2013 AnnuAl RepoRt

MakingConnections

To view the complete Financial Statements and our Auditor’s Report, scan the QR code, or visit www.foodbankscanada.ca/learn-About-Hunger/publications/Annual-Reports.aspx

Connecting the numbersWe work to find solutions that support our membership and help Canadians who are hungry. (See inside for more on our programs and financial distribution.)

We are an extremely efficient organization. Our administration and fund development expenses account for only 15.3% of our revenue. When the full value of our entire operations, including food raising and sharing, is accounted for, our administrative costs are 1%.

Every $1 donated enables us to acquire and share $20 worth, or 17 kg of food and consumer products.†

15.3%$1=$20

ReVenue AnD DonAteD GooDS

$38,048,035Funds raised for national programs $2,889,791

Funds raised and shared with membership* $2,382,426

Value of donated goods shared† $32,775,818 (5,959,240 kg)

expenSeS/outFloW oF ReVenue AnD DonAteD GooDS

Member service and support including food sharing $34,310,165

Distribution of funds to membership $2,383,524

Fund development $425,584

public education and awareness $394,902

Administration $380,997

Research and advocacy $327,028

SouRCeSCorporate donations – goods†: $32,775,818Corporate donations – funds: $4,492,516Individual donations: $253,982Government grants: $243,875other income: $231,344Foundation grants: $50,500

* Food Banks Canada helped to raise an additional $405,015 which was paid directly to our membership by donors.

† Based on a calculation whereby 1 kg of food is valued at $5.50. This value has been determined using data from: Nielsen MarketTrack, All Channels, 52 Weeks Ending December 15, 2012.

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Who are we?Food Banks Canada is the only national charitable organization dedicated to addressing the issue of hunger in Canada. We do this by working to alleviate hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow, in order to help the 882,188 Canadians who turn to food banks each month, 38% of whom are children.

Food Banks Canada works in support of our membership: provincial Members and Affiliate Member food banks. Together, we are addressing hunger in Canada by serving 85% of people accessing essential food programs nationwide.

What do we do?We are making the connections that help Canadians who are hungry.

SuppoRt ouR MeMbeRSHIpWe provide our nationwide network of provincial Members and Affiliate Member food banks with food, funds, and resources that enable a more efficient food banking community that is able to alleviate hunger in Canada.

SuppoRt CAnADIAnSIn addition to providing essential food, our membership network provides education and resources that can help people move beyond food banks and become self-sufficient.

ReSeARCH AnD InFoRMWe are the only group in Canada to conduct comprehensive research that measures food bank use nationwide to uncover the truth about hunger in this country. This information provides the basis for our quantitative and qualitative analysis pointing to the enormity and complexity of the issue, and informs our policy work. ADVoCAte FoR CHAnGeWe work to inform and change policy and create long-term solutions, with the ultimate goal of not only preventing hunger in the future but also improving the lives of low-income Canadians in the areas of housing, employment, and education.

Making the connectionsthat help Canadians who are hungry

F O O D B A N K S

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memBerS10 provincial

food bank associations

across Canada

AFFILIATe memBerSOver 480 food banks, which

are members of provincial

associations and Food Banks

Canada

Connecting with our generous partners and donors

Supporters

Arcturus Realty CorporationAvanade CanadaBDO Canada LLPCanadian Federation of

Independent GrocersCanadian GrocerCargillCollette VacationsDesign Dialog

GCI CanadaGeneral Mills Canada CorporationGowling Lafleur Henderson LLPGreat-West Life, London Life

and Canada LifeIreland Fund of CanadaKoodo MobileLady Jays & Jays Care FoundationLindt & Sprungli Canada Inc.

Manulife FinancialNew Roots Herbal Inc.Northwest & Ethical

Investments LPPatrick PlasticsPotashCorpRBC FoundationSCA Tissue North America, LLCSodexo Foundation Inc.

Sony of Canada Ltd.Syngenta Canada Inc.The GlaxoSmithKline FoundationThe Grocery FoundationThe Neilsen CompanyThe Pampered Chef – Canada

Corp.Trailer Wizards

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leadership partners

Key partners

partners

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Connecting with our generous partners and donorsFooD AnD ConSuMeR pRoDuCtS

Key Food Supporters

Food Supporters

Food Contributors

Corporate Partnership awardsCanada Dry Mott’s Inc.Colgate PalmoliveConAgra FoodsDial (Henkel) CorporationEgg Farmers of CanadaGojo IndustriesGroup GMCR Canada SecLiberté DairyNestlé Canada Inc.TargetUnilever Canada Inc.Walmart Canada Corp.

We are pleased to recognize the outstanding contributions of corporate donors with our partnership Awards:

Top National Food Drives:Loblaw Companies Limited; Farm Credit Canada; Shaw Communications Inc.; Meal Exchange; Purolator Inc.; Canadian Pacific; CBI Health Group; Encana Corporation; Nature’s Path Foods Inc.; CitiFinancial Canada, Inc.

For more on the contributions of our award winners, please visit www.foodbankscanada.ca/Get-Involved/Corporations/Donor-Award.aspx

™ KIK Custom Products

Award of excellence Donor of the Year Innovator of the Year

We tHAnK You All FoR YouR SuppoRt

Thank you for your support of our Safe Food Handling program.

Food Banks Canada, 2150 Lake Shore Blvd. West, Toronto, ON M8V 1A3 CanadaTel: 416-203-9241 Toll Free: 1-877-535-0958 Fax: 416-203-9244 info@foodbankscanada.ca

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Food banks bC Marilyn Herrmann, Surrey Food BankBrent Palmer, The Mustard Seed

Alberta Food bank network AssociationMarjorie Bencz, CM, Edmonton’s Food Bank, Food Banks Canada Board MemberJessi Evanoff, Alberta Food Bank Network Association

Food banks of SaskatchewanSteve Compton, Regina & District Food BankBill Hall, Battlefords District Food & Resource Centre

Manitoba Association of Food banks David Northcott, Winnipeg Harvest, Member Council Chair, Food Banks Canada Board MemberMarla Somersall, Samaritan House Ministries

ontario Association of Food banksWendi Campbell, The Food Bank of Waterloo Region Gail Nyberg, Daily Bread Food Bank

Food banks of Quebec Jean Gagnon, Centre de Bénévolat-Moisson LavalZakary Rhissa, Food Banks of Quebec

new brunswick Association of Food banksBrenda Belliveau, Minto Community Resource CentreGisèle Breau, Centre de Ressources Familiales Alnwick

FeeD noVA SCotIABecky Mason, FEED NOVA SCOTIADianne Swinemar, FEED NOVA SCOTIA

peI Association of Food banksMike MacDonald, The Upper Room Hospitality Ministry

Community Food Sharing Association of newfoundland and labradorWanda Drodge, Community Food Sharing Association of Newfoundland and LabradorEg Walters, Community Food Sharing Association of Newfoundland and Labrador

Food banks CanadaKatharine Schmidt, Food Banks Canada

Member Council 2013exeCutIVe CoMMItteeRobin Garrett, ChairPresident and CEOTourism Partnership of NiagaraBrian Fraser, Vice-Chair Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Monica Donahue, Secretary Vice President, RewardsMcCain Foods CanadaMarc Guay, Treasurer President, PepsiCo Foods Canada

boARD MeMbeRSDavid ArmourDirector of Philanthropy; President United Church of Canada FoundationMarjorie Bencz, CMExecutive DirectorEdmonton’s Food BankTeri BrownBusiness AdvisorAllan CosmanPresident & CEOFerrero Canada Ltd.Rachel Margolis Associate Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLPLori MorrisonVP, Research, Development & Quality Kraft Canada Inc.

David NorthcottExecutive DirectorWinnipeg HarvestDebbie O’BrayManager, Project Management Career Centre Investors GroupGreg StewartPresident & CEO Farm Credit CanadaHillary ThatcherDirector, First Nation and Métis Relations, Legal, Aboriginal & Regulatory AffairsOntario Power Authority Riki TurofskyOpera Singer and Past PresidentFaculty of Music Alumni AssociationUniversity of TorontoSusanne WilletConsultant Griffin Atlantic Inc.

Board of Directors 2013

To see our Organizational Chart, and a list of Committee members, please visit www.foodbankscanada.ca.

our members Manitoba Association of

Food Banks

www.foodbankscanada.ca

Executive Director, Food Banks Canada: Katharine Schmidt

Food BanksCanada

882,188 Canadians turn to food banks each month

For a full list of our donors, please see opposite side.

For more on our programs and services, please visit www.foodbankscanada.ca.

WE’RE GETTING THE WORD OUT

Our media coverage increased 28% in 2012

Media impressions for Food Banks Canada, Hunger Awareness Week

and HungerCount

28 million

36 million

2011 2012

NATIONAL FOOD SHARING SYSTEM FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO PROVINCIAL MEMBERS AND AFFILIATE MEMBER FOOD BANKS

(numbers represent 000s of kg)

FOOD SHARING

RESOURCES & PROGRAMMING

RESEARCH & ADVOCACY

VISIT USFACEBOOKfacebook.com/FoodBanksCanada

TWITTERtwitter.com/foodbankscanada

YOUTUBEyoutube.com/foodbankscanada1

www.foodbankscanada.ca

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

SK 211

MB 331

ON 1,987

QC 1,738

NB 318

NS 191PE 6 NL 133

BC 650

AB 382

Through nationally coordinated food raising opportunities, we provide significant quantities of food and consumer

products to our network.

We support our membership by sharing resources and providing support programs.

We are making an impact by seeking long-term solutions.

We raised

5,959,240 kg of food worth $32,775,818*

HELPING RURAL AREASWe provided $50,000 to 57 food banks outside of urban centres, to help with transportation and other costs, through the Rural Support program.

REACHING COMMUNITIESWe provided $60,000 in grants to10 food banks to help them serve their communities last year through the Community Kitchens program.

EDUCATING THE PUBLICOur Feeding Families program provided two new educational resources to help families and children learn how to eat nutritiously on a budget, and grants of $30,000 to food banks for family programs.

SHARING SAFE FOOD We trained more than 300 individuals this year alone, and more than 750 throughout the term of our Safe Food Handling program.

IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTUREWe provided grants of $100,000 to help food banks improve infrastructure in order to effectively receive and distribute food and maintain food safety standards through our Capacity Building Fund.

Food Banks Canada is making connections that help

with manufacturer product donations

Food Banks Canada is making the connections that can help Canadians who are hungry by addressing the short-term need for food and resources, while working towards long-term solutions to hunger. Our activities and programs are aimed at supporting our membership to build a strong national network that helps improve the situation of Canadians living with household food insecurity. We also engage in research, awareness building, advocacy, and government relations work aimed at providing longer-term solutions.

over 480Affiliate Member food banks

and 4,000 food programs

10Member provincial

associations

1National organization:

Food Banks Canada

ADVOCACY & AWARENESS RAISING

Hunger Awareness Week – Our annual awareness-building event took place May 7–11, 2012, the first week-long Hunger Awareness event. The 2012 campaign invited Canadians to give up meals for a day, lunch for a week, or a staple food item, in order to walk in the shoes of people who are hungry and better understand the issue. 120 food banks participated and more than 150 parliamentarians fasted in support.

Say No to Hunger – Launched in 2012 to educate and engage Canadians in finding solutions to hunger, the campaign has gathered momentum in 2013 with the addition of sponsors Shaw and PepsiCo,

who have provided TV media support. As of April 2013, more than 20,000 Canadians took the pledge to Say No to Hunger.

Government Relations – We continued to build our presence in Ottawa in 2012 with strong lobbying efforts connected to Hunger Awareness Week and the launch of HungerCount 2012. Throughout the year, we worked to inform parliamentarians about the problem of hunger, and we proposed strategic recommendations to reduce the need for food banks. In one-on-one meetings, small groups, and official parliamentary committees, we grew our reputation as the expert on hunger in Canada.

RESEARCHOur research into food bank use in Canada, published in our annual HungerCount report, continues to be the only comprehensive survey and analysis

of emergency food programs in communities across the country. It has become an essential research tool among media, government, researchers, and advocates for low-income Canadians.

2,014,352 kg from a variety of other programs such as corporate food drives and our Retail Food program.

Additionally we raised

* Based on a calculation whereby 1 kg of food is valued at $5.50. This value has been determined using data from: Nielsen MarketTrack, All Channels, 52 Weeks Ending December 15, 2012.

Funding is provided for a wide range of membership support services, to help create a

stronger food bank network across Canada.

is shared directly with our Provincial Members and Affiliate Member food banks.

Food Banks Canada helped to raise an additional $405,015 which was paid directly to our membership by donors.

$2,382,426 =

We raised

$5,272,217 over and above the value of food raised

helps support our membership by investing in Food Banks Canada programs and services.

$1,097,218 covers food acquisition and sharing through operation of the National Food Sharing System

$437,129 is directed to membership service and support

$425,584 covers fund development costs

$394,902 runs public education & awareness programs (including Hunger Awareness Week and Say No to Hunger)

$380,997 pays for administration costs

$327,028 runs research & advocacy activities (such as HungerCount and policy development)

= $2,889,79155%

National Food Sharing System By providing an infrastructure that facilitates the acquisition and sharing of food across the country, Food Banks Canada’s National Food Sharing System (NFSS) has become a cornerstone of our member support activities. Through it, we acquire large-scale industry donations of food and consumer products, and organize national food drives. Last year we also piloted a Retail Food program. The NFSS is highly efficient: for every $1 donated, we are able to acquire $20 of food and consumer products, which are then shared with our membership across the country.

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