2017-02-16T12:46:46-08:00 2016-09-30 Carpenter Evert & Associates 7760 France Ave S 940 Bloomington MN 55435 990 2015-10-01 411246504 The Food Group FOOD 7634503860 8501 54th Avenue North New Hope MN 55428 Lori Kratchmer Executive Direc 2017-02-16 true Matt Pillsbury P01565609 9528310085 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Gillian Brennan 1212 West 33rd St Minneapolis MN 55408 9977287 false false X www.thefoodgroupmn.org X 1976 MN Fighting Hunger. Nourishing our Community. 12 12 38 13667 0 4641409 6208865 3456685 3599899 315 287 92705 99265 8191114 9908316 0 0 1609782 1809297 0 396773 6399621 7576990 8009403 9386287 181711 522029 4380067 4785231 1491424 1374559 2888643 3410672 X Fighting Hunger. Nourishing our Community. true false 8577130 The Food Group MN Inc.is a nonprofit organization incorporated under the laws of the state of Minnesota. The mission of The Food Group MN, Inc. is: an innovative food bank dedicated to serving the hunger needs of our changing communities. The Food Group provides services primarily through the following programs:Fare For All (FFA) - sales of $1,855,670 missed budget by $148K but was up $63.6K, +3.55% to LY. Customers access 1,433,592 pounds of fresh produce and frozen meats through FFA. Agency Sales (bulk purchasing) - sales of low cost food to our food shelf and meal program partners were $1,620,089. This was a miss to budget by just $24K but was +$103K to LY, +6.78%. Through our Mobile Food Shelf program we distributed 333,230 pounds of food to 28 subsidized housing complexes, +37.3% more food than LY. Through our Cultural Equity Program we distributed 359,057 pounds of culturally specific foods to our partners, flat to LY. Through our fresh produce programming we distributed 467,156 pounds of free fresh produce to our agency partners. When looking at free and purchased produce we distributed 1,366,112 pounds of fresh produce through all programs, +17.3% to LY. Total outgoing pounds distributed by The Food Group in FY2016 were 6,160,746, +304.6% to LY due to the addition of TEFAP distribution in Hennepin County. 8577130 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 22 0 true 38 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false MN X X X Lori Kratchmer 7634503860 8501 54th Avenue North New Hope MN 554283710 Erika Thiem Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Chris Amundsen Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob LaBombard Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gillian Brennan President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Chris Lenhart Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Aimee Pappenfus Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Sheehan Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Sheely Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tammy Wojtasiak Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Patrick Wilson Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Barb Hilbert Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Sullivan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lori Kratchmer Executive Dir. 45.00 0.00 X 134085 0 11167 134085 11167 1 false false false 0 163980 689469 5355416 3399742 6208865 Food Sales 624210 3599899 3599899 3599899 386 386 0 0 0 3739 3838 -99 -99 -99 151376 65133 86243 0 0 Miscellanous Income 624210 13022 13022 13022 9908316 3612822 386 0 0 0 0 144447 116009 8125 20313 0 1296304 1041094 72917 182293 0 202489 162623 11390 28476 166057 133364 9341 23352 0 0 0 0 0 0 286242 30073 255419 750 0 155025 60215 12459 82351 0 0 219918 186168 9643 24107 124621 122477 1022 1122 0 0 0 0 138204 131846 4561 1797 0 FOOD COSTS 6425017 6425017 MISCELLANEOUS 68316 32853 10071 25392 Program SUPPLIES 68196 68196 Non-Food In Kind Expenses 58128 58128 33323 9067 17436 6820 9386287 8577130 412384 396773 259499 777890 194206 208949 72332 70148 141636 116528 0 0 0 615282 588609 28866 28897 4557613 1569054 3066191 2988559 1907 5651 0 0 148 0 0 4380067 4785231 177725 176729 1313699 1197830 1491424 1374559 X 2832643 3277922 56000 132750 2888643 3410672 4380067 4785231 522029 X false true X true true true X 6686276 8186384 5612240 4641409 6178051 31304360 0 0 6686276 8186384 5612240 4641409 6178051 31304360 682591 30621769 1104 634 277 315 287 2617 0 12141 9256 11499 8696 13022 54614 31361591 0.97640 0.99000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1115960 1115960 1293315 417286 876029 1160662 357499 803163 971716 790721 180995 15960 3548 12412 2988559 X 9908316 9908316 9908316 9386287 9386287 9386287 Part X : FIN48 Footnote TFG has a tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has adopted Accounting for Uncertainty in Inc.ome Taxes, ASC 740-10. The Organization's policy is to evaluate uncertain tax positions, at least annually, for the potential for income tax exposure from unrelated business Income or from loss of nonprofit status. The Organization continues to operate consistent with its original exemption application and each year takes the necessary actions to maintain its exempt status. It has been classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under the Internal Revenue Code and charitable contributions by donors are tax deductible. false Hunger Bash 151376 151376 25000 2750 37383 151376 151376 25000 2750 37383 65133 86243 X 3326802 X Household Items 72940 Fair Value false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services In April of 2016 the State of MN asked The Food Group to begin distributing TEFAP to Hennepin County food shelves and meal program partners via a contract with the State. TEFAP stands for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (federally funded). Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process It will be presented at our January 2017 Board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Each board member and team member fills out the conflict of interest form each year. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management MCW has done a compensation analysis for us and helped us put salary paygrades and pay ranges in place for each position on staff. We use this information to determine starting salaries when filling open positions. We also use the MN Council of Nonprofits annual salary survey to guide our salary decisions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees MCW has done a compensation analysis for us and helped us put salary paygrades and pay ranges in place for each position on staff. We use this information to determine starting salaries when filling open positions. We also use the MN Council of Nonprofits annual salary survey to guide our salary decisions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available They are available to anyone who asks. Our 990 is on our website, we share our 990 and audit with all funders who request it. Financial information is also included in our annual report. We have not shared policies in the past except with Charity Review Council.