Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana Inc.

“The treasurer presents the draft of form 990 to the finance committee and to the board and leads the discussion over its content. Revisions are made to the draft as necessary. The board of directors formally approves the 990 prior to filing.”

“Conflict of interest statements are provided to board members and key employees annually. Any conflicts disclosed are reviewed by the board and appropriate steps are taken to resolve the conflict. If a conflict involves a board member, then that board member abstains from any vote related to the third party.”

“Executive director's compensation is reviewed by the executive committee for reasonableness. The committee compares the compensation with similar positions held in other non-profit organizations in the same geographic area. Once the compensation is approved by the committee it is submitted with the budget to the full board for approval.”

“Other salaries are reviewed annually by the finance committee in conjunction with the development of the overall budget for the organization. Once the budget has been finalized it is submitted to the full board for final approval.”

“Requests for copies of governing documents must be made in writing to the executive president/ceo.”

“Due to the health and economic effects of covid-19, community harvest has experienced double and even triple the normal demand for food assistance. Since march 2020, the food bank has taken actions to reduce exposure and risk to clients, staff, and volunteers by implementing drive-through food distributions, mask and glove use, and social distancing. Farm wagon site locations underwent changes and updates to accommodate increased traffic for drive-through distributions. Saturday helping hands has increased distribution to more than 1,200 families per week since the pandemic. As a designated first responder in disaster, community harvest has remained open and committed to helping vulnerable members of the community - food insecure children, seniors, veterans, and families. In addition, the indiana national guard has been instrumental in helping to continue services and programs to those in need by assisting the food bank and clients directly.”

“Other programs: farm wagon provides fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and sandwich bread to clients throughout all nine counties in our service region. Refrigerated trucks visit multiple locations throughout the month to distribute fresh foods to individuals and families in identified food deserts, both rural and urban. The farm wagon mobile pantry is a key program focusing our efforts to provide fresh, nutrient dense foods to clients who do not have affordable access to such items. Kids backpack/teenpak programs provide a ten-pound bag of shelf stable food to children and teens up to age 18 every weekend year-round. Teachers and guidance staff refer disadvantaged and at-risk youth to the program. While kids and teens have school lunches and other meal programs available during the week, these can often be the only meals they can count on. Backpack/teenpak provides a healthy food resource for these children to count on during the weekend when other programs are unavailable. Each bag contains protein, fruits, vegetables, snacks, juice, and soups to provide balanced nutrition to each recipient, plus a hungry sibling. Kids caf and summer feeding programs provide after school and summer meals to children without reliable access to meals. Through the usda and state of indiana, chfb provides food to designated feeding sites, such as parks and recreation, and youth activity centers. Volunteers prepare meals for children in attendance, and site staff provide enrichment activities, such as educational or outdoor activities. These programs blend nicely with kids backpack/teenpak as, combined, they ensure that children are fed every day of the week. Saturday helping hands provides groceries to families each week from 9-11 a.m., including foods such as produce, dairy, bread and bakery, and other available items. Volunteers and staff serve all who attend, often hundreds of families per week (average of 1,000). Chfb participates in the following usda and state of indiana programs: the emergency food assistance program (tefap), commodity supplemental food program (csfp), child and adult care food program (cacfp), and summer food service program (sfsp).”

“Rental expenses 81,334 rental expenses -81,334”