Dear Friends,

Food for Others experienced another record year. The good news is that we helped 15,150 families, more than ever before, and that the rate of expansion seems to have slowed down.  The bad news is that we experienced a $43,673 deficit of expenses over revenues, appreciably larger than the FY 2003 deficit of $22,855.  We expect another record year in FY 2005 due to the simple fact that the population of families living in poverty continues to increase.  We have downsized staff to trim expenses and increased fund raising activities in order to prevent deficit operations in FY 2005.
 Food distribution amounted to more than two million pounds for the second year in a row.  Food for Others depends on food donations.  Grocery stores and the Capital Area Food Bank are the major donors.  Food drives, especially those conducted by the Boy Scouts, Postal Workers and schools, are important sources of nonperishable food.  Gleaning activities provide fresh produce, especially at the U. S. Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, where hundreds of volunteers participate every season.    Donations of meat products, milk and eggs are limited but are important nutritionally.  Thanks to Hunters for the Hungry and the Fairfax County Deer Management Program, Food for Others receives thousands of pounds of frozen venison that are welcomed by our clients.  Most of our food purchases are for milk and eggs.  Funding for milk and eggs has decreased substantially because of reduced United Way Community Services Funds support.  The leading source of donated food in FY 2004 continued to be the Capital Area Food Bank, 837,238 pounds compared with 919,474 pounds last year.
Food for Others obtains much of its food through food rescue operations.  Staff and volunteers pick up good food that would otherwise be thrown away, due to overstocking or an expired sell date on the product, from local grocery stores and other retail food establishments.  The food is brought to the warehouse for temporary storage including refrigeration as appropriate.  Food drives provide most of the nonperishable food.

Major Achievements in FY 2004
 

• Direct food assistance at our Merrifield warehouse – 13,148 families compared with 12,101 families in FY 03, 9,683 in FY 02 and 4,802 in FY 01.  Clients are given emergency food and/or USDA commodities from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Supplementary food assistance at 15 sites in low-income neighborhoods – averaged 306 families on a typical night compared with 314 in FY 03, 305 in FY 02 and 301 in FY 01.   Volunteers deliver food to neighborhood sites 41 times every week.

• Food bank services to 49 churches and other organizations – these groups served an average of 1,696 families monthly compared with 1,631 families in FY 03, 1,768 in FY 02 and 1,691 in FY 01.

Management

Roxanne Rice was employed as Executive Director in February 2004 to provide Food for Others with the professional management needed to meet continuing expansion.  Roxanne was formerly with the Fairfax-Falls Church United Way and has quickly addressed growth and funding issues.  We thank outgoing and dedicated directors who completed their terms in FY 2004, President Sue Federico, Treasurer Bill Jones, and Directors Terry Donald, Richard Fruchterman, Walter Mortensen, Lauro Romero and Rev. Ron Winters.  New or returning directors included Vice President for Fundraising Ed Demoney, Treasurer Carmine Carullo and Director Richard Guadagno.  Current officers and board members are:
 

• Anne Suter Zimmer –  Chair
• Sami Satouri – Vice Chair
• John Baldus – Vice President for Operations
• Ed Demoney – Vice President for Fundraising
• Carmine Carullo – Treasurer
• Don Wallace – Secretary
• Pam Koch – Director of Programs and Projects
• Richard Guadagno – Member
• Roosevelt Hardwick – Member
• Nancy Malthouse – Member
• Jim Pottmyer – Member

Both office volunteers and warehouse staff have improved their efficiency for direct food assistance in Merrifield and a relatively stable level of clients at food distribution sites and organizations using Food for Others as a food bank. Volunteers share the brunt of intake and recordkeeping work.  Staff is mostly involved with the heavy lifting associated with moving more than 80 tons of food in and out of Merrifield every month.  We have installed a new computer intake system, streamlining our office operations and greatly reducing what had become a mountain of paperwork.  Other technology includes our website, http://www.foodforothers.org, and e-mail address, rrice@foodforothers.org.

Staff departing Food for Others included Office Manager Linda Atwell and Driver/Warehouse Technician Silvia Quintanilla.  New staff members include Roxanne Rice and Rosie Green.
 

• Roxanne Rice, Executive Director
• Indalecio Robles, Site Manager
• April Simmons, Commodity Coordinator
• Charles Johnson, Warehouse Manager
• Marcos Bokajian, Driver/Warehouse Technician
• Felicidad Senzano, Warehouse Technician
• Rosie Green, Warehouse Technician

 Anne Suter Zimmer

Donors

In addition to the hundreds of individuals who contributed time and financial support, we received financial contributions from the following:
 

Faith Community:	Other Support:
Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church, Vienna	ARC Management
Burke United Methodist Church, Burke	Bearing Point
Cherrydale United Methodist Church, Arlington	Boy Scouts of America, Fairfax
Chesterbrook United Methodist Church, McLean	Clifton Betterment Association, Clifton
Christ/Crossman United Methodist Church, Falls Church	Fairfax County Deer Management Program - donated venison
Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Oakton	Fairfax Public Schools
Epiphany United Methodist Church, Vienna	Federal Realty
Grace Presbyterian Church, Springfield	Hunters for the Hungry - donated venison
Little River United Church of God, Annandale	International Monetary Fund
McLean Baptist Church, McLean	IUPAT
McLean Bible Church, McLean	Leisuretime Recreation
Mt Olivet United Methodist Church, Arlington	Merrill Lynch
Pohick Episcopal Church, Lorton	Mitretek Systems, Inc.
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Falls Church	National Association of Letter Carriers, Northern Virginia
St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, McLean	Network for Good
St. James Catholic Church, Falls Church	Quest Benefits,Inc.
St. John’s United Methodist Church, Springfield	St. Paul’s Insurance
St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Vienna	Vistronix
St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Vienna	Washington Redskins Council
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Arlington
Sydenstricker United Methodist Church, Springfield
Vale United Methodist Church, Oakton
Warner Baptist Church, Bailey’s Crossroads
Wesley United Methodist Church, Vienna
Foundations:
Arlington Community Foundation, $2,000	Fannie Mae Foundation (Help the Homeless Walk), $2,677
Bank of America Foundation - $500	Philip L. Graham Fund, $5,000
Community Foundation for the National Capital Region -	Washington Forrest Foundation, $6,500
Starr Foundation Fund, $15,000	Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign - $1,100
The Constitution Foundation, $1,000	United Way/Combined Federal Campaign, $58,800
The Elm Foundation - $350	United Way Community Services Funds, $13,000
Exxon Mobil Foundation - $2,500	Verizon Foundation - $250

Food for Others is funded in part through the Fairfax County Consolidated Community Funding Pool and the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Services Block Grant Fund.
 

Food for Others United Way/Combined Federal Campaign Designation Number is 8912.

Summary Statement of Activities for Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004
 

Revenues	$ FY 2001	$ FY 2002	$ FY 2003	$ FY2004
Arlington County contract for services	18,000	18,000	18,900	18,900
Fairfax County contract for services	61,800	63,400	94,000	113,917
Fairfax County – donated rent & utilities	94,500	111,000	146,515	123,070
Commonwealth of Virginia	8,900	28,400		18,360
Food donations	2,811,800	2,993,300	3,633,365	3,303,112
United Way Services	107,600	124,600	127,068	85,977
Foundations	27,800	65,300	33,562	33,710
Churches	15,900	26,000	21,476	22,249
Individuals, businesses and other	31,900	48,300	53,623	59,544
Investment income	1,400	1,400	1,602	304
Total	$3,179,600	$3,479,700	$4,130,111	$3,779,143
Expenses-Program services	$ FY 2001	$ FY 2002	$ FY 2003	$ FY2004
Salaries and benefits	154,200	192,100	219,607	231,138
Donated rent & utilities	87,900	103,300	111,208	114,455
Donated food distributed	2,831,400	2,951,600	3,654,196	3,311,642
Purchased food	77,900	78,700	56,675	62,510
Vehicle expenses	8,000	10,200	8,581	12,245
Depreciation	7,100	7,500	4,911	4,509
Other – insurance, supplies, printing, etc	3,900	23,200	13,520	9,752
Management and general	19,300	21,600	45,864	68,250
Fundraising	1,800	1,400	11,467	8,315
Total	$3,201,500	$3,389,600	$4,152,966	$3,822,816
Increase/decrease in net assets	(21,900)	90,100	(22,855)	(43,673)
Value of volunteer hours	$303,500	$309,900	$390,216	$429,692

Comments:  Food donations were valued at $1.50 per pound in FY 01 and FY 02, $1.69 in FY 03 and $1.59 in FY 04 in accordance with the Second Harvest Food Bank valuations.  The hourly rate for non-professional volunteer time is estimated at $18.93 for FY 04, $18.26 for FY 03 and $14.00 for FY 02 and FY 01, an average value of volunteer time from three sources:  the Virginia Employment Commission, the National Center for Charitable Statistics, and the HUD Guidelines for Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance.
 

Our Vision  We are dedicated to assuring a food source for Northern Virginia’s needy. Our Mission  We obtain and distribute free food to the hungry of Northern Virginia,  We support food programs of other community based organizations.  We provide a channel for people to help their neighbors by actively volunteering their service.

Summary Statement of Financial Position for Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004
 

Assets	$ FY 2001	$ FY 2002	$ FY 2003	$FY 2004
Cash	27,900	82,400	107,336	79,223
Due from United Way/CFC Services	46,200	53,600	41,567	43,854
Due from United Way Community ervices	45,000	36,100	20,549	13,000
Due from America's Charities				5,739
Accounts Receivable	8,900	4,400		4,278
Donated food inventory	36,900	78,600	57,732	49,202
Fixed assets	28,400	20,600	23,387	22,615
Prepaid benefits		4,000	4,856	3,261
Total Assets	$193,300	$279,600	$255,427	$221,172
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued wages	10,300	15,400	14,053	23,471
Deferred contract income	8,900	000	000	000
Total Liabilities	$19,200	$15,400	$14,053	$23,471
Net Assets
Unrestricted	82,900	154,600	179,258	124,036
Temporarily restricted	91,200	109,600	62,116	73,665
Total Net Assets	174,100	264,200	241,374	197,701
Total Liabilities and Net Assets	$193,300	$279,600	$255,427	$221,172

Food for Others United Way/Combined Federal Campaign Designation Number is 8912.