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Table to Table - FY26-FY27 Joint Funding ApplicationCommunity Impact Funding FY26-FY27 - Joint Application Application Status: Submitted Application Submission Details Executive Director: Nicki Ross I certify that the information submitted in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge: Yes Submission Confirmation Email Sent To: mail@table2table.org Submitted By: Nicki Ross on 10/14/2024 at 5:15 PM (CST) Table to Table FY26-FY27 Joint Funding Application General Information Agency Name Table to Table Executive Director Name Nicki Ross Board President Name Mary Kelley Requestor Name Nicki Ross Requestor Phone (319) 337-3400 Requestor Email mail@table2table.org Agency Mission Statement and Description of Community Need Your agency's mission statement will automatically populate from your profile. You can leave it as is or update it below. The Description of Community Need is also available in your agency profile, but it will not auto-fill. You may copy and paste it from your profile or write a new statement below Agency Mission Statement Table to Table bridges the gap between abundance and hunger. Our mission is to increase food equity and reduce environmental harm by collecting and redistributing surplus food through partners to people who can use it. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 1 of 28 Community Need: What specific need in the community is your agency addressing? Describe the extent of the need, including current local data with source information and the major factors in the community contributing to the need. Table to Table food pantry partners served an average of 13,400 individuals per month last year. According to a recent food security assessment by Johnson County, 79% of pantry visitors surveyed report utilizing the pantry more than twice in a month. Even with the availability of food from pantries, nearly half of those surveyed report skipping or reducing meals because they didn’t have enough money for food. In addition, Table to Table shelter and hot meal site partners are serving an average of 5,500 meals per month. Meanwhile, SNAP benefits enrollment in Iowa is at a 15 year low. Low SNAP enrollment can be a product of multiple factors, including application & recertification barriers (awareness, language, administrative hurdles, citizenship status, etc.), low benefit amounts (many people find that going through the application and administrative process is not worth the small benefits in return), and asset tests and income limitations which can prevent more people from qualifying. We know it is not because there are less people facing hunger in Iowa. Iowa Hunger Coalition Board Chair Luke Elzinga was featured in the Gazette in January with this quote, "[The State of Iowa] press release praises the fact that enrollment in SNAP is at a 15-year low in Iowa,” Elzinga said. “But when we have food banks and food pantries across the state assisting record- breaking numbers of people, that should be worn as a mark of shame, not a badge of honor.” Our food access partners are bearing the brunt of a broken system meant to meet very basic needs. In Johnson County, we have a strong nonprofit food relief network, but it is meant to supplement programs like SNAP while offering support to those who struggle but don’t qualify for those benefits. With an increase of 63% in food pantry visits since 2022, our partners expend more of their budgets to keep their pantry shelves stocked. For many neighbors, pantries are their main source of nutritious staples like produce, protein, and dairy. T2T plays an integral role providing these goods which would otherwise be cost prohibitive to our partners. We are working hard to increase our food donations and maintain the level of support our partners and the clients they serve rely upon. Increasing nutrition security is a key goal of Table to Table. Sixty one percent of what we distribute is fresh produce, protein, and dairy. Food rescue programs, programs dedicated to collecting edible food that would otherwise go to waste and distributing it to those who can use it, have been proven to effectively address nutrition insecurity and resulting health outcomes. Beneficiaries of food rescue programs have reported increased fruit and vegetable consumption, healthier overall diets and decreased stress levels. Food insecurity has been shown to negatively impact health outcomes, for children in particular. Ten percent of children in Johnson County face food insecurity. Childhood hunger has been found to adversely affect children’s health, cognitive and social development and has been linked to worse health and economic outcomes in adulthood. T2T prioritizes healthy food distribution for children and marginalized populations. Table to Table has made it its mission to not only close the meal gap for these groups, but we have also reduced transportation barriers to food access by delivering food directly to more than 45 agencies in neighborhoods where people live and work. United Way JWC Impact Areas Please select the United Way JWC Impact Areas that your agency's services support. Note that these areas have been recently updated. Hover over each option to see a description and examples of relevant programming for each impact area. Healthy Community 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 2 of 28 Youth Opportunity Community Resiliency Financial Security City of Iowa City - City Steps Priority Areas If you are applying for City of Iowa City funding, please indicate the City of Iowa City - City Steps Priority Areas that your agency services support: Services to the homeless or those at risk of homelessness Childcare Transportation Health/Mental Health Services Youth Activities and Programming Elderly activities and programming Assistance for persons with disabilities Food Pantries Services for victims of domestic violence Services for immigrants and refugees Utility Assistance Financial literacy and credit repair programs Other - Please Specify Below If you selected 'Other' as a City of Iowa City - City Steps Priority Area, please specify: General Food Security Services through meals and food distribution 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 3 of 28 Johnson County Priority Areas Please indicate the Johnson County Priority Areas that your agency services support: Basic Human Needs Child and Family Wellbeing Health/Mental Health Grant Narratives - Funder Requests Please complete the narratives below for each funder from whom you are requesting funding. If you are not requesting funding from one of the five listed funders, please enter 'N/A' in the corresponding field. You can find eligibility details and contact information for each funding entity by hovering over the questions below. 1. United Way JWC Funding Narrative: Tell us about your services to Johnson and/or Washington County and how United Way priorities are represented in your operation. If your agency serves a larger regional area, please provide the percent of overall clients that are Johnson or Washington County residents. If your request is program specific, please provide the percentage of Johnson and Washington County clients for that program. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 4 of 28 United Way funding is integral to the day to day operations of Table to Table and the sustainability of our organization as a whole. First, it’s no small contribution that United Way has consistently funded around 10% of our overall budget. Knowing that we can count on United Way funding to support our baseline operation, volunteer program, and staffing costs enables us to seek funding for new programs, increased hard costs (like fuel and vehicle insurance), and AmeriCorps support from other funders. Some funders are not interested in supporting staffing or facility costs and others will only support new programs if we can demonstrate consistent funding sources for our base operations. United Way funding and partnership helps us make that case to funders that will support our program in other ways. This consistency has enabled us to recover a record 2.7 million pounds of food in FY24. We’ve increased our food recovery outputs significantly in the last several years to respond quickly to the changing needs of our community. While the need has grown significantly over this time, Johnson County food insecurity network provides 26% more food per person than in other counties in our region. In addition to the strength of our pantry network, Table to Table provides Johnson County with a sustainable and adaptable distribution network.. Our partners can count on us to maintain critical food distribution levels, in much the same way we count on the United Way to provide sustainable funding to our operation. Even when faced with food donation decreases during the pandemic, we were able to add resources and shift our work to collect less volatile resources from local producers. We also prioritized increasing collection of the most valuable foods and managed the decline in resources that weren’t as valuable during the crisis. Over the past 6 years we have slowly grown our professional staff and AmeriCorps support to a level that has made our operation sustainable and effective even through crisis. The last few years demonstrated how vulnerable our organization and, by extension, the entire hunger relief network could have been if the United Way and other local funders had not supported our efforts to expand and build a sustainable foundation for hunger relief work in our community. As volunteer resources became more scarce, United Way funding helped us maintain the kind of paid support that we needed to continue and shift operations for increasing or changing needs. Table to Table serves nearly all of the organizations funded by United Way and 20 organizations outside the United Way network. Through funding our organization, United Way is ensuring their other partners can make best use of their own United Way funding in the form of professional services and direct financial support of our neighbors in need. In addition to our support of Johnson County programs, HACAP Food Reservoir received 2% of our total food collection which they then distribute among their region which includes Washington County. 2. Johnson County Funding Narrative: Johnson County prioritizes funding for organizations addressing basic needs, improving child and family wellbeing and/or health outcomes for Johnson County residents. Tell us about your services that address any or all of the County priority areas. If your agency serves a larger regional area, please provide the percent of overall clients that are Johnson County residents. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 5 of 28 Johnson County funding supports Table to Table’s significant contribution to the development and facilitation of the nonprofit hunger relief network. There is a complexity that underlies our day-to-day work which is built upon relationships, connection, and collaboration. With your support, we’ve become adept at leveraging the strengths of individuals and organizations throughout the community to make food accessible to thousands of people. One-hundred percent of T2T food goes to addressing basic needs, improving child and family well being, and health. Through well-developed partnerships across Johnson County, Table to Table maintains a pulse on the food insecurity landscape in our community. Unlike almost any other community in Iowa, during the pandemic, most Johnson County agencies were able to continue providing the amount of food per visit that residents relied upon to get by. According to Feeding America data, Johnson County's food insecurity network provided 26% more food per person than in other counties in our region. That was made possible through the strength and hard work of our partners and our ability to adapt and scale to the needs of the community. This recent article in the Gazette demonstrates why funding from Johnson County for our operations is integral to the food access network: https://www.thegazette.com/news/linn-county-food-pantries-struggle-to- keep-up-with-increasing-need/ Specifically, Ryan Bobst of North Liberty Pantry said, “one of the main contributors to success in Johnson County is Table to Table, a food rescue organization that specializes in collecting food from grocery stores and other businesses that would otherwise be thrown away and delivering it to Johnson County pantries.” With a coordinated network, each organization understands their place in the system. Table to Table doesn't do much direct distribution, and our pantries don't have to go to the store and pick donations up. T2T uses our resources to ensure pantries can allocate their team, their volunteers, their staff, to direct distribution instead of food sourcing. While Johnson County funding supports the direct distribution of food to partners, it is also the most appropriate funder to support staff time spent on network, relationship building, and logistics planning activities that support the entire network. This type of work is the baseline for every delivery and is essential to providing the services our community needs most. Table to Table serves a number of organizations funded by Johnson County, but perhaps more impactful for the reach of county funding are the organizations that we support that don’t receive regular county funding. Through funding our organization, you support the strength of the nonprofit network and enable more organizations to make best use of their own funding in the form of professional services and direct financial support of our neighbors in need. 3. City of Iowa City Funding Narrative: Tell us about your services to Iowa City and how the City Steps Priorities are represented in your operation. If the agency serves a regional area, please provide % of overall clients that are Iowa City residents, if your request is program specific, please provide % of Iowa City clients for that program. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 6 of 28 Table to Table distributes 1.7 million pounds of food Iowa City agencies, roughly 61% of our total food distribution, an allocation that closely matches the number of Iowa City residents T2T serves.Based on data provided by Iowa City agency partners, we estimate that there are more than 17,000 residents of Iowa City facing food insecurity, accounting for roughly 60% of all the people T2T food reaches in Johnson County. These residents are identified in two of the city steps priorities, individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness and non-homeless LMI persons. T2T partners Shelter House and DVIP serve individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness and Salvation Army, Agape Cafe and Free Lunch Program also report serving a large population of folks experiencing homelessness. The remainder of our Iowa City partners provide food access services to non-homeless LMI persons, some of the larger service providers include Community Food Bank, IC Compassion, Neighborhood Centers, Iowa City Senior Center, HACAP Headstart programs, Horizons Meals on Wheels, Open Heartland, and several smaller faith or neighborhood based food pantries. According to a recent food security assessment by Johnson County that included two of the primary Iowa City pantries, 79% of pantry visitors surveyed report utilizing the pantry more than twice in a month. And though 96% of respondents indicated that food pantry greatly or somewhat improves their overall food situation at home, even with the availability of food from pantries, nearly half of those surveyed report skipping or reducing meals because they didn’t have enough money for food. It has taken a strong network of hunger relief providers to meet the changing needs of our neighbors in the past few years. Table to Table provides critical support to Iowa City pantries, meal sites, youth programs, and shelters who make up this network. By funding our organization, Iowa City ensures their other social service partners can make best use of their City funding to provide public services as outlined in City Steps. T2T food distributed to Iowa City is valued at more than 6 million dollars. Without the food resources we provide, Iowa City agencies would be looking at unmanageable food purchasing costs or, more likely, sending folks away with much less food and very little produce, protein, and dairy. Our route-based food distribution model brings food to Iowa City agencies on more than 40 routes over 6 days of the week. This model is beneficial to organizations of all sizes, helping reduce waste by getting food to tables more quickly, allows partners to choose what fits their needs, and increases the variety of food available. Our daily delivery schedule allows recipient agencies to refill their limited storage repeatedly during the week, reducing overall infrastructure costs. Not only that, but we are also bringing fresh produce directly to the highest need neighborhoods in Iowa City. Sixty percent of the free produce stands we host take place in Iowa City neighborhoods. Aid to Agencies funding is integral to the day to day operations of Table to Table and the sustainability of our organization as a whole. First, it’s no small contribution that Iowa City has consistently funded 8-11% of the costs of services to Iowa City over the last 5 years. Iowa City support has helped us leverage other funding from funders that have more restrictive criteria for how the funds can be used. As operational support, Iowa City funding provides a foundation for our continued contribution to the Iowa City community. Without the consistent support of the City of Iowa City we would not be able to continue at the pace we have, nor would we have been as resilient in the face of crisis in these past few years. We hope the level of support we receive from City of Iowa City funding will continue to reflect the critical nature of our operation to the social service network in our community. 4. City of Coralville Funding Narrative: How do your services specifically address needs in Coralville? If your agency serves a regional area, please provide the percentage of overall clients that are Coralville residents. If your request is program specific, please provide the percentage of Coralville clients for that program. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 7 of 28 As Coralville social services become more robust to serve community members in need, Table to Table has responded by increasing our food distribution to Coralville by 31% in FY23 and another 18% in FY24. Coralville agencies receive more than 2 million dollars in recovered food from our food rescue operation annually. Table to Table makes a concerted effort to ensure our food distribution matches the number and needs of those served in each community. Since there are fewer social services resources and transportation is more of a barrier to Coralville residents, we allocate 21% of all the food we collect to Coralville, although Coralville residents account for 16% of all those we serve. According to a recent food security assessment by Johnson County that included Coralville Pantry members, 79% of pantry visitors surveyed report utilizing the pantry more than twice in a month. And though 96% of respondents indicated that food pantry greatly or somewhat improves their overall food situation at home, even with the availability of food from pantries, nearly half of those surveyed report skipping or reducing meals because they didn’t have enough money for food. T2T could just make weekly deliveries to our partners to distribute the same amount of food, however, our partners benefit the most from our route-based food rescue model that makes daily deliveries to partners. The benefits of this model are that it reduces waste by getting food to tables more quickly, allows partners to choose what fits their needs, and increases variety for smaller partners, like those in Coralville. Our daily delivery schedule increases food donations and allows recipient agencies to refill their limited storage repeatedly during the week. In order to provide regular daily access to food resources, Table to Table makes 20 deliveries to Coralville partners over 5 days each week. Because we allow partners to choose what fits their needs, 69% of what Coralville partners receive from Table to Table is fresh produce, protein and dairy. We bring food directly to both the agencies and the public. Of all the produce we distribute at our stands, Coralville community receives 31%. We host these produce stands in partnership with the public library, a local church, and the Coralville Community Pantry. In the coming year we have plans to partner with the Coralville Library and their mobile kitchen to bring high value, freshly harvested produce directly to Coralville residents where they live and work. Table to Table makes food deliveries at no cost to Coralville agencies. It costs Table to Table about $140,000 annually in vehicle, facilities, operations, and staffing costs to deliver food to Coralville partners. This year, we are asking the City of Coralville to fund 6% of these daily deliveries to our neighbors. 5. North Liberty Funding Narrative: How will this program/project benefit the community of North Liberty? What percentage of the program/project benefits North Liberty residents, and approximately how many North Liberty residents will you be serving with this program/project? 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 8 of 28 As North Liberty social services become more robust to serve community members in need, Table to Table has responded by tripling our food distribution to North Liberty in the last 10 years. Table to Table makes a concerted effort to ensure our food distribution matches the number and needs of those served in each community. Since there are fewer social services resources and transportation is more of a barrier to North Liberty residents, we allocate 15% of all the food we collect to North Liberty, although North Liberty residents account for 10% of all those we serve. Last year, T2T delivered 418,000 pounds of food to North Liberty, 63% of that was produce. Along with our regular fresh food collection from grocery stores, we continue to focus our efforts on recovering more fresh produce, protein, and dairy from farms, gardeners, producers, and processors. In fact, due to the increasing demand for food, we’ve expanded food recovery partnerships and have accessed 27,000 pounds more produce, protein, and dairy, an 11% increase from 2023 for North Liberty partners. This is in addition to doubling our protein deliveries since 2022. Delivering to North Liberty five days a week requires extensive route planning and logistics to coordinate more than 1,800 pick-ups/1,350 deliveries and to maintain our relationships with food donors. We recruit and train over 75 new volunteers each year for North Liberty routes to help us achieve this. This recent article in the Gazette demonstrates why funding from municipalities in our county is integral to the food access network: https://www.thegazette.com/news/linn-county-food-pantries-struggle-to-keep-up- with-increasing-need/ Specifically, Ryan Bobst of North Liberty Pantry said, “one of the main contributors to success in Johnson County is Table to Table, a food rescue organization that specializes in collecting food from grocery stores and other businesses that would otherwise be thrown away and delivering it to Johnson County pantries.” With a coordinated network, each organization understands their place in the system. Table to Table doesn't do much direct distribution, and our pantries don't have to go to the store and pick donations up. T2T uses our resources to ensure pantries can allocate their team, their volunteers, their staff, to direct distribution instead of food sourcing. As the North Liberty Pantry continues to grow capacity, we work to meet the increasing need in the North Liberty Community. We are a proud partner of the North Liberty Pantry. They serve an average of 1600 residents each month, at least a third of which are children. In total, pantries in North Liberty serve 2900 unique/unduplicated individuals per year. Due to the skyrocketing costs of food in the last several years, it would cost North Liberty partners $1.5 million dollars to purchase from retail stores the same amount of food we are able to provide for free.This is 20 times the annual food purchasing budget of the North Liberty Pantry in 2023. We know these partners could never invest even a fraction of that in food purchases and so the end result would be less food available for fewer people. Table to Table makes food deliveries at no cost to North Liberty agencies. It costs Table to Table about $101,000 annually in vehicle, facilities, operations, and staffing costs to deliver food to North Liberty partners. This year, we are asking the City of North Liberty to fund 9% of these daily deliveries to our neighbors. Grant Narratives - Additional Agency Information All agencies applying for funding from any of the listed entities must complete the following questions. If a question does not apply to your organization, please provide an explanation. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 9 of 28 6. Provide a succinct, specific description of your primary target populations(s). Describe clients as a group in terms of their primary needs and strengths. What barriers to success do they face? If your agency serves a regional area, please provide % of overall clients that are Johnson County residents. Table to Table’s primary target populations are families and individuals who face financial barriers to basic needs in Johnson County. We prioritize service to those that are particularly vulnerable, including seniors, youth, adults experiencing homelessness, those with family members in health crises, and those who are survivors of abuse. We also make extra effort to meet the food needs of marginalized populations as described elsewhere in the application. Folks accessing Table to Table food resources are managing their livelihoods in ways that are most effective for themselves and their families. These folks are resilient and resourceful but we understand that when individuals are experiencing challenges,often their priorities must change in order to provide sufficiently for themselves and those that rely on them for meals. For example, our neighbors may be able to provide enough food to feed their families, but may not be able to prioritize nutritious foods, forcing them to sacrifice quality for quantity.Table to Table sees this and works to remove barriers to healthy and nutritious meals. We know that each of our clients and client service partnerships require different food delivery mechanisms due to their strengths, needs, and current situations. So, we tailor the food types and delivery mechanisms to each agency depending on the needs of the clients and the specific agency's scope. Individuals without secure housing benefit the most from food that is already prepared for them or that is portable and non- perishable. For these individuals, our distribution takes the form of a served or prepared meal, or a portable snack. For some, primary access to food is through their housing/support program. In these situations, we provide groceries and fresh foods to be prepared by those in a program. Additionally, there are those who live independently but lack access to enough nutritious food. We meet their needs through distributions to food banks/pantries. In each case, the goal is to get wholesome food to those who require it the most and in the form most useful to them. Ninety eight percent of the food T2T collects/ people we serve are in Johnson County with some resource sharing regionally through partnership with HACAP Food Reservoir. 7. Please explain how your agency promotes racial equity and inclusivity for historically oppressed and marginalized populations (including BIPOC, LGBTQ, immigrants/refugees, individuals with disabilities) through your services, for your clients and for staff. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 10 of 28 Externally, Table to Table’s role in promoting equity and inclusivity starts with who we select as food access partners and how their services are designed to meet the unique needs of underestimated people. Because we provide such a large portion of the hunger relief in our community, this is no small impact. CommUnity Food bank serves 20,000 people each year and their latest data shows that half of the people they serve are BIPOC. Coralville Pantry’s service design includes a heavy focus on food access and reducing barriers for underserved populations. Shelter House serves a diverse population in race and ethnicity and also advocates specifically around equity in housing access for LGBTQ individuals. Successful Living programs support the needs of people living with a disability. Even for those organizations not specifically listed, we require the staff of all of our partners to participate in the USDA’s anti-discrimination and civil rights training in support of equal access in order to receive food from T2T. We are part of a collaborative effort with Johnson County agencies to discuss issues of disparity in food insecurity and identify ways to adjust our current operations to provide more directed support for marginalized populations. Table to Table hosted a series of access and equity trainings for partners. After an initial focus group that included recipients and service agencies discussing issues of access and equity, we defined the topics for the remaining 4 sessions and have had a graduate student studying equity in public health develop volunteer training modules that discuss the effect of food security, access equity, and systemic oppression on the overall food system. Table to Table has created cohorts to group partners with similar structures and challenges and contracted with local and national food access professionals to guide our understanding and provide actionable takeaways for our organization and our partners. These trainings cover the most pressing topics of understanding the need for and accessing culturally appropriate foods as well as addressing common access and equity challenges in the food pantry/hot meal site models. In addition to partnerships and training with traditional hunger relief organizations, one of the biggest ways we’ve worked to promote equity in food access is through the introduction of regular produce stands throughout the growing season. This program has offered a unique opportunity to partner with service organizations and neighborhood groups led by and supportive of traditionally underestimated populations. Out of 19 partners we’ve had for this initiative, 11 reach primarily BIPOC and immigrants. People who are oppressed and marginalized disproportionately experience poverty, which necessitates the services T2T supports. The fact that 50% of the people seeking food security supports are BIPOC but make up less than a quarter of the population of Johnson County is clear evidence of systemic inequity over generations. We would like to note that although we work to ensure equal access to the food we collect, our program does not directly address the systemic issues that lead to inequity. 8. Please describe how your Agency is collaborating with other service providers in the community to reduce costs, increase efficiency or improve services for community members. How are you addressing duplication of services or how are you serving a unique unmet need? 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 11 of 28 We believe that collaboration and connection are essential to a healthy food system and healthy individuals. Table to Table’s entire operation is based on collaborations that improve access for consumers, reduce costs for the County hunger relief network, and increase operational efficiency through resource sharing. By centralizing the distribution of rescued food, T2T reduces agencies' reliance on volunteer and financial resources to access food. We also manage distribution based on partner needs and make free food more widely accessible than if individual agencies were collecting it themselves. Through this process, our partners can rely on us to provide at least half of the food they distribute and to deliver it directly to them on their schedule. We’ve increased the amount of produce available to our community by more than 400,000 pounds in the last 5 years. In an effort to distribute this high value food more equitably, we’ve started new collaborations to bring food directly to neighborhoods where people live and work. These partnerships utilize the knowledge and experience of our service partners to increase our reach to underserved communities. One of our most important collaborative efforts is in coordinating collective action and relationships among the food access network in Johnson County. We convene partners in workshops and peer groups to increase collaboration, one recent example was connecting pantry home delivery partners to meet as a peer group to support each other and help one another improve their services as they struggled individually to modify this post-pandemic service continuation. We participate in several community conversations to coordinate services like the Local Homeless Coordinating Board meetings and quarterly Coralville Village Project meetings to increase collaboration and avoid duplication, as part of this we also co-lead the LHCB Collaboration strategic planning committee. T2T also shares infrastructure and operational resources, the biggest of which is our co-location with two other food distribution nonprofits. Our partnership with Field to Family has allowed us to expand from 700 sq ft to 4500 where both agencies share lease and utility costs along with having access to more cold food storage. Our intentional location next to CommUnity Food Bank has allowed our organization to share staffing, food storage, and food distribution resources. We also share T2T vehicles with multiple organizations, as they are needed for food transport or cold storage throughout the year. There are many smaller ways we collaborate as part of our operations including working with local governments on special distributions, partnering with organizations in other counties, as well as maintaining a statewide peer-gleaning network. 9. What costs are required of clients for services provided? Describe your fee structure and services available for those without ability to pay. We charge no fees to our partners for the services we provide. 10. Describe how local funding received by your organization helped leverage other revenue in the last fiscal year. Identify and include specific grant/funding sources and amounts that were awarded that require a match. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 12 of 28 Table to Table leverages funding from the Joint Funders by demonstrating consistent community support that provides the operational foundation for our services. This year, we received our first grants from national food businesses. These grants are exceedingly hard to get and part of our success was our ability to demonstrate service provision, fiscal responsibility, and operational funding foundation that made our work a smart investment. It’s important to note that even when we don’t directly “match” local funds, the flexibility of the funding you provide allows us to access more specialized grants that prioritize funding for fuel, vehicle purchases, food distribution supplies, etc. Those costs are relatively low and it’s our staffing that truly makes the food rescue system work. We have also been approved for thousands of dollars in AmeriCorps resources because we can demonstrate that we will be able to meet the matching requirement and provide a stable and well- resourced environment for members. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 13 of 28 Form A: FY26-FY27 Funding RequestsTable to Table Form A: FY26-FY27 Funding Requests Please complete this section by including your agency's projected budget for the entire funding cycle, covering FY26 and FY27, along with the total amounts you are requesting from each funder for that period. Saving Your Work You can save your progress at any time by clicking on the "Save My Work” link/icon located at both the bottom and top of the page. Submitting the Form Once you have answered all questions in the form, select the "Save My Work and Mark as Completed” link/icon at the bottom or top of this page to finalize your submission. Switching Forms You may switch between forms within this application by using the SWITCH FORMS feature in the upper right corner. Any updates made to the current form will be automatically saved when you switch to a different form. Agency Budget Please enter your estimated total agency budget for the fiscal years FY26 and FY27. This should reflect the overall projected budget for your agency during this granting cycle. Agency Budget FY26 FY27 Agency Budget 698,000.00 719,000.00 Funding Requests Please enter your FY26 funding request for each funding entity. The amount will automatically populate the FY27 column, as all funders in this application roll over the annual request to duplicate in the following year. The percentage of the total budget will auto-populate for each fiscal year and funder. You can find funding eligibility details and contact information for each funding entity by hovering over the funder name below. FY26 Funding Request FY26 % of Total Budget FY27 Funding Request FY27 % of Total Budget United Way JWC 62,000.00 8.88 62,000.00 8.62 Johnson County 50,000.00 7.16 50,000.00 6.95 City of Iowa City 50,000.00 7.16 50,000.00 6.95 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 14 of 28 FY26 Funding Request FY26 % of Total Budget FY27 Funding Request FY27 % of Total Budget City of Coralville 9,000.00 1.29 9,000.00 1.25 City of North Liberty 9,000.00 1.29 9,000.00 1.25 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 15 of 28 Form B1: FY26-FY27 Agency DemographicsTable to Table Form B1: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographics Provide the total number of unique clients your agency served during the last fiscal year and a projected number you plan to serve during the current fiscal year. Please Note - you cannot submit the form with any blanks. If your agency does not have a client count for any of the categories, please enter "0" in that box. You may report the total number of unknown clients in the "Unknown" section for each demographic category. If your organization does not collect information for one or more of the categories, please include the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information for the corresponding category. Gender Please provide the unique number of individuals served who self-identified within each of the gender categories listed below. If your organization does not collect gender information, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. FY24 Projected FY25 Male 9,682 10,166 Female 11,910 12,505 Non-binary 287 301 Unknown Gender 16,355 15,261 Total 38,234 38,233 Race Please provide the unique number of individuals served who self-identified within each of the racial categories listed below. If your organization does not collect racial information, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. FY24 Projected FY25 Asian 873 916 African American 4,653 4,885 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 16 of 28 FY24 Projected FY25 American Indian or Alaska Native 199 208 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 35 36 White 6,841 7,183 Multiple Races 1,010 1,060 Other Racial Identity 784 823 Unknown Racial Identity 23,839 23,119 Total 38,234 38,230 Ethnicity Please provide the unique number of individuals served who self-identified within each of the ethnicity categories listed below. If your organization does not collect ethnicity information, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. FY24 Projected FY25 Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin 2,733 2,869 Not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin 9,153 9,610 Unknown Ethnicity 35,501 35,364 Total 47,387 47,843 Age Please provide the unique number of individuals served who self-identified within each of the age categories listed below. If your organization does not collect age information, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. FY24 Projected FY25 0-5 2,088 2,192 6-17 5,469 5,742 18-29 5,206 5,466 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 17 of 28 FY24 Projected FY25 30-61 10,947 11,494 62-74 1,967 2,065 75+ Years 763 801 Unknown Age 11,794 10,472 Total 38,234 38,232 Geographic Location Please provide the unique number of individuals served who reside within each of the geographic locations listed below. If your organization does not collect information on place of residence, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. NOTE: For Johnson County data, please exclude individuals from the following municipalities: Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty. To ensure unduplicated data, only include individuals from other Johnson County municipalities and rural areas. For Washington County, you may provide data at the whole county level. FY24 Projected FY25 Johnson County (Combined, Unduplicated) 3,537 3,713 Iowa City 4,973 5,221 Coralville 5,174 5,432 North Liberty 2,826 2,967 Washington County 0 0 Unknown Geographic Location 228 239 Total 16,738 17,572 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 18 of 28 Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographics - Additional InformationTable to Table Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographics - Additional Information If you reported individuals served in the unknown category for any of the demographic categories in Form B1: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographics, please provide additional context in the corresponding section below. This may include an explanation of why your agency does not collect this information, or if there are other categories not listed in the provided options. If you did not report individuals served in the unknown category for any of the demographic categories, please indicate 'NA" in the sections below. You may save your work at any time by clicking on the "Save My Work" link/icon at the bottom or top of the page. When you have completed all questions on the form, select the "Save My Work and Mark as Completed" link/icon at the bottom or top of this page. You may also SWITCH between forms in this application by using the SWITCH FORMS feature in the upper right corner. When switching forms, any updates to the existing form will automatically be saved. Additional Information for Unknown Catergories 1. UNKNOWN GENDER If you reported any individuals in the unknown gender category, please provide additional context. The unkown demographics are calculated by subtracting those who reported their demographics by total number served. Also note that these numbers are reported from a number of organizations who acccount for 85% of our food distribution. Not all of our partners collect the data requested here. 2. UNKNOWN RACE If you reported any individuals in the unknown race category, please provide additional context. The unkown demographics are calculated by subtracting those who reported their demographics by total number served. Also note that these numbers are reported from a number of organizations who acccount for 85% of our food distribution. Not all of our partners collect the data requested here. 3. UNKNOWN ETHNICITY If you reported any individuals in the unknown ethnicity category, please provide additional context. The unkown demographics are calculated by subtracting those who reported their demographics by total number served. Also note that these numbers are reported from a number of organizations who acccount for 85% of our food distribution. Not all of our partners collect the data requested here. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 19 of 28 4. UNKNOWN AGE: If you reported any individuals in the unknown age category, please provide additional context. The unkown demographics are calculated by subtracting those who reported their demographics by total number served. Also note that these numbers are reported from a number of organizations who acccount for 85% of our food distribution. Not all of our partners collect the data requested here. 5. UNKNOWN AREA MEDIAN INCOME If you reported any individuals in the unknown area median income category, please provide additional context. FY24: <30% - 9974 <50% - 3369 <80% - 3475 >80% - 200 FY25: <30% - 10472 <50% - 3537 <80% - 3648 >80% - 210 AMI numbers are fewer than total individuals served as they are counted by household and not individual. 6. UNKNOWN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION If you reported any individuals in the unknown geographic location category, please provide additional context. Geographic location numbers are fewer than total individuals served as they are counted by household and not individual. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 20 of 28 Form C: FY26-FY27 Agency BudgetTable to Table FY26-FY27 Form C: FY26-FY27 Agency Budget Please complete all information. If there is an item that does not apply to your budget or the value is zero, please enter a "0" in that box. Do not leave an item blank. Some columns have auto-calculation but will not auto-calculate until the information is saved. Please save information often to activate the calculated fields. For items that require itemization, click the link to enter specific information in the itemization form. Budget Type Please enter a corresponding number to indicate your Budget type: 1 = Agency Level 2 = County Specific Budget Type 1.00 Revenues This includes all funding that your agency receives throughout the fiscal year for your operating expenses and planned restricted expenses. FY23 FY24 FY25 United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties Allocation 55,000.00 54,065.00 55,416.62 United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties Designations 12,794.57 10,166.58 11,000.00 Johnson County - Block Grant Funding 42,230.00 42,230.00 44,764.00 Johnson County Funding - Other Funding 10,000.00 10,000.00 80,217.00 City of Iowa City - Aid to Agencies Funding 33,119.00 34,775.00 40,344.00 City of Iowa City - Other Funding 55,819.00 0.00 0.00 City of Coralville Funding 0.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 City of North Liberty Funding 6,000.00 7,000.00 9,000.00 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 21 of 28 FY23 FY24 FY25 Community Foundation of Johnson County Funding 0.00 0.00 0.00 East Central Mental Health Region 0.00 0.00 0.00 Grants - Federal, State, Foundation 39,004.45 96,132.21 50,475.38 Fees for Services 0.00 0.00 0.00 Fundraising/Contributions/D onations 357,288.04 378,314.19 372,000.00 Interest and Investment Income 1,318.19 12,086.31 8,000.00 Annual Endowment Draw 0.00 0.00 0.00 Reserve or Carryover Funds 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other Revenue - Please Specify Source in Attachments 500.00 200.00 500.00 Total 613,073.25 646,969.29 673,717.00 Expenses FY23 FY24 Projected FY25 Personnel Expenses - Salaries & Benefits 386,922.16 408,011.69 464,544.00 All Other Operational Expenses 182,917.00 170,344.00 184,510.00 Other - Please Specify in Attachments 30,213.00 79,467.90 0.00 Total 600,052.16 657,823.59 649,054.00 Restricted Funds This category includes funds recorded in the revenues section that is restricted and was not paid out and included in the expense section. This may also involve funds set aside to meet required operating reserve thresholds or other designated reserve purposes. Please itemize all such restricted funds here. FY23 FY24 FY25 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 22 of 28 Restricted Funds - Please Itemize 10,000.00 0.00 70,217.00 Software Fund 10,000.00 Vehicle Fund 70,217.00 Total 10,000.00 0.00 70,217.00 Operational Budget FY23 FY24 FY25 Total Revenue 613,073.25 646,969.29 673,717.00 Total Expenses 600,052.16 657,823.59 649,054.00 Restricted Funds 10,000.00 0.00 70,217.00 Surplus/Deficit 3,021.09 -10,854.30 -45,554.00 Reserve Funds Enter all reserve balances below. If you have additional reserves not listed, please enter them in the 'Other Reserve' section and specify their purpose in the Attachments. FY23 FY24 FY25 Operating Reserve Balance 162,134.83 159,767.50 162,263.50 Total 162,134.83 159,767.50 162,263.50 In-Kind Support FY23 FY24 FY25 Service and Volunteer Hours 330,400.00 343,728.00 345,728.00 Material Goods 7,668,654.00 9,991,530.00 10,100,000.00 Space, Utilities, etc.0.00 0.00 0.00 Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 7,999,054.00 10,335,258.00 10,445,728.00 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 23 of 28 Form D: FY26-FY27 Agency Salaries & BenefitsTable to Table Form D: FY26-FY27 Agency Salaries & Benefits Please provide information for the employees and volunteers in your organization. If a position is not listed, please add it in the "Other" section. You will need to add each position individually in the "Other" category. Average Salary: Enter the average salary for all staff in this position. Please note, this should not be the total salaries paid for all staff in this position. If only one staff member holds this position, enter that individual’s salary. Paid Leave, Health Insurance, Retirement: If the position offers any of these benefits, place a "1" in the corresponding column for each benefit received. FTE (Last Year, This Year, Next Year): Indicate the number of employees in this position for the periods noted. For part-time positions, you can use fractions (e.g., 0.25, 0.5) as needed. Employees Position Average Salary Paid Leave Health Insuranc e Retireme nt Plan FTE (Last Year) FTE (This Year) FTE (Next Year) Executive Director / President / CEO 80,099.0 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Director of Development 32,544.4 2 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 Program Director / Manager 56,726.0 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Program/Services Coordinator 44,974.0 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 Direct Services Worker 26,533.0 0 1.00 0.00 1.00 0.63 0.63 1.00 Administrative/Clerical staff 14,749.3 7 0.37 0.37 0.37 Other 134,586 3 3 3 3 3 3 Total 390,211. 79 7 5 7 7.50 7.50 7.87 Volunteers Please indicate the number of volunteers active with your Agency. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 24 of 28 Last Year This Year Volunteers 340 266 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 25 of 28 Services Provided:Food assistance (served or delivered meals, pantries, etc.) Outcome Statement:# Pounds of Produce, Protein, and Dairy Products distributed Table to Table - Table to Table - FY26-FY27 Outcomes. - Form E: FY26-FY27 Performance Measures and OutcomesTable to Table - Table to Table - FY26-FY27 Outcomes. Form E: FY26-FY27 Performance Measures and Outcomes Reporting Metrics: Common Indicators, Agency-Identified Indicators, and Service Delivery Narrative Applicants are required to report on the common outcomes associated with each service for which funding is requested. In addition to the common outcomes, you may also report metrics your agency has used in the past that are no longer part of the common list or select your own outcome metrics that best represent the services you provide. Examples might include: the number of individuals receiving nutrition education, the number of individuals receiving case management services, or the number of attendees at a youth summit. In the final section, you may provide any additional information you would like reviewers to know about your common outcomes or agency- identified outcomes. You will also submit a narrative about your previous service delivery, including any unexpected outcomes, successes, or challenges experienced over the past year. Common Provided Outcome Number of Services Provided Number of Services Provided FY25 Projected # of meals provided - pantry service or hot meals (For agencies that record pounds of food, please calculate the number of meals by dividing by 1.2). Number of Services Provided 2,083,333 Number of Individuals Number of Individuals Served Measurement FY25 Projected # of unique individuals or households receiving food assistance Number of Individuals Served 28,000 Agency Identified Outcome Agency Identified Outcome Explanation Please explain agency identified metrics. What is being measured and how is each metric an indicator of the expected outcome. How does the indicator show impact to those you serve? 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 26 of 28 Outcome Statement:# of pantry visits Supplemental Information on Outcomes:n/a According to the Food Security survey by Johnson County, 70% of respondents report that support from County food pantries help them meet their nutritional needs most or all of the time. Foods with the highest nutritional value ( including produce, protein, and dairy) are the least available and most costly for hunger relief organizations to provide. Table to Table deliveries make up most of the produce, protein, and dairy products available to pantries in our community. Agency Identified Outcome Explanation Please explain agency identified metrics. What is being measured and how is each metric an indicator of the expected outcome. How does the indicator show impact to those you serve? The most commonly collected data by our partners is total number of visits to their pantries in a month/year. This number has proven to be an effective record of impact as the shift reflects the state of food insecurity - either more households visiting pantries or the same households visiting pantries more often. Either way this metric describes the overall need for grocery support in the community. Previous Service Delivery Narrative + Supplemental Information on Outcomes Indicator Narrative Question: Pervious Service Delivery Previous Service Delivery: Please provide a specific outcome/performance measure your organization achieved in the last grant cycle. How are people/conditions better because of the services you provided? Were there any unanticipated outcomes you’d like to share? 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 27 of 28 Johnson County Hunger Relief Network Stands Out Through well-developed partnerships across Johnson County, Table to Table maintains a finger on the pulse of the food insecurity landscape in our community and is nimble enough to rise to its constant changes. Due to Table to Table and partner organizations’ collective efforts, food insecure folks in Johnson County are better served than in any other county in our region and likely in the state. Based on Feeding America data, Johnson County distributes more meals per person than the average of other counties in our region. We’ve been asked to share details about our distribution model as other areas are considering transitioning some of their food rescue work to our route-based model. Table to Table distributed 2.7 million pounds of recovered food this year, 61% was produce, protein, and dairy. This 1.6 million pounds of produce, protein, and dairy is more than the total amount of food we recovered annually just 10 years ago. As we’ve seen, food rescue is fickle. We’re at the mercy of a lot of factors out of our control. It has also taken A LOT more effort and resources to capture that last half a million pounds than it did to capture the first 2 million pounds. We’ve previously described 2018-19 the year of “yes” where we went from 1.5 million to 2.5 million in a little over 18 months. This year we had another year of “yes”. Knowing how many of our neighbors are facing food insecurity and seeing the long lines at the food bank next door has made it difficult for the team to say no to any offer. This pace is taxing, which is why we put so much focus on our team culture, rest, and appreciation for ourselves and our partners. More Incredible FY24 Metrics We drove our vehicles 42,397 miles Completed 13,469 pick ups and deliveries on 2,529 routes Route volunteers served 8,618 hours on 4,597 route shifts T2T to the Rescue! Not only is it difficult to say no to a food offer, it’s also hard to watch food go to waste in any situation. Many times this year, T2T has stepped up to support partners when their refrigeration has gone down or they’ve run out of cold storage space. This usually involves sending a vehicle with auxiliary refrigeration, transporting food to Lineage frozen storage, or in the most recent case sending our cool-bot refrigerated trailer to Coralville Pantry while they got their cooler up and running. These are supports the team offers to our partners in addition to their regular work. 10/16/2024 9:21 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 28 of 28