2017-02-06T11:47:44-06:00 2016-06-30 520982413 GROSS MENDELSOHN & ASSOCIATES PA 36 SOUTH CHARLES ST 18TH FLOOR BALTIMORE MD 21201 990 2015-07-01 521135690 THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC MARY 4107378282 2200 HALETHORPE FARMS ROAD SW BALTIMORE MD 21227 CARMEN DEL GUERCIO CEO 4107378282 2017-02-06 1 JAMES E CRISP P00025401 4106855512 2017-02-06 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CARMEN DEL GUERCIO 2200 HALETHORPE FARMS ROAD SW BALTIMORE MD 21227 76128872 0 X WWW.MDFOODBANK.ORG X 1978 MD THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK'S MISSION IS TO LEAD THE MOVEMENT AND NURTURE THE BELIEF THAT TOGETHER WE CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MARYLANDERS BY ENDING HUNGER. 14 14 107 11631 0 0 78280695 70047530 2824432 3045213 221255 272788 -3058253 -2630002 78268129 70735529 0 0 0 0 9001445 8644456 227288 902447 3539440 70933973 62698105 80162706 72245008 -1894577 -1509479 26939940 27771386 9120352 11719684 17819588 16051702 X THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK IS A NONPROFIT HUNGER-RELIEF ORGANIZATION, LEADING THE MOVEMENT TO END HUNGER THROUGHOUT MARYLAND. FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK HAS PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1:THROUGH CAREFULLY CRAFTED PROGRAMS, THE FOOD BANK AIMS TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF MARYLANDERS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING TO FIND LONG TERM WAYS TO REDUCE HUNGER STATEWIDE. CURRENTLY DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 112,000 MEALS A DAY; MORE THAN 41 MILLION MEALS ANNUALLY. THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS EFFORTS UNTIL HUNGER ENDS. 1 0 66215146 3045213 ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FEEDING AMERICA MAP THE MEAL GAP REPORT, 760,300 MARYLANDERS ARE CURRENTLY FOOD INSECURE, UNCERTAIN OF WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL IS COMING FROM. COLLECTIVELY, THEY MISS 135 MILLION MEALS EACH YEAR. THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK EXISTS TO BRIDGE THIS MEAL GAP, GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTING MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED EACH YEAR, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGING OTHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)THANKS TO A STRONG NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, PANTRIES, SHELTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH CONSTANT TRACKING OF HUNGER DATA AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK IS ABLE TO DEVELOP THOUGHTFUL, INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES, COMMUNITY-BY-COMMUNITY, UNTIL HUNGER ENDS. AS THE STATE'S LARGEST NONPROFIT HUNGER-RELIEF ORGANIZATION, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK HAS BEEN LEADING THE MOVEMENT TO END HUNGER IN MARYLAND FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS. EVERY DAY, MARYLAND FOOD BANK TRUCKS ARE ON THE ROAD, DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO A NETWORK OF APPROXIMATELY 1,250 DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS , PANTRIES, SHELTERS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ITS 22-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. BEYOND PROVIDING MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF FOOD EACH YEAR, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK NURTURES THESE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH TRAININGS, GRANTS, AND MUCH-NEEDED EQUIPMENT LIKE REFRIGERATORS, CHEST FREEZERS AND SHELVING. THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK IS CONSTANTLY EVALUATING ITS NETWORK, RECRUITING MORE PARTNERS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND FACILITATING COLLABORATION AND RESOURCE SHARING BETWEEN EXISTING PARTNERS TO EXPAND SERVICES AND BETTER MEET THE NEED.THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK ALSO OVERSEES SEVERAL INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT FURTHER BRIDGE SERVICE GAPS SUPPLYING HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS FOODS; ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER; AND REACHING POPULATIONS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT REMAIN UNDERSERVED. AMONG THESE PROGRAMS ARE:THE FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM, WHICH ADDRESSES CHALLENGES IN SUPPLYING NUTRITIOUS, FRESH FOOD BY SECURING DONATIONS DIRECT FROM LOCAL FARMS. FARMS CAN DONATE DIRECTLY; ALLOW THE FOOD BANK TO CONDUCT SECOND AND THIRD GLEANINGS IN FIELDS; OR CONTRACT TO GROW THE TYPES AND QUANTITIES OF FOOD THAT CLIENTS NEED MOST. IN FY 16, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK PARTNERED WITH 50 GROWERS AND DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 8.6 MILLION POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE.PANTRY ON THE GO, WHICH OVERCOMES THE CHALLENGE OF NETWORK PARTNERS LACKING SUFFICIENT STORAGE SPACE TO MEET THE NEED IN THEIR COMMUNITY. PANTRY ON THE GO DELIVERS BULK LOADS OF FOOD TO COMMUNITIES THAT LACK CONSISTENT ACCESS TO FOOD, AND IS EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE IN GETTING FRESH FOOD INTO THE HANDS OF NEEDY FAMILIES BEFORE IT PERISHES. IN FY 16, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK HOSTED 1,439 MOBILE PANTRIES, DISTRIBUTING ABOUT 8.7 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO PREVIOUSLY UNTOUCHED COMMUNITIES.FOODWORKS, OPERATING OUT OF THE CHARLES T. BAUER COMMUNITY KITCHEN, ADDRESSES ONE ROOT CAUSE OF HUNGER: LACK OF JOB TRAINING. FOODWORKS STUDENTS LEARN FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND ADVANCED CULINARY TECHNIQUES WHILE CREATING HEALTHY FROZEN MEALS FROM PERISHABLE PROTEIN AND PRODUCE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE. AS THEY IMPROVE THEIR OWN LIVES, THEY ARE PRESERVING NUTRIENT-RICH FOODS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS OTHERS ACROSS THE STATE. FOODWORKS GRADUATES ARE WELL-PREPARED FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY. MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED FULL-TIME, EARNING WELL ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2010, FOODWORKS HAS PRODUCED 180 GRADUATES AND MORE THAN 1 MILLION MEALS FOR MARYLANDERS IN NEED.MFB KIDS INITIATIVE TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER:BY FAR, THE LARGEST OF THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS IS MFB KIDS, WHICH INCLUDES THE SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAM, SUPPER CLUB PROGRAM AND SUMMER CLUB PROGRAM UNDER ITS UMBRELLA. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS ENSURE A STEADY STREAM OF FOOD TO CHILDREN IN NEED YEAR-ROUND.THE SCHOOL PANTRY PROGRAM ESTABLISHES FOOD PANTRIES WITHIN SCHOOLS THAT HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEAL PROGRAM. FAMILIES IN NEED HAVE CONSISTENT ACCESS TO FOOD THROUGH AN INSTITUTION THAT IS PART OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. SCHOOL PANTRIES ALSO WORK TO ENGAGE PARENTS IN VOLUNTEERISM, HELPING TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY AND DE-STIGMATIZE SEEKING FOOD ASSISTANCE. IN FY 16, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK'S 227 SCHOOL PANTRIES DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 4 MILLION MEALS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THE SUPPER CLUB PROGRAM SERVES HEALTHY MEALS TO KIDS ENROLLED IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. INSTEAD OF GOING HOME TO EMPTY CUPBOARDS, KIDS HAVE A HEALTHY DINNER, FOLLOWED BY SPORTS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, HELP WITH HOMEWORK AND MORE. SUPPER CLUBS ARE HELD AT SCHOOLS, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, YMCAS, POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LAST YEAR, THE SUPPER CLUB PROGRAM PROVIDED MORE THAN 350,000 MEALS AT 51 SITES. THE SUMMER CLUB PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTHY BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES TO CHILDREN WHO RELY ON THE FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEAL PROGRAM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN DURING THE SUMMER. LIKE SUPPER CLUBS, SUMMER CLUBS ARE HELD AT SCHOOLS, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, YMCAS, POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LAST YEAR, THE SUMMER CLUB PROGRAM SERVED 219,000 MEALS AT MORE THAN 83 SITES ACROSS THE STATE. SNAP OUTREACH AIDS LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK TRANSPORTATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN APPLYING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS (SNAP, FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS). SNAP OUTREACH IS OFTEN PAIRED WITH PANTRY ON THE GO EVENTS, TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF, AND A PLAN FOR FUTURE FOOD SECURITY. IN FY 16, SNAP OUTREACH WORKERS PROCESSED 2,553 APPLICATIONS. THE BENEFITS SECURED WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE FOOD AT LOCAL RETAILERS, GENERATING AN ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $13 MILLION.THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK OPERATES FROM THREE FACILITIES: ONE IN BALTIMORE, ONE IN SALISBURY, AND ONE IN HAGERSTOWN. IN FY 16, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 41 MILLION MEALS TO CHILDREN, SENIORS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. 66215146 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 72 0 1 107 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD X X X THE FINANCE OFFICE 4107378282 2200 HALETHORPE FARMS ROAD BALTIMORE MD 21227 PETER ROSENWALD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EVAN Z STEINER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARUN SUBHAS TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRANDA ELLIOTT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDAN FOLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN S CONNORS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES D WITTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP M ANDREWS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE RICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BRANDENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARMEN DEL GUERCIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZED SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH MARTINO EXEC VP THEN CEO 40.00 X 198213 0 38355 JOHN MAY SENIOR V.P. OPS 40.00 X 151843 0 35648 MARGARET GAINES SENIOR V.P. PHILANTROPY 40.00 X 164285 0 26936 BARBARA JEFFRIES SENIOR V.P. FINANCE 40.00 X 141145 0 34091 MARGARET KIMMEL V.P. MARKETING 40.00 X 143386 0 32890 NANCY SMITH MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER 40.00 X 106513 0 43113 MATTHEW WHELAN III CFO 40.00 X 119477 0 36585 DEBORAH FLATEMAN FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 300988 0 61551 1325850 0 309169 8 1 1 0 RWT PRODUCTION LLC 5624 BELLINGTON AVENUE SPRINGFIELD VA 22151 MARKETING 527903 AVALON CONSULTING GROUP 2030 M STREET NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARKETING 255979 2 12318889 57728641 56772639 70047530 CONTRACTED MEALS 900099 1226483 1226483 PROGRAM FEES & OTHER 900099 1135511 1135511 SHARED MAINTENANCE 900099 460837 460837 DELIVERY REVENUE 900099 222382 222382 3045213 101306 101306 859002 12425 679947 19998 179055 -7573 171482 171482 2063396 4693398 -2630002 -2630002 70735529 3045213 0 -2357214 1750025 693656 545953 510416 5075775 3024026 923530 1128219 291135 170040 56313 64782 973486 808153 99784 65549 554035 320002 107138 126895 902447 902447 17786 17786 447808 20011 227162 200635 420691 132270 82793 205628 100794 2608 97660 526 639812 624054 8934 6824 117360 37117 18956 61287 2045 300 975 770 191742 27196 164546 1167156 1077622 44904 44630 178342 152358 25984 VALUE OF GOODS DONATED 56363841 56363841 DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS 938992 938992 PROCESSING AND OTHER CO 883472 883472 MAINTENANCE 507968 507513 455 720296 431915 67549 220832 72245008 66215146 2490422 3539440 104209 58002 3823102 3974735 1841635 901253 596214 488869 1569035 1867885 159674 69874 24232053 6537380 15444042 17694673 3128825 2387147 76254 83500 196950 245448 26939940 27771386 1589301 839829 20000 83586 7294101 10529981 216950 266288 9120352 11719684 X 14971616 13936152 2847972 2115550 17819588 16051702 26939940 27771386 -1509479 -258407 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 45611934 48746340 72770273 78280695 70047530 315456772 45611934 48746340 72770273 78280695 70047530 315456772 35106614 280350158 48076 85504 96538 132107 101306 463531 1673709 2214290 3116290 2824433 3045213 12873935 328794238 9500364 0.85270 0.86520 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 761975 761975 18064107 3357777 14706330 2759723 1997425 762298 2646248 1182178 1464070 17694673 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 266288 266288 X 75152734 -258407 4693398 4434991 70717743 17786 17786 70735529 76920620 4693398 4693398 72227222 17786 17786 72245008 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD SHOW NET ON FORM 990 4,693,398. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD SHOWN NET ON FORM 990 4,693,398. PART X1, LINE 2D: COST OF GOODS SOLD SHOWN NET ON FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2D: COST OF GOODS SOLD SHOWN NET ON FORM 990 X X X X X X 1 AVALON CONSULTING GROUP 2030 M STREET NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DIRECT MAIL 0 2621876 255979 2365897 STELTER 10435 NEW YORK AVENUE DES MOINES IA 50322 DIRECT MAIL 0 0 31303 -31303 BOB CARTER COMPANIES 400 MADISON DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34236 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING 0 0 87262 -87262 RWT PRODUCTION LLC 5624 BELLINGTON AVENUE SPRINGFIELD VA 22151 DIRECT MAIL 0 0 527903 -527903 2621876 902447 1719429 MD 1 X X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BETH MARTINO EXEC VP THEN CEO 182797 0 15416 0 0 0 18000 0 20355 0 236568 0 0 0 JOHN MAY SENIOR V.P. OPS 137843 0 14000 0 0 0 4645 0 31003 0 187491 0 4473 0 MARGARET GAINES SENIOR V.P. PHILANTROPY 148785 0 15500 0 0 0 7333 0 19603 0 191221 0 0 0 BARBARA JEFFRIES SENIOR V.P. FINANCE 135458 0 5687 0 0 0 7068 0 27023 0 175236 0 6750 0 MARGARET KIMMEL V.P. MARKETING 130386 0 13000 0 0 0 21450 0 11440 0 176276 0 0 0 MATTHEW WHELAN III CFO 115727 0 3750 0 0 0 18000 0 18585 0 156062 0 0 0 DEBORAH FLATEMAN FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO 233088 0 49900 0 18000 0 24000 0 37551 0 362539 0 23000 0 PART I, LINE 4A JOHN MAY, A KEY EMPLOYEE, WAS TERMINATED ON 3/4/2016 AND RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $21,538. MAGGI GAINES, A KEY EMPLOYEE, WAS TERMINATED ON 3/11/2016 AND RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $23,846. X 31 95434 FMV X 12786 56677205 WHOLESALE VALUE 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES BROWN ADVISORY TO PROCESS ALL DONATED STOCKS. BROWN ADVISORY SELLS THE STOCK AND SENDS THE ORGANIZATION THE PROCEEDS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 CSFP - MY GROCERIES TO GO! - OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM - IS A FEDERAL INITIATIVE, ADMINISTERED BY THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGING, THAT PROVIDES VITAL NUTRITION TO LOW-INCOME SENIORS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK, THE PROGRAM CHANNELS BOXES OF NUTRITIOUS USDA FOODS INTO ELDERLY COMMUNITIES. MY GROCERIES TO GO! IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THAT MARYLAND'S FOOD-INSECURE SENIORS RECEIVE THE FOOD ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO LEAD HEALTHY LIVES. THROUGH THE MY GROCERIES TO GO! PROGRAM, MFB PARTNERS WITH SENIOR CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS BALTIMORE CITY TO TARGET POPULATIONS OF LOW-INCOME SENIORS WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 MANAGEMENT SENDS THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED, MANAGEMENT SENDS THE FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH MONITORING AND ENFORCING THIS POLICY. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS ANNUAL DISCLOSURES MADE BY BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ARISING FROM ANY STAFF OR BOARD MEMBER RELATED TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO WAS DETERMINED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES' SALARIES WAS DETERMINED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF THE ANNUAL REPORT ARE AVALABLE ON MARYLAND FOOD BANK'S WEBSITE.