The Food Bank for Larimer County

“The preliminary copy of Form 990 is reviewed by the Finance Director, Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and the CEO. Once these reviews are complete, the Form 990 is sent to the full Board of Directors for review and approval before filing.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy covers all board members, officers, employees, and others who can influence the actions of the Food Bank of Larimer County. The existence of any potential conflicts of interest shall be disclosed to the board of directors on a timely basis and before any transaction is consummated. A person with an actual or potential conflict of interest is excluded from the deliberations of the transaction or arrangement and shall refrain from voting on the matter. The board shall determine whether a conflict exists and shall determine whether the Food Bank can obtain a more advantageous transaction or arrangement with reasonable efforts from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If none can be obtained, the board shall determine by majority vote whether the proposed transaction or arrangement is fair, reasonable, and in the Food Bank's best interest.”

“Salary Compensation studies are done every year. The last study was done by the Human Resources Director in March of 2024. The Human Resources Director and Finance Director collaborated in compiling compensation data from Feeding America's network of Food Banks last updated for 2023, Salary.com and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2022-2023 market data. The Board of Directors for The Food Bank for Larimer County (EIN#74-2336171) Directors used this same data set for Chief Executive Officer's salary. All employees with management roles had salaries brought into alignment with salary data for the new fiscal year. Salaries for fiscal year 2023-24 had an average cost of living raise at 3% and a 3.5% bonus was given to our frontline staff.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and full financial statements are available to the public upon request either by phone or in writing. We also post our annual report on our website which gives a breakdown of our annual financial information. Audited financial statements are also posted on our website, along with the 990.”

“We collect food and funds from a variety of sources, including businesses, farms, food drives, individuals, and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Food donations are distributed to individuals in need through three overlapping and integrated programs: Fresh Food Share, Nourishing Network and Nutritious Kitchen. Fresh Food Share: Our Fresh Food Share No Cost Markets offer client-choice, fresh food directly to people in need. We have brick and mortar locations in Fort Collins and Loveland and operate three mobile markets in partnership with community organizations. Fresh Food Share distributes fruits, vegetables, bread, meat, and dairy to more than 42,560 individuals, representing more than 17,236 households over the course of the year. Individuals qualify for Food Share based on residency in Larimer County and gross monthly income. Our goal is to provide each person with enough food for at least one meal per day each month. We provided 7.6 million meals through Fresh Food Share programs in FY2025. Nutritious Kitchen: Our Nutritious Kitchen provides meals and snacks to a variety of sites serving children and senior populations. Fresh Foundations for Kids provides nutritious meals and snacks after school and during the summer to sites throughout Larimer County. We served over 87,300 meals and snacks to eligible school-aged children. Our Fresh Focus for Seniors initiative provides meals for Volunteers of America congregate senior meal sites. During FY2025, we shifted from providing individual, frozen meals to ready to eat and hot meals. This allowed VOA's clients to eat as part of a congregate group or to participate in a drive-thru and take the meals home to eat. In partnership with VOA, the program provided over 24,241 meals for seniors. Nourishing Network: Nourishing Network provides food to over 129 non-profit organization programs to distribute to their clients in need. These programs include food pantries, kitchens, shelters, and snack programs that serve low-income populations. Last year, we saved our partner agencies over $4.6 million on food costs while distributing 2.6 million pounds of food. Community Impact: Our Community Impact team consists of Nutrition Matters nutrition education, SNAP (food stamps) and other benefit outreach and application assistance. We assisted 1,814 individuals representing 1,110 households with SNAP applications and recertifications, facilitating access to over 1,031,528 meals and generating over $6.6M of local economic impact. Through Fresh Focus for Seniors we distributed over 7,300 federal commodity boxes, coupled with fresh produce. These boxes helped provide both shelf-stable and fresh produce for many of our senior (over 60-years-old) clients. Nappie Project: The Nappie Project sources donated and purchased diapers, wipes, and associated products, and distributed through Fresh Food Share programs, and to agency partners. The Nappie Project distributed more than 848,540 individual diapers and packages of wipes to 21 different agency partners in FY2025. Local Farm Purchasing Program: In the wake of widespread business closures in the spring of 2020, FBLC recognized a possible hardship for local, small-scale farmers. Through a variety of funding sources, we have been able to continue this program, and in FY2025 we worked with 24 local farms to source over 80,000 pounds of fresh, local produce. This program contributed $201,105 to the local food economy through farmer-direct purchases, resulting in an estimated $345,900 in economic impact.”