EIN 25-1422682

Westmoreland County Food Bank

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
32
Year formed
1982
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Westmoreland County Food Bank is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Westmoreland County residents who are hungry or at risk of hunger gain access to food. Through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and Operation Fresh Express (OFE) program, the food bank provides approximately 1400 low-income seniors with food packages designed to provide nutritional balance as well as weekly distributions throughout Westmoreland County. It is located in Delmont, PA.
Total revenues
$13,418,819
2022
Total expenses
$12,113,512
2022
Total assets
$11,401,797
2022
Num. employees
32
2022

Program areas at Westmoreland County Food Bank

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
Commodity supplemental Food progam (csfp) each month, the commodity supplemental Food program (csfp)/senior Food box program provides approximately 1,400 low-income seniors age 60 and over with Food packages designed to provide nutritionaly 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 2022, nearly 515,392 pounds of Food was distributed to eligible participants.
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 2022, fresh express provided over 539,986 pounds of supplemental Food to roughly 4,582 households.
Summer Food service program in 2022, the summer Food service program sfsp provided over 27,002 meals to an average of 600 needy children a day at 16 feeding sites throughout Westmoreland County. Wcfb continues to sponsor this valuable program each summer in order to provide proper nutrition and teach good eating habits to disadvantaged children. Expansion program the central area of Westmoreland County including jeannette, north huntingdon, new stanton and adamsburg were selected as the area of focus for the Food Bank's outreach and expansion efforts during 2022. 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 2022, an additional 351 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 956 snap applications submitted during 2022 contributed to approximately 902,189 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 is working with mcclane gobal 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 2021-2022 Westmoreland County Food Bank supplied 497 weekend meal kits 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 2022, there were ten distributions that served 120 veterans 127,179 pounds of Food. Healthy community program launched in june of 2022, this 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. Partnerships were developed at three locations beginning in june of 2022. Growing this program will assist in providing emergency services as identified, and also serve 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 16 distributions at housing sites and some of the local colleges throughout Westmoreland County. The program has distributed a total of 7,462 pounds of Food to nearly 954 household members. Other other exempt purpose program services include volunteer activities, development, grant writer, Food solicitation, and Food drives.

Who funds Westmoreland County Food Bank

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Feeding AmericaFight Hunger$176,705
Feeding PennsylvaniaHunger Relief$149,878
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania (UWSWPA)United Way Grant$140,000
...and 64 more grants received totalling $1,203,681

Personnel at Westmoreland County Food Bank

NameTitleCompensation
Jennifer MillerChief Executive Officer$98,931
Randee EberhardtChief Financial Officer / Director of Finance and Human Resources / Director of Finance / Financial Director$81,995
Kevin PovichDirector of Operations
Deana pastorDirector of Technology Services
Lauren HillDirector of Development
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for Westmoreland County Food Bank

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$13,154,055
Program services$5,700
Investment income and dividends$84,274
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$4,000
Net income from fundraising events$100,188
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$70,602
Total revenues$13,418,819

Form 990s for Westmoreland County Food Bank

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-09990View PDF
2021-122022-11-09990View PDF
2020-122021-11-09990View PDF
2019-122021-02-26990View PDF
2018-122019-12-13990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 23 new grant, including a grant for $176,705 from Feeding America
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $140,000 from The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania (UWSWPA)
January 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 17 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Allegheny Foundation
December 30, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
Nonprofit Types
Food banksFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
100 Devonshire Dr
Delmont, PA 15626
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
County
Westmoreland County, PA
Website URL
westmorelandfoodbank.org/ 
Phone
(724) 468-8660
Facebook page
toyotaofgreensburg 
Twitter profile
@westmorelandfb 
IRS details
EIN
25-1422682
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1982
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
K31: Food Banks, Food Pantries
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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