Human Services : Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Maryland Food Bank
Until Hunger Ends
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This rating was published 09/03/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Impact Information
This charity has reported a measure of cost-effectiveness: how much impact (per dollar) your donation will have on the charity's social outcome.
The cost-effectiveness calculation was performed using protocols developed by ImpactMatters, an independent auditor of philanthropic impact.
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Program Name: Maryland Food Bank
Program Activities
Maryland Food Bank primarily collects, warehouses and distributes food to front-line organizations like food pantries and soup kitchens. It also manages smaller programs that serve meals and provide groceries directly to beneficiaries.
Impact Statement
$2 provides a meal to a person in need.
Impact Assessment
5/5
Assessment Benchmark
Impact assessments of food distribution programs are based on the cost of a meal relative to the cost that a food-secure person incurs to buy a meal in that county. Programs receive a 5/5 assessment if they are less than 75% the cost of a meal and a 4/5 assessment if they are less than 125%. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the threshold for cost-effectiveness, it earns a 3/5 assessment.
Methodology
ImpactMatters analyzed publicly available data to rate the cost-effectiveness of Maryland Food Bank.
Data Source
Outcome data collected during the program. Maryland Food Bank publicly reports the amount of food it provides.
Method for Attributing Outcomes
We assume that the distribution of a meal from one nonprofit's food distribution program does not diminish the amount of food distributed by any other (neighboring) food distribution program. This “counterfactual” assumption about the amount of food distributed in the absence of Maryland Food Bank’s food distribution program implies that the benefit of a meal to a beneficiary in need constitutes a net gain; the gain is not offset by reductions in food provided to other beneficiaries in need. We therefore set the counterfactual to zero.
Details
Analysis conducted by ImpactMatters and published on November 22, 2019.
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This impact information is current as of November 2019, when it was provided to us by ImpactMatters.
At this time, Impact information published on this organization's page has no effect on its rating per our methodology.
Financial
78.50
Accountability & Transparency
97.00
This rating was published 09/03/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Maryland Food Bank on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
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Mission
The Maryland Food Bank is a nonprofit hunger-relief organization that is feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more Marylanders. For more than 40 years, the Maryland Food Bank has partnered with communities across the state to distribute food to individuals and families in need. Through carefully crafted programs, the food bank aims to meet the immediate needs of Marylanders while simultaneously working to develop pathways out of hunger. Currently distributing more than 12,000 meals per day-more than 37 million meals annually-the Maryland Food Bank will continue to expand its efforts until hunger ends.
Our mission is feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more Marylanders.
