The recipient entity's physical address:
           10600 S. Choctaw Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70815

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           P.O. Box 45830
Baton Rouge, LA 70895-4830

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          Michael G Manning

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  5318

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $125,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Michael G Manning, CEO

Ed Collins 3383 Yosemite Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70814

Em Leblanc Cooper - Secretary, 3813 Country Hill Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816

John "Chip" Coulter, 810 Park Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Mike Crawford - Chair, 2181 Hood Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Rita Darensbourg, 6052 Fort Clarke Drive South, Baton Rouge, LA 70817

Edward Earl Doomes, 4162 Hundred Oaks Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Doug Drummond, 18038 Charolais Drive, Praireville, LA 70769

Timolin Ferdinand,10600 S. Choctaw Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70815

Vance Gibbs, 1520 Knollwood Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Renee Graff, 6149 Morgan Bend Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70820

Ed Halphen, 8324 Billie Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70817

Sarah Haneline, 7045 Bayou Paul Road, St. Gabriel, LA 70776

Patrick Henry, 7372 N. Jefferson Place Circle, Unit B, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Mandy LaCerte,838 Woodstone Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70808

William Lampton, 2562 S. Turnberry Avenue, Zachary, LA 70791

Leslie Magee, 9430 James Aymond Dr. St Amant, LA 70774

Jackie McCreary, 3344 Louisiana Hwy 642, Paulina, LA 70763

John Paritam Murrill, 6885 S. Fieldgate Court, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Shanna Noble, 5006 Audobon Lane, Saint Francisville, LA 70775

Mukti Patel, 8874 Foxgate Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Kieffer Petree, 409 Woodgate Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Javier Presas, 10282 Griffin Lane, Denham Springs, LA 70726

Alicia Robertson - Treasurer, 1504 Vineyard Court, Denham Springs, LA 70726

Devin Roy - Vice Chair, 246 West Woodstone Court, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Olivia Olinde Schoen, 2625 Reymond Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Seth Schilling, 10836 Gatewood Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Doug Stewart, 2189 Broussard Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Lesley Tilley, 229 Pecan Meadow Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Travis Woodward, 8902 Rockway Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70817

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank will utilize the $125,000 to cover the costs to provide food assistance and distribute food to those dealing with food insecurity , especially children, seniors and families in need in East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Assumption, Ascension, St. James, Livingston, Iberville, St. Helena, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and Pointe Coupee Parishes.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $125,000
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Utilize the $125,000 to help cover the costs for transportation, staff, and food acquisition to distribute food to the food insecure in the Greater Baton Rouge Food Banks 11-parish service area.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          For 38 years, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank has helped feed those who face hunger. A member of Feeding America, the nation's network of food banks, the Food Bank distributed 12.5 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 10.4 million meals, through more than 100 partner agencies in East Baton Rouge Parish and the 10 surrounding parishes in 2022. These partner agencies directly serve clients in need in their immediate area.

We accomplish this through several programs:
•Client Network Distributions: The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank acquires, inventories, and warehouses donated and purchased food products. We deliver food to more than 100 member agencies, completely free of charge.

•Farm Fresh Healthy Food Initiative: This program is designed to provide fresh produce to agencies that may not have the capacity to store refrigerated produce consistently.

•BackPack Program: The BackPack program helps fill the void for children who are at risk of missing meals over the weekend and during holidays, when they are not in school receiving free or reduced-price lunches through the National School Lunch Program.

•Senior Grocery Program: The Senior Grocery Program, which includes the Food Bank’s Adopt-A-Senior Program, provides basic, shelf-stable food and fresh produce when available once a month to qualified, at-risk seniors.

•Bulk Packaging: This effort allows us to purchase 600-pound bags of dry product such as cereal, pasta and rice and package it into one- and five-pound packages. We are able to leverage donor dollars for optimal pricing and greatest impact.

• Pick a better snack™: This is a monthly nutrition education lesson where children try new fruits and vegetables and discuss healthy snack choices

• Pick it! Try it! Like it!: This is a monthly education program for adolescents and adults that focuses on obesity prevention in school, community and family settings by providing information on selecting preparing and sampling fresh produce aimed at improved cooking skills, healthy eating, nutritional awareness and healthy behaviors.

•Vince Ferachi Community Garden: In partnership with Capitol City Produce, we are growing fresh produce on the grounds of CCP. Volunteers grow and harvest the produce which is distributed to the individuals and families we serve.

•Mobile Distributions: held monthly in rural areas where residents do not have access to grocery store or food pantries

•Response in Disasters: The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is an early responder, providing much needed food to people impacted in disaster, freeing up precious funds to rebuild their lives.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           within the calendar year

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
              

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               


Contact Information
name:  Michael G Manning 
                                       address:  10600 S Choctaw Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
                                       phone:  2253599940
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  mike@brfoodbank.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Chief Executive Officer