OHIO ASSOCIATION OF FOODBANKS INC

Programs

1. The ohio food program and agricultural clearance program (ofpacp) provide a nourishing selection of perishable and shelf-stable foods to eligible households through ohio's statewide hunger relief network. With $15 million, the ohio food program purchased 16.5 million pounds of shelf-stable foods and protein items. With $10.9 million, the ohio agricultural clearance program sourced 36.7 million pounds of surplus or unmarketable agricultural products. Ofpacp is funded by the state of ohio through the ohio department of job and family services and provided 53.3 million total pounds of food to ohio foodbanks to serve people in need at an average cost of $0.486 per pound. Ofpacp provided $3.8 million to ohio's foodbanks toward the cost of safely, efficiently, and equitably storing and distributing the food throughout all of ohio's 88 counties. In addition, ofpacp provided $389,294 in capacity building grants for foodbanks and member agencies to maintain, replace, or expand food storage, distribution, and handling infrastructure, supplies, and equipment.

   $30,846,771 spentof which $30,127,000 as grants
   62% of program spending

2. The ohio can (community agriculture and nutrition) project was funded by a u.s. Department of agriculture local food purchase assistance program (lfpa) cooperative agreement and operated in partnership with the ohio departments of job and family services and agriculture. Through ohio can, with $10.7 million, the ohio association of foodbanks purchased 4.2 million pounds of in-demand food products wholly grown, produced, and minimally processed by local, historically underserved farmers, producers, and suppliers and distributed those foods to underserved ohioans in partnership with ohio's foodbanks. In total, more than 150 local farmers, growers, and suppliers participated in ohio can and the association also partnered with six statewide food hubs and aggregators to procure foods from historically underserved local vendors and support a resilient local food supply chain. Ohio can supplied more than 3.5 million wholesome meals to food insecure ohioans. Future federal lfpa funding was terminated in early 2025 and ohio can ended, with all funds expended, on june 30, 2025.

   $10,740,851 spentof which $10,487,570 as grants
   22% of program spending

3. The ohio association of foodbanks operates two health care outreach and enrollment programs funded through cooperative agreements with the centers for medicare and medicaid services, the affordable care act (aca) navigator program and the connecting kids to coverage (ckc) program. Trained, licensed, and certified navigators and ckc application counselors help to connect ohioans with affordable health care coverage. The get covered ohio campaign raises awareness about available health coverage options and navigator and ckc services.

   $2,812,556 spentof which $2,110,000 as grants
   6% of program spending

4. The federal national service agency, americorps, funds the ohio association of foodbanks to operate an americorps vista program. Vista members are placed at dozens of non-profit and community organizations where they enagage in capacity building activities like fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and program design. Americorps also provided funding for a seniorcorps demonstration project, which ended in this fiscal year. Americorps provides funds to serveohio, ohio's commission on service and volunteerism, to support americorps state and national programs. The ohio association of foodbanks was awarded a planning grant by serveohio to prepare an evidence-based program design for the future launch of an americorps state program.in partnership with the usda food and nutrition service, the ohio department of job and family services, and 10 ohio foodbanks, the ohio association of foodbanks operates supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) outreach and application assistance activities to connect ohio households that are likely eligible with these federal nutrition assistance benefits.in partnership with the ohio department of development and its partner, the veterans…

   $5,374,784 spentof which $2,893,226 as grants
   11% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $49,774,962.