2017-02-11T09:20:13-05:00 2016-06-30 383186775 JANSEN VALK THOMPSON & REAHM PC 7171 STADIUM DR KALAMAZOO MI 490094943 990 2015-07-01 382420575 KALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES INC KALA 2694882617 901 PORTAGE STREET KALAMAZOO MI 49001 JENNIFER JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2694882617 2017-01-19 true RHONDA L NEWMAN P00047726 2693817600 2017-01-19 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JENNIFER JOHNSON 901 PORTAGE STREET KALAMAZOO MI 49001 5941336 false X WWW.KZOOLF.ORG X 1982 MI KALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES WILL FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER. 14 14 25 1000 0 5073848 5559774 0 25116 32040 6812 5098964 5598626 3796574 4130769 0 873696 922374 0 233621 514873 575409 5185143 5628552 -86179 -29926 4776094 4780225 97466 63041 4678628 4717184 X KALAMAZOO LOAVES & FISHES WILL FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER. false false 5020190 GROCERY PANTRY PROGRAM: FOR 34 YEARS, KLF HAS BEEN LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHARITABLE FOOD ASSISTANCE IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. THE GROCERY PANTRY PROGRAM IS KLF'S LARGEST AND LONGEST-RUNNING HUNGER-RELIEF PROGRAM. THROUGH A NETWORK OF 24 PANTRIES LOCATED WITHIN COMMUNITY CENTERS, CHURCHES, AND SCHOOLS, KLF OFFERS SAME- DAY GROCERY ASSISTANCE TO KALAMAZOO COUNTY RESIDENTS. INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO SELF-DECLARE NEED ONCE PER MONTH; MORE FREQUENTLY WITH A CASEWORKER REFERRAL. EACH PANTRY IS STOCKED FROM THE KLF WAREHOUSE WITH THE VARIETY AND QUANTITY OF FOOD NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THEIR SERVICE COMMITMENTS. PANTRY PARTNERS ORDER FOOD FROM THE KLF WAREHOUSE THROUGH AN ONLINE INVENTORY SYSTEM, AND THE FOOD IS DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE DISTRIBUTION SITE. CLIENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO A PANTRY SITE VIA OUR CALL CENTER AND MAY SELECT FOOD BASED ON THEIR HOUSEHOLD SIZE. CLIENTS CHOOSE THE CONTENTS OF THE FOOD ORDER FROM THE NUTRITIONAL CATEGORIES OF PROTEIN, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND GRAINS. IN ADDITION TO NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS, FAMILIES ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO MEAT, EGGS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, BREAD, AND MILK. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, THE GPP PROVIDED 156,706 FOOD ORDERS TO NEARLY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. IN TOTAL, 2,214,759 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE GPP. WEEKEND FOOD PACK PROGRAM: CHILDREN WHO RELY ON FEDERAL FREE OR REDUCED SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS FOR NUTRITION ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN THOSE MEALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE GOAL OF THE WEEKEND FOOD PACK PROGRAM IS TO HELP THESE CHILDREN BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING. WEEKEND FOOD PACKS CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MEALS WORTH OF FOOD AND ARE GIVEN OUT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS TO CHILDREN WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING FOOD ASSISTANCE. KLF ASSEMBLES AND DISTRIBUTES 800 FOOD PACKS EACH WEEK TO 18 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN KALAMAZOO, COMSTOCK, AND PARCHMENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. PACKS ARE DISTRIBUTED FOR 32 WEEKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND 6 WEEKS DURING SUMMER SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN MOST IN NEED AT EACH BUILDING. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, 25,782 PACKS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PROGRAM. MOBILE FOOD INITIATIVE (MFI): EACH MONTH, THE MOBILE FOOD INITIATIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD THROUGH MASS DISTRIBUTION AT 5 COMMUNITY SITES THROUGHOUT KALAMAZOO COUNTY. EACH MFI DISTRIBUTION OFFERS 5-7 ITEMS OF FOOD TO RECIPIENTS. FOOD DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE MFI PROGRAM IS OFTEN PERISHABLE AND MAY INCLUDE BULK PRODUCE AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. RECIPIENTS DO NOT NEED AN APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND AN MFI; DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, 396,184 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE MFI PROGRAM TO 26,408 RECIPIENTS. ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM - CSFP: THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS. RECIPIENTS MUST BE 60 YEARS OR OLDER AND HAVE INCOME AT OR BELOW 130% OF THE POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES. ONCE PER MONTH, RECIPIENTS RECEIVE A FOOD PACK CONTAINING BASIC COMMODITIES. KLF DISTRIBUTES THE FOOD DIRECTLY TO 14 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING COMPLEXES IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, 563 SENIOR CITIZENS RECEIVED FOOD THROUGH CSFP AND 207,646 POUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AGENCY MEAL SUPPORT: KLF SUPPLIES FOOD TO LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE HOT, READY-TO-EAT MEALS TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. WHILE KLF'S CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT FULFILL ALL OF THE GROCERY NEEDS OF THESE AGENCIES, IT DOES PLAY A ROLE IN SUSTAINING THEIR PROGRAMS AND FEEDING TARGET POPULATIONS. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, 198,393 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTNER AGENCIES IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. KLF ALSO DISTRIBUTES EXCESS PERISHABLE FOOD TO OTHER AGENCIES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE AS LITTLE FOOD AS POSSIBLE IS WASTED. DURING 2015/16, 193,015 POUNDS OF EXCESS PERISHABLE FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED, PRIMARILY TO CONGREGATE SENIOR LIVING SITES IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND DIRECT SERVICE TO CLIENTS, KLF IS ACTIVE IN HUNGER-RELIEF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. THIS INCLUDES PRESENTATIONS ON NOT ONLY KLF PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO THE ISSUE OF FOOD INSECURITY ON A NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, KLF PROVIDED 5 IN-DEPTH PRESENTATIONS AND OVER 50 TOURS OF KLF FACILITIES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GROUPS. IN ADDITION, KLF WAS INVOLVED IN ADVOCACY LETTER- WRITING CAMPAIGNS TO POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CRITICAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING FOOD SECURITY. IN AUGUST OF 2015, KLF PRESENTED A CLIENT-LED PHOTO PROJECT AT THE KALAMAZOO ART HOP. ENTITLED "SHIFTING THE LENS: EXPOSING LOCAL FOOD INSECURITY", THIS PHOTO EXHIBITION INVOLVED 8 CLIENTS TAKING PHOTOS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES OF FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD INSECURITY. AFTER PRESENTING THE PHOTO EXHIBIT AT THE ART HOP, THE EXHIBIT WAS PRESENTED IN SLIDESHOW FORM TO SEVERAL LARGE GROUP PRESENTATIONS THROUGH THE YEAR. KLF SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION OF THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITY COALITION. THE COALITION CONSISTS OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE GOAL OF THE COALITION IS TO IDENTIFY GAPS, FORGE COLLABORATIONS AND, ULTIMATELY, STRENGTHEN FOOD SECURITY IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. DURING 2015/16, THE COALITION FOCUSED ON INCREASING FOOD ASSISTANCE TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND ALLEVIATING CHILDHOOD HUNGER DURING THE SUMMER. 5020190 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 25 true false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MI X X X KALAMAZOO LOAVES FISHES INC 2694882617 901 PORTAGE STREET KALAMAZOO MI 49001 ROB DEWIT PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STACEY RANDOLPH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MCPHAIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN JESSEL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTHA BETKE VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LEO GODDEYNE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON HEYSTEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HOUSTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SISTER KATHLEEN KAISER CSJ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER NAP SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN CONBOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB KAKUK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM LABADIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM LEALOFI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DI 50.00 X 71679 0 13320 71679 13320 false false false 23988 49482 5486304 3542094 5559774 42895 42895 331855 342710 -10855 -10855 -10855 OTHER INCOME 900099 6812 6812 6812 5598626 38852 4130769 4130769 75739 11361 41656 22722 655343 423529 153268 78546 71109 43481 17515 10113 61673 32833 21407 7433 58510 32855 18221 7434 7100 7100 8724 8724 128080 32506 86484 9090 6784 1480 4442 862 118707 57534 9681 51492 103323 65608 358 37357 26233 25759 359 115 4918 2551 1876 491 113 113 150937 150937 8814 8714 100 BANK CHARGES 6845 4 6841 VOLUNTEER SUPPORT 2972 2492 480 LICENSES AND DUES 1859 269 1045 545 5628552 5020190 374741 233621 254911 463895 260737 173500 1500 2896 333069 265095 50676 53142 3043909 690860 2345177 2353049 1530024 1468648 4776094 4780225 93614 63041 3852 97466 63041 X 4098409 4302140 580219 415044 4678628 4717184 4776094 4780225 -29926 68482 X false true X true false X 4552995 2848762 5387121 6038904 6604530 25432312 4552995 2848762 5387121 6038904 6604530 25432312 25432312 16052 88881 176914 11814 100522 394183 6812 6812 25833307 0.98450 0.98650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 186 51 237 6666259 6666496 483325 120831 288099 432423 409257 483325 1613104 2419656 475 778 727 237 2217 72025 108106 102314 120831 403276 604914 439 751 127 186 1503 399249 399249 1912977 210855 1702122 3500 3500 728183 480005 248178 2353049 6705633 68482 1038525 1107007 5598626 5598626 6667077 1038525 1038525 5628552 5628552 false FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS 4130769 1.67/LB FOOD X 3 5669 VALUED AT AVE HI/LOW X 2093644 3496385 VALUED AT 1.67/LB X SIGN 1 25600 VALUED AT FAIR VALUE X SUPPLIES 2 14440 VALUED AT FAIR VALUE false true false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CLIENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO A PANTRY SITE VIA OUR CALL CENTER AND MAY SELECT FOOD BASED ON THEIR HOUSEHOLD SIZE. CLIENTS CHOOSE THE CONTENTS OF THE FOOD ORDER FROM THE NUTRITIONAL CATEGORIES OF PROTEIN, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND GRAINS. IN ADDITION TO NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS, FAMILIES ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO MEAT, EGGS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, BREAD, AND MILK. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, THE GPP PROVIDED 156,706 FOOD ORDERS TO NEARLY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. IN TOTAL, 2,214,759 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE GPP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN MOST IN NEED AT EACH BUILDING. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, 25,782 PACKS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM - CSFP: THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS. RECIPIENTS MUST BE 60 YEARS OR OLDER AND HAVE INCOME AT OR BELOW 130% OF THE POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES. ONCE PER MONTH, RECIPIENTS RECEIVE A FOOD PACK CONTAINING BASIC COMMODITIES. KLF DISTRIBUTES THE FOOD DIRECTLY TO 14 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING COMPLEXES IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, 563 SENIOR CITIZENS RECEIVED FOOD THROUGH CSFP AND 207,646 POUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AGENCY MEAL SUPPORT: KLF SUPPLIES FOOD TO LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE HOT, READY-TO-EAT MEALS TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. WHILE KLF'S CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT FULFILL ALL OF THE GROCERY NEEDS OF THESE AGENCIES, IT DOES PLAY A ROLE IN SUSTAINING THEIR PROGRAMS AND FEEDING TARGET POPULATIONS. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, 198,393 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTNER AGENCIES IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. KLF ALSO DISTRIBUTES EXCESS PERISHABLE FOOD TO OTHER AGENCIES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE AS LITTLE FOOD AS POSSIBLE IS WASTED. DURING 2015/16, 193,015 POUNDS OF EXCESS PERISHABLE FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED, PRIMARILY TO CONGREGATE SENIOR LIVING SITES IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND DIRECT SERVICE TO CLIENTS, KLF IS ACTIVE IN HUNGER-RELIEF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. THIS INCLUDES PRESENTATIONS ON NOT ONLY KLF PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO THE ISSUE OF FOOD INSECURITY ON A NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. DURING THE 2015/16 FISCAL YEAR, KLF PROVIDED 5 IN-DEPTH PRESENTATIONS AND OVER 50 TOURS OF KLF FACILITIES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GROUPS. IN ADDITION, KLF WAS INVOLVED IN ADVOCACY LETTER- WRITING CAMPAIGNS TO POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CRITICAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING FOOD SECURITY. IN AUGUST OF 2015, KLF PRESENTED A CLIENT-LED PHOTO PROJECT AT THE KALAMAZOO ART HOP. ENTITLED "SHIFTING THE LENS: EXPOSING LOCAL FOOD INSECURITY", THIS PHOTO EXHIBITION INVOLVED 8 CLIENTS TAKING PHOTOS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES OF FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD INSECURITY. AFTER PRESENTING THE PHOTO EXHIBIT AT THE ART HOP, THE EXHIBIT WAS PRESENTED IN SLIDESHOW FORM TO SEVERAL LARGE GROUP PRESENTATIONS THROUGH THE YEAR. KLF SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION OF THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITY COALITION. THE COALITION CONSISTS OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE GOAL OF THE COALITION IS TO IDENTIFY GAPS, FORGE COLLABORATIONS AND, ULTIMATELY, STRENGTHEN FOOD SECURITY IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY. DURING 2015/16, THE COALITION FOCUSED ON INCREASING FOOD ASSISTANCE TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND ALLEVIATING CHILDHOOD HUNGER DURING THE SUMMER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE AUDIT AND 990 WERE PREPARED BY OUR CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD, AS REQUIRED BY BOARD POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C KLF, ITS AFFILIATES AND COMPONENTS, AND ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, DELEGATES, COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES SHALL SCRUPULOUSLY AVOID ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL, PROFESSIONAL OR BUSINESS INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THEM ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, DELEGATE, COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTEREST IN, OR RELATIONSHIP WITH, ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION WHICH PROPOSED TO ENTER INTO ANY TRANSACTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING: -THE SALE, PURCHASE, LEASE OR RENTAL OF ANY PROPERTY OF OTHER ASSETS -EMPLOYMENT, OR RENDITION OF SERVICES, PERSONAL OR OTHERWISE -THE AWARD OF ANY GRANT, CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT -THE INVESTMENT OR DEPOSIT OF ANY FUNDS OF THE ORGANIZATION SUCH PERSON SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF SUCH INTEREST OR RELATIONSHIP AND SHALL THEREAFTER REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING OR VOTING ON THE PARTICULAR TRANSACTION IN WHICH HE HAS INTEREST OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPTING TO EXERT ANY INFLUENCE ON THE ORGANIZATION, OR ITS COMPONENTS TO AFFECT THE DECISION TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT PARTICIPATE IN SUCH TRANSACTIONS. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, DELEGATES, COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES REVIEWED AND SIGNED THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015/16. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (MADE UP OF IMPARTIAL DECISION MAKERS INCLUDING NON-BOARD MEMBER HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS) REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND COMPARES TO COMPARABLE AMOUNTS FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND FUNCTION. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS GO TO THE BOARD ANNUALLY FOR ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SAME AS PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICES OF KLF.