The information below has been put together from our fiscal year 2007 agency statistics and audited financial statements. For easy to print PDF documents, download the 2007 fact sheet.
The Emergency Foodshelf Network (EFN) is a nonprofit organization that collects, warehouses and distributes high quality food and essential support services to Minnesota hunger relief organizations.
Our family of programs include food banking, food rescue, supplemental nutrition for families and seniors, and customized support services such as infrastructure, equipment, and technology for hunger relief organizations. Our network of over 180 hunger relief programs provide millions of pounds of nonperishable, perishable and prepared food to hundreds of thousands of hungry individuals and families each year.
In 2007, 91 cents of every $1 raised was spent directly on our programs and only 4% of our revenue was spent on fundraising. Through donations from the community, EFN provided nearly $10.1 million in benefits and savings to our network last year.
Unlike other food banks, EFN does not charge membership, handling or delivery fees to its network of hunger relief programs. At EFN, free really means free!
Below is a list of services we provide through our family of programs:
Free Food - EFN distributed $3.3 million worth of food to its network of hunger relief programs at no charge in 2007.
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