Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$14,461,192

Total expenses

$13,706,973

Contributions and grants received

$14,002,810

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$5,690

Investment income

$354,501

Other revenue

$98,191

Total assets, end of year

$12,100,747

Total liabilities, end of year

$891,180

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$11,209,567

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$12,841,036

Management and general expenses

$303,643

Fundraising expenses

$562,294

Program service expenses (Part III)

$12,841,036

Program services were 93.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM AND AGENCY RELATIONS THE CORE OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK'S WORK IS TO ACQUIRE FOOD TO DISTRIBUTE TO NEEDY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY THROUGH A NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF VOLUNTEER-RUN, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE A NUMBER OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES ARE SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS AND OTHER ON-SITE FEEDING PROGRAMS, THE MAJORITY OF WCFB MEMBER AGENCIES ARE FOOD PANTRIES THAT MAKE UP OUR FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

  Expenses $9,807,927 · Revenue $5,690

• FRESH EXPRESS THE FRESH EXPRESS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONS ARE SPONSORED BY VARIOUS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND ARE HELD WEEKLY AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY. THIS RAPID DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM HELD OUTDOORS PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED PERISHABLE FOOD SUCH AS DAIRY PRODUCTS AND FRESH PRODUCE, THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DISCARDED DUE TO BEING CLOSE DATED. IN 2023, FRESH EXPRESS PROVIDED OVER 580,341 POUNDS OF SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD TO ROUGHLY 5,618 HOUSEHOLDS.

  Expenses $1,242,303

• COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGAM (CSFP) EACH MONTH, THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP)/SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 1,560 LOW-INCOME SENIORS AGED 60 AND OVER WITH FOOD PACKAGES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED SUPPLEMENTS TO THEIR MONTHLY FOOD CONSUMPTION. THIS PROGRAM IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO THE SENIORS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THAT IT HELPS THEM TO MAINTAIN PROPER NUTRITION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CHRONIC ILLNESS. THE COMMODITIES PROVIDED ARE CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND MEATS ALONG WITH PASTA, CEREAL, MILK, JUICE, AND CHEESE. IN 2023, NEARLY 583,187 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.

  Expenses $437,618

• SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM IN 2023, THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM SFSP PROVIDED OVER 7,843 MEALS TO AN AVERAGE OF 229 NEEDY CHILDREN A DAY AT 12 FEEDING SITES THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY. WCFB CONTINUES TO SPONSOR THIS VALUABLE PROGRAM EACH SUMMER TO PROVIDE PROPER NUTRITION AND TEACH GOOD EATING HABITS TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. EXPANSION PROGRAM THE NORTHERN AREA OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY INCLUDING APOLLO, NEW KENSINGTON AND VANDERGRIFT WERE SELECTED AS THE AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE FOOD BANK'S OUTREACH AND EXPANSION EFFORTS DURING 2023. OUR INTENTION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE FOOD BANK AND ITS SERVICES AND TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO ASSIST IN REACHING THE UNDERSERVED WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY SERVICE FOR OUR CURRENT CONSUMERS. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT'S EFFORTS IN 2023, AN ADDITIONAL 460 HOUSEHOLDS WERE ADDED TO THE PANTRY ROLLS. THE OUTREACH AND EXPANSION PROJECT IS AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK TO GAUGE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND ENSURE THAT THE MISSION IS BEING FULFILLED. SNAP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), FORMERLY CALLED FOOD STAMPS, IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES. SNAP PROVIDES BENEFITS TO ENABLE LOW- INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO PURCHASE FOOD TO NOURISH THEIR FAMILIES. THE IMPACT OF THE 737 SNAP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED DURING 2023 CONTRIBUTED TO APPROXIMATELY 930,143 MEALS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. WCFB CONTINUES TO TAKE A LEAD ROLE IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE SNAP OUTREACH PROGRAM IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO FURTHER INCREASE READY ACCESS TO FOOD. BACKPACK PROGRAM WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK RESURRECTED THIS PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS FOR CHILDREN AT SELECT SITES TO RECEIVE A WEEKEND BACKPACK. WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK WORKED WITH VALUE ADDED FOODS TO SUPPLY PRE-PACKED MEAL KITS. THE KITS INCLUDE A TWO-DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD AND THE PACKS ARE GENERALLY DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF EACH WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN 2022-2023 WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK SUPPLIED AN AVERAGE OF 600 WEEKEND MEAL KITS A WEEK TO STUDENTS AT 15 SITES - DERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, MONESSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MONESSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, RAMSAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MT. PLEASANT, H.W. GOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WEST NEWTON, MARIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ROSTRAVER, WESTMORELAND CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER IN NEW STANTON, GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY IN DERRY, MT. PLEASANT JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, WESTMORELAND INTERMEDIATE UNIT, DONEGAL ELEMENTARY, SETON HILL CHILD SERVICES IN IRWIN, GREENSBURG, NEW KENSINGTON AND JEANNETTE. RECIPIENTS ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPANTS QUALIFY BASED ON THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. THE BACKPACK PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE BASED ON FUNDING. MILITARY SHARE PROGRAM IN 2014, FEEDING AMERICA RELEASED THE HUNGER IN AMERICA NATIONAL STUDY AND REVEALED THAT, ONE IN FIVE, 20% OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED BY THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK HAS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER THAT HAS SERVED IN THE MILITARY. HERE AT HOME, 1015 INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK LAST YEAR IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS VETERANS. OUR MILITARY FAMILIES ARE FREQUENTLY OVERLOOKED FOR MANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, YET THEY ARE MOST OFTEN THOSE WHO NEED AID THE MOST. IN OUR PURSUIT TO END HUNGER HERE AT HOME, THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK LAUNCHED THE MILITARY SHARE PROGRAM IN 2016. THE NEW PROGRAM SUPPLIED A LIMITED NUMBER OF MILITARY FAMILIES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY WITH A BOX OF FRESH, FROZEN, AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. THE FOOD BANK WORKED WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER TO DELIVER THIS MUCH NEEDED AID. IN 2023, THERE WERE FOURTEEN DISTRIBUTIONS THAT SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 117 VETERANS AT 6 DIFFERENT SITES WHICH LED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF 162,994 POUNDS OF FOOD. HEALTHY COMMUNITY PROGRAM THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FOOD BANK TO PARNTER WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS/ORGANIZATIONS, HUMANN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD ITEMS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION TO PATIENTS, PARTICIPANTS OR STUDENTS WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR FOOD INSECURITY. PROGRAM EXPANSION EFFORTS IN 2023 HELPED TO GROW THIS PROGRAM BY ADDING SEVEN ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES IDENTIFIED. WITH TEN SITES NOW AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY PROGRAM ALSO SERVES AS A REFERRAL SOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, TO LEARN OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THE FOOD BANK PROVIDES. FILL A GLASS WITH HOPE ALL 40 FOOD PANTRIES WITHIN OUR NETWORK RECEIVE FRESH MILK FROM TURNER'S DAIRY ON A MONTHLY BASIS THROUGH THIS STATEWIDE INITIATIVE. MOBILE MARKET MOBILE MARKET IS OUR NEWEST PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN OCTOBER OF 2022. THIS PROGRAM IS A TRAVELING MOBILE PANTRY THAT DELIVERS FOOD, FREE OF CHARGE, DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LOCATED IN AREAS THAT HAVE LOW ACCESS TO FOOD. WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK HAS HAD 96 DISTRIBUTIONS AT HOUSING SITES AND SOME OF THE LOCAL COLLEGES THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY. THE PROGRAM HAS DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 42,742 POUNDS OF FOOD TO NEARLY 5,169 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. OTHER OTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, DEVELOPMENT, GRANT WRITER, FOOD SOLICITATION, AND FOOD DRIVES.

  Expenses $1,353,188

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

25 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

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