Accountability. Transparency. These are standards that responsible non-profits strive to uphold. Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana is no different. In the spirit of both accountability and transparency I am about to share some numbers that reveal the results of the Second Harvest on the Move campaign.
Our final tally shows $3,966,239.00 raised through the commitment of gifts and pledges by thousands of entities and individuals who embrace our vision of a hunger-free region. More than a quarter of that amount came through three federal appropriations.
More than half a million dollars was given in in-kind gifts. Of that, $400,000 was the gift of land – the difference between the asking price and selling price of the property we purchased more than two years ago. An equally generous gift was made in cash by the Muncie based Ball Brothers Foundation.
Over the three years of the campaign, nearly half of the money raised was spent. This was an integrated campaign that included funding for capital needs, program, campaign costs and endowment. We raised $2.8 million for capital and spent $1.8 million. This included $1.1 million for the property with the in-kind gift bringing the out of pocket cost down to $700,000. Nearly $400,000 went toward purchase and installation of our cooler and freezer. Yes, those are big units. The cooler holds 5 semi-trailer loads of product and the freezer more than twice that! We purchased a $25,000 fork truck and paid for costs associated with modifying our warehouse in Anderson in order to stay functional until we could relocate.
The remaining capital is reserved for several projects. The last federal appropriation will buy a commercial generator capable of keeping our operations going during a power failure. We are in the midst of an office build-out in one of our four buildings that will cost close to $350,000. This will get administrative and management staff out of the construction trailers and the trailers out of the warehouse. We have a fair amount of site work to do to correct never ending potholes in the truck lanes on our property. We plan to purchase vehicles to replace and expand our fleet of trucks.
An integrated campaign wisely includes money for programs. This insures continuation or expansion of services while staff throws their energies into meeting campaign goals. We targeted $500,000 of campaign money for program and spent over $400,000. That was about 19 percent of our cost to distribute 5.5 million pounds of food last year. We have about that same amount to spend on programs as money pledged over a period of years comes in.
Less than $50,000 was designated as endowments.
We spent money to raise money. Seven percent of the total raised was used to pay for extra staff, consultants, campaign materials and other campaign costs. Thirty percent of campaign costs were covered by donated services or in-kind gifts.
Wow, we raised a lot of money didn’t we! Add it all up and you see that we put it all to good use with better facilities and stronger programs. Thank you East Central Indiana!
Lois Rockhill os executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana. Her column appears the third Sunday of each month. She can be reached at lrockhill@curehunger.org.
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