Daeap-Dublin Area Emergency Assistance Program

“The dublin food pantry's annual irs form 990 is prepared by the finance committee before it is reviewed and approved by the treasurer. Each board member receives a copy of the form 990 for review prior to filing. Upon approval by the treasurer and board the 990 is filed by the finance committee.”

“No member of the dublin food pantry board of directors or staff shall derive any personal profit or gain, directly or indirectly, by reason of his or her participation in the dublin food pantry (dfp). Each individual shall disclose to the dfp any personal interest which he or she may have in any matter pending before the organization and shall refrain from participation in any decision on such matter. Any member of the dfp board of trustees or staff shall refrain from obtaining any list of dfp clients or donors for personal or private solicitation purposes at any time during the term of their affiliation.”

“The dublin food pantry executive committee of the board reviews the total compensation of the ed annually. This information is also shared with the full board. The ed's salary is based on performance, budget parameters, and independent market data. Comparisons include other similar sized food pantries and other not for profit organizations within ohio. Any member of the executive committee who has a conflict of interest in the setting of compensation must declasre the conflict before any discussions take place and the committee will determine whether the member declaring the conflict can participate in the discussion and final decision.”

“The dublin food pantry executive committee of the board reviews the total compensation of the key employee annually with the executive director. The executive committee determines a range of wage increase the executive director can offer the key employee. The executive director then determines the actual wage increase based on the parameters set by the executive committee. This information is shared with the full board. The compensation is based on performance and budget parameters. Any member of the executive committee who has a conflict of interest in the setting of compensation must declare the conflict before any discussions take place and the committee will determine whether the member declaring the conflict can participate in the discussion and final decision.”

“Dublin food pantry posts our most recently completed form 990 on the website www.guidestar.org. Our governing documents (articles of incorporation, by-laws, and code of regulations) as well as form 990's not yet posted on the website are available to the public upon request either onsite at our office location or via mailing to the requestor.”

“To eliminate hunger and food insecurity in our community by increasing access to food and necessities for those who need it most within the city of dublin and dublin school district. The dublin food pantry relies on community partnerships, volunteers, and donors to accomplish our mission.”

“Volunteers complete a variety of tasks to contribute to the pantry operations. These include but are not limited to: team leads; individual taking a leadership role in directing and orchestrating the daily operations of the pantry. This includes helping new volunteers become oriented, helping with stocking and physical organization of the pantry. The team lead also needs to respond to requests from other volunteers in the absence of the director of operations or the executive director. Volunteers; register families when they arrive, taking customers shopping, sorting and weighing food donations, unloading trucks, stocking shelves, freezers and refrigerators, completeing housekeeping chores, taking out the trash, sweeping, mopping, dusting, keeping the work area clean and free of clutter, helping with office tasks, and special events. Transportion drivers; transport food donations from mid-ohio food bank, local grocery stores and restaurants to the dublin food pantry.”