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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2025 Expires: January 2027

FOOD For Lane County

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 7 14 16
(541) 343-2822
770 Bailey Hill Road
Eugene, OR, 97402
https://foodforlanecounty.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

FOOD For Lane County does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

FFLC does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

FFLC does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization did not produce a written report outlining the results of its December 2023 effectiveness assessment.

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

FFLC does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2024 budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Did not identify total projected program service expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

FFLC does not meet this Standard because the 2022 annual report did not include:

  • A roster of the board of directors.
  • Total end-of-year net assets.
  • Financial information does not match FY2022 audited financial information.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 15, 17

FOOD For Lane County meets the remaining 14 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
“to reduce hunger in Lane County, Oregon, by engaging the community to create access to food.”

Year, State Incorporated:
1986, OR

FOOD For Lane County (FFLC) reports it collects, rescues, grows, prepares and distributes food to a network of social service agencies and programs. The organization’s food distribution programs include an emergency food box, mobile pantry, summer food program, Cereal for Youth, children's weekend snack pack, produce plus, The Dining Room, Extra Helping, Meals on Wheels, and senior grocery. FFLC states it hosts education programs while working on its two organic gardens, the GrassRoots Garden and the Youth Farm programs, where participants learn while growing produce for distribution. FFLC also runs a nutrition education program, which teaches participants about nutrition and making the most out of a food budget, and a work experience program, which provides opportunities for clients from local shelters to develop experience in the organization’s warehouse. In 2022, the organization reported it distributed over 7 million pounds of food through more than 150 community partners.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, FOOD For Lane County's program expenses were:

Food and hunger programs $19,783,631
Total Program Expenses $19,783,631

Chief Executive
Carolyn Stein, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Chris Hemmings

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, Summit Bank

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
81

*2021 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: Ms. Carolyn Stein became Executive Director in August 2023. Compensation information for her role as Executive Director is not available at this time.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Foundation grants, Print advertisements

Fundraising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $8,147,557, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on FOOD For Lane County's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions, capital campaign $5,000
Miscellaneous income $69,853
Wholesale revenue and program sales $205,730
Investment and interest income, net $211,653
In-kind contributions $422,726
Government program contracts $567,571
Corporate and foundation grants $1,428,618
Government grants $1,733,777
Contributions $4,557,436
Total Income $20,672,363

Programs: 92% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 3%

Total Income $20,672,363
Total expenses: $21,549,133
  Program expenses $19,783,631
  Fundraising expenses $1,141,826
  Administrative expenses $623,676
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-876,770
Beginning Net Assets $22,966,464
Other Changes In Net Assets $144,139
Ending Net Assets $22,233,833
Total Liabilities $631,902
Total Assets $22,865,735

Note 1: According to FFLC's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023, the organization received in-kind contributions of $11,897,725 in the form of food ($9,558,261), government food and commodities ($1,911,738), capital assets ($313,594), other goods ($71,381), printing services ($16,640), other services ($14,061), and consulting services ($12,050).

Note 2: In the above financial statements, “other changes in net assets” refers to a change in the beneficial interest in the assets of the Oregon Community Foundation.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance