Harvest Against Hunger
Harvest Against Hunger
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to: Feed the hungry with surplus nutritious food Access and improve food distribution and transportation systems Develop innovative hunger relief solutions Engage Rotarians in hunger relief solutions
About
SEE SCHEDULE ORFH IS AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF HUNGER AND AGRICULTURAL WASTE IN WASHINGTON STATE. WE FOCUS ON PROCURING, COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING SURPLUS PRODUCE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GO UNHARVESTED OR BE SENT TO LANDFILLS. SINCE WE BEGAN IN 1982, WE HAVE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 200 MILLION POUNDS OF PRODUCE. RFH IS A SEATTLE-BASED NON-PROFIT THAT FILLS THE GAP BETWEEN FARMERS, FOOD PACKERS AND PROCESSORS WITH SURPLUS PRODUCE AND LOCAL NON-PROFIT FOOD DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS. WE ACTIVELY SEEK DONATIONS OF SURPLUS PRODUCE DIRECTLY FROM FARMERS AND PROCESSORS. THEN, WE SOLICIT TRUCKING COMPANIES TO DONATE "DEADHEAD" SPACE (TRUCKS COMING BACK EMPTY FROM A DELIVERY), TO PICK UP FOOD DONATIONS AND DELIVER TO OUR PARTNERS OR DEEPLY DISCOUNTED TRUCKING TO DELIVER THE PRODUCE FROM THE DONOR TO THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSES. WE ENDEAVOR TO WORK WITH FOOD DONORS TO MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE TO PARTICIPATE, AND HAVE FOUND THAT BULK-SIZED DONATIONS (IN 1,000 POUND BINS) ARE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO COLLECT PRODUCE. IF NEEDED, DONATIONS OF BULK PRODUCE ARE PACKED BY VOLUNTEERS INTO FAMILY-SIZED PORTIONS AND SENT ON TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS FOR DISTRIBUTION. THESE DONATIONS CREATE AN EFFECTIVE AND VERY TANGIBLE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE--PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNGER VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN SEEING FRESH, WHOLESOME PRODUCE DIVERTED FROM FOOD WASTE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. TO ENGAGE THE SMALL AND MID-LEVEL FARMERS, RFH USES OUR HARVEST AGAINST HUNGER (HAH) PROGRAM. THROUGH HAH, WE PLACE DEDICATED, FULL-TIME AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBERS AROUND THE STATE AT LOCAL FOOD BANKS TO START PRODUCE GLEANING PROGRAMS. THESE VISTA PARTNER WITH FARMERS IN THEIR AREAS TO SEND IN TEAMS OF VOLUNTEERS TO GLEAN REMAINING CROPS, PLANT AND MAINTAIN FOOD BANK GARDENS, CAPTURE LEFTOVER PRODUCE AT FARMERS' MARKETS AND MORE, ALL TO FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE WITHOUT NEEDING TO TRANSPORT THE FOOD LONG DISTANCES NOR TAKE AWAY FROM ANYONE ELSE. THE CONCEPT AND THE PROCESS OF WHAT WE DO AT RFH ARE SIMPLE: REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE BY CAPTURING SURPLUS PRODUCE AND MOVING IT AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE TO HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS. OUR HARVEST AGAINST HUNGER PROGRAM HAS PARTNERED WITH OVER 50 HUNGER-RELIEF AGENCIES IN WASHINGTON. WHEN WE RECEIVE DONATIONS THAT ARE LARGER THAN OUR STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIPS CAN EFFECTIVELY HANDLE, WE WORK THROUGH OUT-OF-STATE PARTNERS TO TRADE FOR PRODUCE THAT IS EXCESS IN NEIGHBORING REGIONS. WE ARE CAREFUL STEWARDS OF DONATED FUNDING. BY LEVERAGING OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND THE SUPPORT OF HUNDREDS OF ROTARIANS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT (EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS) 10 MILLION POUNDS OF PRODUCE LAST YEAR WITH AN OVERALL BUDGET OF LESS THAN $500,000.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is listed in the filing as “See schedule oour mission is to:-feed the hungry with surplus nutritious food-access and improve food distribution and transportation systems-develop and share innovative hunger relief solutions-engage rotarians in hunger relief”.
When discussing its operations, they were characterized as: “The goal of rfh is to reduce hunger-related malnutrition by ensuring that individuals and families who visit food banks or hot meal programs have the fruits and vegetables they need to provide a healthy, well-balanced diet. hunger-related malnutrition is a serious issue that can have long-term and even permanent physical, emotional and mental effects. rfh plays a unique and critical role in the fight against hunger in washington, being neither a food bank dispensing food to clients at a single location, nor a distribution warehouse serving food banks within a defined network. we are an independent agency which acts as a non-profit broker -- locating surplus food, coordinating harvesting or packaging if required, identifying a partner warehouse that needs it, and arranging transportation to move the produce to a warehouse for sorting and distribution to area food banks.”.
- The non-profit's legally reported state of operation is WA.
- The filing states that the non-profit's address in the year 2019 is 1201 1ST AVENUE S SUITE 327, SEATTLE, WA, 98134.
- The form submitted by the non-profit for 2019 shows a total of 4 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$72,926.
- The organization has 14 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1982.
- The organization pays $350,453 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $131,513 in fundraising expenses.
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