2021-11-09T12:54:11-06:00 2020-12-31 233022325 ZELENKOFSKE AXELROD LLC 210 TOLLGATE HILL ROAD GREENSBURG PA 15601 990 2020-01-01 251422682 WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK INC WEST 7244688660 100 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE DELMONT PA 15626 JENNIFER MILLER CEO 7244688660 2021-11-08 true JENNIFER MILLER XXX-XX-XXXX JARED C EWING P00596532 7248342151 2021-11-08 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JENNIFER MILLER 100 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE DELMONT PA 15626 15932316 false X WWW.WESTMORELANDFOODBANK.ORG X 1982 PA OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE ALL WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE HUNGRY OR AT RISK OF HUNGER TO HAVE READY ACCESS TO FOOD. 12 11 32 5071 0 12507281 15859322 7090 5080 1115 17821 51661 50093 12567147 15932316 0 0 1595254 1687368 288516 292715 385346 10731683 8964537 12615453 10944620 -48306 4987696 3655066 8862393 509577 729208 3145489 8133185 X OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE ALL WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE HUNGRY OR AT RISK OF HUNGER TO HAVE READY ACCESS TO FOOD. true true 8144168 5080 FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM AND AGENCY RELATIONS THE CORE OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK'S WORK IS TO ACQUIRE FOOD TO DISTRIBUTE TO NEEDY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY THROUGH A NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF VOLUNTEER-RUN, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE A NUMBER OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES ARE SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS AND OTHER ON-SITE FEEDING PROGRAMS, THE MAJORITY OF WCFB MEMBER AGENCIES ARE FOOD PANTRIES THAT MAKE UP OUR FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 805687 OPERATION FRESH EXPRESS (OFE) OPERATION FRESH EXPRESS (OFE) PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONS ARE SPONSORED BY VARIOUS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND ARE HELD WEEKLY AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY. THIS RAPID DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM HELD OUTDOORS PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED PERISHABLE FOOD SUCH AS DAIRY PRODUCTS AND FRESH PRODUCE, THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DISCARDED DUE TO BEING CLOSE DATED. IN 2020, OFE PROVIDED OVER 36,654 POUNDS OF SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD TO ROUGHLY 222 HOUSEHOLDS. 300641 COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGAM (CSFP) EACH MONTH, THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP)/SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 1,400 LOW-INCOME SENIORS AGE 60 AND OVER WITH FOOD PACKAGESDESIGNED TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONALY BALANCED SUPPLEMENTS TO THEIR MONTHLY FOOD CONSUMPTION. THIS PROGRAM IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO THE SENIORS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THAT IT HELPS THEM TO MAINTAIN PROPER NUTRITION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CHRONIC ILLNESS. THE COMMODITIES PROVIDED ARE CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND MEATS ALONG WITH PASTA, CEREAL, MILK, JUICE, AND CHEESE. IN 2020, NEARLY 493,007 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 1115981 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM IN 2020, THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM SFSP PROVIDED OVER 20,979 MEALS TO AN AVERAGE OF 507 NEEDY CHILDREN A DAY AT 9 FEEDING SITES THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY. WCFB CONTINUES TO SPONSOR THIS VALUABLE PROGRAM EACH SUMMER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER NUTRITION AND TEACH GOOD EATING HABITS TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. EXPANSION PROGRAM THE WEST NEWTON AREA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE FOOD BANK'S OUTREACH AND EXPANSION EFFORTS DURING 2019 AND 2020. THREE PANTRIES PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGION, WHICH INCLUDES WEST NEWTON, HERMINIE AND SMITHTON. OUR INTENTION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE FOOD BANK AND ITS SERVICES AND TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO ASSIST IN REACHING THE UNDERSERVED WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY SERVICE FOR OUR CURRENT CONSUMERS. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT'S EFFORTS IN 2020, AN ADDITIONAL 55 HOUSEHOLDS WERE ADDED TO THE PANTRY ROLLS. THE OUTREACH AND EXPANSION PROJECT IS AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK TO GUAGE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND ENSURE THAT THE MISSION IS BEING FULFILLED. SNAP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), FORMERLY CALLED FOOD STAMPS, IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES. SNAP PROVIDES BENEFITS TO ENABLE LOW- INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO PURCHASE FOOD TO NOURISH THEIR FAMILIES. THE IMPACT OF THE 517 SNAP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED DURING 2020 CONTRIBUTED TO APPROXIMATELY 489,842 MEALS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. WCFB CONTINUES TO TAKE A LEAD ROLE IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE SNAP OUTREACH PROGRAM IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO FURTHER INCREASE READY ACCESS TO FOOD. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MANY HOUSEHOLDS WERE SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHICH LED TO THIS 25% INCREASE IN APPLICATION NUMBERS FROM 2019 BACKPACK PROGRAM WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK RESURRECTED THIS PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS FOR CHILDREN AT SELECT SITES TO RECEIVE A WEEKEND BACKPACK. WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK IS WORKING WITH PROJECT PRESERVE OUT OF THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO SUPPLY PRE- PACKED MEAL KITS. THE KITS INCLUDE A TWO-DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD AND THE PACKS ARE GENERALLY DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF THE EACH WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN 2020-2021 WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK SUPPLIED 390 WEEKEND MEAL KITS TO STUDENTS AT 9 SCHOOLS - DERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, MONESSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MONESSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, RAMSAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MT. PLEASANT, H.W. GOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WEST NEWTON, MARIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ROSTRAVER, WESTMORELAND CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER IN NEW STANTON, GRANVIEW ELEMENTARY IN DERRY AND HEAD START PROGRAM IN RUFFSDALE. RECIPIENTS ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPANTS QUALIFY BASED ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. THE BACKPACK PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE BASED ON FUNDING. MILITARY SHARE PROGRAM IN 2014, FEEDING AMERICA RELEASED THE HUNGER IN AMERICA NATIONAL STUDY AND REVEALED THAT, ONE IN FIVE, 20% OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED BY THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK HAS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER THAT HAS SERVED IN THE MILITARY. HERE AT HOME, 1055 INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK LAST YEAR IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AND VETERANS. OUR MILITARY FAMILIES ARE FREQUENTLY OVERLOOKED FOR MANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, YET THEY ARE MOST OFTEN THOSE WHO NEED AID THE MOST. IN OUR PURSUIT TO END HUNGER HERE AT HOME, THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK LAUNCHED THE MILITARY SHARE PROGRAM IN 2016. THE NEW PROGRAM SUPPLIED A LIMITED NUMBER OF MILITARY FAMILIES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY WITH A BOX OF FRESH, FROZEN, AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. THE FOOD BANK WORKED WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER TO DELIVER THIS MUCH NEEDED AID. IN 2020, THERE WERE SIX DISTRIBUTIONS THAT SERVED 108 VETERANS 55,567 POUNDS OF FOOD. FILL A GLASS WITH HOPE 41 OF OUR 42 FOOD PANTRIES RECEIVE FRESH MILK FROM TURNER'S DAIRY ON A MONTHLY BASIS THROUGH THIS STATE WIDE INITIATIVE. CFAP THE FARMERS TO FAMILIES FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION IS A PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE USDA IS PARTNERING WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS, FOOD PROCESSORS AND DISTRIBUTORS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS TO THE FRESH AND WHOLESOME FOOD THEY NEED DURING THE COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 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THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). TAX BENEFITS WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION AND BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED NOR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 OR 2019. THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2017. X X X X X X X true RKD ALPHA DOG 8001 SOUTH 13TH STREET LINCOLN NE 68512 FUNDRAISIN false 3630426 292716 3337710 3630426 292716 3337710 PA RANDEE EBERHARDT FAMILY MEMBER 103334 SALARY AND BENEFITS false SCHEDULE L, PART V BOARD MEMBER RONALD EBERHARDT IS THE FATHER-IN-LAW OF THE FOOD BANK'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE RANDEE EBERHARDT. X 2 5999265 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS false true false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE FOOD DRIVE VOLUNTEERS, GLEANING VOLUNTEERS, OPERATION FRESH EXPRESS VOLUNTEERS, PANTRY VOLUNTEERS, AND WAREHOUSE, OFFICE AND SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS. THE FOOD BANK ESTIMATES ITS 5,071 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 57,918 HOURS OF SERVICE IN 2020. FORM 990, PART III LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM AND AGENCY RELATIONS (CONTINUED) IN 2020, WCFB DISTRIBUTED OVER 6.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ITEMS THROUGH A NETWORK OF 65 PARTNER AGENCIES. EACH MONTH, WCFB DELIVERS FOOD TO OUR PANTRIES IN REFRIGERATED TRUCKS. THE PANTRIES THEN DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD TO THEIR INCOME-ELEGIBLE CONSTITUENTS. APPROXIMATELY 7,000 HOUSEHOLDS WERE RECORDED AS SERVED THIS YEAR. IN ORDER TO MEET INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, FAMILY INCOME MUST BE AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. IN TURN, WCFB REGULARLY MONITORS PANTRIES TO INSURE THAT IRS REGULATIONS AND FOOD SAFETY/FOOD HANDLING REGULATIONS ARE MET. CONVERSELY, WCFB IS REGULARLY MONITORED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE MADE IN HOW THE FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM OPERATED, BY UTILIZING VOLUNTEERS TO PRE- PACKAGE FOOD PARCELS AT OUR MAIN FACILITY FOR DISTRIBUTIONS HELD THROUGHOUT OUR PARTNER AGENCY NETWORK. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING 2020, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE LIFTED THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETION OF ENROLLMENT PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS AS IT PRESENTED PROBLEMS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTAINMENT AND WOULD SLOW THE FLOW OF FOOD DUE TO MANY EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTIONS BEING HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS WELL AS FROM OUR MAIN FACILITY DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING 2020, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE LIFTED THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETION OF ENROLLMENT PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETION OF ENROLLMENT PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS AS IT PRESENTED PROBLEMS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTAINMENT AND WOULD SLOW THE FLOW OF FOOD TO NEEDY PERSONS. THEREFORE, OUR NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED WAS MUCH GREATER THAN RECORDED DUE TO MANY EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTIONS BEING HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS WELL AS FROM OUR MAIN FACILITY DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 FOR A PERIOD OF TIME DURING 2020, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE LIFTED THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETION OF ENROLLMENT PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETION OF ENROLLMENT PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS AS IT PRESENTED PROBLEMS RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTAINMENT AND WOULD SLOW THE FLOW OF FOOD TO NEEDY PERSONS. THEREFORE, OUR NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED WAS MUCH GREATER THAN RECORDED DUE TO MANY EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTIONS BEING HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS WELL AS FROM OUR MAIN FACILITY DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM IN 2020, THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM SFSP PROVIDED OVER 20,979 MEALS TO AN AVERAGE OF 507 NEEDY CHILDREN A DAY AT 9 FEEDING SITES THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY. WCFB CONTINUES TO SPONSOR THIS VALUABLE PROGRAM EACH SUMMER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER NUTRITION AND TEACH GOOD EATING HABITS TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. EXPANSION PROGRAM THE WEST NEWTON AREA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE FOOD BANK'S OUTREACH AND EXPANSION EFFORTS DURING 2019 AND 2020. THREE PANTRIES PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGION, WHICH INCLUDES WEST NEWTON, HERMINIE AND SMITHTON. OUR INTENTION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE FOOD BANK AND ITS SERVICES AND TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO ASSIST IN REACHING THE UNDERSERVED WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY SERVICE FOR OUR CURRENT CONSUMERS. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT'S EFFORTS IN 2020, AN ADDITIONAL 55 HOUSEHOLDS WERE ADDED TO THE PANTRY ROLLS. THE OUTREACH AND EXPANSION PROJECT IS AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK TO GUAGE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND ENSURE THAT THE MISSION IS BEING FULFILLED. SNAP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), FORMERLY CALLED FOOD STAMPS, IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES. SNAP PROVIDES BENEFITS TO ENABLE LOW- INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO PURCHASE FOOD TO NOURISH THEIR FAMILIES. THE IMPACT OF THE 517 SNAP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED DURING 2020 CONTRIBUTED TO APPROXIMATELY 489,842 MEALS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. WCFB CONTINUES TO TAKE A LEAD ROLE IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE SNAP OUTREACH PROGRAM IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO FURTHER INCREASE READY ACCESS TO FOOD. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MANY HOUSEHOLDS WERE SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHICH LED TO THIS 25% INCREASE IN APPLICATION NUMBERS FROM 2019 BACKPACK PROGRAM WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK RESURRECTED THIS PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS FOR CHILDREN AT SELECT SITES TO RECEIVE A WEEKEND BACKPACK. WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK IS WORKING WITH PROJECT PRESERVE OUT OF THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO SUPPLY PRE- PACKED MEAL KITS. THE KITS INCLUDE A TWO-DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD AND THE PACKS ARE GENERALLY DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF THE EACH WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN 2020-2021 WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK SUPPLIED 390 WEEKEND MEAL KITS TO STUDENTS AT 9 SCHOOLS - DERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, MONESSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MONESSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, RAMSAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MT. PLEASANT, H.W. GOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WEST NEWTON, MARIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ROSTRAVER, WESTMORELAND CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER IN NEW STANTON, GRANVIEW ELEMENTARY IN DERRY AND HEAD START PROGRAM IN RUFFSDALE. RECIPIENTS ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPANTS QUALIFY BASED ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. THE BACKPACK PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE BASED ON FUNDING. MILITARY SHARE PROGRAM IN 2014, FEEDING AMERICA RELEASED THE HUNGER IN AMERICA NATIONAL STUDY AND REVEALED THAT, ONE IN FIVE, 20% OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED BY THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK HAS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER THAT HAS SERVED IN THE MILITARY. HERE AT HOME, 1055 INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK LAST YEAR IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AND VETERANS. OUR MILITARY FAMILIES ARE FREQUENTLY OVERLOOKED FOR MANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, YET THEY ARE MOST OFTEN THOSE WHO NEED AID THE MOST. IN OUR PURSUIT TO END HUNGER HERE AT HOME, THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK LAUNCHED THE MILITARY SHARE PROGRAM IN 2016. THE NEW PROGRAM SUPPLIED A LIMITED NUMBER OF MILITARY FAMILIES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY WITH A BOX OF FRESH, FROZEN, AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. THE FOOD BANK WORKED WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER TO DELIVER THIS MUCH NEEDED AID. IN 2020, THERE WERE SIX DISTRIBUTIONS THAT SERVED 108 VETERANS 55,567 POUNDS OF FOOD. FILL A GLASS WITH HOPE 41 OF OUR 42 FOOD PANTRIES RECEIVE FRESH MILK FROM TURNER'S DAIRY ON A MONTHLY BASIS THROUGH THIS STATE WIDE INITIATIVE. CFAP THE FARMERS TO FAMILIES FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION IS A PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE USDA IS PARTNERING WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS, FOOD PROCESSORS AND DISTRIBUTORS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS TO THE FRESH AND WHOLESOME FOOD THEY NEED DURING THE COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY. OTHER OTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, DEVELOPMENT, GRANT WRITER, FOOD SOLICITATION, AND FOOD DRIVES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RONALD EBERHARDT RANDEE EBERHARDT DIRECTOR FINANCE DIR FATHER/DAUGHTER-IN-LAW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 ALONG WITH THE AUDIT REPORT ARE REVEWIED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL DISCLOSURES ARE COMPLETED AND REVIEWED AT THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING AND ARE TO BE UPDATED IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE CEO'S SALARY BASED ON AN ANNUAL EVALUATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE CEO DETERMINES THE SALARIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE CHARGED WITH SETTING SUITABLE SALARIES WITHIN THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND REQUIRES THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE OVERALL SALARY LEVELS. THIS REVIEW INCLUDES VERIFYING INFORMATION ACROSS SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE AREA AND COMPARING SALARY LEVELS OF POSITIONS FROM THE TOP PAID INDIVIDUALS TO THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING THE MOST MODEST PAY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND SENIORITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST.