ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank Mission/Action Statement

To Address Hunger By Providing Food To Emergency Food Assistance Programs And Support Other Non–Profit Agencies And Their Programs That Have A Positive Affect On The Lives Of Children And Adults In Klamath And Lake Counties.

  • ✓ Distributed a grand total of 2.5MILLION pounds of food
  • ✓ Distributed 700,000 pounds of produce
  • ✓ Provided food to assist in the preparation of 300,000 meals
  • ✓ Provided food boxes to 9,500 households in Klamath and Lake Counties
  • ✓ Provided food to assist in the preparation of 3,000 summer meals for children from low–income families
  • ✓ Provided 135 Thanksgiving dinners
  • ✓ Accumulated 30,000 volunteer hours thanks to nearly 1,250 fantastic volunteers
  • ✓ Collected more than 1 MILLION pounds of food through local community food drives, individuals, farmers, ranchers, local grocery stores and purchased food with donations from the community.

We assist about 100 other non-profit programs with food and non-food product. With Food Bank support, these other vital entities have more disposable revenue to keep their programs funded.

 

Looking For Ways To Get Involved?

  • ✓ Make an on–line donation at klamathfoodbank.org . Each dollar you donate will create about 8 meals
  • ✓ Volunteer at the Food Bank or one of its pantry sites
  • ✓ Hold a foodand/or fundsdrive at work, school, or with your service club

 

Board of Directors:

President – John Pellissier–Forester–Oregon Dept. of Forestry

Vice–President – Rob Siems–Station Manager, Basin Mediactive

Secretary/Treasurer – Chris Stone, Certified Financial Planner

Member – Dan Gellner–Financial Advisor, retired

Member – John Stacy, Owner, Stacy–Dennis IT Solutions

Member – Diana Boyd–Mortgage Loan Office, Umpqua Bank

Member – Michelle Scott, Self–Sufficiency Coordinator

Member – Jenny Coelho – City Hall Administrator, Tulelake, CA.

Key Staff:

Niki Sampson, Executive Director

We are an equal opportunity provider and affiliate agency of the Oregon Food Bank & Feeding America.

Financial Statements and other documents (pdf format; links will open in a new window or tab):

The Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.