Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent certified public accounting firm and subsequently reviewed by organization management. The review process includes verifying individual line item amounts through comparison with organization general ledger, records and audited financial statements. A review of form 990 questions and statements is also performed and verified between organization management and the independent certified public accounting firm that prepared the return. The form 990 is then submitted to the governing board for review and final approval before being filed with the irs.”

“Each year all board members, officers and organizational staff sign a code of conduct and conflict of interest report indicating that they have read and retained copies of both policies. They then indicate that they have complied with the policies and are aware of no potential or possible violations. These reports are then signed and maintained in individual files at the organization.”

“Comprehensive written policies and specific review guidelines are in place to facilitate the systematic and rigourous monitoring of ceo job performance against expected outputs. The review is performed by the ceo compensation committee of the board, whose recommendations are subject to the approval of the full board.”

“All officers and other staff personnel have annual performance reviews conducted by their respective supervisor in accordance with guidelines provided by human resources. Human resources reviews and periodically updates written wage ranges for the organization after review and approval by the ceo. Wage range updates are based upon current data obtained by human resources from various surveys of salary information for similar organizations or industries in the organization's operating region.”

“Massachusetts, maryland, maine, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, north carolina, north dakota, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, nevada, new york, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, texas, utah, virginia, washington”

“The organization's financial statements and form 990 are made available to the public in the following ways: they are posted on the organization's website, copies are provided upon request, and they are available for inspection, along with other relevant governing documents, at the organization's office.”

“The food bank purchases food and obtains donations of food from the united states department of agriculture, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, growers and community members for distribution to people in need in 25 counties and eight cities in central and western virginia through a network of more than 220 providers, soup kitchens, and shelters and through nutrition programs with more than 170 community partners. Over 31 million pounds of food were distributed throughout the year serving on average 148,200 people each month.”

“The food bank's nutrition programs focus on vulnerable populations, including rural neighbors, children, and seniors, and over 1.55 million pounds of food were acquired and distributed through these programs. Close to 5,000 children and their families were fed each month on average through several programs, including: the family backpack program which meets the needs of hungry children and their families by providing the foundation of family meals for weekends and extended breaks when children cannot access school-based programs; good food school markets partner with schools to provide to teens distributions, monthly and at school breaks, of nutrient-rich foods including fresh produce, at high school based pantries; kids cafe provides nutritious snacks and meals for at-risk children in after school programs; summer kid packs and summer feeding programs serve nourishing meals and snacks and provide bags of shelf-stable food at neighborhood recreation and community centers and churches when school is not in session. The senior nutrition programs delivered boxes of food monthly to 2,900 homebound and low-income seniors as well as individuals with special needs. The food pharmacy program supplies in-clinic food pantries in service of clinician referred patients with chronic health conditions and food insecurity with foods that meet their nutritional needs. The super pantry program is a six-week course managed by the virginia cooperative extension which instructs low-income families in food preparation, basic budgeting, food safety and other life skills.”

“Brafb financial statements combine activities of all four distribution locations.”