Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland

“The 990 is reviewed and approved by the ceo, treasurer, and finance committee before filing. A copy is distributed to the full board prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is distributed to all board members and a signed statement is obtained annually. The organization requests disclosure of any known conflicts at each board meeting.”

“The ad hoc hr committee, including members from the executive committee, evaluates the executive annually and negotiates any change in compensation based upon satisfactory performance, non-profit trends, and other relevant information.”

“The organization's audit and form 990 are posted on its website annually. Privacy policies also are available on the website.”

“The mission of hunger network of greater cleveland is feeding our communities' future. The organization accomplishes this by coordinating emergency food distribution and food recovery/waste reduction/sustainability response and other nutrition related services to individuals and families throughout cuyahoga county.”

“Hunger network of greater cleveland is incorporated under the laws of the state of ohio as a not-for-profit corporation. The organization offers 2 two distinct yet complementary services addressing hunger relief, health and nutrition, and food waste/sustainability. Hunger relief goals are met by providing funding and technical assistance to 72 pantry and hot meal locations. These efforts on the ground are supported by approximately 2,700 volunteers during the year which is critical to carrying out our mission. In 2024, hunger centers served 552,443 individuals and nutritionally balanced meals. Of the clients served, 27% were children 18 years of age and under while 27% were seniors 60 years of age and older. The organization is designed to maximize limited resources to ensure that those who are hungry have emergency food relief and assistance.”

“Our environmentally friendly hunger network's food rescue program experienced continued growth throughout 2024. Food rescue recovers perfectly viable food that is destined for our waste stream and redirects this surplus food to those who face food insecurity in our community. The program utilizes the food rescue hero app technology to connect food donors to nonprofit food recipients through dedicated volunteers who pick up and deliver the food. Food rescue also continued to expand into lake, lorain, geauga, and summit counties. In 2024, we had 592 active volunteers that completed 6,522 rescues, resulting in an estimated 1,291,693 pounds of food rescued, which equates to 1,047,321 meals. Rescuing this food mitigated 1,700,271 pounds of co2 from our atmosphere. Retail value of this rescued food equates to 3,141,963 note on co2 emissions calculation changes in 2024: in 2024, the methodology for calculating co2 emissions was updated to include more detailed data on food waste in landfills. The updated methodology now better accounts for these emissions, providing a more accurate assessment of their impact on climate change”

“Direct expenses, schedule g, part ii line 10 99,313 other -2 direct expenses, schedule g, part ii line 10 -99,313 other 2”