of the preceding year to February of the current year. To best estimate local costs, Finance and Human Resources staff will average CPI factors from the United States, Northeast Region, and New England. In addition to the annual COLA adjustment, all employees who have been in their current position for at least six months will be eligible for a Merit Adjustment of up to 1% of their base salary, contingent upon delivery of results consistent with expectations of their role. In some years, this plan will be significantly more expensive to the Food Bank than past practices. Should senior leadership and the Board of Directors determine that such increases are not financially viable, it is the intention of the working group that the core tenets of this plan be adhered to. Compensation and benefits paid to the President are subject to board review and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's most recent audited financial statements and Form 990 are available on the website. The Organization will also provide organizational documents available electronically or by mail to any person or organization requesting them within one week of receiving the request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The audit process has not changed from the prior year. 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