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YO U H E L P E D U S F E E D.The FeedingAmerica networkdistributedServing Devastated Communities100MILLIONPOUNDSand communities, making life harder forof food, waterand supplies topeople impactedby HurricanesHarvey, Irmaand Mariain 2017.caused record-breaking devastation in ouremergency food distributions, provide groceriesNatural disasters damage homes, workplacespeople facing hunger and causing familiesthat have never struggled with hunger toseek out food assistance. Hurricanes,wildfires and other catastrophes havecountry, yet the Feeding America networkhas persisted in helping people in need.This year, more than 40 food banksresponded to large-scale disasters in theirYoursupportenablesus to helpprovidemeals topeoplelike Wanda, whosecommunity in PuertoRico was torn apart byHurricane Maria.to shelters and serve meals to first-responders.Houston Food Bank distributed approximatelyhalf of the amount of food they typicallydistribute in an entire year in the two monthsafter Hurricane Harvey. Banco de Alimentosde Puerto Rico, the Feeding America memberin Puerto Rico, provided groceries to eachof the island’s 78 municipalities in the monthsimmediately following Hurricane Maria. By theend of 2017, the Feeding America network haddelivered more than 100 million pounds of foodcommunities. To help them meet theand supplies to people affected by Hurricaneselevated need for resources, FeedingHarvey, Irma and Maria.America—through the support of individuals,foundations and corporations—providedmore resources for communities in need.Network members continue to serve householdsthem with an additional 24 million poundsNetwork members across the country alsorecovering from last year’s natural disasters. Itof food, water and supplies. We alsolent a hand, providing food, equipment andwill be a long time before their communities heal,facilitated the distribution of more than95 loaned staff members to respondingbut the compassion of fellow food banks andSPECIAL THANKS TO 20 million in disaster-relief grant fundingfood banks. These efforts helped networksupporters like you will strengthen them and theFeeding America’sdisaster relief partnersto food banks and collaborated with public,members deliver more meals than ever.people they serve, now and into the future.private and nonprofit partners to accessThey worked around the clock to hostFEEDING AMERICAA N N UA L R E P O R T10

IMPACTYO U H E L P E D U S N O U R I S H .Helping Improve Health OutcomesHunger places incredible demands onfamilies, prompting them to make toughchoices between food and othernecessities. This can include the difficultdecision to purchase inexpensive, but lessnutritious food to stretch householdbudgets. Thankfully, Feeding America islearning more every day about how we canbetter support individuals and communitiesto meet their nutritional and health needs.The work we do is not just about feedingpeople—it is also about addressing barriersso everyone can thrive.coverage and connect people in needWe forgedpartnershipswith health careorganizations towith healthy food and nutrition education.FIGHTHUNGERANDPROMOTEWELLNESSdeepening our relationships with themAs more health care organizations seekto improve patient health outcomes, theFeeding America network will continueto improve diets and alleviate hunger.We also participated in research thatshed additional light on the connectionsbetween hunger and health. Dr. HilarySeligman, Feeding America’s seniormedical advisor, co-authored a researchstudy that found participation in SNAPThis year, supporters like you helpedSPECIAL THANKS TOCargillwas associated with lower health careus promote wellness in communities acrossexpenditures. We also completed the firstthe country. We collaborated with foodrigorous study that demonstrates foodbanks and health care organizations toto create a food insecurity screeningbanks can significantly improve foodsupport better nutrition among the peopletoolkit for health care professionals, helpsecurity and dietary intake among thewe serve. These partnerships enabled usstruggling families access health carepeople they serve.HumanaFEEDING AMERICALEARN MOREA N N UA L R E P O R T11

IMPACTYO U H E L P E D U S E M P OW E R .Ending HungerWith your help, Feeding America is notonly providing meals—we are also chartinga path toward ending hunger.Our Collaborating for Clients pilotprogram offered us a successful roadmapfor working with network members andexisting food bank and partner programsWe made progresson the journey towarddesigned to help families conquer hungerENDINGHUNGERa framework that will help us to identifyover the long term. We have developedcost-effective programs that drive towardsthree outcomes: food security, financialstability and personal empowerment.partner organizations to affect long-termThese outcomes in combination are criticalchange in communities. Food banks acrossto a household’s ability to address hungerthe nation have also gained valuable insightstoday and prevent it in the future.through their own programs focused onAs part of the learning community, weending hunger through providing food,launched a cohort made up of food banksOur vision is to help households live freeincreasing access to public benefits andthat offer job training in their kitchens andfrom hunger through models that workdeveloping local partnerships.warehouses. They will share insights within different contexts. We are committedeach other and consult external expertsto identifying effective models while atThis year, we launched the Endingabout ways to increase the scale andthe same time preparing food banks toHunger Community of Practice, a learningimpact of their programs.replicate proven approaches. Over time,community that will build on our collectivewe will expand the most successful modelsSPECIAL THANKS TOexperience and leverage outside expertsMoving forward, we will continueto make a measurable impact on familiesBank of AmericaCharitable Foundationto determine the best ways to help familiesleveraging the learning community tofacing hunger nationwide.Citizens Bankovercome hunger for good.launch new pilot programs and evaluateFEEDING AMERICAA N N UA L R E P O R T12

Following Hurricanes Harvey,Irma and Maria, we advocatedwith Congress to secureIMPACTYO U H E L P E D U S U N I T E . 24 MILLIONIN FOODfor impacted communities.Standing Up for Struggling FamiliesHunger is not a partisan issue. To reduceour nation’s meal gap, Feeding Americapartners with lawmakers from bothparties to educate Congress and theAdministration about policies that willreduce hunger. This year, we won keylegislative victories that brought moremeals to households in need. FollowingHurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria,a sign-on letter that 2,600 organizationsAdvocates like youtook more than100KACTIONSto help us promotepolicies that fight hunger.we worked with Congress to securesigned and coordinated a national call-inand food bank fly-in that resulted in150 meetings with lawmakers andcongressional staff in one day. We alsoshared analysis with key officials to showthe scope of hunger in America, thewidespread support for SNAP amongvoters and the total meals that wouldbe lost if pending legislation passed. 24 million in food for impactedcommunities. We also helped secureFEEDING AMERICAAdditionally, we help food banks andan additional 177 million in foodBy leveraging our hunger expertise andthe American public engage lawmakers topurchases by the US Depart ment ofresearch, we help shape, advance andsupport the policies that address hunger.Agriculture (USDA) by working withstrengthen policies that support peopleHalf of food banks in the network havenetwork members to educate the USDAfacing hunger. As legislators worked onreceived coaching through our Advocacyon the positive impact they can have byour nation’s next Farm Bill, we raised ourAcademy training program. Further,purchasing surplus foods for food banksvoices to show Congress how proposedFeeding America’s digital supporters tookto distribute through The Emergencychanges to federal nutrition programsan incredible 100,000 advocacy actionsFood Assistance Program (TEFAP).could harm families in need. We createdon behalf of people in need this year.A N N UA L R E P O R T13

MORE THAN40 CELEBRITIESIMPACTYO U H E L P E D U S U N I T E .continued to drive awarenessof hunger through ourEntertainment CouncilHumanizing Hunger to Support Struggling CommunitiesWe spread the word about hunger andinspired empathy and action for people inWe also shined a light on the millions ofChange-makers likeyou helped uschildren who go without food when schoolannouncement campaign with theINSPIREEMPATHYANDACTIONthat resulted in 28 million impressions. TheAd Council called “Stories of Hiddenfor people in need.through more than 93,000 stories in topneed. By telling the stories of people whoexperience hunger, we are giving hunger aface and humanizing an issue that is oftenmisunderstood and overlooked. Supporterslike you helped amplify these efforts.We developed a new public serviceis out through a summer hunger campaigncampaign successfully engaged the publicon this important topic, with over 100,000engagements online.Feeding America’s thought leadershipon the issue of hunger was demonstratedHunger,” highlighting everyday peoplemedia outlets. In July, Dr. Sanjay Guptawho struggle with hunger to demonstratehighlighted hunger in America and Feedingthat food insecurity affects people fromAmerica’s work on CNN’s “Champions forall walks of life.Our #thankFULL holiday campaignChange” series. Our work was also featuredearned 9.8 million impressions andby TIME Magazine, the TODAY Show,During Hunger Action Month in September,encouraged the public to give a holidayThe Washington Post, The New York TimesSPECIAL THANKS TOwe received more than 1 million in donatedgift that makes everyone #thankFULLand more.C&S Wholesale Grocersmedia and the support of many celebrities,by donating to Feeding America.Conagra BrandsFoundationcorporate partners and food banks.The Walt Disney CompanyFEEDING AMERICAA N N UA L R E P O R T14

IMPACTYO U H E L P E D U S U N I T E .Fighting Hunger through Cause MarketingFeeding America’s generous corporate partners understand that hunger is a problem that affects all of us. We work closely with our partnersto develop creative and impactful campaigns that help educate the public about the issue and inspire action to generate financial donations.Thanks to their support, many people don’t have to face today with an empty stomach.FEEDING AMERICA100% of NetworkFood BanksNearly 100KVolunteer Hours5 MillionMealsOver 2 MillionRaised26K SUBWAY Restaurantsbenefited from 230 million meals raised during Walmart’s Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaignfrom Bank of America employees were dedicated to the Give a Meal program andhelping to fight hungergenerated by Crate and Barreltogether with its customers and associatesthrough The TJX Companies’ register donation campaignfacilitated Feeding America’slargest single day donation onWorld Sandwich Day3.8 MillionTeesMore Than10 Million MealsOver 10 MillionRed Noses613K Gallonsof Milk60 HotelPropertiessold by BoxLunch in support of its Get Some. Give Back. campaign to benefit Feeding Americaraised from T-Mobile’s holidaygiving campaignssold for Red Nose Day in 2018distributed through the Feeding America networkthanks to dairy industry- wide campaignparticipated in Omni Hotels and Resorts’ Say Goodnight to HungerA N N UA L R E P O R T15

IMPACTYO U H E L P E D U S CO N N E C T.Learning About the Face of HungerSPECIAL THANKS TOThe Laura and JohnArnold FoundationWith your support, we conductedWe also forged ahead with initiativesresearch that deepened our understandingthat are helping food banks collect dataof hunger in America. By providingto improve their outreach to peoplelocal-level estimates of food insecurityin need. The Service Insights Initiativenationwide, Map the Meal Gap demonstratedis enabling network members to gainthat hunger persists in every community.deeper insights about their communitiesThe State of Senior Hunger in Americaby providing them with a framework andrevealed that while the number of seniorstools for responsibly gathering more timelyfacing hunger in America has declined, itdata about the people they serve usingremains substantially above the number ina common software system. Additionally,2007 and more than double the number inas part of our commitment to engaging2001. Both studies not only shed light oncommunity members in our work, wethe number and demographics of peoplecollaborated with food banks to collectfacing hunger but also the challenges theyfeedback from the people we serve aboutface accessing federal nutrition assistance.their experiences as part of Pathwaysfor Community Voices. Looking ahead,The Howard G. BuffettFoundationwe will continue supporting the network’sefforts to improve their work using data-Conagra BrandsFoundationdriven insights.Enterprise Rent-A-CarFoundationNielsenFEEDING AMERICAA N N UA L R E P O R T16We deepened our understandingof hunger throughPIONEERINGRESEARCH

IMPACTYO U H E L P E D U S CO N N E C T.Fostering InnovationFeeding America’s innovation team hasconducted in-home interviews with peoplebeen charged with designing the charitablestruggling with hunger to understandfood model of the future. Recognizing thattheir experiences facing hunger. Thesefood banks have been innovators from theinterviews helped us develop and testvery beginning, this year we identifiedconcepts to better serve people in need,some of the network’s key assets andranging from tech-enabled orderingopportunities for transforming our model.platforms to high-touch roles that supportCollaborating with network members, foodpeople navigating the charitable foodpantries and people facing hunger, wesystem. We are continuing to developbegan exploring how to transform thethese concepts.ways food is sourced, shared and accessed.We also explored new ways to moreSPECIAL THANKS TOIn partnership with Northern Illinois Foodeffectively reach rural communities inBank, Second Harvest Food Bank Feedingcollaboration with Feeding America WestSouth Louisiana and Feeding Tampa Bay,Michigan Food Bank. Through learningwe led a project called Access 2.0 tomore about food insecurity in ruralexplore how we might provide morecommunities, we were able to identifyconvenient, dignified and private ways toopportunities for innovation, using ouraccess charitable food. Working closelynetwork operations in different ways,with partners in these communities, weextending our capacities throughWalmart FoundationFEEDING AMERICAA N N UA L R E P O R T17Your gifts helped us testINNOVATIVEapproaches to alleviating hunger.partnerships and tapping into localassets. This work is also moving forward.Our approach to innovation is rooted inhuman-centered design, which focuses onempathy for the end-user. As we look ahead,we will continue driving empathy for peoplein need as we use innovation to complementour existing work, including efforts to fighthunger through research, programs andfood sourcing.

IMPACTYO U H E L P E D U S CO N N E C T.SPECIAL THANKS TOBank of AmericaBJ’s Charitable FoundationCargillCaterpillar FoundationCitizens BankConagra BrandsCostco Wholesale Corp.Darden FoundationThe Walt Disney CompanyEnterprise Rent-A-CarFoundationGeneral Mills, Inc. andGeneral Mills FoundationHand in Hand HurricaneRelief Fund of ComicRelief USAHSBC Bank USA N.A.Hunger IsJoy in Childhood FoundationKellogg CompanyMorgan StanleyNationwide FoundationPepsiCoRachel Ray FoundationRed Nose Day Fundof Comic Relief USAStarbucks Coffee CompanySubwayTargetThe TJX Companies, Inc.Walmart FoundationWalton Family FoundationJustin J. Watt FoundationInvesting in the Success of Food BanksFEEDING AMERICAA N N UA L R E P O R TYour generosity allowed Feeding America to provide an unprecedented 94 million in grants to member food banks—66% more than what was grantedlast year. These critical investments helped network members support disaster-stricken communities, expand promising hunger-relief initiatives andso much more to provide meals across the country. A large portion of the funding was made possible by successful cause marketing campaigns andsignificant support for disaster relief efforts. 51.2 MFLEXIBLE FUNDINGFunds that enable food banks to investin areas of high need and high potential 20.4 MDISASTER RELIEFSupport for network members to delivermeals in the wake of disasters andduring the long recovery that follows.We distributed 94 MILLIONIN GRANTSto food banks. 11.9 MFOOD SOURCINGFood rescue initiatives, includingprograms that prevent food wasteat retail locations and rescue freshproduce 8.9 MCOMMUNITY PROGRAMSInitiatives that alleviate hunger forchildren, seniors and low-income families 1.7 M18CAPACITY BUILDINGInvestments in research and nutritioninitiatives, capacity-building for foodpantries and network improvement

FINANCIALSIN THIS SECTIONFinancialSnapshotFinancialHighlightsFEEDING AMERICAFeeding America carefully managesthe funds entrusted to us by ourcommitted supporters. We work hard to identify and invest in effortsthat will bring the greatest benefit to people facing hunger.A N N UA L R E P O R T19

FINANCIALSFeeding America had total public support and revenue of 2.9 billion and operating expenses of 2.9 billion in fiscal year 2018.F I N A N C I A L S N A P S H OTPROGRAMSERVICES91.6%95.6%DONATED GOODSAND SERVICESFOOD PROCUREMENT2.5%5.7%MEMBER SERVICESFUNDRAISING0.2%2.5%PUBLIC AWARENESSAND EDUCATIONFOOD THER REVENUE0.1%RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS0.1%POLICY AND ADVOCACYSUPPORTINGSERVICES98.6%TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES1.4%TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICESFEEDING AMERICAA N N UA L R E P O R T201%FUND DEVELOPMENT0.4%MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL

FINANCIALSFINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSFeeding America’s auditors have expressed an unmodified opinion on our financial statements for the fiscal year endedJune 30, 2018. Those financial statements, which are availableon Feeding America’s website, include associated notes that are essential to understanding the information presented herein.STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION[IN THOUSANDS]OPERATING ACTIVITIESPUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE» PUBLIC SUPPORTASSETS[IN THOUSANDS]2017 65,365 9Cash20182017 163,292 148,166Donated goods and services2,637,5582,543,586Contributions receivable, netTOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT2,800,8502,691,752Notes receivable, net495683Other assets1,3517687,6785,992 148,826 145,27720182017 11,673 12,557Deferred revenue2,6091,482Leases payable3,0591,53784070118,18116,277 39,650 35,20689,10891,931Permanently restricted1,8871,863TOTAL NET ASSETS130,645129,000 148,826 145,277Fundraising» REVENUEFood procurement revenue 70,889 65,9577,9098,070 2,879,648 2,765,77920182017 70,967 53,0592,753,8232,632,594Public awareness and education6,6955,552Policy and advocacy2,5261,972Programs4,3804,015Research and analysis3,4763,1532,841,8672,700,345Other revenueTOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUEEXPENSESMember servicesFood procurementTOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES» SUPPORTING SERVICESManagement and general 11,987 8,104Fund development27,07925,88439,06633,988 2,880,933 2,734,333(1,285)31,44620182017 2,930 1,7881,64533,234129,00095,766 130,645 129,000TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICESTOTAL EXPENSESINCREASE/DECREASE IN NET ASSETSAS A RESULT OF OPERATIONSNON-OPERATING ACTIVITIESWills and bequests, investment returns and otherCHANGES IN NET ASSETSNET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEARNET ASSETS AT END OF YEARA N N UA L R E P O R TAccounts receivable, netFurniture and

Online SNAP Referral Program facilitated nearly 20K SNAP applications and approximately 15 million meals this year— an increase of more than 30% over last year in both categories. SPECIAL THANKS TO Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation SPECIAL THANKS TO Walmart Foundation SPECIAL THANKS TO BJ's Charitable Foundation HSBC Bank USA N.A.