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Capital Area Food Bank
Capital Area Food Bank
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About this organization
Mission
We believe that access to nutritious food is a basic human right. We are committed to responding to the needs of our community through food distribution and support services. Our mission is to help our neighbors thrive by creating more equitable access to food and opportunity through community partnerships.
About
Food Resourcing and Logistics: This program includes the following and distributed a combined 14,537,547 meals in FY 2019. Agency Shopping Mart: The agency shopping mart enables CAFB's partner agencies to conserve their limited resources by ordering donated and purchased food from CAFB at prices significantly lower than retail cost. Partner Direct: CAFB facilitates retail pick-up directly between 50 food bank partners and food donors. This allows agencies to collect donations directly from stores, saving on transportation and other costs.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “The mission of the capital area food bank (the food bank) is to feed those who suffer from hunger in the washington, d.c. metropolitan area by acquiring food and distributing directly and through our network of member agencies; and to educate, empower and enlighten the community about the issues of hunger and nutrition.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “The mission of the food bank is to create access to good, healthy food in every community.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is DC.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2020 is 4900 PUERTO RICO AVENUE NE, WASHINGTON, DC, 20017.
- The non-profit has reported 150 employees on their form for the year 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,858,214.
- The organization has 16 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1979.
- The organization pays $8,791,751 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,801,443 in fundraising expenses.
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