Blaine County Hunger Coalition Inc

Organization Overview

Blaine County Hunger Coalition Inc is located in Bellevue, ID. The organization was established in 2004. According to its NTEE Classification (K31) the organization is classified as: Food Banks & Pantries, under the broad grouping of Food, Agriculture & Nutrition and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Blaine County Hunger Coalition Inc employed 24 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Blaine County Hunger Coalition Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Blaine County Hunger Coalition Inc generated $5.3m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 6 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 24.5% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $2.8m during the year ending 06/2021. While expenses have increased by 19.3% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE HUNGER COALITION BUILDS A HEALTHY COMMUNITY THROUGH ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD AND ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY PARTNERS.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS A REPORTING OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED FROM JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE, 30 2021. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROUGHT WITH IT UNPRECEDENTED NEED IN BLAINE COUNTY. THE TREND CONTINUED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH TWO AND A HALF TO THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEKING FOOD ASSISTANCE AS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. NEARLY 6,000 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THAT TIMEFRAME. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, THE HUNGER COALITION COMPLETED THE RENOVATION OF BLOOM COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER (BCFC), OPENING TO THE PUBLIC IN APRIL 2021. A WELCOME ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY, BCFC IS HOME TO A COMMUNITY KITCHEN AND CAFE, HEATED GREENHOUSES, NEXT GEN FOOD PANTRY, EDIBLE GARDENS, AND A CHILDREN'S ROOM. 1. GROWING FOOD SECURITY VOLUNTEER FOR VEGGIES (V4V): PARTICIPANTS TRADE HOURS OF LABOR ON BLOOM COMMUNITY FARM AND IN THE HOPE GARDEN FOR SHARES OF FRESH PRODUCE. WE WERE ABLE TO REVIVE THIS PROGRAM AFTER A HIATUS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. 80 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED, CONTRIBUTING 480 HOURS. OF THOSE PEOPLE, HALF PARTICIPATED ONCE OR TWICE, AND HALF PARTICIPATED ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 14 TIMES EACH. WE ARE THRILLED TO SEE THE INCREASED OWNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT FROM THESE 40 COMMITTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BLOOM YOUTH PROJECT (BYP): FOOD INSECURE TEENS HIRED AS INTERNS MANAGE FOOD PRODUCTION AT BLOOM COMMUNITY FARM, WORK IN OUR NEW GREENHOUSES AT BCFC, AND PROVIDE FOOD TO LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH OUR DISCOUNTED MOBILE MARKETS. 7 INTERNS BEGAN WORKING WITH US IN OCTOBER 2021, AFTER THE BYP PROGRAM WAS PUT ON HIATUS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, BYP INTERNS ENGAGED WITH 15+ DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND 5 STAFF MEMBERS THROUGH A SERIES OF LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS WITH THE INTENT OF MOVING THE INTERNS INTO A LEADERSHIP TRACK FOR THE NEXT YEAR. BLOOM TRUCK: BLOOM TRUCK IS A MOBILE LUNCH AND LIBRARY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY THAT PROVIDES FREE FOOD, FUN, AND READING FOR CHILDREN IN ISOLATED POCKETS OF BLAINE COUNTY. WE SERVED OVER 5,500 HEALTHY LUNCHES TO 256 CHILDREN FROM CAREY TO KETCHUM. WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH 17 GROUPS WHO PROVIDED FREE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO THE KIDS. THE PANDEMIC BROUGHT CHALLENGES TO THIS PROGRAM AS WE JUGGLED SAFETY CONCERNS WITH A DECLINE IN PARTICIPATION FROM SOME FAMILIES WHO WERE AFRAID OF EXPOSURE TO COVID. WE STARTED THE PROGRAM EARLY TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF SCHOOL LUNCHES WHEN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVED TO ONLINE SCHOOLING. WE ALSO ADDED ADDITIONAL SITES TO EXPAND PROGRAM COVERAGE. FOOD PRODUCTION: OUR HARVEST ENDS UP ON THE PLATES OF OUR FOOD INSECURE NEIGHBORS THROUGH THE PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ABOVE OR IN OUR FOOD PANTRY AND CHILDREN'S FOOD PROGRAMS. OVER 8,475 POUNDS OF PRODUCE WERE GROWN IN OUR FARM, GARDEN AND AT OUR NEW GREENHOUSES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE MORE VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES IN PLACE, BUT PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO BE LIMITED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.


2. CHILDREN'S FOOD PROGRAMS SNACK PACK PROGRAM: OUR BACKPACK PROGRAM, WHICH WE CALL SNACK PACKS, EFFECTIVELY PROVIDES ESSENTIAL NUTRITION OVER THE WEEKENDS AND AFTER SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. WE PROVIDED OVER 4,000 SNACK PACKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO KEEP KIDS FED AND READY TO LEARN. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, SCHOOL CLOSURES AND DISTANCE LEARNING, THIS PROGRAM SAW A DECREASE IN DISTRIBUTION NUMBERS. SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM (SFP): THE SFP PROVIDES FOOD, FUN, AND READING FOR LOCAL FAMILIES WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO SUMMER CAMP. WE HAD OUR BUSIEST SEASON DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. WITH 7 DIFFERENT MOBILE LOCATIONS OVER A 10-WEEK PERIOD, THE SFP PROVIDED NEARLY 5,500 LUNCHES TO 389 CHILDREN AND 62 ADULTS. 22 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED 200 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME TO PROVIDE FREE ACTIVITIES TO THE FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN THE SFP. DAILY BITES: THROUGH DAILY BITES, WE PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIOUS FOOD PANTRIES IN SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, WE PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION TO 1,700 CHILDREN TO KEEP THEM FED, ACTIVE AND ENGAGED. INFANT FORMULA INITIATIVE: PROVIDING ESSENTIAL NUTRITION FOR BABIES DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THEIR LIFE IS KEY TO THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF CHILDHOOD. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE WERE ABLE TO ENSURE 100% OF THE MOTHERS WHO REACHED OUT TO US HAD ACCESS TO THE NUTRITION THEIR BABIES NEED.


3. HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY OUR HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY CONSISTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE FOOD RECOVERY, WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM TO EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS, SUPPLEMENTARY FOODS AND CARE FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROUGHT MONTHS OF SHUTDOWN AND STAY AT HOME ORDERS LEADING TO HISTORIC NUMBERS OF FAMILIES TO OUR DOORS. THE HUNGER COALITION SERVED AN ALL-TIME RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE FOOD PANTRY THROUGH THE REPORTING PERIOD. WE PROVIDED OVER 15,000 GROCERY CARTS TO 1,258 DESERVING FAMILIES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS PERIOD. THANKS TO OUR FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS AND THE FARMERS TO FAMILIES PROGRAM THROUGH THE USDA, NEARLY 160,000 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DONATED TO OUR FOOD PANTRY. ALTOGETHER, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 630,000 POUNDS OF FRESH AND NON- PERISHABLE FOODS THROUGH THE FOOD PANTRY IN THE REPORTING PERIOD. THE PANDEMIC FORCED US TO CHANGE OUR ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION PROCESS AND ENDED OUR WAREHOUSE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. THE FAMILIES WHO CAME TO US CONTINUED TO RECEIVE THE VITAL NUTRITION THEY NEEDED THANKS TO THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR CORE STAFF AND A CREW OF CONTRACT WORKERS THAT WERE BROUGHT IN TO HANDLE THE RECORD VOLUME OF FAMILIES IN NEED.


WITH BLOOM COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER, WE'VE BUILT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE, NOT SOMEWHERE PEOPLE FEEL THEY HAVE TO BE. IT'S A MOVE FROM CHARITY TO SOLIDARITY. IT'S A MOVEMENT LED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST AFFECTED BY HUNGER AND THUS, THE PEOPLE WHO INTIMATELY UNDERSTAND ITS CHALLENGES. IT'S AN APPROACH THAT USES GOOD, FARM-FRESH FOOD TO BUILD HEALTH, SOCIAL CONNECTION TO BUILD STRENGTH, AND ACTIVISM TO REBUILD THE SYSTEM THAT CONTINUES TO CAUSE HUNGER TO BEGIN WITH. IT'S AT ONCE FRESH AND NEW WHILE ROOTED IN COMMUNAL TRADITIONS OF THE PAST. WE HOPE THAT THE GRASSROOTS POWER TRUE TO BLOOM COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER SHINES THROUGHOUT BLAINE COUNTY THIS YEAR. IF WE CONTINUE TO HARNESS OUR STRENGTHS AND TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER, WE KNOW RADICAL CHANGE IS POSSIBLE.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Jeanne Ernst - Liston
Executive Di
$128,362
Paul L Ahern Jr
Board Chair
$0
Deb Robertson
Vice Chair
$0
Patti Zebrowski
Treasurer
$0
Laurie Strand
Secretary
$0
Amanda Deaver
Secretary
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $10,000
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$4,880,129
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $625,842
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$4,890,129
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $102,654
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $334,667
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $5,335,562

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 2 grants that Blaine County Hunger Coalition Inc has recieved totaling $3,100.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
James Deering Danielson Foundation

Chicago, IL

PURPOSE: SOCIAL SERVICES

$2,500
First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc

Billings, MT

PURPOSE: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$600
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$1,276,801
Earnings$581,067
Net Contributions$3,100,000
Ending Balance$4,957,868

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