2018 ANNUAL REPORT

Hunger is America’s greatest solvable problem.Inside is how we are helping 62,520 struggling Southeast Missourians.

FOOD changes EVERYTHING.

To end hunger and leverage the power of food to build a healthy community.

Our Service Area

OUR MISSION

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OUR MISSION AND VISION

OUR MISSION IS ACHIEVED BY

OUR VISION:A community in which everyone

has access to sufficient

nutritious food.

DEAR FRIENDS,

3Karen Green, Chief Executive Officer Gary Elders, Board Chair

TOGETHER WE GIVE FAMILIES HOPE.

Wanda had ruptured three disks in her back disabling her. A food pantry helps her eat regularly. Marie has congestive heart failure and relies on our senior food boxes to survive. Jermaine and his wife rely on mobiles to stretch their paychecks to provide nutritious food for their children.

Fortunately, their stories and countless others have nourishing endings. For 33 years the staff, donors, volunteers, and agencies of Southeast Missouri Food Bank have worked to alleviate a lack of nutritious food in our service area.

Thanks to generous donors, more than 9.8 million meals were served to hungry men, women, and children in 2018. Our focus on nutritious food continues to grow as we’ve rescued and distributed more than 1 million pounds of donated produce. This food comes from local farmers through our Farm to Food Bank Program. Our partnership with Southeast Correctional Center and their restorative justice horticulture program excites us, too. We provide seeds and SECC donates the produce of their expanded, 7-acre farm.

With your help, nutritious foods fill the pantries and plates of neighbors. Backpacks for Friday, ABC Pantries, Senior Food Boxes, and Truck to Table Mobile Pantries remain strong programs. Together with the help of all our Hunger Heros, we continue to feed our community. Because you care, we've reached milestones that were unimaginable 33 years ago.

Solving hunger is a daunting task and we're so grateful for every contributor of food, funds, and time. We take hunger seriously and we're glad you're here to help us meet the needs of too many Missouri families.

Good stewardship of your gifts remains a priority. Once again the BBB accreditation and another 4-Star (highest) rating from Charity Navigator were received. We are in the top 10% of food banks and food assistance organizations nationwide for good stewardship practices. We work hard to earn your trust and support.

Thank you – your gifts helped, reached, and fed more in 2018.

Letter from our CEO and BOARD CHAIR

OUR GROWTH

27,119 MEALS EACH DAY!

2018

11,878,412 Total Poundage

TOTAL POUNDS DISTRIBUTED = 11,878,412 pounds

2016 2017

9,892,867

10,474,861

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10%

26%

24%

6%

1%

14%

19%

Food and Grocery Industry(not including produce)= 1,268,145 lbs (10%)USDA (TEFAP & CSFP) = 3,360,000 lbs (26%)

Feeding America = 3,084,090 lbs (24%)

Purchased = 826,548 lbs (6.5%)

Food Drives = 63,053 lbs (1%)

Locally Donated = 1,719,894 lbs (13.5%)

Produce = 2,427,677 lbs (19%)

OUR FOOD SOURCES

9,898,676 Meals distributed in 2018

WHERE YOUR GIFTS GO

According to Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s Unaudited Financial Statement for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018:

IncomeTotal Income: $20,118,688

Cash 15.12%Food/In-Kind 84.88%

ExpensesTotal Expenses: $19,078,941

Administrative/Management and General: 1.35%Fundraising: 1.75%Program Services: 96.90%

2018 Cash Breakdown $3,125,035Local: 13.93%Fund: 23.92%Grants: 60.70%Other: 1.45%

Fund BalanceEnding Net Assets: $9,030,523

Total Assets: $9,169,833Total Liabilities: $166,310

2018 Expense Breakdown

Program Services (96.90%)

Fundraising (1.75%)

Administrative/Management (1.35%)

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Accessing food is challenging, especially for families considered part of the working poor. To overcome work schedule barriers, most mobile distributions are held after 5 PM during the work week and on Saturdays, increasing clients' ability to access food and provide for themselves and their families. More than 2 million lbs. of food was distributed to over 42,000 families in 2018.

Truck to Table Mobile Food Pantry Program

In 2018, Truck to Table held 208 distributions.

An average of 203 families are served at each Mobile Distribution.

ABC School Mobile Pantry serves students in the most impoverished counties with some of the highest rates of children enrolled in the Free Breakfast & Lunch Program in Missouri.

The goal is to provide an accessible source of food to hungry children at a familiar location & safe environment.

Reaching children in need with nutritious food increases the likelihood of better health and developmental outcomes, resulting in higher academic achievement.

A Better Childhood School Mobile Pantry

ABC School Pantries serve 375 Families monthly.

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In Southeast Missouri, 1 out of every 5 children goes to bed hungry. This represents 18,390 hungry children. While schools offer Free and Reduced Breakfast and Lunch Programs, providing food Monday through Friday, families often struggle to provide food during the weekends. Backpacks For Friday (BFF) responds to this need & provides food each school year weekend when other resources are not available. BFF is in 26 schools.

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Backpacks For Friday (BFF) Program

572 children and their families receive food weekly.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (food stamps) is an important part of the solution to our community’s hunger crisis

Reliable access to food has a tremendous impact. Kids who benefit from food stamps graduate from high school 18% more often than children in similar circumstances who did not receive food stamps.

In 2018, 329 Individuals were provided with SNAP Application Assistance.

SNAP Application Assistance

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Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)& Food Resource Expansion to Support Health (FRESH)

CSFP serves over 4,800 low-income seniors every month.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)TEFAP is a federal program that provides food commodities to Southeast Missourians in need of hunger relief.In 2018, TEFAP provided over 1.1 million pounds of nutritious food to food insecure households. 1 in 6 households struggle with food insecurity.

Approximately 1 out of 8 Missouri seniors is food insecure. Southeast Missouri Food Bank senior clients are three times more likely to have diabetes & high blood pressure. A healthy diet is critical in preventing chronic diseases and managing symptoms.

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) supplements diets by providing monthly USDA commodities to low income seniors. In 2018, CSFP provided over 1.5 million pounds of food to vulnerable seniors.

Thanks to Missouri Foundation for Health, Enterprise Foundation, and Prevention is Key Foundation for our FRESH Grant. FRESH provides select CSFP sites with a health component and additional produce.

FRESH enabled seniors to reduce their A1Cs by an average of 0.11% .

Additionally, 7.8% of seniors reduced their high blood pressure to within normal range (140/90 or less).

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Retail Store & Manufacturing DonationsIn 2018, our Retail Store & Manufacturing partners donated 2.2 million pounds of nutritious food & hygiene products. Donations are distributed to member agencies and through our Truck to Table Program directly impacting thousands of individuals each week.

Top Retail & Manufacturer Donors PoundsWalmart Stores 890,383Procter & Gamble 265,931Aldi 198,835Refresco 133,709Gilster Mary Lee Corporation 78,823Kroger/Ruler Foods 73,984Tyson Foods Dexter 29,240All Others 570,869Total Retail & Manufacturer Donations received in 2018 2,241,774

Farm to Food Bank Produce Program

Three Cheers for Our Amazing Volunteers!

876 Volunteers5,754 Hours1,325,166 Meals

Food Drives: 34Pounds: 63,053 lbs.

Top Food Drives (more than 2,000 pounds) PoundsStamp Out Hunger 19,842Boy Scouts - Scouting for Food 13,329Kids Against Hunger 8,217Nestle Purina (Bloomfield) 7,584Sikeston 5th and 6th Grade Center 2,185Lambda Chi Alpha - SEMO Univ 2,090

Individuals with 50+ volunteer hours HoursJoe Kennard 349.7Sheila Hawkins 264.75Larry Gregory 239.95Mary Gregory 235.9Teresa Tipler 137Dorothy Blissett 128.7Greg Presley 92.25Standley Thomas 68.8

Rescued and RepackedOur volunteers work hard six days a week to sort, repack, and label the food we receivefrom food drives and pack food for CSFPsenior boxes. In 2018, our volunteerspacked 1,590,200 pounds.

VIP Groups HoursZion United Methodist Church Group in Gordonville 543New McKendree United Methodist Church - Jackson 457St. Vincent De Paul Council of Catholic Women/Men-Cape 441Anchor Academy - Vanduser 162Cummins Sales & Service - Sikeston 153

SEMO Food Bank served over 60,000 individuals every month.

2018 Program Poundage Distributed

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Our Member Agencies

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Bollinger

Butler

Cape Girardeau

Our network of 180 member agencies across Southeast Missouri provides direct food assistance services to struggling families. Food Bank member agencies include food pantries, homeless shelters, senior citizens’ programs, low income children’s programs, and domestic violence shelters. In 2018, the total poundage distributed through our member agencies was 7,133,977.

LITTLE WHITEWATER FOOD PANTRY

MARBLE HILL PANTRY

ZALMA GENERAL BAPTIST FOOD PANTRY

AGAPE

BREAKING BREAD KITCHEN-BREAD SHED

BROSELEY SENIOR CENTER

CHILD CONCERN CENTER

FEED AND SEED FOOD PANTRY

FRIENDS MINISTRY

HAVEN HOUSE

HOLY CROSS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

LIFELINE CHURCH PANTRY

NEELYVILLE FOOD PANTRY

NEW COVENANT FELLOWSHIP PANTRY

NORTHSIDE NUTRITION CENTER

PB FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD

QULIN FOOD PANTRY

QULIN NUTRITION CENTER

RECYCLING GRACE MINISTRIES

SHEPHERD'S FOLD CHURCHST VINCENT DEPAUL-PB

TWIN RIVERS GENERAL BAPTIST

UNITED GOSPEL MISSION SOUP KITCHEN

UNITED GOSPEL RESCUE MISSION PANTRY

ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE CAPE

AGING MATTERS

AMEN CENTER

APOSTOLIC PROMISE CHURCH

BIG SPRING SHELTERED WORKSHOP

CARTER COUNTY FOOD PANTRY

CARTER COUNTY SENIOR CENTER

GRANDIN HOLY GHOST OUTREACHVAN BUREN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY

COMPASSION CAFE

FAITH FAMILY WORSHIP

FAITH FOUNDATION CHILDRENS HME

MADISON COUNTY FOOD PANTRY

MADISON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER

CARING COMMUNITIES

CHARLESTON NUTRITION CENTER

EAST PRAIRIE NUTRITION CENTER

FLAME OF HOPE

SHINING LIGHT FOOD PANTRY

SHINING LIGHT SOUP KITCHEN

ST HENRY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

SUSANNA WESLEY

ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE CAPE

AGING MATTERS

AMEN CENTER

APOSTOLIC PROMISE CHURCH

ASSOC FOR PERSONS W/ DISABILIT

BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH

CAPE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

CATHOLIC SOCIAL MINISTRIES

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH PANTRY

COMMUNITY CARING COUNCIL

EAST MO ACTION AGENCY

FISH VOLUNTEERS OF CAPE

FRUITLAND COM. CHURCH PANTRY

GIBSON RECOVERY CENTER

HOUSE OF HOPE FIRST ASSEMBLY

JACKSON SENIOR CENTER

LAKE GIRARDEAU ASSEMBLY OF GOD

OPTIONS FOR WOMEN

RED STAR PANTRY

REVIVAL CENTER

REVIVAL CENTER SOUP KITCHEN

ROCK OF CAPE

SAFE HOUSE FOR WOMEN

SALVATION ARMY PANTRY

SALVATION ARMY SOUP KITCHEN

BRAVE PROGRAM

DUNKLIN COUNTY CARING COUNCILFREEDOM HOUSE MBTC

GREATER VISION INT MINISTRY

HELPING HAND PANTRY MINSTRL ALLI

HOLCOMB ASSEMBLY OF GOD PANTRY

HOLCOMB ASSEMBLY OF GOD SOUP KITCHEN

KENNETT OAKS CENTER

OPEN DOOR FOOD PANTRY

ST TERESA SCHOOL

UNITED VOICE OF ZION

Our Member Agencies

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Pemiscot

New Madrid

Perry

FRIENDSHIP CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST

LIFE CHURCH

MATTHEWS HOLY GHOST

NEW MADRID CO FAMILY RESOURCE

NEW MADRID FOOD PANTRY

NEW MADRID OAKS SENIOR CENTER

PILGRIM REST MB CHURCH

PORTAGEVILLE SENIOR CENTER

AGAPE HELP CENTER

CARUTHERSVILLE SEMO PANTRY

CARUTHERSVILLE SENIOR CENTER

JESUS DELIVERS SOUP KITCHEN

PEMISCOT CO INITIATIVE NETWORK

PEMISCOT PROGRESSIVE INDUSTRY

PENTECOSTAL POWER CHURCH

PENTECOSTAL POWER SOUP KITCHEN

WE CARE MINISTRIES

WORD OUTREACH MINISTRIES

CELEBRATE RECOVERY PERRYVILLE PANTRY

LADIES OF CHARITY

PERRY CO SENIOR CITIZEN CTR

REGIONAL FAMILY CRISIS CENTER

TERRACE GARDENS

BLACK RIVER BAPTIST PANTRY

ELLINGTON APOSTOLIC TABERNACLE

HOLY GHOST OUTREACH MINISTRIES

REYNOLDS CO FOOD PANTRY

REYNOLDS CO SHELTERED WKSHP

REYNOLDS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING

GREAT CIRCLE

LEAN ON ME PANTRY

NAYLOR SENIOR CITIZEN

RIPLEY CO SR CITIZENS CLUB

VICTORY CHRISTIAN PANTRY

BLOOMSDALE ST VINCENT DEPAUL

HOPE CHURCH

ST VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY

STE GEN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

STE GEN CO NUTRITIONAL CTR

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH PANTRY

ASPIRE WOMEN'S CENTERCHAFFEE MIN. ALLIANCE PANTRY

CHAFFEE NUTRITION

COMMUNITY SHELTERED WORKSHOP

DAEOC HOMELESS SHELTER

FATHER'S ARMS FELLOWSHIP

GOOD NEIGHBOR PANTRY (GNP)

GUARDIAN ANGEL SCHOOL

HARVEST FOUNDATION, INC

HOUSE OF REFUGE

JESUS IN DISGUISE FOOD PANTRY

KENNY ROGERS CHILDREN'S CENTER

MINER BAPTIST CHURCH

MO BOOTHEEL REGIONAL CONSORT

MORLEY CHURCH OF GOD PANTRY

SCOTT CITY FOOD PANTRY

SHADY ACRES CHURCH OF CHRIST

SIKESTON OAKS SENIOR CENTER

ST DENIS SCHOOL

ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL

YMCA OF SOUTHEAST MO

Scott

Sainte Genevieve

ADVANCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

BERNIE GEN BAPTIST PANTRY

BLOOMFIELD TRINITY UMC DIAPER MINISTRY

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH PANTRY

HANDS OF HOPE SOUP KITCHEN

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTER

MOTHER TO MOTHER

PALMS OF SHARING

PUXICO NUTRITION CENTER

STODDARD CO ARC-BOUCHER

STODDARD CO ARC-DAY ACTIVITIES CTR

STODDARD CO ARC-WALNUT

STODDARD CO CHILDREN'S HOME

STODDARD CO GOSPEL MISSION

STODDARD CO SENIOR CITIZENS AGENCY

CLEARWATER MINISTERIAL ALLI

1st ASSEMBLY OF GOD OF WILLIAMSVILLE

JONAH'S JAVA FOOD PANTRY

JONAH'S JAVA KITCHEN

LAKE WAPPAPELLO METHODIST PANTRY

MAIN STREET MINISTRIES

PIEDMONT FIRST CHURCH NAZARENE

WILLIAMSVILLE SENIOR CENTER

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Our Donors$20,000-$99,999

$10,000-$19,999

$5,000-$9,999

Missouri Foundation for Health

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Emergency Food & Shelter Program Grant

Walmart Foundation

Perry County School Disrict No 32.

J.R. Albert Foundation, Inc.

Mary Kay McAllister

Pemiscot County Initiative Network

Drury Southwest

Ste. Genevieve R-2 SchoolsCargill IncorporatedGreeley Community ChurchMissouri Farmers CareDexter R-11 School DistrictSouthface Nonprofit Energy-Water EfficiencyNational Grocers AssociationDr. Linza & Julie KillionRed Nose Day Fund

Cummins Foundation

Monsanto Fund

Trinity United Methodist Church

Bernie R-XIII School District

Puxico R-8 Schools

Naylor School District #2

First Presbyterian Church of Cape

David & Gail Crader

La Croix UMC of Benton

Susan Todt - Big Stuff Preschool & Childcare

Montgomery Bank

Michael & Debra Toney

Kelly Irvin Westbrook

ABD Crop Consulting, LLC

Feeding Missouri - Missouri Food Bank Assn

Stonebright Foundation

Tom & Laveta Williams

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Our Donors$1,000-$4,999

Linda BurnsOran School District R-3Unilever United States Foundation, Inc.Brenda TillmanSt. Paul United Methodist ChurchWayne CrullJennifer WoodAltrusa Club of SikestonAmeren MissouriSheila & William BoyerMichael & Sharon EckDonna MorganAnn RitterSECC NAACP Branch 44-AARebecca SmithJerry StoneAbbey Road Christian ChurchFirst Christian Church-DoniphanSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchMichele McFarlandFirst United Methodist ChurchAmber MillerTom & Cheryl DameronGateway Combined Federal CampaignFernando ArzolaCharles & Joann CarlstromKyle & Shannon ColleMarni & Morris Propp II FoundationBetty Ann MizeOrthodox Anglican ChurchDonald R. RobertsDr. David StroudThomas C ThomsenCarl TrainSedgewickville Baptist ChurchDr. Kenneth & Mrs. Emily PhillipsTrevin & Fallan MayabbAnand VenkataMark LeiboldCharlotte Bess

J.M. Smucker CoBarbara C GlackinNaomi Atkinson-NewmanDaniel & Elizabeth RichmondDarrell & Connie UlrichSubwayJohnny VavakChristian Women's FellowshipDogwood United Methodist ChurchLogan Creek General Baptist Church, Inc.Bootheel Striping & Asphalt SealingVal CraderPinnacle FoodsAgriumChristine N AideWilliam & Carolyn BohnertCape Radiology GroupCapital Sand Proppants LLCVernon CrossLarry DeWittAmy DowdyDarden FoundationTim & Linda Sue GarnerGordon & Margaret HaycraftStephen HunterJohn & Ann HuxInfinity Recycling Solutions, LLCM. D. & Dorothy LimbaughProcter and GambleKent & Karen PuchbauerSikeston Lions ClubRoger & Kay TolliverRichard & Annette TroutTyson Foods, Inc.-DexterAnn WagganerNaomi WahlWalmart Cape #188Walmart Neighborhood Mkt Cape #7072York Family Foundation

Joe & Tommie TidwellHolcomb School District R-3Woodland School District R-4Missouri Association of Trial LawyersKyle & Calli ThomaPepsiCo WalmartSouthern Comfort Cabins & RV ResortKellogg CompanyRichard & Marilyn HawkinsKaren & Ralph GreenCoad Park West, Inc.Tri-State Water Treatment, Inc.Marilyn WeaverMacy's IncIsle of Capri CapePrevention is Key FoundationShelby SprayTyson FoodsRichland R-1 Reorganized School District1st General Baptist Church of BloomfieldLiberty Hill General BaptistSt. Joe General Baptist ChurchTrinity United Methodist ChurchMary DyerRichard H & Christine MontgomerySERVPRO of Cape Girardeau & Scott CoBig Stuff Preschool & Child CareJohn & Faye MiddletonDonald & Jane Rosenbarger, Jr.Amazing In Home Services, Inc.John RichbourgANW Refrigeration Services, Inc.Charlene FreemanKennett United Way FundJames & Teresa MaurerMissouri Employers MutualWalmart Malden #453Walmart Sikeston #9MO State Employee Charitable Cmpgn Div.Produce for KidsPeter & Cindy Maher

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Our Board and StaffBoard of Directors Staff

Gary Elders - Board ChairWalmart Supercenter in Cape Girardeau

Mark AveryTyson Foods, Inc.

Julianna FordAmericare Systems, Inc.

Janey FoustCobblestone Corner

Karen GreenSoutheast Missouri Food Bank

Roger GuilliamsProcter and Gamble

Shirlene HechtKFVS 12 (A Gray TV affiliate)

Frank JonesCPU Inc.

Marty PlatzCoast to Coast Signs

Danielle PoynerDrury Southwest

Karen Green Chief Executive Officer

Ed DespainDriverRodney DoverAssistant Director of Facilities & TransportationCasey GuzmanWarehouse Associate/DriverJoey KeysChief Advancement OfficerKeith KiddDriver/Warehouse AssociateNirmala LambertDirector of FinanceJennie MalerichAccounting & HR AssistantPam MartinHealth & Benefits Outreach SpecialistTara McGuireAdministrative AssistantDarrell McKayWarehouse Associate/ DriverSteve NealDirector of Business AdministrationCamille PetersPartner Relations/ Compliance DirectorAdrian Smith Warehouse Associate/ DriverMary ThatchCommunity Outreach CoordinatorDebra TidwellUSDA Programs DirectorTom WardFacilities & Transportation DirectorLaveta WilliamsWarehouse AssociateJoyce WollenburgCommunications & Development ManagerJennifer WoodChief Development Officer

P.O. Box 190 | 600 St. Hwy HSikeston, MO 63801-0190

573.471.1818 (t) | 573.471.3659 (f)1.855.703.FOOD (3663)www.semofoodbank.org

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Donors including individuals, businesses, churches, foundations, USDA, and organizations donate food, funds, and volunteer time.

SEMO Food Bank collects and distributes food and hygiene products to partner agencies.

Food is provided to struggling Southeast Missouri families.

WHAT YOU CAN DODonate: Every $1 can equal 4 mealsParticipate: It takes a lot of hands to move millions of pounds of foodCoordinate: Organize a Food DriveAdvocate: “Like” SEMO Food Bank on Facebook and “Follow” us on Twitter

DONORS FOOD BANK MEMBER AGENCIES THOSE WHO NEED FOOD

HOW DO WE DO IT?

Member agencies

Food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, mobile pantries, senior and child nutrition programs.