Food Bank of North Alabama
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Food Bank of North Alabama meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
We feed the hungry today and create solutions that will end hunger tomorrow.
Year, State Incorporated:
1984, AL
The Food Bank of North Alabama is a non-profit corporation that primarily distributes food in support of North Alabama’s needy, ill, children and seniors. The Food Bank also employs proactive solutions to end hunger and poverty by supporting a more sustainable, locally based food system.
The Food Bank was founded in 1984 by a group of volunteers working with the Huntsville Madison County Senior Center who wanted to ensure that food gleaned from food suppliers did not go to waste and instead helped residents at risk of hunger meet their most basic needs. The Food Bank helps about 100 grocery stores with their food rescue programs, ensuring millions of pounds of food aren't thrown away.
Today, the Food Bank of North Alabama distributes more than 15 million pounds of food annually to help reach the estimated 149,550 food-insecure residents in its 11-county service area.
The Food Bank of North Alabama provides food to more than 200 partners including food pantries, shelters, recovery and rehabilitation centers and soup kitchens, making it the largest non-profit in North
Alabama fighting hunger.
And the Food Bank of North Alabama has begun doing more direct services to ensure everyone struggling with food insecurity is reached. The Food Bank operates programs specifically for children: weekend backpacks, school pantries, Kids Harvest and Farm to School; and programs for senior residents. The Food Bank also works with local health clinics to ensure people struggling with health conditions have access to nutritious food.
For the year ended September 30, 2023, Food Bank of North Alabama's program expenses were:
| Program services | $28,285,862 |
| Total Program Expenses | $28,285,862 |
Chief Executive
Shirley Schofield, CEO
Chair of the Board
Joe Clark, Board President
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Board Size
13
Paid Staff Size
37
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)
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 Bank of North Alabama's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Donated food | $19,224,412 |
| USDA Commodity Food Program | $4,652,582 |
| Contributions | $2,832,161 |
| Entitled | $979,605 |
| Warehousing & Administrative Fees | $644,589 |
| Farmer's Food Collaborative - FFC | $449,746 |
| Grants | $448,298 |
| Interest income | $210,197 |
| V.A.P. revenue | $205,538 |
| United Way agencies | $33,541 |
| Other income | $18,923 |
| Total Income | $29,699,592 |
Programs: 97% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 2%
| Total Income | $29,699,592 |
| Total expenses: | $29,121,165 |
| Program expenses | $28,285,862 |
| Fundraising expenses | $327,832 |
| Administrative expenses | $507,471 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $578,427 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $14,973,599 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $15,552,026 |
| Total Liabilities | $4,170,402 |
| Total Assets | $19,722,428 |
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BBB Serving North Alabama