2025-11-10T14:34:45-05:00 2024-12-31 233022325 ZELENKOFSKE AXELROD LLC 210 TOLLGATE HILL ROAD GREENSBURG PA 15601 990 2024-01-01 251422682 WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK INC WEST 7244688660 100 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE DELMONT PA 15626 JENNIFER MILLER CEO 7244688660 2025-11-10 true false JARED C EWING P00596532 7248342151 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIFER MILLER 100 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE DELMONT PA 15626 20305704 false X WWW.WESTMORELANDFOODBANK.ORG X 1982 PA OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE OUR NEIGHBORS WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE HUNGRY OR AT RISK OF HUNGER TO HAVE READY ACCESS TO FOOD. 10 9 39 5052 0 14002810 15966770 5690 5890 354501 475478 98191 59573 14461192 16507711 0 0 2007486 2230748 363820 329892 553086 11335667 12044734 13706973 14605374 754219 1902337 12100747 14192619 891180 883265 11209567 13309354 X OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE OUR NEIGHBORS WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE HUNGRY OR AT RISK OF HUNGER TO HAVE READY ACCESS TO FOOD. false false 10139934 5890 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 1309550 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 2024, FRESH EXPRESS PROVIDED OVER 581,282 POUNDS OF SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD TO ROUGHLY 5,618 HOUSEHOLDS. 487533 COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGAM (CSFP) EACH MONTH, THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP)/SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 1,612 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 2024, NEARLY 622,815 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 1805745 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM IN 2024, THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM SFSP PROVIDED OVER 19,650 MEALS TO AN AVERAGE OF 292 NEEDY CHILDREN A DAY AT 20 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 TO EASTERN AREA OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY INCLUDING LIGONIER, MT. PLEASANT, AND PLEASANT UNITY WERE SELECTED AS THE AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE FOOD BANK'S OUTREACH AND EXPANSION EFFORTS DURING 2024. 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 2024, AN ADDITIONAL 570 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 550 SNAP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED DURING 2024 CONTRIBUTED TO APPROXIMATELY 694,137 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 2023-2024 WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK SUPPLIED AN AVERAGE OF 828 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 2024, THERE WERE FOURTEEN DISTRIBUTIONS THAT SERVED 1,520 HOUSEHOLDS AT 7 DIFFERENT SITES WHICH LED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF 152,572 POUNDS OF FOOD. HEALTHY COMMUNITY PROGRAM THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FOOD BANK TO PARNTER WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS/ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN 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 2024 HELPED TO GROW THIS PROGRAM BY ADDING THREE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES IDENTIFIED. WITH THIRTEEN SITES NOW AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, 2,143 HOUSEHOLDS WERE PROVIDED WITH EMERGENCY FOOD SERVICES. 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 61,168 POUNDS OF FOOD TO NEARLY 3,555 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. 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THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). TAX BENEFITS WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION AND BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED NOR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 OR 2023. THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK, INC. IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2021. X X X X X X X true RKD GROUP PO BOX 843595 DALLAS TX 75284 FUNDRAISIN false 1541377 329892 1211485 1541377 329892 1211485 PA RANDEE EBERHARDT FAMILY MEMBER 122069 SALARY AND BENEFITS false SCHEDULE L, PART V BOARD MEMBER RONALD EBERHARDT IS THE FATHER-IN-LAW OF THE FOOD BANK'S CFO, RANDEE EBERHARDT. X 2 8990650 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS false true false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE FOOD DRIVE VOLUNTEERS, GLEANING VOLUNTEERS, OPERATION FRESH EXPRESS VOLUNTEERS, PANTRY VOLUNTEERS, AND WAREHOUSE, OFFICE AND SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS. THE FOOD BANK ESTIMATES ITS 5,052 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 72,468 HOURS OF SERVICE IN 2024. FORM 990, PART III LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM AND AGENCY RELATIONS (CONTINUED) IN 2024, WCFB DISTRIBUTED OVER 6.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD ITEMS THROUGH A NETWORK OF 64 PARTNER AGENCIES. EACH MONTH, WCFB DELIVERS FOOD TO OUR PANTRIES IN REFRIGERATED TRUCKS. THE PANTRIES THEN DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD TO THEIR INCOME-ELIGIBLE CONSTITUENTS. APPROXIMATELY 7,800 HOUSEHOLDS WERE RECORDED AS SERVED THIS YEAR. IN ORDER TO MEET INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, FAMILY INCOME MUST BE AT OR BELOW 185% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. IN TURN, WCFB REGULARLY MONITORS PANTRIES TO INSURE THAT IRS REGULATIONS AND FOOD SAFETY/FOOD HANDLING REGULATIONS ARE MET. CONVERSELY, WCFB IS REGULARLY MONITORED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM IN 2024, THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM SFSP PROVIDED OVER 19,650 MEALS TO AN AVERAGE OF 292 NEEDY CHILDREN A DAY AT 20 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 TO EASTERN AREA OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY INCLUDING LIGONIER, MT. PLEASANT, AND PLEASANT UNITY WERE SELECTED AS THE AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE FOOD BANK'S OUTREACH AND EXPANSION EFFORTS DURING 2024. 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 2024, AN ADDITIONAL 570 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 550 SNAP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED DURING 2024 CONTRIBUTED TO APPROXIMATELY 694,137 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 2023-2024 WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK SUPPLIED AN AVERAGE OF 828 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 2024, THERE WERE FOURTEEN DISTRIBUTIONS THAT SERVED 1,520 HOUSEHOLDS AT 7 DIFFERENT SITES WHICH LED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF 152,572 POUNDS OF FOOD. HEALTHY COMMUNITY PROGRAM THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FOOD BANK TO PARNTER WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS/ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN 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 2024 HELPED TO GROW THIS PROGRAM BY ADDING THREE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES IDENTIFIED. WITH THIRTEEN SITES NOW AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, 2,143 HOUSEHOLDS WERE PROVIDED WITH EMERGENCY FOOD SERVICES. 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 61,168 POUNDS OF FOOD TO NEARLY 3,555 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. OTHER OTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, DEVELOPMENT, GRANT WRITER, FOOD SOLICITATION, AND FOOD DRIVES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RONALD EBERHARDT RANDEE EBERHARDT DIRECTOR FINANCE DIR FATHER/DAUGHTER-IN-LAW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 ALONG WITH THE AUDIT REPORT ARE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL DISCLOSURES ARE COMPLETED AND REVIEWED AT THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING AND ARE TO BE UPDATED IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE CEO'S SALARY BASED ON AN ANNUAL EVALUATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE CEO DETERMINES THE SALARIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE CHARGED WITH SETTING SUITABLE SALARIES WITHIN THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND REQUIRES THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE OVERALL SALARY LEVELS. THIS REVIEW INCLUDES VERIFYING INFORMATION ACROSS SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE AREA AND COMPARING SALARY LEVELS OF POSITIONS FROM THE TOP PAID INDIVIDUALS TO THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING THE MOST MODEST PAY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND SENIORITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST.