Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32* SHARED MAINTENANCE: GBFB receives shared maintenance fees from its member agencies in order to offset the cost of handling and redistributing donated food, as recommended by Feeding America. EXPENSES 17.64% .50% 57.92% 18.35% .71% 4.88% 91.88% 4.82% 3.30% ENDING NET ASSETS FOR 2016 $37,605,054 Individual, Corporate & Foundation Contributions $15,527,056 Contributed Services & In-Kind Gifts $440,809 Food Donations $50,973,942 Other $4,291,010 Shared Maintenance* $622,346 Government Funds $16,143,965 TOTAL REVENUE $87,999,128 REVENUE Program Services $82,321,744 Fundraising $2,951,138 Management & General $4,321,899 TOTAL EXPENSES $89,594,781 2 Financial Highlights Dear Friends and Supporters, This year, The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) took a giant step in connecting hunger and health. We became the first food bank in the nation to hire a physician with a specialty in public health and food security. Under the leadership of Kathryn Brodowski, MD, MPH and our newly formed Food Security Task Force, GBFB has embarked on an ambitious public health initiative to forge partnerships with community health centers throughout Eastern Massachusetts. In 2016, we launched the first of these collaborations with Charles River Community Health Center in Brighton and the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center in order to help end hunger in these communities. Working closely with the centers, GBFB supports screening patients for food insecurity, provides information on community food resources, and operates a free, produce-only Mobile Market on site. These monthly Mobile Markets align with our goal to be a consistent source of healthy food for our 530 member agencies across Eastern Massachusetts. Fruits and vegetables comprised 28 percent of the 57.7 million pounds of food we provided in 2016 and center-of-the-plate high protein items, such as chicken and, for the first time, frozen seafood, made up 22 percent, as you will see on page 14. Much of the produce we distributed was locally grown and purchased from more than 40 Massachusetts farmers through the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program, a critical source of state funding for GBFB. In total, we provided more than 48 million meals—an increase of nearly 7 percent over last year. These additional meals helped us reach 94 percent of our goal to ensure those in need like Laurie and Staci, whom you will meet inside, have access to at least One Meal a Day. Still, the reality remains that 1 in 10 people across Eastern Massachusetts is food insecure. However, thanks to your commitment and generous support, we dare to imagine ending hunger here. And together, we know we can. Sincerely, Catherine D’Amato Woody Bradford President and CEO Board Chair 1 The Greater Boston Food Bank 2016 Annual Report Leadership Message The Greater Boston Food Bank 2016 Annual Report