2016-05-10T12:20:01-05:00 2015-06-30 520982413 GROSS MENDELSOHN & ASSOCIATES PA 36 SOUTH CHARLES ST 18TH FLOOR BALTIMORE MD 21201 990 2014-07-01 521135690 THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC MARY 4107378282 2200 HALETHORPE FARMS ROAD SW BALTIMORE MD 21227 BETH MARTINO PRESIDENT & CEO 4107378282 2016-05-10 1 JAMES E CRISP P00025401 4106855512 2016-05-02 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z BETH MARTINO 2200 HALETHORPE FARMS ROAD SW BALTIMORE MD 21227 83675272 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 14 219 11348 0 0 72770273 78280695 3116290 2824432 194099 221255 -1825366 -3058253 74255296 78268129 0 0 0 0 7524489 9001445 83428 227288 3847173 64179744 70933973 71787661 80162706 2467635 -1894577 23912390 26939940 4079888 9120352 19832502 17819588 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 100,000 MEALS A DAY; NEARLY 37 MILLION MEALS ANNUALLY. THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS EFFORTS UNTIL HUNGER ENDS. 0 0 73702018 2824432 ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FEEDING AMERICA MAP THE MEAL GAP REPORT, 757,430 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 APPROXIMATELY 1,250 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 15, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 70 GROWERS AND DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 9.4 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 15, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK HOSTED 1100 MOBILE PANTRIES, DISTRIBUTING ABOUT 5.5 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 122 GRADUATES AND NEARLY 800,000 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 15, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK'S 259 SCHOOL PANTRIES DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 5 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 NEARLY 262,000 MEALS AT 57 SITES. IN FY 15, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK BEGAN PREPARING THE MAJORITY OF SUPPER CLUB MEALS IN THE BAUER COMMUNITY KITCHEN USING FRESH, LOCALLY-SOURCED PRODUCE. 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 158,000 MEALS AT MORE THAN 69 SITES ACROSS THE STATE. IN FY 15, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK BEGAN PREPARING THE MAJORITY OF SUMMER CLUB MEALS IN THE BAUER COMMUNITY KITCHEN, USING FRESH, LOCALLY-SOURCED PRODUCE. 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 15, SNAP OUTREACH WORKERS PROCESSED NEARLY 3,000 APPLICATIONS. THE BENEFITS SECURED WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE FOOD AT LOCAL RETAILERS, GENERATING AN ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $2.3 MILLION.THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK OPERATES FROM THREE FACILITIES: ONE IN BALTIMORE, ONE IN SALISBURY, AND ONE IN HAGERSTOWN. IN FY 15, THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 37 MILLION MEALS TO CHILDREN, SENIORS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. 73702018 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 91 0 1 219 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 PHILIP M ANDREWS CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER ROSENWALD VICE CHAIR 1.00 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 STEVEN M SCHWALB SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HELEN HOLTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN S CONNORS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIRANDA ELLIOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDAN FOLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 E JOHN PIPITONE 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 ANDREA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZED SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH FLATEMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 302177 0 54394 BETH MARTINO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 38812 0 970 BARBARA JEFFRIES SENIOR V.P. FINANCE 40.00 X 142906 0 28365 KARY KLEIN VP HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 X 140169 0 20712 JOHN MAY SENIOR V.P. OPS 40.00 X 149841 0 28476 MAGGI GAINES SENIOR VP PHILANTROPY 40.00 X 115985 0 4812 MARGARET KIMMEL VP MARKETING 40.00 X 121192 0 24379 NANCY SMITH MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER 40.00 X 111815 0 37321 JOHN SHAIA VP PROGRAMS 40.00 X 109256 0 6991 1232153 0 206420 8 0 1 0 ECHO COMMUNICATE INC 6100 SEAFORTH STREET BALTIMORE MD 21224 MARKETING 147407 LEGACY GIFT SERVICES 100 WEST STREET BALTIMORE MD 21209 FUNDRAISING SUPPORT 120800 BOB CARTER COMPANIES 400 MADISON DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34236 FUNDRAISING SUPPORT 104273 HARTMAN EXECUTIVE ADVISORS 1954 GREENSRPING DRIVE 320 LUTHERVILLE MD 21093 IT CONSULTING 103169 4 10210137 68070558 62542943 78280695 CONTRACTED MEALS 900099 1260036 1260036 DISCOUNTS AND OTHER MISCE 900099 882733 882733 SHARED MAINTENANCE 900099 622918 622918 DELIVERY REVENUE 900099 58745 58745 2824432 132107 132107 570284 481136 89148 89148 89148 1867754 4926007 -3058253 -3058253 78268129 2824432 0 -2836998 831545 376880 280117 174548 6064781 3548106 1097086 1419589 264292 149882 62971 51439 1287710 932073 216538 139099 553117 322901 106470 123746 227288 227288 23108 23108 555576 17271 304366 233939 1436998 174648 113705 1148645 121398 8597 110515 2286 605799 589309 9349 7141 157608 58961 36254 62393 12708 4887 5478 2343 60011 17316 42695 1213461 1044641 130719 38101 148694 148694 VALUE OF GOODS DONATED 63142033 63142033 DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS 1017095 1017095 PROCESSING AND OTHER CO 937790 937790 MAINTENANCE 494220 494220 0 1007474 716714 74144 216616 80162706 73702018 2613515 3847173 58325 104209 1248047 3823102 824119 1841635 525607 596214 2231644 1569035 44920 159674 21311841 5867799 15622318 15444042 3043971 3128825 111422 76254 202017 196950 23912390 26939940 1174187 1589301 20000 2703684 7294101 202017 216950 4079888 9120352 X 17647474 14971616 2185028 2847972 19832502 17819588 23912390 26939940 -1894577 -118337 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 36148856 45611934 48746340 72770273 78280695 281558098 36148856 45611934 48746340 72770273 78280695 281558098 27853523 253704575 24088 48076 85504 96538 132107 386313 1446798 1673709 2214290 3116290 2824433 11275520 293219931 8801764 0.86520 0.85870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 761975 761975 15628781 2853486 12775295 2593524 1727342 866182 2327561 1286971 1040590 15444042 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 216950 216950 X 83052691 -118337 4926007 4807670 78245021 23108 23108 78268129 85065605 4926007 4926007 80139598 23108 23108 80162706 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 4,926,007. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD SHOWN NET ON FORM 990 4,926,007. 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 ROBBINS KERSTEN DIRECT 201 SUMMER STREET HOLLISTON MD 01746 DIRECT MAIL 0 2482438 18000 2464438 ECHO COMMUNICATE 6100 SEAFORTH ST BALTIMORE MD 21224 DIRECT MAIL 0 716354 88717 627637 STELTER 10435 NEW YORK AVENUE DES MOINES IA 50322 DIRECT MAIL 0 13377 16298 -2921 BOB CARTER COMPANIES 400 MADISON DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34236 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING 0 0 104273 -104273 3212169 227288 2984881 MD 1 X X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEBORAH FLATEMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 198617 0 86060 0 17500 0 23000 0 31394 0 356571 0 23000 0 BARBARA JEFFRIES SENIOR V.P. FINANCE 130906 0 12000 0 0 0 6750 0 21615 0 171271 0 6500 0 KARY KLEIN VP HUMAN RESOURCES 129169 0 11000 0 0 0 3269 0 17443 0 160881 0 0 0 JOHN MAY SENIOR V.P. OPS 137341 0 12500 0 0 0 4473 0 24003 0 178317 0 1875 0 PART I, LINE 4A JOHN SHAIA, A HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE WAS TERMINATED ON 3/9/2015 AND RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $55,000. KARY KLEIN, A HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE WAS TERMINATED ON 5/8/2015 AND RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $32,500. X 22 107770 FMV X 15264 62435173 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 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.