Founded in 1984, Partners in Mission Food Bank collects, buys, and distributes food across the Kingston area. It provides food mainly through its food hamper program, which prepares bundles of food for single clients, small families, and large families. Partners in Mission also donates surplus food to 16 local hot meal and shelter programs in Kingston.

In F2020, Partners in Mission Food Bank distributed $2.5m worth of food and spent $131k on food purchases.

Partners in Mission delivers food hampers to food insecure clients. It interviews clients to determine their level of need and offers seven-day food supplies to eligible recipients. It offers three different types of food hampers to accommodate varying family sizes. Hampers include a mix of both non-perishable and fresh foods, such as milk, eggs, fruits, and vegetables. Partners in Mission also provides baby supplies and pet food upon request.

According to its most recent count, Partners in Mission distributed 13,049 food hampers worth $2.6m in 2018. It served 6,056 clients during the year, of which 31% were children and 11% were new clients.

Partners in Mission Food Bank received $2.4m in cash donations in F2020, rising by 269% from $657k in F2019. It also received $2.5m in donated food (50% of revenues) and $45k in government funding (1% of revenues). Administrative costs are 4% of revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 1% of cash donations. This results in total overhead spending of 5%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 95 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

The charity has $2.0m in funding reserves, which can cover around 2.1 years of annual program costs.

Charity Intelligence has sent this update to Partners in Mission Food Bank for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated August 6, 2021 by Eric Zhao.