Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, Inc.
Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
To coordinate the acquisition and distribution of food and basic essentials to the hungry and the needy through our network of non-profit, service agencies that provide directly for the needs of the hungry and the poor of our community. We also serve as the regional distribution site for USDA commodities. We also operate a Kids Cafe program. We are a part of Feeding America, and have operated in Gainesville since 1987.
About
The food bank was established in Gainesville in 1987, and has worked tirelessly to get food to the plates of the hungry and food insecure. The food bank distributed 8.5 million pounds of food. We serve the North Central Florida area - including Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, and Levy counties. We do this primarily through our network of 184 agencies who serve on the front lines of poverty in soup kitchens, food pantries, faith-based and community feeding and food programs. Bread of the Mighty is the area administrator for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), commonly known as 'commodities' USDA commodities are distributed through 13 agencies
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “A nonprofit organization that coordinates the acquisition and distribution of food and basic essentials to nonprofit programs that provide for the needy so that hunger and food insecurity would be eliminated among the citizens of alachua, dixie, gilchrist, lafayette and levy counties, which are served by the organization. the organization tried to ensure that nutritious food, in adequate amounts, is available to member agencies, and hence, available at the right time and in the right place to those in need”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “A nonprofit organization that coordinates the acquisition and distribution of food and basic essentials to nonprofit programs that provide for the needy so that hunger and food insecurity would be eliminated among the citizens of alachua, dixie, gilchrist, lafayette and levy counties, which are served by the organization. the organization tries to ensure that nutritious food, in adequate amounts, is available to member agencies, and hence, available at the right time and in the right place to those in need.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is FL.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2020 is 325 NW 10TH AVENUE, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32601.
- The non-profit has reported 44 employees on their form for the year 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $167,079.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1987.
- The organization pays $825,561 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $74,515 in fundraising expenses.
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